Year: 1876

THE FRENCH RADICAL RRFoRMER ATTACKS THE


CLERICAL PARTY BITTERLY-THK POLICY OF


THE EXPEDITION TO MEXICO.


paris March u correspondence OF London Standard


The Lyons papers publish the text Of N. Gam
betta'S speech at Lyons The Aonieur OF this evening
considers calculated to the conservatives as
to tho consequences OF the elections and to famiarze
them with the acclimatizaton OF the Republic This
is perhaps, rather oversraned construction to put
on Gambettas speech for although Its general tone
Is moderate enough. he attacks


THE CLERICAL PARTY


with extreme violence For instance 1.-THE key note
OF the elections be found the anticercal feel
ing OF the country France from north to south has
expressed her adhesion 10 the republican principle
aud her determination put down clcricalsm al home
and abroad. During the last five years. owing
to our disasters and also to our faintheartcd
ness, We have witnessed The growth OF a
party which. under the pretext OF monarchical res
ioration. would have involved US In war with Italy
and which formed q kind OF league worthy OF the
Dark Ages associations ior the manufacture OF mira
ces, for pgrimages and for tho humiliation OF the
principles OF 1882 Tho administration tolerated all
these goDgs on in defiance OF the law. Thrs We wit
messed the growth In midst of tho children OF the
Lord 10 such an extent that France seemed the refuge
OF all the Christians in Chrstendom This was carried
lar that France revoltcd against The theocratIc
spirit which takes everything when 1t is denied its
share Thus IL was that Franco voted for tho Republic
IN order TO protect tho civil mmunites she TO the
Revolution The encroachments Of ultramontan-
ism had already c,ed tho apprchensions
starting point Of general war IL was sought
to divide the world into Two camps, she
supporters Of the Vatican and the champions oil free
thought and therefore, great was the rejoicing at the
elections, which convinced the world that France
meant TO resume her place as the foremost champion
OF free inquiry and free thought" When he passed
from the religious TO the political question N. Gam
bctta was relatively moderate. Tho following passage
deserves the praise bestowed upon by tho Non teur


at IS as wise and stalcsmanke as II Is necessary that
the Republic should be considered q republic Of
peace order and morality. Il is necessary that The
world should be impressed with the fact that tho Ro
pu5lics existence can give no unbrasc TO tine Powers
on frontiers. We have often sinncd through a
spirit OF excessive propaganda Let US begin
wounds and leave the rest OF the world 10
mind It's own business without obtruding inerer
encc. Moreover, for long time past We have had
trary, much to learn and borrow from them-irom
England, the freedom OF the press and the right Of
meeting, and from our adversary Of yesterday ITS mill
tary organization and It's really universal compulsory
service or these conditions we may rely on the CO.
operation and sympathy Of our ncighbors We must
rcpudIate prosclytism. We must repudiate that
sinister policy of The Second Empire which involved
IN the Mexican expedition, which betrayed Denmark
which allowed Austria TO be crushed and which dug
under our own feet gulf into which we all but disap
pcared. That doctrine OF nationalities we must en-
phatically, heartily and sincerely rcpudate"


REPUBLICAN RELATIONS TOWARDS MACMAnoN


Further the speaker expressed himself as follows
respecting the constitution and the chief OF the
Statc:-


'rhe man at the head OF the State the President OF
the Republic, may be assured that II is not the republ
cans that Will ever question his powers. Whatever
have been our attitude the Gath of May,
honestly say that fault of that the chief
OF the State was not placed beyond the turmoil of
party strife" He also added that he would not insist
careful wedding and in conclusion he bade the liberals
who sti II seems, view the democrats with distrust
TO convert themselves within the four years grace left
them provided they only sincere, loyal and hon
est they will be welcomed with open arms"