INDEX.


Abbeville, 115


Abolition of Inheritance, 200, 203

Academies, 27

America, 170

Amœba, 15 et seq.

Antisthenes, 132

Aristides, law of, 232
Aristocracy, 36, 90, 137, 159
—— aptitude for government, 230
—— constitution which obeys laws, 88
—— demophil, 2, 232, 233
—— education under, 190
—— and examination system, 176
—— fusion with democracy, 231-233
—— impossible without merit, 31
—— old men under, 147
—— of Parliament, 172
—— permanent senators form, 58
—— and religion, 205, 207
—— result of indirect election, 19
—— and special jurisdictions, 98

Aristophanes, 126, 150

Aristotle, 14, 16, 31, 70, 78, 85, 88, 129, 131, 134-136, 153, 208, 215, 231, 234, 235

Arrondissement, 44
—— scrutin d', 83

Atheism, 207, 208

Athens, 17, 31, 37, 83, 113, 149, 163, 226, 232

Augier, 213

Austria, 49


Barthélemy, Abbé, 157

Barthou, M., 9, 118

Belgium, 170

Bismarck, 209

Bonald, 201

Brunetière, 188

Busiris, 115


Calas, 115

Carnot, 93

Carthage, 16, 231

Caucus, 6

Chamber of Deputies, 44, 118, 172-174

Charlemagne, 149

Charondas, 87

Church, the, 98, 206

Cicero, 70
—— de Senectute, 149

Civility, 156 et seq

Civil Service, the, appointments to, 45-51
—— examinations for, 176 et seq.

Clergy, the, 169

Code, the, 75, 76, 163

Colbert, 43

Collectivism, 200-203

Communism, 200

Compétence par collation, 19, 22

Competitive examination, 175 et seq.

Conciliation Boards, 97

Concordat, 206

Constitution of 1873, 57
—— mixed, 231

Co-optation, 176

Cour de Cassation, 57, 101, 108, 176

Court of Appeal, 57, 107

Courts, ecclesiastical, 98
—— martial, 98

Criminal procedure, 83
—— jurisdiction, 99


Dandin, 184

Dandino-mania, 184

Decadence, 222, 223

Decrees, 84, 91, 208, 209

Demagogues, 85, 191, 213

Democracy, Aristotle on, 129-136
—— Athenian, 17
—— children under, 142-146
—— and direct government, 37 et seq.

Democracy, encouragement of incompetence under, 30, 92, 126
—— English, 170
—— evolution of a modern, 18 et seq.
—— fusion with aristocracy, 231-235
—— governed by decrees, 34, 91
—— and imperative mandate, 32
—— lack of respect under, 158-161
—— legislation under, 66, 79-81
—— magistrature, 110-122
—— Montesquieu on, 137-139
—— morality under, 139
—— Nietzsche on, 220-226
—— old men under, 146-153
—— Plato on, 127-129
—— and politicians, 34, 36
—— position of women under, 140-142
—— principle of, 14, 15
—— and private enterprise, 59-61
—— and reform, 216-219
—— Rousseau on, 136, 137
—— and schoolmasters, 191-215
—— and socialism, 61-65
—— and special jurisdictions, 98, 99

Demos, 56, 86

Demosthenes, 82

Deputy, 55, 174
—— mayors, 119

Despotism, principle of, 12
—— tendency of democracy towards, 62, 65, 96

D'Etalonde, 115

Diderot, 207

Division of labour, 15
—— —— in domestic life, 141

Divorce, 125


Germans, 67

Gerontocracy, 146, 153

Gladstone, Mr., 3, 5

Goncourt, 201

Greece, 222, 226

Greeks, 71, 73, 87

Greek philosophers, 126


Holbach, 207

Homer, 56

Horace, 152

Hugo, Victor, 209


Ideal legislator, the, 79

Imperative mandate, 32, 33

Indirect election, 19

Inequalities, artificial and natural, 30

Interpellation, 83

Italy, 170


Japy, Mme., 114

Jesuits in Paraguay, 62

Joannès, Baron, 68

Judges, appointment of, 46, 100-112
—— interpretation of the law, 163

Juge de paix, 111, 116 et seq.

