Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-25

Manifesto of the Union of Rights-Voice
of the Conservatives.
PARIS, June 24th.-A manifesto which
has been drawn up by the Union of Rights
is addressed directly to electors and clearly
marks out the lines within which the
| whole Conservative party takes its stand in
view of the general election. The first
part of this document is purely critical,
specifying the griefs which the Conserva-
tives consider they have against the policy
followed by the republic of late years
The indictment is formal, and the founda-
ton for the accusation it contains NAV be
contested, and is contested, but the fact re-
mains that series of terrible charges has
been formulated against the republic.
The members of the Right endeavor to
suggest remedy for the evils they point
out IN the second half of the manifesto, but
their meaning is not so plain as when they
are formulating grievances.
This is not surprising considering that
the document in question is signed by NJ
De Cassagnac as well as by the Due de la
Rochefoucauld, and that the Comte de
Nuns name is appended with those of NM.
Jolibois and Picou.
1t is a case of political physicians of en-
tirely different schools treating the same
patient, and consequently it is not aston
ishing that no definite agreement is arrived
at and that no positive explanation is given
on the subject of the treatment TO be fol-
lowed in the case.
1t is more than probable, however. that
on one subject all the signatories of the
manifesto are agreed, viz, that an immedi-
ate operation or amputation is essential,
and that the first and foremost thing to be
done is to cut away the diseased republic,
there being ample time and opportunity to
discuss the latter treatment
This point is dwelt upon daily by the
newspapers that represent the opinion or
opinions of the Union of Rights people,
but no hint of this is given in the mani
festo. There is not passage nor phrase
which can be construed to mean that the
authors of the document have any inclina-
ton to overthrow the republic They even
appeal to sincere Republicans to join their
| banner, and content themselves with the
statement that the Constitution shall be re-
yised.
There are, however, many diverse ways
| Of revising the Constitution. De Ia Roche
foucauld, De Cassagnac. Joliebois and Cen
eral Boulanger have each his own plan.
Floquet and Clemenceau also advocate re-
vision of the Constitution, their standpoint
| being likewise different from the others.
The Boulangist electors have, accordingly,
wide field to choose from, but nothing
definite. The choice of the revisionists
would be well inspired # they laid down
with some amount of precision on what
| line they propose to make the changes they
deem necessary.
This the members of the Right do not do
| in their manifesto, but probably the reasons
for the omission are both good and suffi-
Gent. If they attempted to explain their
views upon revision they would run the
risk of coming to loggerheads If, on the
other hand, they openly declared their in
tention to overthrow the Republic, without
having any very clear intention with what
they would supplant the Republic, large
proportion OF the more timid of their sup
porters would possibly look with dread
upon the idea of a sudden and radical
change of Government, and would hesitate
to take blind leap in the dark. Then,
again, the Right believed 1t incumbent
upon them not to cast off from BOulanger-
ISM particularly at moment when Bou-
LANCER has declared his intention of refus-
ing his patronage to any candidate who has
not declared his adhesion TO the National
Republic.
Under these conditions it is easy to I'M
derstand that the members of the Union of
Rights have found it rather an embarrass-
ing task to draw up their manifesto, and
that the programme they have submitted
to the electors is in part ambiguous. Only
the future will show whether the electors
of the country will be satisfied with pro-
gramme so vague, or whether, on the other
hand, they will require the candidates of
the Union of Rights to explain themselves
more completed y and more categorically
than has been done in recent manifestos.