The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-09-22

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Nv how nsrroN . margin 70 w" nstr"
ness "' w" matHln n"-' w wv w
incomplete mi''g''ed "nn ~ 70 rI,"eN
h"stihs character :" 'he n"N o'R""'' ""'
the result ot . m'Atur" o' nrrnn"s~ sr '" ,ne
pr'noipse anu OF uh'rr'"h'y ;" Tvs sppacs-
non Direct unlVer-"i -unrsee' N''nou'
re-'ricl"n' 'e'r't w AUS P'eu-""e, Ns'
made the basis ~ 'he pohtoA'o tuer. livery
male fr"nch orlhen twen'y-ohe years o"h
VINO enJoyeu cNn rlsh,s NN' s"h'tVsu W
'he "'ectorss "o"nl''o"s r .'
or the exclusion OF CERTAIN -peclaI cs,ekor'e-
were pre-crloen they were Jur,neo Dy res-
sons outsI1" OF Poh'icai ~cal"cny' re"c'-
iorth there was 70 ~ nc c"'sN.'os''on' U"
pnVi'ege' no REPRESENTATION VI "i"o''"',,
Later w" hat'oha' HSse"oN I"on"'''
Tor tine Scritir AiTohu'SS""""' N"on '
a. dlrr'tIy AZ po-s'o'e '"e eec'or Vo"''''
wlth ire elected
Nhai was estanii-neu' therefore on Nu-
gust :. 1870 was tine widest poin"st' irahs-
est application Of the elective system. "
was on I'm" question OF universal suffrage
that Tue oa,.e Oh ,ne c'as7e" n"u %"e"
place Inc Hight OF the Assehoiy' now
ever had scarceiy cared 20 ope" 'h3 hsh''
and dih NOT Keep u p ror the preoen'hS
eighty years french poht'ca' REVOLUTIONS
had taReh pace on ques1tons Vi Suhrase'
The Versailles Assembly ien tha' u was
time 10 nave uone' Al 'he u"r. inue~u'
there were rrenchiheh VINO IKE MT "'au-
stone thought they coulu See u conSerVa-
tive principe IN universal sunrage' 'hey
argued from the iact that tine humoer o'
property owners IN france ~ iar greater
than eiat ot ~hon-oNherS' hAPerience hau
shown that IN England ana IN Belgium the
extension OF the suffrage toward UNIVERSAL
ism mad marked a perlou oil s'aoihty lot
conservative parties. IL IL true that the
democracy OF universal suffrage mas rsdiosi
aspirations; h defnanos assistance from
all citizens equally. Inc spirit OF justice.
nevertheless, reigns IN democracies as Wen
a. IN monarchies, MOI II there any DOUBT
that the feeling OF rehef ana reiaxation
which results from the Tree practice OF UNI
"a! suffrage has made II possible ior france
since 1873 10 tide over many uincuitieS'
Class strife, which IL but n inevitable form
Of the struggle Tor life, has not become ex-
asperated IN countries where popular Sow
ereignty prevails.
More than thirty years nave passed SINCE
the Constitution of 1875 became operative.
yet government by the lower classes. who
IL was alleged would control the suffrage,
has not even been organized. There 10
not a Labor. majority IN the ,hsmper oi
Deputies; Tar from II. IL IL the bourgeolsie
which obtains most OF the seats posts n
honors. NJ. Hanotaux asserts mat II ~
has been badly treated u only a 'tsen
to blame; The vain and impatient am
bition OF it's well educated members mas
proved more dangerous to society than inc
uethocra',o pp'e""' ~ -.
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nceu 70 acconpn.n ,"1 pI""n ny"
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