The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-26

no difference to him. and perhaps this
! is not strange. since there are historical
doctrinaires and other disputatious per-
sons who maintain that his grandfather.
I his uncle, his father and himself were
entitled to the throne in succession
I Great IS theory and everlasting.
/ II would be doing Spain a serious in
/ justice 90 assume that the Carlists have
/ been her only or her principal trouble
in the siXty-four years that have elapsed
since the First Year of Christianity"
In complexity and variety of troubles
she has rivaled those Latin-American
, republics most OF which were her Off
spring. She has had little revolutions
and big revolutions which did not orig
mate with the Carlists. soon after Fer
dinand's death his widow, the first and
dissolute Christiana, forgot her liberal
promises as Ferdinand himself might
have done and tried to set up a new
absOlutism. This caused little reyolu-
ton at the summer palace which re-
suited in new promises. AS Isabella
grew up she boYled along the broad
road that leads to destruction with a
celerity 10 daunt the festive Don Juan
OF song and story. There were liberal
uprisings and royal fights. and there
was turmoil never ending. When an am
bilious Spaniard desired to attract her
attention TO himself and thus secure po-
litical preferment he invariably started
a revolution. Sometimes it ended in the
death of the principal and in the slaugh-
ter of many innocents. But IL il sue
ceeded the opponents OF the victorious
rebel departed into voluntary exile with
admirable speed and left him 20 enjoy
the fruits Of his toll and patriotism by
assuming the office OF prime minister or
Dictator
In 1863 there was great conspiracy
headed by Serrano and Prim. A general
Indictment Of the administration OF the
government was drawn up and published
there was a rising at Cadiz ard the
queen fed the country. A provisional
government under Serrano followed in
which the present prime minister, Sa-
gasta held the office OF minister OF the
interior. Then occurred the question OF
the succession to the throne which led
for one thing to the Franco-Prussian
war. and for another to the choice OF
Amadeo, second son OF the king Of Italy.
for king. Amadeo was good man. but
Spanish pride revolted at him because
ne was foreigner. and ne aodicated in |
February, 1873. after having reigned for |
two years. ,
Then an experiment was made with /
a republic. Serrano was again placed az |
the head OF the provisional government, /
but later his government was turned !
Que and a temporary dictatorship was 1
set up with ri Margall, the leader OF /
the Federal Republicans. AZ the helm.
He found the helm - difficult 90 man
age that he vas out IN a few weeks. and i
Salmeron and Casteia followed him IN
turn. Next came another Dictatorship
under SerranO. and then the summons
to Alfonso. the son OF Isa5eiia. w1o en- (
tered Madrid in 1915. He was strongly
Influenced by the late Canovas del Cas-
tillo and believed thoroughly himself In
government The country
quieted down after the third Csriist war
and Alfonso himself. the regent. MS wife.
and MS little son. Alfonso XIII have had
the support of the best element Of the
country.
This brief review of Spanisl politics
that - nor ''CarIistic'' - necessary %
an Intelligent understanding cs tie pres
snt status Of the Carilst party. u II btu
Jne o. manw eisorgauizlng forces There
are moderate Republicans. Socialists.
who would Ike 20 put an end . the !
noosrchiai regime. There are % oppose
.hese. mona7cnial conservatives and :
nonarchisl loberaIs. w13 form coastrgc- :
i've forces. bat find u difirI.t 20 at
.oEefher. 3
TIE cariist leaders ssi1 appeal % the
.lergy and 90 me Basquss an1 stu 6n5 7
wiling listeners among them fnsi I
'5oliflon q the Basque forces occurred :
p 1875 and bo;n Constitutional PARTIES :
ave onendes tie resctionsry Spanish .
5e-gy - t1el- te11ency ;oEzrd FeilE- 4
ogs tols-ation- There =. then. TIE sane
sason f3r a triple alliance bet Eeea a .
,arlos. the ios-si religious establishments E
nj tae nortnern n1oCotainzeSs tnzt ?
oe-e vas IN 1872. TIE Bas4sss nave a. Z
ven Er-zte- grievance than ever h.e- a
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, tie c5ns-lprsoo ~ a line wen t5sre .
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