National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-30
WILL HE SUCCEED?
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Designs-A Change That viii
Require Time.
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BORDEAUX, FRANCE, Nov. 15.-The events
forcshadowed by my letter touching hepresentstate
OF French politics are now taking place. and n
very competcnt and thoroughly experienced Min
istry Is looked forward TO the certain result Of
N. Gambetta's endeavors. None Of the probable
ministers are raw, unqualified, or inexperienced
men. but are. on the contrary, the most sngaoious
OF their party and the best known for their earnest
hopes and efforts for the republic and for their
unceasing services to France. NJ. de Freycnet,
for example, who is now spoken Of ms the coming
Minister for Foreign Affairs is fnithful and con-
sistcnt laborer for the Republican cause in France
He has long been connected with the government,
and is distinguished for his wisdom and for the
force and fervor of HIS Republican convictions
M. Paul Bert, who will no doubt be Minister OF
Public Instruction, ls truly enlightened scientist
and educator. He is personally much devoted TO
the study and investigation of natural history, but
Is one ofthe most thoroughly substantial reformcrs
in educational matters that France has ever pro-
duced. He is endued with q profound contempt
for the confessional bosh which has so long passed
for education here, and he insists that school
hours shall only be
DEVOTED TO SCHOOL DUTIES,
and not be made the interim for priests to debase
the minds of youth with folly aud superstition II
was NJ. Paul Bert who brought to the notice OF the
French Congress. aud 10 the nation In general
for the press gave his speeches and writings
in the confcssionals called schools that were
Quoted in all parts of France by the Jesuits and
other orders Of monks, and by various orders Of
nuns. He cited passages from these textbooks
which were too vile to read aloud In the Chamber
of Deputies In them was taught the various de-
grees of sin. and those sins which ceased TO be so
according to contingencies which on payment the
church held itselrresponsible for. or coune such
man has vast amount Of influence combating
him, as Rome still has n strong hold upon France;
but he will no doubt be offered this portfolio and
II he accepts it the day Of the country's
deliverance from priescraft and mum
merry is approached by some years at least.
NJ. Gambetta win occupy the position of President
OF the Cabinet without portfolio as has frequently
been done by former leaders. and he will direct to
avery large extent the policy Of the government.
NJ. Waldo OK. Rousseau will probably be made Sec
rotary of the Interior and NJ. Cazot Minister of
Justice. both of which are considered good ap-
poiutments by the republican press In general.
The Ministers of Marine War and Finance are
not yet TO be known but It is thought that ability
rather than fayoritism must be their recommended
ton.
Ex-PERE HYAcIETHE IN. LoYsoN) IS now
making tour of France lecturing on the religious
question in this country. He spoke at Bordeaux
on Saturday night before the mayor and a very
large audience, an incident which Is not less fat
tcring TO the pere's ability than to the good sense
and discretion Of those present as evnces better
than anything else could do that the intelligence
that tie reign of fossilized dogma and stupid,
formulated, idle superstition Is reaching its
climax as the career of its champions and sup
porters is drawing near its close. The religious
question here IL the great and mOmentous
question OF the time. Upon 1t all other qucs.
lions and all other movements depend, and
in consequence nothing can be definitely settled
until this knotty subject is satisfactorily arranged.
The scientists q France wish the total separation
Of their fraternity from all church and religious
questions, and they hold that religion does not
meet in any respect the requirements OF their
principles which are based entirely upon test and
demonstration. The religious party, on the other
hand desires to make science subseryient TO its
rules and arguments and to make Its champions
confess that religion comes before science and is
the only oracle of the Creator of science and the
Creator Is not yet replied toand
THE SCIENTISTS CALL THE RELIGIOUS PARTY
very unbecoming names, which they quote from
scripture. The Ultramontane party, which con.
regime, cieaye to the narrow dogmas of their sect
and are firm for papal infallibiliy the union of
church and state and the re-establishment of en-
pre or Kingdom Their faithiulness to the cause
they cherish may be commemorative but their cnse
is hopeless one. Already they are doomed TO dis.
chicanery, which SO long kept villains up and the
people down, is being drained from the soil of
TO the inevitable march Of events win be left
shiyeriDg behind, clinging to n phantom
OF s p% Of S2secb we ay @
infringement of personal liberty" as which tile
action of the French government in driving out
the Jesuits was characterized by the friends of
those misled and misleading men, we must not
lose sight of the fact that IL requires strong and
determined effort to kill a huge serpent which al
ready has Its fangs in our garments fthe Jesuits
appear TO us sentimental eXpounders of personal
or any other kind of liberty, TO be mere flock of
rulers Of France TO be a very dangerous nest of
vipen. The English thought them so long ago
and acted accordingly; history has
PROVED THE CASE AGAINST THEM;
has shown them to be band OF heartless and de-
signing foes, and not an organization of the friends
OF mankind: Their very constitution is based
Their actions have ever been-with few eXcep-
tions, WHICH apply to individuals and not to the
order at large-vile by their inhumanity, while
their chief purposes and constant endeav0rs have
been to set up evil which helped them and TO tear
down good that opposed them. Therefore let them
there Is power 70 execute the mandate and in
sst that they shall stay till they are disposed to
return TO the ranks OF life to do their part in the
struggle with evil aud with nature, and TO stand
like men before the blighting storms of fntc
sese behind hsS wn h u GriyG no d sRs as
obscure places. The separation of the church
from The state is looked upon as one of the prob.
which cannot be contemplated without many
forebodings and approximations. In the first place
status would render Il, If independent, standing
menace TO the government. Therefore, the chief
movers Of disestablishment IN France favor some
clustering Of the bulk oilthe church properly,
which was at all times stolen from the people, and
lican Frenchmen who have visited the United
States shake their heads ominously when they
speak OF
THE rooTifoID THE JEsuITs
and other orders of monks are gaining in that
country. The fairest land on earth has been
drenched with blood on account of their treachery
and deceit. Why may they not work evil upon
the Government that 10 the freest and most liberal
on earihI To them all systems that are not in
harmony with anu snbservient TO The Vatican are
an abonlinaton, and are 90 be the special objects
q their attention until ersdicated with every in
diVfduai thatcherishes or defends them. ReiorI;s-
lion In social political, or religious matters Is not
70 be permitted except within the humiliatiDg
limits which they prescribe, and human develop:
ment and advancement must according TO their
maxims, 30 no farther than the teths;S OF their
America and Americans from all their scheming
tribel The Franco Algerian lottery, which Is to
sell Ave million tickets at one franc each, and In
tribute four millions among the needy coonists Of
Algeria, has just forwarded million Of francs TO
be applied among those who are IN greatest
want II Is said that no lottery ever organized in
France has met with such pronounced success,
ana holders of tickets in the states may expect the
drawing 70 lake place soon, II is now stated as a
IacL ihai Mile Croizette great favorite at the
Is GOING TO MARRY
aud retire from the stage The rumor has caused
nvolume OF comments from the lighter Partisan
press as actresses are always made the mark foI
their far. fetched lampoons The most serious
duel so far as rage Is concerned, that has taken
place between men In high positions here for d
de Cassagnac Deputy Of Miraude, and NJ De
Montebello, at Epinay, near Paris ON Saturday
The ground was private park, ana the second,
M. de Montebello had never had any experience
with the sword, while NJ. de Cassagnac II
one of the most expert duelsts in France; still
the former conducted himself with considerable
skin, giving his adversary a slight wound In the
shoulder and putting all OF his science TO the test
iSr ne ,b tall ana powerful man and 6eongs e
fought five rounds, which together lasted an hour