Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-14

Theodore stanton has lived In France
since 1874 Ilo has therefore watched
the progr - OF the third republic with
the at once critical and sympathetic eye
Of an American and a republican, aud
write, his Judgment OF lin Tho Arena.
ic concludes that France has glarng
faults aud weaknesses, somo of which
endangcr her very existence a. govern.
ment ~ the people, yot, noygrtholcrs, "it
Is highly probable that tho various royal
md imperial prsiendcts, ihoir children
anil their chillren's childi,n will liye
ana die without ever being able to aot
up again Ia France the throne Of the
Cnpcis OF that OF the Bonapirt,s."
Tue third rcpnhlic In France has al.
ready lived twenty yeafs. longer thaa
that of any other gosc.,ar.t since tho
revolutions q a century ago. though IL,
liri years were really more monarchical
thnn Democratic
Tho faults aud weakness Mr.. Stanton
points out a. clustering about the pres.
ent system Of administration he EF-s
would DO attendant on any French gov.
ermnent, aud are therefore not TO be sct
down especially 20 the blame Of tho 70.
public. The greatest peril that can
threaten republican France e. Boulaug.
i,t demonstration aud adyonturrrs
There Is no real, warm hearty union
among tho republican any more than
there is IN tho Homo Rule party In Ire
land The party Of the opposition. more
over, means IN France not what Il
means IN England ul America. but il
signifies absolutely tho overthrow OF re-
publican government and tho substitu.
ton Of an omplrc or monarchy The
opposition party In the French legisla.
tive houses 10 composed Of monarchists
and imperialists, and Il counts today
more than third Of tho members Of the
chamber Of deputies
This reckless minority Is constantly
embarrassing the government and en-.
dcayonng to overthrow tho cabinets,
which hayo actually been changed
twenty.eight timos since 1870. This has
led psriotio Frenchmen To turn their
eyes to the systom in tho United
States, where tho prtddents cabinet ID
independent ~ congress Breaking with
the Catholic church was a grave error
committed by the republican govern
ment, considering that the people are
Catholics, Another serious embarrasi.
mont is the great rctinuc Of military
oilloers the presidents OF Franco SUI.
round themselves with. Il Is as unlike
our simple democratic forms as possible.
This parasite military household would
DO used TO tho dotriment Of true repub.
licanism.
Most unfortunate Of all, however, Is
the annually increasing financial deficit
of tho republic. Taxes go higher aud
higher. adding grioyous burdens to the
already hard pressed French people.
There is IN France, Mr. Stanton says, at
present u tendency toward high pro
tectiyo tariff, which Il Ia hoped win TO
| heNe tue people, buElohA
Another grave danger is found In the
fact that what is considered as social
high life in France holds itself absolute
ly aloof from the republic, granting II
neither sympathy nor recognition. On
this point Mr. Stanton writes;
This sulkinE IN the ttnt on the part Of tho
reaetioni,ts hl.s In IL ronothing Wurso than
their simple absence from all oilclal social
ceremonies, The talrnts, experience aud pa
tfiotisin Of this elite arc alniost wholly lost ia
tho country and 10 the government, From the
ministries, tho Judiciary, the foreign enbas-
sirs' the prefecture and the rectorships of tls
universities they arc necessarily excluded
| Tho ancient nobility ri thg old regime, With ~
wealth aud tradition, and The younger nohil-
ny Of the First - Second Empires tho hlus
blood lourgooises, especially Of The provinces
and the Rristoontio ladies u all classes turr
their baokt, almost without exception, on th,
new order Of thiugs, aud SIGH TOT court ana
King or cnperpr
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