New-York tribune., 1873-05-10
THELATE FRENCH ELECTIONS
CANVASS IN PARIS.


fTRoN ruR REaulAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUNE.l
PARIS. April 2i.-The electoral canvass goes
with unrelaxed vigor. Amid all its nuhor' 700
often ludlcrous melancholy. encouraging features "a"
be perceived Il speakers AZ the public meetings u'
quentY indulge in foolish and violent language anu INC
auditors IN intenvp 70 or in noisy coiloqmes anonE
themselves. the.. these assemblies a not anpeasing
absence OF rovolvs,s. Proeces do not mmgle III 'He
exchange Of inyectives At the CasinoCadet saw an
orator gescuate and make great play with his mouth
for ten minutes together; hardly an atcuate worn oi
hs reached 20 the middle OF the bal where
I was standing, great was the tumult eA
cited by the first sentence and his man
ner, ostentauousy contemptuous OF thos VINO re-
fused 10 be his hearers Yet he did stand there M
harmed and with ns fooshly defiant manner, for some
ten minutes The cresOf" Ia porte 20 asses :" accom-
PANIED occasionally with yet less complimentary
phrases. and finally with rhythmic stamping OF feet
noisy tempest above which the distressed Chair
mans bell rang scarcely audible. 1 have heard OF hut
two instances where physical persuasion has been
applied unweleone speakers aud in neither Of those
TO severe degree 10 IS for the rest, astonishing 20
bold Brtou OF a free American, how much dscourteOus
handling One Frenohnan may undergo from other
Frenchmen when animated" and come out Of IL not
only with a whole skin, but with whole raiment
But observe that these meetings here, half dozen or
more OF which are held nightly, as free from
external though they were gathered IN New
York II they often fan into confusion, they come out
OF iL through their own efforts. Take those az the
CasinoCadet. Which, being in my quarter, am ire
quent attendant In the street, as you approach the
door, you two three policemen, whose services IN
the past fortnight have not been once called IN requs
ton At the door You nay six sous, ana enter hail.
surrounded with galleries Of about 800 seating Lte
cramrnsd standing capacity You need not throw away
OF put out your cigar On platform at one end OF the
room IL a table with glass water decanter sugar dish,
and spoon. Sugared water lubccate the organs, III
up passages OF cOmmendatory hostile interruptions,
and fachtate transitions from one 70 another topic is
constant element Of French 0ratory. just behind and
above the tribune sits the President and his
two vices assessors; at another table Dy
their side is the secretary. These officers appointed
by the public at the Ouening Of proceedings by ac-
clamution show OF hands A citizen may speak with
out sugared water president cannot preside without
a bell. We are citizens al at the Casino Messieurs "
began needless advocate Of Remusat, last evening on
mounting the tribune But the head Of the piece he was
prepared 70 speak cut OF instantly with sharp
c-es from the nearest gallery Of "Ci0yeAsl Cit0yes"
which were taken up and reiterated by tue body OF the
house Then the President ied TO say something that
was all lost and the incipient speakers voice hared
out ike torch" with words that dld not burn though
we could by his swelling chest and violent gestures
that DE was probably breathing thoughts OF depre-
catory nature. Then the President rang his bell, and
after about 1--WE minutes, during the last three OF
which two next bystanders OF mine vociteratne
silence :" the house suddenly dropped 10 dead calm
ana the man was suffered to make fresh start " Cto-
yensw he advanced with attentive hearing for as
much as four sentences; was interrupted by loud ap-
pause in tine dtth, when he had fling az the late Em-
pre: by a loud dissent when, moment later, he de-
cared Remusat 20 be truly republican than Baro-
det: and presently aiterward, making a mistake in
pronunciation complicated with break in gramm2ticai
structure OF PERIOD much behooted that he lost
the thread Of his argument and what his presence or
mind sprawling about to speak, in search for recoV
erv OF the two he weared the impatient assembly but
finally came clear expression OF one thought taY9r
abe 10 Remusat which, followed by his Immediate
descent from the platform, rather kindly received
What much impresses me at these meetings is. along
with the nolerant spirit OF the audience toward pou
Zeal opinions differing from theirs. and their quick I'M
pauence OF a dull clumsy expression, finely sensitive
appreciation OF STYLE OF art far more developed
than their polite sense aud. in these conditions nota-
bls fairness Of spirit II little more than IDLE repet
ton after what has Just written 20 say that we OF
the Clsino-Cadet are mostly Radical Republican Baro
dests But there is free tribune. open 10 any adyo
cate Of R6uusat Tor the last ght and not In all
that time once occupied by any one Of the numerous
practiced able speakers OF his party We're Labouaye
10 present himself there tonight, his first few minutes
OF attempt to gain hearing would De filed with stormy
rutnor That he would soon gain the attention Of the
touge and once gained hold it chained, Is certain.
Cooueres experiment, TO which was witness, IN that
same hall TWO years ago, Is genericaly illustrative
instance in proof
The superior intellectual classes. be they re-
publican. look platform speaking 70 the unse-
ect vulgar M popular assemblies as beneath them II is
degradltyn OF their pOnthgate. Since the electoral
campaigu and the popular meetings were opened more
than fortnight ago the recognized best orators aud
eminent members, whether OF the Radical OF Govern
mental Republican party, have proudly ahsained from
"rakng the stump" Deputy roain Is tAo only eTcep
rion-which proves the rule. TOlain was lately an
ouprier working mechanic; he is OF the
peoule and is not afraid OF working with and
for them Not one OF the other numerous
notabites on either side, has found It in conformity
with his personal dignity orpart OF his function as poL
cal party leader under republic to descend INTO the
popular arena there defend himself ana his cause
against all comers These stay behind and high On their
lofty ranges as members Of solemaly authoritative con
trolling committees Moderate Republicans or advanced
Democrats they are personal practice and manners
scarcely democratic than the MonarehlsU dukes
ana Bonapartist chiefs, whO more arroganty preten-
nous TO rule people by divine right or by Nap0eonic
legend, are not more pontihcal doctrinare and as
sumedly iuialliole.
since my last there has been considerable variation
in appearances ana apparent chances. should say
What WAS careful not To say then. Remusats Commit
tees are working with exceptional zeal and lattery with
exceptional WISDOM for him. But If he succeeds which
is extremely doubtful, Government whose candidate he
is may chiefly thank It's opponents he barouets'9 TOT
the success as in OF its defeat It may thank Itself
for that result II curious that among people so
intelligent and quickly appreeatye OF paratoxes as the
French are party leaders should not have hitherto been
more impressed with what seems very like the law OF
| French party politics" Your hostility secures my
triumph" II NJ de Remusat the majority OF votes
east next Sunday. and the Government may thank
the Radicals for them II BarOdet leads thu poll, be
may thank the Government for his success.
II Remusat NJ Thiers's Minister OF Foreign Afairs
obtains majority Of votes, IL Will, IN large part
be owing to the adhesion Of moderate but earnest
Republicans TO whom the Government gave laggard