The sun., 1890-10-19

Tor our THURS, on that dsy tne third french
by suy one Of the previous .Goyernmepts that
have existed sthse she 6fEln1ng o. TIE he Pres Rs
tor toration lasted each hardly tteen % years.. The
monarchy. OF Louis Philippe and the reign OF
Napoleon III. finished atthe end OF eighteen
changes a political tradition came into eNis-
tencs. according to which eighteen years
@ noSiS and Ss onS perm psrPotna pOn need % Of eRSnse
FfSnso. % "" 50 wsIl sscrodi!cd % was ibis tradition
10 1855 nrediCtsd the he inevitS6ie triumph Of
BoulanRism, and the near arrival OF some new
eS SS enFS Length of Pmo has Il
iniSIli6is that i should disappear to Riye place
lie 10 the prediction. At the time whom the end
Of the republic wes represented ns imminens
Will be final. The crisis in which i, was foretod
Il would be engulfed ended with its vitality
brighter and stronger than ever: The extent
passed became the proof Of itg force and the
pledge OF its permanenee. To have tripmphed
cumstaneos that are remembered, TO have
come out equally yictoriouS from the mon
oGshico intrigue Of 1872 and The SgdMHe0us ,sT
and then: TO crown all, to have outwitted the
double effort OF anarchy and dictatorship per.
the institutions Which have resisted such q
series OF assaults can certainly not be called
Rroyisional: More than once again the repub;;
lican Government will meet with obstacles and
agitations in it's path moro than once again Y
will have to sustain the attacks Of enemies and
but lis tranquility alone will 10 brought into
Question, not Its existence.
fact that lasted rwsR swsR ys1rs t. mot
those who refuse TO look upon 1t or hesitate to
accept It as an established riGme, II has has
gained ground from each one OF the vicLssi-
tudes which have marked its progress Con
traTy to the predictions 9I The M91H5shsss
still romain belated in the wretehed Teeolloc,
tions Of '93. It has shown that republic and
Instead Of bringing France TO ruin, as was
SSs d iron Esss ssabSsa al
eo1soauence Sf psttIcular causes with;
State a % Se ooantry sn there me has 'nGla nos
been produced one single example OF serious
trouble. Not one single shot has been fred In
repression and all that Notwithstanding the
withstandinR the unlimited liberty Of the
press carried on even to LICENSE. notwithstand-
Ing political and social efieryeseenSes In ap-
sides and Notwithstanding the stTiEes to
once were the troops which were formerly
called upon so frequently sent to interfere.
In the rare cases in which they were displayed
their role was confined to simple demonstra-
tIons to remind the agitators, that no more
than the monarchy. even less than the monar
epce with the public Tranquility, by any party
this feature of the Republican rsGims, be-
sented the most frequent contrast to the pre-
dictons and apprehensions that the simple
as The work these Hf tweaty did
conane itself TO familiarizng Us with liberty
fs Hd S @ d j. ges eapaSe onS
to an almost annihilsted France, It has Civ en-
struclion; It has gained. Colonies, signed
treaties, opened two marvellous universal ex-
REd the s0
Germany herself to the sentiment that France
has still right to her place among the great
lican flag held confusion and decadence within
its folds; it has brought about peace, prosper
The dale OF the 1th Of September has rem
bringing the public mind back to the picture
that dark day OF iSTS when. like thunlerbolt.
there came upon the astounded country the
Of the dssstsr at Sedan The
self. Those who dreaded the republic most,
and continue to be It's enemies. are now
unequalled security which we now onIoy also
' the psriamentsfy H % " VACATION Ras stopped at
ali political auaFrels. both little and great the
external questions have in great meas
ure been cleared away. The ab-
% hss
really know not where we must go back in our
history to find period OF repose so completely
monarchy OF July we were constantly on the
alert Tor emeutes and troubles In the streets
which were source OF constant alarm. Under
calm seemed to be. II did not hinder the exist
enee Of an indefnable and secret uneasiness,
OF the Government could dissipate. From 1880
to ls4S and from 1851 70 1869 there never ceased
regime something which rendered its exist
iSS TSsrSS Sas an pre
some sudden convqlston without being able 10
find out what would bring about. that convul-
soso sSs 9 Tsst Witch Sog s1sd Dods svs
TO create tho belief in their own immoyable
soliditT. one could perceive the latent and con-
pairing itself for the future. Sometimes this
idea appeared upon the surface notwlthstand-
G e sfS Ssd and IL eam rs
OF government. The uneasinese, OF the un-
kpcwn was at the bottom oi Al minds. not
this popularity that. Instead Of diminishing II
was Increasing with the length of that regime.
as II there was presentiment OF an approach
ing change made necessary by an inevitable
fall. o:daE i is the contrary which We see
final condition Of France grows stronger and
stronger tbe longer the republic lasts. 1t Is
even forced upon those who would not accept
Il. and upon those who opposed It. simply be-
cause behind the republic there remains moth
inG further 70 be seen: II isa eonsequencte
the nation Is now undergoing, The per:
spectIye of new change In the form OF
government no longer enters Into the cal pla.
II stOps neither great eDterprisos nor long
term negotiations IN the business world, nor
the rises in tho couTee OF the BnuFee. Great
fortunes nave ceased g. go, rs they did In Tor
mer years, 10 seek iniestments abroad, IN
order 10 place themsslN o. beyond the reach u
tbo internal cpmmotlons so much pF.aded in
the past; The [spublic Las gained the coni-
dehcs ~ capital Tue most dlfficnlt Of all 10 ne
qulTe AID alSI tho most siRntiirGnt for tbp
future Of the 1oy0Tnns usS whom this
eoahdsnss l. one SeagiEef th: i9tere,sts oitho
How il Il, then. that With such elements and
such sound Te4SOle for security wo are 20
constantly pp the alert spd exhibit 20 many
changes iB the way We look ~ Gus, own ,sitUa.
tIoD And how ATe NO r. explain the opJnions,
10 our futuIo TO tbls thSIO y o dOu6ls o..