Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-19

ordinary beauty judged by the artists
standard, and miracle of intelligent or
ganization, in which kindly care for the
comfort and the pockets of the people was
shown.
The celebration of the centenary of the
Revolution by the conduct of the Exposi-
ton with its scores of minor celebrations
and festivities made Frenchmen proud of
the Revolution, and prouder still of the
success of its commemoration. The Expo
sition had been boycotted by the crowns
and thrones of Europe, but the French
man found out that it made no difference
10 the people of the world, who came to
Paris "all the same" and made no COM
plant that royalty had remained at home
and had refused its approval of the great
festival. The people from all quarters
came, and the Partisan discovered that
monarchical patronage was not an absolute
necessity to a great gathering.
And when they sent delegations, these repre-
sentatives met with a cordial welcome at the
Town Hall. and were fairly dazed with the
splendor OF the entertainments provided for
them. Burns and his associates and Aveling
were the OBJ ,ects of much attention as the
Lord Mayer of London. When the New Sor-
bonnie vas opened the 1900 stud nts who repre-
scented all the universities of the world were
ell ctrifed with what they heard and with what
they saw, and with the noble hospitality ac-
C irded to them both by the State and city of
Paris OF which they Were for ten days the
guests. he thri that went through them
vi5rated everywhere, we may assume. Wber-
ever there We're number OF people, whether
gentle or simpe, VINO asplred 10 more light,
liberty and higher social and political evolu-
ton, they sent delegation to Paris. Lots of
humbugS, / grant, came among the delegates.
But we should not suppress roses because green
flies feed upon them, or garden vegetables be-
cause they are nurseries tor caterpillars.
Final ly the monarchs began to "come
around" Princes and Kings put in an APP
pearance, and President Carnot's triumph
was complete as he received them as
simple republican, but the head of a great
free nation. Paris blazed with splendor,
but the Partisan was not out of pocket in
consequence; on the contrary, he was coin
ing money during five months of festivity.
The exposition that was promoted by
Republican Administration was splendid
display also of the industrial and produc-
tive wealth of France, and enkindled new
pride in the hearts of loyal Frenchmen.
They saw that this great "show" was in
timately related to republicanism, since
the latter had made the former possible.
The enemies of the Government in assault
ing were forced into the attitude of assail-
ants of that which the Exposition COM
memorated, and this tended TO stiffen the
loyalty of Republicans of both classes and
to mass them upon the side of the Admin
istration. President Carnot during the
past year has visited, also, nearly every
section of France, and everywhere was
so cordial, liberal, simple, fearless of foes,
and so solicitous about trade, industries,
popular education and the general welfare
of the people that his tours won to his
party thousands of supporters. He went
into the heart of the Boulangist camps
and into the midst of the Generals strong
holds, and while the latter, in proclama
lions and by political agents, shouted of
constitutional revision, and rhetorically
clustered about the rights of Frenchmen
and the crimes of the Government, the
President was engaging the attention of
the people on practical subjects, affairs
touching their pocket nerves and affecting
industry, production, commercial and ma
terial growth. The result is known.
Monarchism, Boulangism and all the odd
political isms we're so badly beaten at the
polls that the victory is looked upon as
insuring the permanency Of the Republic
and the final overthrow of its chief enc
mics