The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT FOR EUROPEANS
When Kings, Queens, Emperors and
Princes co Out of Office.
Emile Castelar, Takes Peep INTO
the Old Worlds Future.
He Believes Half Ia Century More
VIII Make Europe Republican.

New YORK, November 20.--A special
from Paris to the Herald contains an inter-
view with Emile CASTELAR,, the eminent
Spanish statesman, in which he says; 81
am not In the least surprised to know that
Brazil has at last decided fora republic. In
fact. my only wonder is that she did not do
so sooner. 1t Is only few weeks since L as
sured prominent French statesman that the
tendency in Brazil was irresistibly In that
direction. To one who has, as / have, stud
led the condition of things In South Ameri-
ca, II nasa0ng been apparent that the think
Ing classes there were too deeply imbued
with the spirit Of republicanism to make any
other form OF government more than tenn
porary. Dom Pedro has always tried to con-
ceal this fact from Europe, and he had more
or less succeeded.
revolution in Brazil was due to the recent
abolition OF slavery, for the men who have
| had the most to do with the overthrowing OF
the empire are precisely the ones who
brought about the liberation OF the slaves,
ana In both cases they were acting simply In
accordance with the enlightened ideas Of the
century.
'As TO the effect this revolution may have
upon Portugal, while do not feel entitled
in prophesying that 1t will lead to the estab
lishment Of republic 10 that country, l am
effect in liberalizing the policy Of the Portu-
guese monarchy. The two nations have the
same language, customs and tendency, and
the action Of Brazil cannot but react power
fully upon Portugal. Besides, have reason
to know that many Of the most influential and
able Portuguese writer's and orators, such
men as Latino Coellio and Beossio Braza,
| are heart and soul in favor OF a republic. In
| Spain think the immediate effect OF this
South American upheaval will be less
| bad undar kiUa
monarchy, unpopular with the masses, l
| should think differently, but the government
| Of Spain Is very liberal, and Is, Of its own
accord, approaching point where republi.
canism win assert ITSELF as matter OF
course, by the universal consent Of tue peO-
| pie. There Is no need Of precipitatlng that
| movement, but all the countries Of Europe
may well find food for reflection in this al
| most unprecedented event. Think OF II,
they awake one morning. these tottering
| relics Of worn out absolutism, and find that
| a nation almost as large as all Of them put
| together has, In the twinkling Of an eye and
| without violence, changed from an empire to
| republic. The revolution Is over and a
new order OF things will be established be-
fore they are aware that the old order was
compromised, or that a revolution was
threatened.
"And they may at least open their eyes 10
the fact that mankind have entered uoon an
| era of reason and are no longer to be driven
| slaughtered by thousands like unreasoning
brutes, to suit the caprice Of some vain au-
tocrat who boasts that God made him their
| master. No. The sway OF aut0cracy on
this old continent Is nearlyeover. IL there Is
any one thing believe with all my heart, II
is that before 80 years, Europe will be repub'
lican frpm end to end, and believe the
change will be brought about without the
horror of war, as easily as 1t has just been
brought about in Brazil; as naturally al
man lays aside one coat and puts on
4 another, because he likes the other better
The peoples of Europe are growing wiser
every year and seeing better what are theiI
real interests. They will one day say tC
their kings, queens, emperors, and princess
"We are masters here After all, thii
country is ours, not yours. There Is the
door Co." And then kings, queens
emperors, and princes will 90, and 1t win b
beautiful sight. You look incredulou
and think me Utopist. But what woul
you have thought had told you a week ag
that today Brazil would be a republic? A
| l said. believe these great changes will
accomplished without war. nordo beliey
Europe Is now threatened with war;"