, 1880-03-29
a CONSERVATIVE PARTY FORMING IN
FRANCE

ano !eauihs conservative tepao1lcans III
cotl rtenon o''"llp.'S ", 'ltt'c uele9,liheu 10
.oia. ile" pafIS' 1hoy oStEess Tue pellcl
eiiat tl'e t.'''e las now eone Whcn theS sl'onla
sepatule tio'n .l1o 'no'o raulcal members OF
.4eli ois'tnl11elot' "'lp' III thelr npl1ltol, arc
aaass'ils lno uo'eFhnleht 1hso Inc aloptlon
OIL measures 50 extreme Ill 'tllolr character,
80 ehlteiy IN opposAloh 10 inc wishes ana
!eeiinss .. IL Mrge 'hh1or1y o1 LUG people,
INV to s"lety VI i1ep0oilcali INSTITUTIONS III
rta''eo ~ uecon'1ns seriously ehaahsefeu'
alessrs' jules ollnoh anu DMlaafo arc the
1eaaets OF INC movement ihey nfo sup
po1tea III IL ny 'a4ge part ot Inc Centre
n.ll W e"c.' oa'nhoeF. Inc measures 70
WHICH ul1s oo)ec', Mio winch have led tnon!o
so,e' u.e!. conice''oa WIN tnelr party, arc INC
oclool o'lt VI ou'eS fersy' ule proposltion Tor
MUMMY n'Hnesty W conlHuh!sls. ulo uls-
oEsa1i'z''t'on VI Inc pubic service ny inc r.
.,oYnl 11loectto'n III "a nFoltrary anu 1Srah-
!l'ea' 'a""i1or' "s eialll!ea NY ulelil, OF every
,ns"''ioc''I as"alls' Wnosn I'LL alleeatloh OF
luke""t1aness MIl lhalltefehce 70 tlo ttc-
pup'le - 1''auo+ ~ oeiooi W., WHICH w.
cams ~" NlH9 oelhs siiofn ol LIS most oo-
lce"o'Moio ic'''uto 10 taeh'' sun contains
lli"hy psos1s'o''s u WHICH, taey a1o opposcd'
!MeS "iseRe L1at plenaFy ah1les1yt althong'l
hll'es. ZOE tho presents VIII be revived, ais1
tllat ~ wlll eVeltaal'y oeeofno iaw' ING
Ministry Ii now ehgagcu III carrying out tho
pfoposea cnahEes III every branch OIL tho
government tossioiy taese changes lnny
oe .oo sweeping III ule'r cs1as'c1cr' anu lhal-
Vlauai cases VI INJUSTICE may occur; but IL Is
VEL KNOWN tlas mahS o"aeeholdefs afe
elmer bournoh'sts Or hohapartists' nad cer-
taln'y tllo Government cannot DO expected
TO Keep III 1ts employment men WHO nro
scNo'ning for It's dow'lta'l'
Iio ltopnbllcan party III tle present Far
lament WIS elected solely OIL tho Vital Q'ies-
ton OF Hepubilc. NO other measure OF pub
llc policy was considered Ill TIC election.
Tllo Voto was practically Whetilor tic Coy
erninent of franco should bo Republican,,
Molnrel'ical' Or linperialtst. Conservatives
clhl'n thot, altnohgh tlle result showed 4
large majority OF the French people III favor
of NepuDllc, 1t by III means proved that
thoy sanctioned sluieallsln III any form.
Ihey point to tile dissatisfaction already cx-
istlng Iii tic country US an evidence Tint tho
PROPOSED measures aro III opposition to the
wishes of largo minority OF the people.
This stnton'ent Is altogether too broad aid
sweeping III Its character. 1t Is true TINT dis
satisfaction exists, and that 1t may Increase,
but Will hardly reach tho extent which
they anticipate. Active political parties In
FRANCE comprise III reality but Il slnall por-
ton OF Its population. AL combined. these
parties 10 hot amount to moro than
Wo,ooo voters. Tl!o. remainder, over
oo0,o00 IN number, Interest themselves
but l!ttlo In party politics. a lnrgu
minority OF then, favor Republic, BECAUSE
1t llts brought them prosperity, alld bccat.se
1t l'as proved Itself better able to insure
pcnce and order to tito country than any
other form OF government. Conservatives
mny Increase tho discomfort felt by sonic OF
them with tho measures referred TO, but we
| doubt their ability to mako this dlssatistac-
| tlon widespread OF really antag0nIstto to the