The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-10
WHO SUCCEEDS cAsTILLoa


The horror produced by the removal
of public man by assassination is
quickly followed by the interest awak-
ened in his successor. Such is human
nature, and one can hardly restrain
blunder of speech by expressing the
thought that few men live after they
are dead. 1t is so with Senior Canovas
del Castillo, felled by the bullet of an
alleged anarchist at the baths in Santa
Agueda on Sunday.
Who will succeed Castillo? Will his
successor introduce plans of admins
tration widely at variance TO those of
his predecessor? If so. what will be
the effect on the Spanish nation and its
colonies now in instruction against
Spanish authority? Because of the
growing republican sentiment in Spain,
which is encouraged by the example of
its neighbor on the north side of the
Pyrennes. the selection of prime min
lister Of Liberal affiliations means hope
for the republicans. Because of the
insurrection in Cuba and the vexations
it brings to American trade, the policy
of the new prime minister is one for
the consideration of our own people
Because Castillo upheld the plans of
Weyler in his treatment of insurgents
and pacificos, the Cuban junta lays the
JUNCTION to its soul that no matter who
may be chosen TO succeed Castillo, it
cannot be any worse for Cuba, and ths
change wrought in Spain may result
in the independence of the Queen of
the Antilles
Senior Cos-Gayon, by request of the
queen regent, has been entrusted with
the premiership ad interim, but this
is no indication that Cos-Gayon will
be made premier. The Spanish min
lister at Washington is overcome with
grief Castillo was a bosom friend)
and he ventures no opinion about the
succession. Secretary Sherman, loaua-
cious on every other point touching
Spain and Cuba, when asked who will
be Castillo's successor. suddenly re-
members that he is at the head of the
state department, and gravely shakes
his head. But Senator Morgan, mem
Der OF the foreign affairs committee of
the senate, thinks it quite likely that
Senior Praxedas Sagasta, the distin-
guished Liberal statesman, may be
chosen. The opinion of Senator Nor
gan is valuable, because he has given
close attention TO foreign affairs, gar
ticularly to the affairs of the Spanish
nation and her relations with her col
onies. The opinion of Senator Morgan
is shared by the Cuban junta also.
Then, so far as general predictions go,
Sagasta will be entrusted with the des-
tiny of Spain and Cuba.
Because the man who shot the pre-
mier is an Italian, the Spaniards jump
at the conclusion that he is an anar-
chist. The boldness of the deed is in
line with the most pronounced form of
fanaticism, yet this assassin may have
no connection with associates of the
anarchist class. No proof is presented
that he belonged to the Barcelona
crowd just liberated from prison. He
may have been in the employ of the
Cuban junta. He may have sold his
life for consideration to the repub-
lican clubs of Spain. Such things are
not rare in the intrigues of revolution
airy organizations, especially among
the Latin races of Europe. And one
cannot help the reflection that the Gu !
ban junta and the republican clubs of
Spain are benefited by the removal of
Castillo, though the proof may be es-
tablished in the end that the assassina-
ton was the outcome of an anarchistic
plot