The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-12-07
PARTIES IN SPAIN.
An Interview with Zorrilla, the
Leader OF the Advanced Sec
ton of Republicans.

ton OF Republicans.
After the recent instruction at
Madrid camor was raised for the eX-
pulsion of Senior Ruiz Zorrilla, the
leader of the advanced section of re-
publicans in Spain, and the supposed
instigator of the rising, from French
territory. Whether the exiled leader
had any hand in directing the move
ment or not is II subject from which he
and his friends preserve the utmost
silence. The ncwly-formed ministry at
Madrid is almost unanimous in calling
for Zorrila's expulsion; but as NJ. de
Freyc nets cabinet is not at one on the
subject it is likely that for the present
he will be allowed to remain at Paris.
OF the last twenty years, during which
period he has been foremost in fighting
for the liberties of the Spanish people,
Zorrilla has spent about ten in exile.
His influence with the Spanards, how
ever, has not diminished, for there is no
one of whom the monarchists are more
afraid. Gorilla, who is now in his
fifty-second year, suffered his first exile
in 1866 and went to Paris. After the
fall of Queen Isabella he returned, and
in 1868 was minister of public works
under the provisional government He
was the president of the cortes in 1870,
and established the democratic mon
archy of Amadeus. In the face of a
strong reactionary coalition Zorrilla re-
signed when prime minister in October
1871, but some months afterward, on
the earnest desire of the king and his
friends. became chief of II new minis
try. During the time that he
held Office he extended to the
Spaniards liberties which they
had not formerly enjoyed, and
carried out many beneficial re-
forms. His actions then as a states
man and reformer gained for him a
lasting popularity, but before he had
time to pass or develop all his projects
more political upheavals and insurrec-
tons disturbed the country After the
Carlist instruction of 1873 and the
abdication of King Amadeus came va
rious heterogeneous governments I'M
til the military coup d'etat planted
Alfonso XII. on the throne. Zorrllla
was for second time ordered to quit
Spain, and since 1875 he has lived
principally in Paris. He has. however
been twice expelled from France, first,
soon after the Bourbon restoration, and
and in 1878, when without authorize
ton he returned 10 Paris. He lives
now near the Arc de Triomphe, in the
center of the Spanish colony in Paris.
He is extremely quiet in his habits and
sees few strangers. Just now he con-
siders it prudent to be cautious in his
statements, and absolutely refuses to
talk on the recent instruction. In re-
ply to question as to the position OF
political parties in Spain, he remarked
that they were cut up into several sec
tions. THE republicans at this mo-
ment are divided into three parties
These are the followers of Senior Cas-
telar, the modern republicans or posi-
bilsts: the federalists, whom the leader
Senior Pity Margall; and the progressive
republican party, of which l am the
chief. The liberals and conservatives
each divided into two parties, the one
less advanced than the other. A coali-
ton ministry, however, gives the liber-
ais majority"
what about the CarlistsP"
"Carlist influence does not count for
ANYTHING. The Carlist party has great
w diminished, first because they suffered
severely in the last civil war and also
many of the bishops have left them.
There is not single town for the Car
lists now. and the few followers which
Don Carlos possesses are in obscure
country districts. AS for this Due de
Montpensier, his cause is more hope
less than that of the Carlists. d"
'.Do you place any reliance in the