New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-17
A REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED.
Continued from First Pase)

and bankers By May the present year ,s,cut
conditions goyernment had tssme APPARENT that
the Conservative Ministry would have to ressp Msv
Alfredo had handed in his hs nopusr agitation
M we w Ssr w great The public streets seemed ear TO iO
turned into political pa1de oSs ibs ouvda which
me nroadway of the city was great poc
chsnss with o sss su Fl RS0Rs was
sible The Emperor invited six or M,nstry on
saSsrs in ,sss several az ssd Others
failed Every effort was made oy sne In
veS M 70 II possible Al last the Emperor asked ne
iesrais 10 organize Liberal Ministry anu sns w so
done That is the Ministry which is now repo'"o u
have se population is estimated be between II goo 600
c cns IN the hards Of only This relatively
small electorate has always hereV91v on COMING
IN ANNOUNCED its programme. which was confined ~, 10
i've distinct PpCsC on III, b TaocS To m sna anu
Il was proposed to extend the franchise In snch ,cs
way ,s. people to give throughout %0'h the Empire
Sans hoTsyer both ,o0nd RrG 1oSoay in Ro
vho was in favor Of absolute and unqualified manhood
suffrage. that being considered out Q, snS Which
eighty per cent Of the pop"aSo s Ministries sr1 % Of the
past have had all shades of color represented
THE PROPERTY QUALIFICATION
rhe property qualification proposed was
a small one. and as for educational qus1-
ncation It was suggested that inc iran nan
chisc be given to all persons exercslns o1 ,ha
professions trades and caings which lnVoNo' ~'o
necessity for intellectual capacity and judgment 0
sond nrIncina proposition that providing for auton.
omous government may be expla in III nimber of
Pns n%ps soS St Of Witch the sa ss
IN our country. They are Imperial uNIs% Srn zach
are goser sv,pS two houses the membership of which
;s elective The presidents OF me frUaIiN n,otsr
apponied BY the Emperor, through the Prime pnayinc
PIas heen seldom that the president OF ProVihc
has been president Of the same Scrs very large and
the President being necessarily IN ,ouc one Of
people q the community that se S1se' foSnd them
seves Confronted with the problem Of satisfying the
demand local self in pt THIS be eesf mers
The proposition was that hat nsnSdsos
each SrqTaSs 10 Which list the should
he restricted in making his choice me feSt " es c
programme Of the Liberal party rereTTsa 10 The
Liberal Ministry entered upon It's worh Win ggba.
ra feeling on The be Sery Of a s RsopSs It had
work within the limitations OF the prese tb the Re-
tuition tuition. was wScS asmaaded radical contituona
changes as well the Conservative p ore "n'i
was opposed to widening the electoral ehcio
RAPID DEVELOPMENT.
have not received any information TO throw a
clear light on the immediate causes OF the picscn,
St had so 4OS n0s Gs WR the rapid develop
of all sorts that has been gong on; S my
meration TO Brazil has bcn very large recently both
the Imperial and Provincial Governments oerng rare
The railroad development of the Empire has been
large There has been a great deal OF commercla
prosperity incident to the high rae OF exGnang
The ereediness of Europeans 10 grant long cfeut a
the ssncressful funding of municipal, provincial
and Imperial debts. TO give greater facility Tor the
organazaton of banks the Imperial Parliament about
Year ago passed law very strongly resembling our
Tinted States Banking Act. Nothing has Deen done
under the statute, but within the last two months ae
Paon FIguerdo organized bank with 1OoOOooo
serSng capital subscriptions 10 which we're only re-
gently offered Another like bank with a capoai OF
II 900 600 sterling was founded through consondar
ton with similar results simultaneously, the LberaS
,consoIdaied the external debt amounting to 21Ooo-
600 stern on per ceM gold basis the MAJOR pa6t
~ which was taken by the Rothschids at about ~
This revolutionary movement now occurs during tde
very heat OF these financial developments. , ~
II will be impossible 10 say whb the result
NAV be from business point of view, although It Will
nrioutaedlv have the effect of njuriDg the value OF
ali classes of Brazilian securities for the present. at
least. . ,,.,. s ,,,.o.ass,orol
talked with leading politicians and pfofesslona4
men in all the great cities during my VISIT anu l
found the prevailing belief 10 be that Repubnc was
inevitable. but that it would not come curing ths
reign of the Emperor. ] saw 1t frequently statn
IN the press, however, that the Emperor nag Ge-
clared that he would IN no way oppose himself 10 the
wishes of the people.