The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-27

III OhAo OOuhOly VI "a bhCd aNOPuOlASoh
party, reminds us of the corrupt "can-
can" Empire of Napoleon III in France
which collapsed in 1870.
1t was ring rule and corruption un
der Napoleon, and it is. ring rule and
corruption here, under Republican
sway. We need only refer to whisky
rings, Credit MObilier, De GOllyer swim
dies, Star Routes, sc.
The following from the Cincinnati
Commercial shows up the NapOleOnic
rule, and any one can compare it with
the sway of. the Republican, dynasty
here. They also perpetuate their power
by force and fraud similar to Napoleon.
When the thing collapsed in France,
the rottenness became visible in all its
hideousness; and such will be the case
here whenever the departments at
Washington are fully laid bare. That
day is coming.
But read the following sketch:
The corruption of the army of France
by the "Can-Can" Empire of Napoleon
III, was process of stealing by the I'M
perial Ring public money for the ex-
travagance of the court.
Imperialism means that there shall be
an Emperor, diverted with the shows of
his position, and indulging in the luxu-
ry of many palaces and flatterers, too
lazy to attend to business, and willing
to look the other way while his chums
and the ringters of the court rob the
public treasury.
Ways of robbery have multiplied as
civilization has advanced and the ma
chinery of government become complex.
Information can be sold to speculatOrs
for enormous sums. The markets may
be manipulated by those inside official
circles. 1t is not necessary that the
friends of the Administration shall be
held to the performance of the specifica-
tiOn of contracts, and they grow rich.
France under the Empire was
thoroughly corrupt. We have our wh1s-
ky rings, Star-rOute rings, Indian rings,
and army and navy rings. The great
occupation of the ring of French favor
ties under the Empire was in pocketing
the money ostensibly spent on the army.
Given a Dynasty and the rings may
run ON forever without fear of investi-
cation, and the translation for thieves
into princes is quite natural, and the
glory of stealing Outshines all feats of
arms.
If we had an Executive with unlim-
p
country with his name in spite of rob-
bers clustering about him and using his
fame for dishonest money making, we
would have the worst of the evils of
Imperialism, though we might retain
the forms of Republican Government.
The memoirs of M. Granier de Cassag-
nae have recently been published in a
Partisan journal, and there is a curious
anecdOte of Marshal CanrObert that
inrht on 70 of Ia
of the Empire. An effort had been
made to promote the saving of their
scanty wages by the soldiers that they
might, if thrifty, on leaving the army
have little capital, This is the little
ancedOte aprOpOs:
"CanrObert, then Colonel of ZOuaves
was among tbs most cOntemptuOus Op-
pOnents of the measure for converting
soldiers into capitalists, as he called it;
and hearing that some men in his regi-
ment were of thrifty turn of mind, and
had lodged money in the savings bank
he sent for them and gave them a mem
Orable lecture: 'ZOuaVe No. 1, how
much money have you in the bankY-
Fifteen francs, Colonel Well, Pll give
you a fortnight to drink up that sum; if
in fifteen days you have a sou left you
shall go for fifteen days to the
guard-rOom. And you, No. 2, what does
|
| Colonel off with yOu,' cried CanrOb-
ert, spend the money in drink before
| tomorrow night, or l shall lock you up.
| What sense is there in your saving money
when at any moment a bullet may knock
you on the head? Your business as ZOu-
aves is to amass glory; leave to the En-
perOr the task of finding food for you so
| long as you can eat it..
| The memoirs of Count Kesselef, Rus
| sg,fnV 70 In wi
| can war, have just appeared, and he has
a good deal to say of the French court
| that is of interest. He first saw the
court at COmpiegne, and was invited to
a fancy hunt. The Empress was arrayed
as Marie AntOinette, and the Prince
Imperial was brought forward as a
"Dauphin." The most remarkable en-
| tertainment at COmpiegne was al
attempt at the can-can on horse
back by some high officers, the air being
lifted by the Emperor and others. The
Grand Duke Constantine visited Paris
his object being to get the shares Of
Russian railways quoted on the BOurse
| Keselef says:
"'Hhe Emperor said he would refec
and then give an answer. He submitted
the demand to his Ministers, who ad
vised him to hear what ROthschild anC
Pereire might say. These financiers at
tended separately two MinisteriI cOun
ellis, over which the Emperor presided
A plan was at once formed for rigging
the BOurse. The Emperor was advised
to accede to the Grand Dukes request, i
Russia would agree against certall
date to invest several millions in Frencl
rentes. Constantine was informed VIII.
this condition was stipulated. He wa
frankly told that it was to create an al
tificial rise in the BOurse"