The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15
PRINCE NAPoLEoN's PLAcARDS
New YORK Eyening Post.


The difficulties the Orleans family have
to encounter in living in France, already
considerable. will doubtless be much in
creased by the death of the Comte Cham
bord and the accession Of the Comte de
Paris to the de lure kingship. There is
said 10 have been already cabinet con-
sultation TO consider what Was 10 be done
with him. at which it was decided to let
him ale n. as long as he gave no cause of
o!fense. But /, will be exceedingly diff
ncult for him 10 avoid giving cause Of
offense. He is really, as the trouble
some months ago showed. very much de-
pendent on the good behavior OF other
people for his peace and quiet. In the
eyes of the majori,, Of the chambers all
monarchial pretenders are grouped to-
gethsr as class, and made Jointly as
well as severaliy responsible. II, there
fore, Prince Napoleon, who IS the most
indiscreet Of men. sticks up placard as
ser,ing his claims TO the throne. the Or
leans princes are likely to suffer for II
Just as much as If the Comte de Paris
had stuck II up. When the prince COM
mitted his las, folly of this kind they nir
rowly escaped expulsion from France.
Should he comm, another-and II Is
said that ne is meditatIng lt-they would
probably have TO 90. lnasmuch as they
are now. having inherited the crown.
A more dangerous family than they used
20 be.
The adheren.s OF the Orleans dynasty
or, to speak more plainly. the political
friends of old Louis Philippe and his
sons, never very large body. are
dwindling rapidly. They were not after
iS4s a very large body. and thlrty-six
years have OF course thinned their ranks,
and during the Empire none grew up to
take their places. The younger genera
ton Of Ftenohmen. in fact. know or care
little abou, the Orleans family as such.
But nov that Il has become the iegitl-
mate cialman, OF the throne !; has 81 he
legitmists at is back. and, IN fact. is
probably better OF in the matter of
! friends than i; ever was The Orleans
princes. too. are very fond OF France-in
fact. are among the most French OF
Frenchmen ami hey ENJOY greatly their
return from exile in England-a country
which they detes;ed. and which yet was
! Tor one reason or another the only eoun-
~ oNl Vi idHNC tttC9 1ouAd ihC III.
They came very near getting permanently
ard comfortably back into the military
service. In fact. they had been in it tor
several years. under the mos; promising
circumstances. when Prince Napoleon 5
last piacard appeared. It's effect on their
fortunes was mos, edlaml,ous. II not
only drove them out OF the service. but
kept them Tor weeks on the edge OF 4 re-
newai OF then exile Now he mas begun
10 threaten them again. and may be the
means OF compelling them TO quit France.
This Is made all the more exasperating
by the eon,emp; they undoubtedly feel
for HIM. The Dlc d'.iumale once
tired 10 get him 10 hight duel. and
would probably have killed him in it :.
ou, The prince was not 10 be seduced into
any such ind,scret.on as that. 20 the great
disgust. II was said. OF the empress.
who liked nghiing r.len and dlsliked the
prince.
II would perhaps. too. be easier 20 suf-
fer nom his placards il he had any fol-
loving, bu; the Bonapa,iists. Or al least
all of them who make any open profess
sion OF faith have deserted hun. and
taken Up his son .c,or FOR ;heir emperor.
and now begin 10 be known as VIC
;orians. The OILY thing the father can
do or Is likely 10 do 10 convince the
French peop.e.that he is their man. is 10
issue manifestoes. In other words. his
role in politics now Is simply that ofbiu-
sticker. which is perhaps the mos, harm
less ever taken by pre,ender