The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-12

'ioh VI tiit lISl ltSlSUllNe tfeCtlOUS Oh CUe
new regime. He was himself elected to the
cortes from the City of Madrid in Janu-
airy, 1876. 1t devolved upon him then to
repress the second attempt of the Carlists
to bring on a civil war and to deal with
the first instruction in Cuba.
With the exception of an interval of
few months, he continued to hold the
premiership down to 1879. when, on the
return of Marshal Martinez de Campos
from Cuba he retired from the premier
ship and was succeeded by Campos, who
accepted as his colleagues the principal as
sOciates of Senior Canovas. The Opposi-
ton raised to the policy of Campos soon
forced him TO retire. Senior Canovas skill
fully resisted, delayed and finally defeated
the free trade and emancipation projects
of CampoS. On the reassembling of the
cortes in December. 1879, Campos gave
up the attempt to conduct the government
and Senior CanOvas formed new cabinet
on December 10 with a second Cuban in
surrection TO be dealt with.
He charged Gen. Blanco with this task.
but the reactionary tendency of his home
policy became more and more marked I'M
til the financial projects in which he wish
ed to embark drew upon him the bitter at
tacks not only of CASTELAR, and the repub-
Leans, but also those of Campos and Sa
gasta, and he was compelled to resign. In
1881 he returned again to power, but the
conservative cabinet was speedily OVER
thrown and a coalition government, with
Sagasta and Campos at its head, took
charge of affairs. At the general election
of the same year he was returned to the
cortes from Madrid and became the chief
spokesman of the intermediate party,
known as the party of conservative liber-
ais. On January Is, 1884, he was called
D., mi or N
order to secure Il majority devoted, like
himself. to the cause of order and literally
in harmony with the monarchical princi-
pies he dissolved the cortes, and the new
elections resulted favorably. But Oh No
vember 26 1885. he was again compelled
to resign and was succeeded by Senior Sa-
gasta. He was the same day elected presi-
dent of the chamber by ODD votes, against
112 cast for Senior Romero Robledo, and
he signaized his entrance upon his new
functions by funeral eulOgy of King Al
fonso MI. who had died on the previous
day. In 1890 another reversal brought
him back to power, and on July he took
the presidency of the conservative cabinet.
replacing the liberal ministry of Sagasta.
Two years later the pendulum swung to
the opposite extreme and the lberalsunder
Senior Sagasta, won the general elections
and retained power until 1879. when dis
agreements in the Sagasta cabinet led the
queen regent to again summon CanovaS TO
the premiership.
Canovas came last into power on februs
AIRY Z. 1895 A number of officers had
broken and pillaged the Offices of various
newspapers which had made insinuations
against the conduct of officers engaged in
suppressing the Cuban revolution. The
var minister seemed to support the officers,
WI Drnmipp po ST :. prpl
nalists to be protected. This led to the
retirement of the ministry. Marshal Cam
pos was temporarily made captain general
| of Madrid and the greatest excitement
prevailed.
Finally Senior Canovas formed minis
| try although he lacked the support of Il
| section of the conservatives. The gov
| eminent was defeated on Il vote of cepsure
| on July 3. 1895, but did not resign. The
general elections of April. 1896. returned
| an overwhelming majority of the c0rtes in
| favor of the policy of the Canovas cab-
net. though the opposition charged that
| the ministeralists carried many Or the
election districts by gross frauds. On
June > last Senior Canovas rendered the
| resignation of the cabinet owing to the
| difficulty the ministers had in carrying on
| the government in view of the parlia
| mcntary situation caused by the refusal of
| the liberals to take part in the delibera-
| tons in the cortes. The attitude of the
| liberals was due to Il personal encounter
between the duke of Tatuan, minister of
| foreign affairs. and Professor COmas. IL
distinguished liberal senator, on May u,
when the duke slapped the face of the face
of the professor after heated debate on
tine Morgan resolution adopted by United
States senate After four days of confer
| pncp with the leaders of all pOlitical