Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-06-24
THE FRENCH PERIL.
Grave Complications Growing out .
the q. ruIsion Of tho Princes.

| A ds2atch Just received from Paris states
that there Is an imminent probability OF
deadlock between the senate aud chamber Of
deputies on question OF the expulsion OF the
princes. The radicals OF the chamber oyershot
the mark in making their bill too sweeping to
be stomached By the arlstocrats of the senate,
and It's FIRST reception by the latter body was
Its reference to special committee, comprls-
ing Il large majority Of known royalists, amid
snecrs and derIsve laughter. This committee
made short work Of the bill. During the SEES
sion II was shown that the charges against
| Comtc de Paris were: First that he had sub
sidzed the SO called agricultural committees
| throughout the country which were really
election committees formed In his interest
| The absurdily OF this charge was shown by
| the fact that at the last election, despite the
| formal order Of Compile dc Paris, the ngricul'
tural list Of candidates remained In the field
at the second ballot, the result being the
triumph OF many raIcals over moderate
republicans, whom the royalists would OF
course have preferred. The other charge was
the grandeur Of the reception given by Comte
| dc Paris on his daughters departure from Lis
bon To be married, and the inviting 10 his rcccp'
ton Of the foreign ambassador IN Paris. In ans
wer to this II was shown that these same am
bassadors had always been IN terms Of re-
clprocal hospitality with the comte. and with
all members OF his family. He would have
been lacking In common courtesy had he
failed to invite them, although he was doubt
less aware they would accept the Invitations.
This charge was therefore laughed out Of
court, and II was found that there WAS really
no allegations Of illegal conduct on the part Of
the head OF the Orleans house. As TO the
Bouapartes It was sufficient for the destruc-
ton Of that part Of the bill 10 quote De Frey
cInets bon mott "If the OrleanIsts are eI-
PEELED the Bonapartes will feel sighted II they
are not also banished." This disposed OF the
whole bill, which the committee rejected by
vote OF G TO 8. The best judgment obtained
is that the senate will sustain the action Of Its
committee. In this case there is likely TO be
| prolonged wrangle between the two houses Of
| parliament. Concessions will be asked for,
which will cause long debate and probably
materially change the provisions Of the bill.
This will be an exceedingly critical time for
| De Freycnet and his cabinet. The premier
has hitherto succeeded beyond expectation in
hunting with the hounds and running with the
/ mares, out VIII now NC uhby COuirOntcu WIN
novel and embarrassing questions, upon which
he can hardly take any stand with
| out the violation Of some pledge or declaration
that he has made to one side or other. He
has also four violent expulslonlsts among the
membe Of his cabinet, who must be placated
| II the ministry Is to stand. This again COM
promising the fact that the whole radical
campaign for expcllins the princes was less
for the purpose Of accomplishing their expul-
sion than for speeding the premier's downfall.
| The next few days will also be critical per
iod for the republic itself. The satirlsts are
already saying that France, having shown a
| pitful weakness in seeking TO expel the prime
es, is now showing still more weakness in not
| expeling them after declaring its intention to
| do so. The event has also addeda certain de-
| gree Of dignity to the attitude Of the Comte
| de Paris. He has been recognized by the
| highest official authority in the land as per-
son,ge of importance. He is made pretend
or to the throne willy nilly, and his Importance
| is vastly augmented among the clergy and no.
| biity Of the whole country. Altogether 1t
| will be well for De Freycinet, Greyy and all
| interested In the present regime or in the con-
tinuance of republicanism in France to use
] their utmost endeayor TO bring the crisis 10
close at the earliest possible moment