The New York herald., 1879-07-08
Factions Of the
Republic.
REPUBLICANS, MGNARCHISTS, BONAPARqgTS
Opponents Of the Republic and Mon
archsts Considered.
THE REPUBLICS FUTURE.

President OF the Republic there have been repuDli-
radicals. socialists Oreansts legitimists and
Bonapartists all pulling against each other. openly
or covertly in the struggle power. These several
and distinct factions now in process OF being
rrystalixed into three sharply defined parties-re-
publcans, monarchists and socialists The death OF
spirited and adventurous young prince in South
Africa has given the coup de gce to the once power
full party whose serious trials began with the Franco
Prussian war; 1t is true that or late there was very
little left of that party. but the remnant made up In
noise and audacity what it lacked in numbers, and
commanded public attention by its studied and pro-
nounced hostility to every measure Of the govern
ment now in control.
BoNApARTIsTs TURNING REPUBLICAN.
votaire said -H aut to,yours reserrer h droft de
le iendenain de idees de la re. The number
of Bonapartsts who have reserved to themselves
the right of becoming republicans when it becomes
longer possible to remain Bonapartists will soon
be made manifest There very few of them so
wanting in sagacity as to throw up their caps for
Jerome Napoleon, even if their personal hatred OF
the could be overcome. His son, Victor, is but
bap,bin of sixteen or seventeen. and would render
ridiculous the party that would choose him as
leader. Prince Napoleon. in view of his peculiar ut
terances, could only put himself up for prince
President. Now no can tell what
ten or twenty years may bring forth.
on as certain. and that is. French Republic will
never again elect prince President. France smay
have greatness thrust upon her, but repub-
ltcan Chamber will vote for it. All the hopes
of the different claimants to imperial royal rights
can now only rest on the chance of some gigantic
bunder or series of blunders the part of the
publicans so overwhelming to throw France into
political chaos and precipitate a crisis. This is q
very prop for these gentlemen to lean upon for
the republicans seem to be putting their house in
order for long sojourn and promise to become
cautious and conservative the most old-fashioned
bourgeois could desire. They timid. al
though they need have fear of their opponents.
THE IMAGINATION PRESIDENCY.
The odds and ends that 60 to make up the mon
archical and imperial party were hopeessly demoral
lied and ruined by the resignation of MacMahon.
He might have saved them. He might have set up
ruler for time. But he was not the man for the
work. He began the game well enough on the men,
orable 10th of May. but became frightened at the
very moment when he was expected to be most reso-
lutte. The monarchists in deplorable
state. and have no leader. The Comte de Paris.
as is well known, abdicated his rights in behalf
of the head of the family-the Comte de Cham
bord; but the most dull witted of the
followers of Henri V. have given up the thought
that this ghost of the past can ever more hope to
make triumphal entry into France. Yet the
mobiles. the hatae boargeoisie and the clericals
have only this shadowy recluse around whom they
can rally as an incarnation of their hatred to prog
Afew irreconcilable Bonapartists will join hen
and they will make up party unexampled in mod
political history-a party where three separate
factions each hating the other and every of them
without available leader are condemned to make
bitter but futile war powerful rival in perma-
nent possession Of the government and whose ad-
herents are constantly augmenting.
THE REPUBLICAN OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
The socialists, though finding much to criticise
and condemn in the government. well pleased
at seeing France in the hands of even moderate
publicans who willing to curtail the power of
the cercals, to greatly harass the men in power by
pressing their own views. They will rather keep
their grievances in the background than by any
rash act deliver the Republic into the tolls of its
enemies. The government will run risk whatever
in transferring its seat from Versailles to
Paris, although NJ. Paul de Cassagnac predicts
the speedy ruin and overthrow which will fol-
low its return to the capital and glories in the
prospect. He will be disappointed. Paris is tran
quill and will remain so indefinitely. While contem-
plating this change the republicans taking great
precautions and following pretty closely in the
footsteps of their distinguished predecessors They
have the Intention OF exactng an oath OF allegiance
from Bonapartist generals-men who could take q
dozen oaths of fidelity to the Republic before break
fast and break them before dinner. The chiefs Of
the house OF Bonaparte set their followers momor-
able examples of contempt for oaths of this kind
The republican leaders show amusing ndlrefc in
proposing this oath Of allegiance for Bonapartist
generals Surely. any experience ever Justihed tho
words OF Pistol
For Oaths straws, mems faiths are wafer cakes
And holdfast is the only dog.
1t is republican experience of Bonapartrst oaths.
REPUBLICAN, LACK OF CONFIDENCE.
The government shows astonishing want of
that sense OF power which lies in the serenity born
OF security Instead OF treating their powerless and
discomfted opponents with mild indifference. while
they give vent TO furious howls of disappointment
or yels Of rage. the republican chiefs give them
portance and fictitious appearance of strength
by proposing a useless and ridiculous oath
and by levelling ut them an absurd aud
tyrannical press law. Their bill contains seventy
one provisions for muzziing the opposition press.
The clauses relating to offences against religion are
especially lidicrous. Although there is scarcely
editor ia Paris who Is freethinker each all
of them be lined aud imprisoned for ything in
his columns derogatory to 1.-The several religions
recognized by the State. 1t may be less dis
quietng appreLensions which move the republicans
to repr,ss measures than the desire to rctaatc
their old antagonists by submitting them to the
exasperating gag laws they themselves Tor
merly suffered under while at the time they
Know that by their action in this repard they are
quieting the of timid bourgeois gentlemen who
hardly satisfied in their minds that a rcpub
lie can maintain laAs aud order.
OPPONENTS REPUBLIC.
There is no doubt that 1t do if be wise ms
well as firm; The Republic has now nothing to lear
hope, politically. The Bonapartist Is extin-
guished. The Comte de Paris has blended himself
with the Bourbon and must await the demise of
Henri " before putting forth his pretensions. There
are many persons. however, who seem to think that
the catastrophe which has bcfallcn the Bona
partists increases the chances Of the Orlean-
ists and that with little opportunity
constitutional monarchy might be restored
to France. Such persons say: The Bourbon
regime too ancent--it is impossible. The repub-
lcan system does not suit character tempera-
ment; our only safety is in the return ot consttu
tional monarchy. Here you have liberty and roy
atty combined, which is just what suits us. More-
you have stability-a thing we sorcly need You
have an ancient house that has the prestige which
truly royal descent always carries with II. Louis
Pnlippe's fall was accident. due his own
hans xth al ia IA fha Inn.
which many of the hdae Joayyo,sie hold, but 1t il
very easy TO show how mistaken they arc
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY.
The weakness OF constitutional monarchy was
clearly proven by the reign OF Louis Philippe. IL
there to hope for favorable results 1t
after the events of 1890 Democratic ideas were
not very widespread. The remembranccs of the
lleign OF Terror which were stamped In the public
mind by tho historians OF the First Empire, and
carefully kept alive by the governments which fol-
lowed not yet dissipaed. Tho personal charac-
ter OF Louis Philippe Is education. his lite full