The State Rights Democrat

The Spanish President.—Serrano has formed a new Ministry under the Presidency of Señor Sagasta, who holds the Home Office as well as the Presidency of the Council. The other members of the Ministry are not of note. Señor Sagasta was a colleague of Serrano when Amadeus was King. He combined with Serrano to dishonor that young monarch and drive him from the throne. He is regarded in Spain as a man of cunning, energy, audacity and mendacity, the worst type of the worst phase of Spanish political character. Sagasta believes only in himself, and will serve the interest that suits his own. There is this about Serrano, that he is not a ruler to be trifled with, and so he may receive the loyal aid of the able, dangerous and unscrupulous man whom he has summoned again to a post from which he was driven two years ago by the honest, patriotic indignation of the Spanish people.