Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-11

greater the arrangement.

Thus far Mrabeau had guided the revolution What the
nation needed had been attained But alas France
vouon far from appeased their Unsuitable appeties aroused
by their victories rush crush royalty, and be, they
thought free Two forces clashed in
radcaism Sane craftsmanship and mob rule Mira
beau and Mara Loyalty could exist said France, in
whose ceckered and she puned him. Even the
Assembly turned from its work of reformation
the anarchy Mrabeau pleaded reasoned sormed but all in
vain His last plan France sconed his magic
had lost their charm the last embers of loyalty dead The
only who might have guided the nation through the
crisis misunderstood hated summed 90 Thou frivolous
and thrice frivolous nation cried the dpised dauntess leader
with hand raised in warning he crushed by Franceh
beloved France rushing mady into the Reign of Terror
He failed to save the government. Shall call it weak
ness? The critical historian VonEIo answers-"To
gle handed the downward plunge of nation requires nothing
less than omnpotence Men often fail, from lack of per-
power but problems rarely by
single individuals. Bismarck, Lincoln Luther the Apostle Paul.
all failed in particular. Even the Man of Galee the
glorious of all time rejected knave and
poser The Mrabeau of to-day the Mabeau painted
by passion and prejudice whose bones gathered by the rab
bic and thrown into poer field The hoodgae of anarchy
opened his DEATH pouring their devastating When
the floods had subsidized however and had returned
pcnen dcoaed France she realized the incompatible strength
and worth of him who for the principles he be right
opposed single handed royalty and people She calls him
the supreme statesman of his age
Supreme statesman? Yes Would you compare him with
the of century? William Pitt the Great Comoner
genius
CANT naughty Parliament and arrogant stubborn king
Mrabeau of the situation by power of intellect he
forced appropriate legislation The oraory and craftsmanship
of Alexander Hamilton secured the adoption of constitution
but politically the Americans the progressive and
ghtened people of the age Mirabeaus ountrymen
incompetent solve political problems Henry Clay the
great compromised seeking justify human slavery only
ed the nations catastrophe Mabeau attempting in
dvidual liberty would have prevented that horrible caaclysm
of crime the Reign of Terror had not frenzed mobs and vision
airy demagogue overturned his work The great Bismarck
ceeded and ruled only by policy of Blood and Iron Mira
beau achieved all he did by Justice and Reason Gladstone
failed to wre "Home Rule" from enlightened legislature
Mirabeaus failure only he could calm passions
and fury of understandable rabbe The arsighedness of
Chatham the political sagacty of Hamilton the concaory
craftsmanship of bold initiative of Bismarck gentle
humanity of Gladstone all combined in Count Mirabeau
Statesman demagogue? Time answers, at genius
Believe him ideal 1t his misfortune have faults
in proportion his genius. He basey immoral often
crpulous Struggling for mastery with that colossal intellect
the low of the animal "Ee was says the historian,
"a genuine of the times Not only their fole and vices,
but their characteristic brilliant traits have him pre-emnent
representative Had that life, checkered with glory and
shame but possessed moral sense the of Mabeau would
be the most resplendent of modern times
Conferred in him was all the genius of orator. statesman,
prophet For he truly who by his eoquence dom
mated assembly and king; who overthrow the priv
eges of few that he might build in their stead the monarchy
of prophet who foresaw the impending conflict and after
it the cherished ideas of liberty fading before the depoism of
Napoleon He promulgated the creed, Liberty Fraternity
Equality creed advanced for the of Louis XVI but
destined be completely realized Lonke he had fought
till the end and failed But hidden in failure grande
broader success great hope ambition within
fury be consummated French liberty yet be estab
sed Out of the ashes of revolution spring Phoenix
like, the Republic Of France the mission of Mirabeau
then accomplished