New-York tribune., 1891-02-05
THE PORTCG UESE PRESS.
THE LIBERAL PAPERS IN LISBON AND ofoRTO
THE REGENERADOR AND PRO-
GRESSIST PRESS.

GRESSIST PRESS.
The latest military revolt at OpOrto has caused many
people 10 express the opinion that Portugal Is one
Of the most democratic countries in Europe and that
lie proclamation of the Republic NAV be cApected
there al any moment. Progress j. not yet 80 lar al
vanced in that narrow country, With 50 long IRON
tiers Of which It's national poet Calm0chs, oOuiu
Justly say, in his poem "Thc Lusiades, that dt ONO
time it lowered by the whole head over tho Nations
Of Europe" STILL if the nature of peoples poltlch
aspirations nav be Judged by those Of the papers which
have the largest circulation the Portuguese should be
regarded as strong republicans They would themselves
have attempted the evolutionary movement at OpOro'
instead Of allowing the Republic to be proclaimed y
soldiers who shown by history to be bcht upon
making prctorian dicatoria revolts rather than upon
starting lawful protests against monarchy or dictator
ship.
In Portugal the majority Of the people do not know
how TO read that is TO say, the people IN the couh
trv who are aYays more or less dstrnsuui OF u''
townsmen For the latter. especially in the large
cities the most popular paper Is 90 eecuio' Inc
century, which was mentioned in The Tribune at the
time Of the first troubles created in Lisbon by thr
british dongs in the Mozambique regions. 80 secuio
il the daily Book" for the Lsb0ncnse, and IT. editor
senior Magalhaes. is their Prophet The paper Is
not only edited with great talent and almost openly an
voces republican form Of government, but 1t j. also
;ldlfuy managed in business way 1t IS to be iouhu
avervWhcIe-at the entrance OF the 'OVcrHehJ d dHc'
ais and workshops, at the private factories on the
ouays OF the Tagus, and even in the soldiers barack'
King Carlos was lately visiting Government bud-
tnr ACCOMPANIED by the Governor Of Lisbon They
.w two soldiers who were reading paper with
dcep attention. The Governor approached then'
md seeing that the paper was 80 Seculo
sratched 1t from them, threw 1t violently on the
ground and stamped upon it, before the two soldiers
had time TO realize that they in the presence OF
.ho King and the Governor q Secul0" is morning
naper and has daily circulation OF 3o,ooo copies
The other Republican papers arc published In the
evening in order TO avoid the tremendous competition
~ @ sccuIor one Of tlem La Folka DO Povo i tlc
orpon of the lObOring classes; "A Patrla addresses
itself more especially the students in the unvcr-
.itv. and "Os Debates" which has also been sup
nrc.scd according to later dispatches, made ltse1
nrominent by It's violent articles against the "oVcr
nent last spring when the first news oi tle hIluSh
uliimatum about the Mozambique question. was T
cclved at Lisbon.
The newspapers published in Oporto can be piaccc'
in respect the talent displayed in tler eoltofl anu
hrsucss management on the level with those Of
Lisbon; but Of course they do not "ieiu aS potent
ON influence. They are not. either so openly repnb-
,can as ar, their contemporaries OF the capital but all
of them are strongly democratic, ana inc host I'iu
ential is 40 Commerce. do Porto
The Monarchists. divided into three parties-the
Nicuelists the RegeneradOrcs and the ProgrcS's's-
have several organs the most important oi which be-
,org ~ The ProgIcssist faction. among thcW ar
" ~ MIA which under tile direction OF senior Ahtonlo
Enncs has made continuous anu ann - b,Ii"
ponnlarr The paper % Portugnel i tn1 ohlN wv f,
noItant organ of the Independents, u small pol%neai %
faction which does not belong fceneradores The Pro
Great Portuguese parties, the Kesehcauoo'' '0 i'o
gressists and the Republicans