Year: 1879

not transfer this sentiment to something less expen
siyc Why not make king Of gold or silver or
bronze and wind it mp like clock and carry 1t
around on holy days. the priests do statues
and candles Easter and Corpus Christi
People are devout enough to kneel to an imaged
Virgin. Why should they not in time become loyal
enough to uncap to imaged king Such an image
rules Spain and other countries. king like
Charles the Emperor or Philip H. one can compre-
hend. He was king. lord. master his own cabinet
and Cortes. and all the land his; likewise the
treasure and the lives of those who titled the land
and apsssed the treasure But those days have gone
and why should the kings not go with them You
can never have in Spain any sovereign but one in
name. why for that name pay slO,oOo.ooO year !?
king of metal. even if silver with gold crown on
the head. would cost less money. would be as Loyalty
accepted by the people. and have as much power IN
governing Spain as its present sovereign.


HOPES SPAIN.


Yet notwithstanding these causes Of discomfort.
the movement which>began with the revolution has
not died out The changes in Spain so manifest to
one who knew Spain in darker days are signs Of
reawakened life. You note with gratitude that
there are few beggars. The people seem indus
trous The young men who come from the schools
arc republicans The leaders of that party are moro
and conservative. CASTELAR, has been sitting at
tnC icet or GatnDetca, learning now WonuerluI Is
patience in politics. have been told by some whose
opinions respect that the best thing for Spain would
bo the present government that it is almost repub-
lie. and that if let alone it will consolidate Spain,
revive her prosperity aud make rapid strides that
any change would unsettle affairs and throw the
country back. do not doubt that tho King means
well and that Canovas is IN able man
and patriot, and will do all he can
for Spain so long as he and has party
on the top. If there could be truce among the
parties if those public men who really wish well to
Spain were to unite and support the King in twenty
years Spain would show marvellous progress. But
to talk of this to Spanish politicians is TO talk Utopia
The people are for republic: The leaders arc for
themselves The government must be reconstructed; ;
the army, with enough generals Of high rank to
mand all the armies Of the world must be reduced
and reconstructed. The Church must be purified and
exalted, and this only be done by entirely sep
nrating it from the State. Religious Spain should be
Catholic if she chooses. but why should political
Spain lie mere province of the Vatican? The
whole financial system must be ovcrhauled. There
monopolies which only pretexts for SNUG
Cling and concessions like those to the lottery which
have the most evil effect the people Iqueson il
the King can reform these abuses. The class he
represents live these abuses The classes he would
concilate have ceased to for the and look
forward to the Republic. This is especially among
the young men. AS the young men Of the present
generation in America came into manhood opposed
to slavery SO the young men of the coming genera
ton of Spanar;s entering on their careers repub
licans. That force when it speaks will be obeyed
for it will speak the will OF Spain.