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ton marks. because they are taken
from one Of the leagues pamphlets.
Many OF the members are Church-ot-
England clergymen, who have been al
tracted TO the league by historical re-
searches,
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT,
To get an exact statement or the
plans and purposes OF this peculiar or
are under the impression that democra-
ganlzation | applied TO the Marquis de
Ruvigny, who after due deliberalon
and consultation with other Leading
members OF the society, gave to me the
following. written in his own hand
THE primary object Of the league Is
educational, the spreading among the
people of true knowledge Of the basis
Of the English constitution, the prlnel-
pie upon which kingship is founded, the
nature and object Of loyalty, and the
historic claims OF the eldest branch OF
the royal family OF Great Britain ana
Ireland.
'grhe practical outcome OF this teach
ing must be the restoration OF the true
balance OF the constitution by insuring
to the crown its proper position as the
restraining Influence over the three es-
tates Of the realm (the lords spiritual
lords temporal and the c0mmons), which
were destroyed illegally in the reyolu-
ton. by the expulsion Of the Legitimate
line OF sovereigns ard the transfer OF
the executive power Of the parliament
From this transfer arose ai 0nce 'hH
system Of party government With all Its
evils. The league exists not merely 10
remember the past-but 10 prepare for
the future"
THE "No-PoPERY" CRY
one Of the most tioklish parts Of the
business Is the religious question. There
is not much doubt that other Stuarts
would have succeeded Queen Anne in
regular order II they had not been Ro-
man Catholics. The attempts that they
made 10 get back 10 the throne were
usually met by the famous cry OF mo
Poperyw AS the Princess Louis of
Bavaria Is Roman Catholic. il Is one
| of the objects Of the Legtimist league
to secure the repeal Of the law by which
| the sovereign OF Great Britain. the lord
! chancellor and the lord lieutenant OF
| Ireland are forbidden 10 hold the Ro-
| man Catholic faith, while every one
else in the kingdom might believe what
| he pleased. MIR. Gladstone was with
| them on that point, and did his best
| 20 remove the religious disabilities
clause. but he failed.
II might be supposed from these facts
| that the Legitlmists were chiefly Ro-
! man Catholics. but as a matter Of fact,
most OF them are eProtestants, and In
several instances Roman Catholic cler-
gymen have forbidden members OF
their congregations 10 Join the league
| on the ground that controversy might
I be stirred up II has been charged that
| the Roman Catholic church was proyld-
| ing the leagues funds, but the Marquis
de Ruvlgny. who Is himself a Protes-
| tant, assures me that this Is absolutely
false. and that every penny Of It's funds
has been contributed by private sub
scripton.
The marquis. who comes from a fam
Gus old French family, and whose title
is French, was born In England, Is a
naturalized Englishman and warm
admirer OF Queen Victoria. lie was
sorely disappointed that defective eye
sight caused the rejection Of his ap.
| phcation to enlist for the war. The
present president Of the league is DR.. ID
r. de LHoste Ranking. II Is interest.
| ing 10 observe that the society has ar
| American branch, whose president is
william Forsyth Of Jamaica Plain
Mass, and whose homo, airy secretary IL
A. J. Rodwaye OF R0xvury, Mass. The
/ president OF the Canadian branch is j
w. Manbey Of Manitoba.