The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-10-04
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: fRN lcHMrAs You are Shout - be called
upon t0@n0niinate your Representatives, In
the Chamber Of Deputies. do not assume
to exefcise any pressure upon your choice.
but /! feel bound 70 dispci any doubl upon
done lie this: For the last four years have
miaihtq hcd pesce,. and the personal conf
tdence with which / am hOnOred by foreign
oovereigns enables me daily to render our
WIN m fOWOfs more cordial. Az
nome public order has never been disturbed
tor . moment, owing to the policy Of con.
before all things, to their country. Public
prosperity. momentarily arrested by our
misfOrtunes, has recovered its elasticity; the
general wealth has increased, nOtwithstand.
ing the heavy burdens borne by the people;
the National credit has been strengthened,
and France, peaceablc and confident at the
same time, sees her army, always worthy Of
her, reconstructed upon new basis.
These great results were, however, threat.
cned with danger. The Chamber Of Deputies
daily throwing of the leadership of moderate
men, and more and more dominated by the
avOwed leaders of the Radical party, q:
length forgot the share of authority which
belonged to me, and which could not allow
to lie diminished without involving the hon.
or Of my name before you and before history.
Contrasting ut the same time my rightful infiu-
cnce in the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies
aimed at nothing less than substituting
for the necessary equilibrium of public pow
ers established by the Constitution the des-
p0tism of new convention. Hesitation was
no longer permissible. Exercising my Co..
stituti0nal right, and in conformity with the
opinion Of the Senate, / dissolved the Cham
Der Of Deputies.
It 10 now for you to speak. They tell you
I seek to overthrow the Republic, but you
will not believe 1t. The Constitution is in
trusted to my guardianship, and will make
1t respected. What look for from you is the
election OF Chamber which, raising itself
above party rivalries, will occupy itself, be-
fore all things, with the cOuntry's affairs.
At the last elections an abuse was made
Of my name among those who then pro-
claimed themselves my friends. Many have
not ceased to oppose me. People will speak
to you of their devotion to my person, and
assert that they only attack my ministers.
trate it, my Government will designate
among the candidates who alone are author
lied to make use of my name. You will
naturally consider the bearing of your votes.
Elections favorable to my policy will facil-
ltate the regular conduct Of the existing
Government They will affirm the princi-
pies of authority Slapped by demsgoguery, aud
will assure order aud peace. Hostile cleo.
tons would aggravate q conflict between
the public powers, as well as impede the
course Of business and maintain agitation,
and France, in the midst Of these fresh COM
plicatiODs, would become for Europe an OBJ
ject of distrust. Az for myself, my duty
would Increase with the danger. / could
not obey the mandates of demagogues.
could neither become the instrument Of rad
icalism nor abandon the post in which the
Constitution has placed me.
shall remain to defend conservative in
teiests with the support of the Senate, and
shall energetically protect faithful public
servants who at D difficult mon emit have not
allowed themselves to be inundated by
vain threats.
Frenchmen, await with full confidence
the manifestation of your sentiments. After
SO many trials France desires stability,
order and peace, and with Gods help we
will secure to the country these benefits.
You will listen to the words of q soldier
who serves no party and NO revolutionary
or retrograde passion, and who is guided BY
nothing but love for his country.
The manifesto is countersigned by tho
Minister of the Interior.