The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-07
AZCARRAGA MUST FAIL.
MARTINEZ CAMPoS PREDICTS Tu,
FALL OF THE MINISTRY
Tho Conservative Party IL Hopcics,I, sr,,
ue Says, and There " Nothing Tor the No.
Premier to Do but Try Nninis TO Carr, o,,
the Futile ana ineffective Policy or ,,,o,..

Tho Conservative Party Is Hoprlc.,Iy .,,.
Hc says, and There " Nothing Tor the No.
Frontier to DO but Try Vninis TO Cnrr, ~,
the Futile ana ineffective Policy or Cnno,n,
MADRID.Aug. 25.-Quite n sensation has hecn
caused hero by the publication of u letter fr,,n
Gen. Martinez Campos to an intimate friend ~
his, whose name is not given, although uc,,,.
say that the letter was addressed either to lion
Miguel Martinez Campos, the marshall brotbrr
or to Col. Alas, the military editor of La r. =.
reSpoHdcnciu a. EspGhd. whose rcmarLahl.
articles upon tho Cuban var have often boon
referred to in these letters. 1t is Curious To- cs
serve that, in speaking of Canovas del Castillo
Gen. Martinez Clmpos should coincide with lbs
late Gen. Macco, who summed up his opiulon
of the Spanish ruler thus:
"Canovas is unqucstionably as talented a,n
Saxon statesman, but he acts like n vulgar
Turkish politician
MARTINEZ Campos says: 81 wish You and All
my friends to bc at liberty ms regards vour ,n.
li,ical conduct in the future. lido not wan, nav
TO follow me, because that might prove to tnr,r
disadvantage.
learned That Azcarraga had been appointed
President of tho Council al interim and tnoTE.t
1 separated from Canovas when he started M,
war policy. Later | became personally IE.
pleased with linn, as the result OF scycftI con.
NCrsations that we had regarding the suIss,o.
ton lnpoiogyI which | hal asked from Iin. I
did not make this public at that time, In rrlcr
not to deprive him of his authority, Tor he WA
an eminent man, although badly surrouuGrL'
and terribly mistaken during these last yoar,.
useless to attack him, ana Il lad done 81 , n"s
pie would have thought 1 was trying 10 ayeIn.e
myself, or have called Inc ambitious.
81 have always done my best to maintain tho
unity of the Conservative party, but il wa. ali
f%ruitlcss. Canovas would not have Slivun un.
vas's death l Thought it was my duty again "a
Try, but there Is soincbody who oppose uilun
only question were, To respect the memory u
the dead, but which, before the necessities OF
the country. | declare bad.
This opposition has fOilcd nv plans, b..
appointed, ! left Madrid after telling Az"arrasa
that, would support the party ii union Vas
reached, 30 AS TO open the Cortes in Senrclnbar
IN order to approve The budget and thu, pa o
the Queen IN a position to act freely; but / the
would side with Silvela, not Us u subordinate,
but as an ally.
The indications are that the party will con.
servative Cabinet can be formed to GrI with
the Cuban question. The present Ministry can.
opinion the interest OF the country stands first..
do anything except continue the fatal policy u
their dead preslte9t, that policy the e. scn,e ot
errtncnt should not rule over the country. The
Liberais must be called to office at cnce.
There never was any such thing as a Con.
vas who changed his opinion every day,
while those by him remained silent. HI,
flag bearer, Silvcla, separated from him. and ali
that was left of the party was Canovas', in.
tellectual superiority. But Canovas. a all cy.
ccptional men, knew no restraint. and con,id.
cred his fancy law, which all. absolutely all,
should obey. The truth is that we ali con.
tribntcd TO his errors by blindly obeying him.
"Canovas dead. there is no head. sin.
cere union and 4elf-denial alone could over.
come this difficult situation. Azcarraga and
Ietuan continue to be dear friends of mine. but
politically | have been for some time c-tranyed
from them. But If there is union in the marty
l do not care who rules. II not, let somebody
else come who may solve the Cuban problem,
provided his solution is not applied TOO late.
All the newspapers here comment upon
MARITIME Ctampos's lettcr. and all. naturally
excepting the organs of the Cabinet. agree that
the days of the Ministry are counted, for il
lacks. authority ana has no support among
prominent men. II Din says:
They will remain in office as long as they do
not attempt to show THAI they have power. II
they should dare to take a step of cnInpA rativc
Importance, as, for instance, recalling Weyler
or bringing about a change in the internal con-
%stitutlon OF the Cabinet. they would collapse,
10 continue in office they must not govern"
RI t0rrco says that Gen. Azcarraga il too
serious 4, man. 70 continue much longer in tho
awkward position in which circumstances have
placed him.