Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-20
A Pssens Hanaescs.

rope, is now becoming puzzle to
absolutist governments. The Re-
p1blic, unlike the first and second
Empires aud the monarchy Of
LsuIs XIV, is modest and unag-
gressive. The French people, al
most for the first time in their his
tory, are exhibiting q quality
which has hitherto been supposed
20 be foreign to their national
oharacter, viz, moderation. In
1850 the Presidency Of Marshal
MacMahon will expire. All the
probabilities point to the election
Of the civilian, lawyer and news
paper man, that progressive states
man, Leon Gambetta, as his sue
cessor. If this transition is effected
peacefully, as there is now every
reason to believe will be the case,
the French Republic will be a fair
rival Of the Republic of the United
States, with many features in
favor Of the younger Republic.
There Is far clearer and reader
0fmission OF the equality of man
q IN in the Republic of France
today than there is in the United
States. There Is of course large
arlstocratic element yet in France,
consisting of men and women wh o
can establish their descent from
the days of Clovis. Sixteen quail
tsrings of nobility are in that
country as common as huckleber-
rIes OH July hillside. Yet If a
rich man, however blue his blood,
IL found TO be guilty of a crime, or
even a breach Of trust, in France,
he is not only sent to Coventry So
cially but he is relegated to the
galleys. The most m marked instance
o. this imrartiality of JUS
tice, of late years, was in the
case Of the Baron de Boileau, the
brother-in-law of Gen. Fremont,
who was sent to prison for what in
America would be regarded as a
venialts aggression of commercial
ethics. s
But, waiving these points of the
superiority OF France to the United
States, as q Republic pure and
simple, the existence Of such Re-
public In the heart of Europe is a
terrible menace to the long con-
tinuance of abso.utist forms OF
government there. Two attempts,
within q few weeks, to kill the
aged Emperor Of Germany, show
how thoroughly the people of that
country arc fermenting. The
shooting by woman, Vera Sassu-
Itch, of the prefect of police of St.
Pstersburgh, shows how the com.
munistic feeling has penetrated
even that reactionary empire. In
the monarchical countries of Eu.
rope to-day there is simply thin
crust beneath which the forces o.
= political volcano can be p ainIy
dlscerned. If France confines 8
Republic for ten years long, r, Ger.
many Is certain to catch Il cen.
fon.oV srl,.r.. is M a -, ~, AZ 4 .
tween the peoples Of German y anG
France. The Republicans OF the
latter country are careful to dis.
criminate between the people and
the rulers OF the former. a strong
community of feeling l. noted to
exist between representative bod
les OF tie peoples of both countries.
Republican France entertains no
resentment for Sedan, because, at
Sedan, the Empire was over
thrown. The masses of the Ger
man people take but limited pride
fnthe conquest Of France because
itPas really the victory of the re-
dictionary element of Germany, OF
which the Emperor William, for
over half a century, has been the
representative, par excellence.
OF one thing We feel assured, and
tlsatis that IL France remains q
Republic for ten years Germany
will follow suit, after a tremendous
struggle, IL need be with the cor
dial and brotherly assistance Of the
French people.