The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-22
RADICAL ROCHEFORT.
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Paris Nor y Correspondence Of the London Nel0s.
NJ. Rochefort the hero of the hour, appeared yes
terday evening at public electoral meeting OF the
First Circumscription in the Rue Doudeauville, La
Chapee. NJ NermOrel, formerly editor Of the COUr-
rier Frdncais, was in the char. About fifteen hun
dred persons were present. NJ Rochefort, on mount
ing the tribune was saluted with enthusiastic and
unanimous cheers, which lasted for several minutes.
When silence was obtained he very pale, and for
time his voice faltered but 1t gradually became
audible. He said: -
Citizens, the emotion which cannot conceal may
perhaps give you poor idea OF my energy but
when an exile, Oh returning home, meets with such
reception as you have just given me, such emotion
is, hope, eXcusabe. You do not yet know me, but
you trust me already, and thank you At Brussels,
as at Paris, have daily watched the progress OF the
great revolution which we will accom- psh together
III have taken the oath it is only because shrink
from nothing to serve the cause of the people, The
question of the oath is a serious one, have taken
u with my eyes open. know We'll enough that 0H
the day after the revolution they who passed under
this yoke will be put in the index. But accept this
situation, and am resigned beforehand. Let the
leVOlutlon 40 WIN me as IL Will inc oath more
over, is less humiating to the candidate who SUBJ
mits to take it than TO the Government which i'm
poses it, and thereby shows its terror at certain
names.
The Commissary of Police, interrupting, gave two
warnings;-
First, because the constitutional question of the
oath could not be discussed; and, second, because
prophecies of republic could not be tolerated under
the Emperor's Government.
Nj. ROcheGOrt continued -
Never did sroLg Government more s'upidly
avow its weakness than the present one did by the
sal suffrage to pronounce between itself and us, and
when universal suffrage is about to answer, shuts up
its mouth. have thought 1t my duty to offer you
my services without any reserve Citizens, we have
a common object. | have never concealed my in
tentions, and 1 see that you agree with me.
Loud cries followed OF ''Yes, yes!' On descending
from the tribune NJ Rochefort had difficulty in gain
ing mis- place, much was he pressed upon by pe0-
pie striving to shake hands with him. 1t was inani-
mously resolved at this meeting that Rochcf0rt
should be the sole candidate.
simultaneously another meeting in the same cir
transcription was held at the Foes Belleville NJ.
Gambetta in the chair NJ. Laurier reiterated his
determination to withdraw in favor OF Rochefort.
After waiting till the time fixed by law for closing,
in the hope that the favoritc candidate would make
his appearance the meeting separated with cries Of
'Vive Rochetortl
The Rappel publishes the following letter.
My Dear Friends:-Tne court journals absolutely
will have it that am under obligation, to the En-
peroT because after arrestDg at the frontier he
set me at liberty eight hours later desire to have
the public for Judge, and not the Constitutional The
truth is that at noon CommlssaTy or Police said to
me, "You are prisoner, and at in the evening he
added, "You free" There Is the whole incident
in all its simplicity. The magnanmity OF the Gov
ernment, therefore, consists III having done foolish
as in everything it has done for the last eighteen
years. when it was too late" The story which these
Journalists tell about safe conduct is all fable.
have seen no safe conduct. Nobody eyer spoke to
ME OF one. Had the Government had the bad taste
to offer me one, should probably have answered
that did not care about being safe, and did not
want to oe conducted and most l6ely thrown the
document in the face OF the dOnor. This eXpldna-
tiou was necessary to excuse my ngrattude, which
HENRI R0CHEFoRT.
! The SOir observes upon this characteri stlcally
'irreconcilabe" letter that the safe conduct must
| exist, otherwise M. Rochefort would at this moment
| be imprisoned, pursuant to the sentence of four
| months against him for his assault upon printer
and that if he did not get notification of it, which
must have been sent by post, the only reason was
that it was desired to spare him the unpeasantness
of a twenty-four hours sojourn in custody
! at Feignies. 1t says that M. ROchefort, on
to set him at liberty, thanked the Commssary OF
Police for his courtesy, and mentioned inci-
| dentally that the LGateTae would shortly
cease TO appear. The irreconcable journals are not
to the policy of the act Of special cemency tC
ROCheOrt In the LtGerte NJ. Emile de Grardin halls
il in an article headed "Bravo and seems to think
! 1t diminshes the chance of RoChefort's election
But NJ. Rouher's organ (he Pubiio) grOans over tho
act as an ''ll-judged eXpedient" Both the Libert,
| and Pu6iic, however, agree in drawing the lOgica
| consequence that a safe conduct ought not now C
| be refused 10 VI. Ledru ROln.
feel scarcely doubt that M. RochefOrt will be
elected by an enormous majority, and this was tbe
general opinion at grand dinner given last night
| by N. Emile de Girardln, at which NJ. Emile olivier
| was present,