The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-09-08
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.
Events Which Show That IL Is Gaining u
Strength.

Strength.
Two recent events in France tend to |
show that the Ecpublic, instead OF
growing weaker rs time goes on, l. be
coming stronger, and more. instead OF
less, satisfactory to the mass OF the
French people.
One of these events was the election
of a certain number of Senators Tor
terms of nine years. In this election
a decided gain Of Republican Senators
was made. by which the Republican
majority in the upper house of the
French Parliament Is materially
strengthened.
The French Senators are elected, not
directly by the popular vote las the
Deputies arel, but by an indirect
method. A convention, composed OF
the members Of the councils of the dc
partment. delegates chosen by the COM
munal and city councils. and the depu-
ties who represent the department. IN
the lower house of the Parliament, as
scmblcs and chooses the Senator for the
department.
This method gives a better chance
than universal suffrage for the selection
of men of monarchical. or at least com
servative. opinions. and thus the cleo
ton of additional Republican Senators
is more significant than would be the
case with the election of Deputies.
The other symptom of the increasing
strength of the Republic lies in the
declaration in its favor of number OF
prominent leaders in the French Roman
Catholic Church.
Forcmo, It among these is Cardinal
Lavigerie, who has become famous IN
recent years for his Jealous efforts to
suppress the slave-trade. He has de-
clared that the French Roman Catholic
Church should not remain in opposition
to the settled government, and that 1t
should not encourage pretenders VINO
are seeking to overthrow the Republic,
and set up monarchy in its place.
The stand thus taken by one OF the
' most eminent and liberal-minded prin-
! ces of the Church has been adopted by
other eminent prelates, such as the
/ Archbishops Of Tours, Cambray and
/ Rouen.
1t is also said that a very large body
| of the French priesthood have submit
ted to this view of the prelates, and
have declared for the Republic.
- support of the Church is matter
of high importance to the Republic; for
hitherto, whenever a republic has been
attempted in France, it has always had
to meet the hostility Of the great niaSS
Of the bishops and priests
They have always been monarchists,
believing that the monarchy was the
form of government whose interests
would best harmonic with those OF the
Church, and which would be the most
ready to defend the Church from the
attacks of its enemies
The French Church, it is true, gave
lukewarm support to the Empire Of
Napoleon Ill; but even during the
prosperous reign of that sovereign. the
greater number of priests and bishop:
were at heart in favor of restoration
of the old monarchy.
1t is probably good policy for tn
Church to rally to the Republic TIT
present Government has already show
its ability successfully to resist man!
and formidable assaults. 1t has nov
nearly completed its sixteenth year, it
E Constitution having been voted by tn
National Assembly on February %
1875; while in reality it has existe
since the overthrow Of the Empire Il
1870; and it is much stronger than wa
any previous French Government OF tn
century, although it has attained
: greater age than any Of them
D The First Empire fs'I after it ha
7 been in power about eleven years III
restored Bourbon monarchy was owe
0 thrown in its fifteenth year. The o
: leans monarchy and the Second Empii
each lasted for eighteen years.
With the suppression of its dynast
enemies, and the accession to its SUI
; port of the great body Of the bishop
L and priests, which will doubtless brir
n to it also the support of large numee
: OF the peasants, the Republic seem
b according to present Indications,
have still long life before it.-fouth
Companion.
Didn't Read Deeply.
. Br:ggs-i'm astounded that Clal
Van dc Milk doesn't find out the cha
ac.er of that dissolute foreigner she
ID about to marry. Why. that girl us
l. 70 be able to read n man like n book.
D. Dobbs-Probably she's satisfied
}, this case to read only the title.-Detrc
~ crse Tress-
70 Good Soap.
r. Mrs Bordenhouss-The last soap