El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-28

iority, pressed upon him by the Queen
But he declined to yield to her argu-
ments, taking the ground that it was
not in moments of q national crisis
such as the Cuban trouble, which
Spanish arms had failed TO solve, that
one ought to think of creating new
Captain Generals.
The Policy of the Carlists.
| Harper's w. ekly.
S nee 1888 five revOlts in Cuba, two
in the Philippine Islands, two in Porto
Rico, two dew stating Csrlist wars and
eight or nine minor rebellipns in the
same cause, a war with Morocco, aud
the deposition and restoration of 8
monarch have been the chief events OF
Spain's history. And it is iudi.putabl BILE
that, apart from q natural inab lily to
colonize in accordance with the feel
ings of the nineteenth century, much
of her misery has been due to the
shameless tampering with the right OF
succession which Ferdinand was be-
trayed into six y-five years ago.
One or two features are common to
all Carlist risings, They occur only
when Spain is in difficulties. and they
gather round them the active support
of the men of the northern provinces
and the sympathy OF the mass of the
peasantry. The army and upper
throne; the church has remained fair
ly neutral, though there il reason to
believe that the accession of the present
pretender would greatly strengthen
its temporal power. Even against
these odds the cause Of the exile1 kings
has twice triumphed over its adver-
ssries In Spain, and had it not been
for the interference of European
countries, the Spanish throne would
long ago have been in the hands of its
proper posse-sors. Monarcnies have a
common interest and sympathy in see
ing that pretenders, once GUST ed,
should remain so, and the Cariists
have never been able to enlist the good
wishes of Europe. 1t is not likely
that this isolation will prevent them
from putting their fortunes to the
hazard once again. Toe time is woful-
ly ripe. With the flower o: her army
dead on the shores of Cuba, involved
in a struggle with power Infinitely
her superior in material resources,
hsrassed by an overburdeued and dis
affected peasantry who are pandered to
by q knot of Tsmmanyized military
adventurers. bankrupt, distracted, and
deserted, SPANS condition is one of
fast-approaching dissolution. The pre-
sent dynasty has exhaus ed its man
date. A war with America means an
inevitable and disastrous defeat. A
WELDING to America lisa betrayal Span
ish pri lie could rever permit itself. 1t
would precipitate at once the rebellion
tn at firm defiance to the United S ates
may vet postpone for a few months.
In either case the occasion gives to
the Csrlists an opening of which they
are publicly wiling to avail them
selves. Towards the end of last year
an article appear in one of the English
magazines, signed by two of the most
prominent Csrlists, the purpose OF
which was to win over Engl sh svm-
patty in the coming struggle. DON
Carlos has himself issued various m An
ifestoes of late undertaking to remain
quiescent only so long as Spanish hon.
or is reserved untarnished. AS the
alternatives before Spain are submits
sion or defeat, and as either will in
volve a severe shock to Spanish honor
it may be taken as certain that Don
Carlos is simply hiding his time, and is
prepared to strike atthe first favorable
moment.
What are the chances of his success?
The great obstacle that has confronted
the Carlists in the past has been the
Spaniards. To day the Spanish army,
50 FIR as concerns its efficiency in re-
polling q domestic invasion, is practl-
cal'y Nonresident. There remain two
difficulties-the temper of the Spanish
people, and the possibility of foreign
Interference. Under the first head, it
may fairly be said that q monarchy is
the only form of government that
Spaniards can live under. They have
tried a republic. and it broke hopeless
understand it. They have tried q mill
itary despotism. and it led to anarchy.
After every experiment they return to
the mOnarcbical system as the
one best suited to their instincts and
temperament. At the prese Mt moment
Spain is split up into as core Of parties,
each following it's own leader. There
is the Queen Regents party, the Sa-
0aIta party. the Weyler party, the
Blanco party, the Csmpos party. the
Rep lblican party. and many others.
From this mass of conflicting factions
. .hsss may on easily ne sri'e a sd
untried man like Don Carlos. More
over. the church is predlsposed to-
wards him. Don Carlo is a Cathol C
of the Catholics, with the strongest be-
lief in the efficacy of the church as
governing agency, and q marked in
tolerance towards Professionalism. The
Internal conditions of Spain are there
lore faVOr6Ole TO MS success.
On the actions of the powers in the
event of u Csrlist inva-ion it is difficult
to speculate. That the Emperor Joseph
will do whst be can by diplomacy to
maintain his relatives on the Spanish
throne seems assured from his recent
proceedings; and England's pos
session of Gibraltar, aud her interest
in the preservation of Portugal as
seperate nation. may possibly, as they
have done in the past, make her averse
tn any political upheaval. But the
policy of the powers will undoubtedly
depend on the attitude of the Spaniards
themselves towards the pretender. 1t
would be serious matter
to attempt to expel him
from Madrid if the Spaniards
welcomed his advent as their one
chance of escaping long interneciue
struggle The Issue rem aims in doubt:
but that the Carlists will not let the
opportunity slip by without bold eff
fort to regain what they consider their
rights Is "a certain as anythi ng can be.
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