The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-16
NAPOLE0N'S GREAT FRAUD.
sUE TRICksTER's MACHINERY FOR
MINACLING FRANCE.
The Emprror's Prctence Of n Plot and Its
Purposc-Tbe Barricades that were
Thrown up aud tho Riots which were
Tomontcd by Nupoiecn's Police.

The Emprror's Prctence Of n Plot and Its
Purposc-Tbe Barricades that were
Thrown up aud tho Riots which were
Tomonted By Nnpoieon's Police.
From ne T'fbvas
PARIS, May 12, via LONDON, May lS-The re.
sult OF the Pleb,sctum disappoints all parties The
Republicans and others OF the opposltion are sur
prised by the number OF Affirmative votes. for theJ
expec ted not more than 100000 or 1900, 600, but
though sadienod they :are no, discouraged. Thoy
have fought hcroically for eighteen years against
imperial de~potism, and their warfare will never
cease until they are successful. The large afrma-
tive vote In Paris was also unoNt tcctcd but on the
other hand the great number who voted NO In
the army equally surprises and Alarms the emperor
Tho only man entirely content Is olivier, whose
measureless vanity pcrsuades him that the majority
Tor the Plcblscitum Is a RATIFICATION OF his admins
tron But tie true meaning Of The vote is far dii'
Yerent. Tie Enpcror's proclamation demands " Yes
as new proof Of frances confidence in himselfand
the q means Of facilitating the transmission OF the
crown to hts sou. The grea, Affirmative majority 30
ysr a. 10 wds not JrovdHlent did undoubtedly mean
that, and nothing else. 1t was vote for the Em
pire pure and smplc-libera despotic, as the Bm-
pcror chooses.
ANALYSIS OF TuR VOTE
or course large fraction voted "Yes" under the
load of Moderate Liberals who tried to bolieye ihs,
the Ptbisci Wn meant only approval Of the recent
reforms. Another large fraction voted =" Yes un-
der fear OF plots and revolution. At least two mil.
lions cut OF the seven must be credited to the army
OF civilian olcls to persons connected directly or
indirectly with the vnst machinery Of administra-
ton, or Otherwise dependent " on the Government
The rost say l,o0O00 was made up partly BY fraud
and coercion. partly by the votes Of the bourgeois
and peasantry-Napoleoni,.s no DOUBT BY choice,
but always tor the pow that be 10 case. The
peasanry In she small to and villages must woe
as they are ordered ny the mayors ana other rural
function aries OF actual force and coercion on the
day of the vote there was less than In 1854 but the
sJstem remains unchanged.
PUTTING Down rHR OPPOSITION.
The Government during the whole plebiscItary
silencing tre Opposition aud striving Affirmative
voters TO the polls. The Opposition press all over
not seized were refused transmission through the
post once Subscription to tie funds OF the Oppo.
tition committee was treated as crime. Printers
were arrested for printing negative ballots agents
we're arrested for distributing them. The opposi.
uon committee rooms were invaded by tie police
seized since the publication OF the onicia report
on the alleged plot
NO JOURNAL mas BEEN ALLOWED TO PUBLISH
evidence in di.proof Of it. The Rappei was seized
for printing letter from Francois Hugo proving
seized for publishing fruillcton the report OF the
Proeureur General GraLdperret The Rtre!i was
seized ior doubting the existence Of any plot The
Sieoe and L'Arerir were seized for the same offence
From last Thursday to Sunday Che day OF voting
uersd ss ssms e FIVE prosec
tions we're institute In day against the Rdppel
alone, aud It's editor was sentenced to years i'm
pfisonhent for printing single article by Victor
Hugo. So much for freedom OF the press In France
under LibeTl hinistry! The system Of ofhcial
pressure by the Pre- ecs, which Olivier was pledged
TO ABANDON was never more energeticaily or un-
scrupuiously enforced. Tho Prefecis were sum
immun for ali the efforts they should make IN be.
bali Of tie P'ebiscitun.
Town AND COUNTRY vory.
Nevertheless the Affirmative majorit, is wholly .
yo.ei n.sjorig. Fraud and coercion equally dit
ncult In great citier, and all the great cities with
most OF the larger towns throughout France, have
given msJ0riues ngainst the Empire. Paris gives
nominaly 5000 ne alive majority, but counting alb.
steutiots II Il really 10000 Rpchetort's district
alone following his counsel 20 abstain, gives 5000
ye- 1900 no, 10000 abstcntions. The next three
most lint orlaut cities are Lyons, Bordeaux. anl
harseiies and the returns IRON these are ~ fol>
lows:
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