Smyrna times., 1889-05-15

Delights to hear her say,
When he has asked if he may hope,
"Yes, you may p
And 0 ye Maries, one and all
Beseech your gallants, pray
To never call you Name. but thus:
MAY, sweet May "-PitsJurg Dispatch.
The Paris Exposition--Kings
Canute Revived.
On the occasion of tho formal open
ing of the French Exposition, May 5
and 6, none of the great Powers of
Europe, says a foreign despatch, were
represented in the Diplomatic Tribu-
nal at Versailles by single ambassa-
dor, and this, by common agreement.
Even England's Ambassador, Lord
Lytton, returned to London, in order
that he should not be present to show
that his country sympathizes with the
spirit of the political event celebrated.
The opposition of all the powers is
identical and is expressed in the fol-
| lowing statement of former Prime
Minister Of England: "We spent eight
hundred millions sterling in making
war against the principle and policy
which France now commentaries"
The principle and policy here referred
to were those which, under wiser
counsels and a more steadfast people,
were the foundations and superstruc-
ture of the American Republic. The
principle and policy of the Frence rev.
olution of 1889 were those which aim
ed to secure to the governed the right
to govern, to choose those who were
to make and to execute their laws.
The revolution itself was a bloody
protest against that imperiOus and Op-
pressive rule of King and mobiles which
had sapped the life Of the masses of
the people, which had robbed them of
their substance and their happiness.
Their fields yielded them little more
than the tax gatherer took; war
claimed them for targets for the en-
emy; their industries were paralyzed ;
their commerce languished. The worst
elements of society were in control
the best were in submission. The
social system was reduced to chaotic
conditions; law was used by the rich
and powerful for the undoing and op.
preston of the weak and poor. The
principle of the French revolution was
that of the inherent spirit of manhood
enslaved by aristocratic institutions
to free itself For a hundred years
the revolution has been proceeding il
France, sometimes haltered and hin
dered, but, on the whole, even if i'm.
perceptibly, progressing.
Now, when after a century France
emerges from her ancient thraldou
and celebrates her release, the grea
Menarehial Powers Of Europe, ever
: England stand apart, look askance a
her and refuse to unite with her il
cOmmemorating the momentOus even
which marked the beginning of he
hundred years struggle for freedom
But the celebration was held neverthe
, less, and, in the very nature of things
the opposition of those who still be
lieve in the assumed "divine right" Q
10 kings to govern by virtue of the acc
dent of birth, conquest or chicane, wi
not prevent the ultimate triumph {
the principle and policy of the revolt
ton of 1888. The world does NOV
civilization does advance, and as we
might the monarchs of the Old WOrl
attempt to stop the progress of the il
IN coming tide on the seashOre with ham
fuls of sand as to stop the wave of h
man freedom which moves forward
& every land, and which, whether call,
Nihilism in Russia or Socialism
Germany or Democracy in Englan
will in the fullness of time work out
. a certain conclusion the political j
be erty ofall oppressed peoples. With
the hundred years of Frances endea
or representative government has be
so extended throughout Europe, in
countries save Russia alone, as
challenge daily the old personal II
id, which made one man sovereign a
ma, all others subjects.
.h The political revolution which
proceeded in England during the p
century has proceeded no less sur
because it was not fought by sw'
.St and gun. 1t is not the Crown, not
mobiles in the House of Lords, v
really govern England, but the peo
T. themselves, through the House
A0J Commons. The latter is the contr
ing power of the realm, and to Onl,
less degree have the principles
i'm policy of the French revolution
vanced in some continental countr
Yet their Governments protest aga
them, as if they could stop or
lGly them by refusing to recognize their
istence. They could prevent their
YES innate triumph only were the n
hood of their peoples to be agair
debased as they were in the centur
l. wrong in which the principle and
ICE. icy Of the revolution of 1889 ripe
ereto- That is impossible. Everywhere
let ~ y popular cry for acknowledgements g
. more general and louder, and ev
- where in answer to it old political
+, stitutions, traditions and forms of
sonal government yield to it. I
are some things which are inevit
10 and the triumph of Democracy is
AAN' of them, even though Kings and
Ambassadors oppose it.--PubIic lie
Merit Wins.
We desire to say to our citizens that fo
|, with we have been selling DR.. Kings New Dis
for Consumption, Or. Kings New Life
gal.a aud Ia