Jurisdiction, criminal, 99
—— ecclesiastical, 97
—— military, 97
—— seignorial, 97

Jury, the 112-115, 168, 169


Kant, 153


La Barre, 115

Lacedæmon, 150, 231

Law, abolishing primogeniture, 124
—— abuse of, 110
—— of competence, 97
—— and decrees, 84-91
—— degree in, 116
—— doctors of, 108
—— ecclesiastical, 125
—— emergency, 82-89
—— fundamental, 89
—— governs men, 121
—— of July 12th, 1905, 117
—— made by the ideal legislator, 67-74
—— made by the people, 17, 18, 25, 40, 194-196, 234
—— must be ancient and unchanged, 77-79
—— not the same for rich and poor, 199
—— permitting divorce, 125
—— of proportion, 14
—— questions of, 113, 162
—— of Sunday observance, 75, 76
—— and tradition, 230

Legal profession, the, 60

Legislation, ancient, 87
—— English, 2, 4
—— party, 81-82
—— philanthropic, 6
—— predatory, 8
—— requires special knowledge, 18, 67

Legislator, essential qualifications for, 66-81
—— Greek, 73

Lestranger, M. Marcel, 164, 166

Liberty of association, 194, 196

Louis XIV, 21, 22, 150, 195, 204, 209
—— XV, 150
—— XVI, 133

Louvois, 43

Lycurgus, 2, 73, 87

Lynching, 168, 169


Machiavel, 71

Machiavelian counsel, 234

Magistracy, hereditary system advocated for, 105, 163, 168

Magistrates, election of, 48, 100-112
—— incompetence of, 164-168
—— subservience to government, 163

Mayors, 117

Medical examinations, 180
—— profession, 60

Mill, John Stuart, 230

Minister of Agriculture, 94
—— of Commerce, 92
—— of Education, 92, 211

Minister of Interior, 211
—— of Justice, 76, 118-120
—— of Navy, 92
—— of War, 92, 93

Miscarriage of justice, 165

Monarchy, old men under, 147
—— principle of, 12, 62, 96

Montesquieu, 4, 12, 14, 28, 37, 44-47, 66-70, 74-89, 103-105, 123, 137, 138, 150-156, 193, 227, 232

Moral effect of law, 125
—— order, 217

Morals, high standard of, 150
—— laxity of, 155
—— private, 139, 140
—— public, 123, 124, 139

More, Thomas, 71

Moses, 67, 209


Napoleon, 13, 105, 209

Nationalisation, 60

Nietzsche, 147, 187, 220-225


Oligarchy, 63, 128, 147

Olympiad, 87

Ostracism, 133


Paraguay, 62

Parental authority, 143

Parliament, 172

Party system under Socialism, 61

Pascal, 107, 157

Patriotism, 12, 214

Peel, Sir R., 3

Periander, 132

Peter the Great, 124

Phædo, personification of laws in, 87

Plato, 71, 105, 126-129, 138, 140, 153

Plautus, 150

Plebiscite, 24, 173

Pli Professionnel, Le, 164

Pnyx, the, 37

Politeness, 156 et seq.

Politician, definition of, 34
—— democracy's need of, 35, 51
—— as schoolmaster, 212

Préfet, 62-55, 173, 212

President of the Chamber, 110
—— of the Council, 93
—— of the Republic, 42, 57

Primogeniture, 124

Procureur-général, 52, 53, 119-122

Proudhon, 73

Public officials, appointment of, 43-51
—— under Socialism, 201

Purchase system, the, 103


Quinet, Edgar, 13


Rabelais, 115

Republic, 12, 13, 73

Renaissance, 149

Renan, 223

Renouvier, 50

Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 22

Rhédi, 78

Robespierre, 207, 208

Roman Republic, 13, 113, 204, 233

Romans, the, 68, 87, 232

Rome, 124, 149, 222, 226, 232-234

Rousseau, 32, 72, 136-138, 149, 150, 207, 208

Royalty, 137, 236
—— democratic, 18


St. Cyr, 177

St. Louis, 74

Schopenhauer, 224

Scrutin de liste, 83, 112, and note
—— d'arrondissement, 83

Senate, 38, 58, 117, 118, 172-175

Senators, 55, 172-175
—— irremovable, 57

Seneca, 129

Socialism, 61-65, 231

Socrates, 18, 88
—— on democracy, 144

Solon, 67, 73

Sovereignty of the People, 40, 45, 56, 177, 194-198, 204-209, 214

Specialisation of functions, 15-18, 31

Special jurisdictions, 97, 98

State control of children, 144
—— —— of magistrates, 100,101
—— —— of private enterprise, 60-61
—— danger of eminent man to, 131-137
—— intervention to restore public morality, 217-219

State policy, 110
—— services rendered to, 230
—— within a State, 196

Steinheil case, 114

Suidas, 103, 105

Sunday observance, 75

Sylla, 73

Synergy, 235, 236


Terence, 150

Thrasybulus, 132

Toulouse, 115

Tyranny, 135


Universal suffrage, 21, 173-175

University degrees, 20, 181-183

Upper chamber, suggestions for strong, 174

Usbek, 78


Virtue, civic, 14, 103, 104
—— the principle of a republic, 12, 13

Voltaire, 103-105, 116


Women, their position in a democracy, 140-143


Xenophon, 126, 233


Young man, Horace's description of, 152