New-York tribune., 1877-09-01
THE FRENCH CONTEST.

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IFRoai 4 REGULAR CoRREsrONDENr OF TlIE rldbCNEI
PARs Aug 12.-Thcre is toletable evidence
that the Bonapartists are cutting their own
tbroats | told you some three weeks AGO
Of the anger openly expressed by baron
Rothschild 40 such uncompromiSmg candida
tures as those of the cx-prefcct Haussmann and OF
Jerome David and others in the South of France.
Since then his supplies have been stopped and
what is more there is little chance of his contuhnt-
Ing ANYTHING 90 the Conservative fund. Ior
many DAYS as Won viii have seen, the Tcac;iomst
papers reported that the House OF RothscMld had
subscribed 100000 francs tSlOO,O0O for the cause
OF moral order and NJ. de GirarjIn IN his organ Ia
France observed that that was paltry sum Tor 'ne
Rothschilils. att,s an that the French public had
given Them during the last half century. The figure
Of the contribution was discussed daily, but no one
asked whether the fact of any contribution AT an
was true or not? Hint after hint was gently shppcu
into one ter another of the Conservative Journals
but the zeal of the High Priest oI Or
leauism was cooled, and ms pmse-stTlhSS
were Hrhtencd. aud now. when he meets
his colleagues at the Bourse ire does not serupe 10
saw publicly that in the first place, all the "feeleIs'
in the world will draw no more money out OF ms.
pocket. but that any one individual, However
wealthy. who should subscribe 20 such a cause,
would merely contribute drop INTO the~dvcr-
eary's ocean tho Republicans being all of them
wealthy, and devoted 60 their creed. ii follows om
this state of things that the money power Of the
Republic, as opposed 10 the general poverty
of the BOuaparsts, is of the chief and, above all
new features ol the present situation. Twenty years
ago it was received thing to look down upoh the
Republican as q poor devil, plotting IN cellars ana
Carrcts-slirtl,ss shoclcss, uukcmpt. unwashcd,
aud exceedingly Bohemian. II is this which rs
all altered noy. and il is money Chat has worked
the chance Money earned IN trade has made the
Democrats socially the equals of The upper ieH ~
giving them tine education. the ways and manhei''
the habit, of those VINO generation back were
fooii,hy called their bcttcrs. Any one "h"
d regards tls fact will Doe all at sea il he attempts
10 Judge modern FIaucc--thc France Oi the year ot
grace 1877. The social equilibrium is differently
based uow-a-dJy, thau 10 w9s even ittecn or twenty
year, ago: the uoucy-p0wcr is, in on overwhelming
dcl1cc. 900 the hand, of those who make money m-
stead of in thc possession of those who inherit ID;
and ID i, easy to sce how ts transforms the society
Of country Virtually vhatIt has brought about
is this: setting aside the smaller factions, France
isdiyjod into the two political opinions which are
now fighting so violent for i'm fact the Orleani-t
tend towards tir Il pub1c as in fact the same Le-
gimsts ,l il necessary, aCt with the bouapdrtsts.
The priuculc of gaining money by personal eNer-
ton is recognized by the Orleanist party, and IN
reality Las always been one of its conSutuuNc elc-
Iucuts beside, winch, with the respect for gain, II
las the worship of what is called rcspectability.
IT, the case OF the ether two the creeds are different
Bothtbc Lccumsts and Bouapari-ts revere the
luxury AMI the pomp, the glitter, the show, the
vaugluy that is obtained by money, bat
il must not bc money earned, not wealth.
the reward of toll and it may Zee unawfuliy gotten!
that is not taken into consideration. The con-
tcmpt of labor the love of g1uC outward show, ANA
the belief t'at crime if well hid l.n, ~ not crime-in
word thc vices Of tHe Lcgtim,.san and Bouapartists
will inevitably bring them moro or Tess together
The proof is chat during the eighteen ycarsof Oh, Sec
ond Empire, while NOT one OIicanist forgaye, there
werciu every Province q goodly number OF Legit-
mistswhor.adily lyacccptcdt the imperial Despotsmou
ofrcuuuc love forthc gcnlarmc aud the cure. Here,
in truth lies the force of the Republic in France
that whoso'vcr works 10 gain, and recognizes he
p0rc toiDr Vho-Ocyor is compelled hy his interest
10 shape D., actions according 10 the moral laws of
modern times mJet IN the end join the Republic,
whctbcrhc Dee named VAudnrct-la.quier, or S6eur,
or Gamb,tta. or Bocncr or l}araute, Jules Ferry
or Icon Ecuault. And this is being rapidly proyeda
The present moment
But within the last fortnight the thinking"
men Of tins country have become somewhat dis
quictcd hy very different eycntuaty. II Is now
beginning % bc asked what if the elections are
only held " October viii bc the conduct Of the
yictorou, majority when il returns 10 power! Of
fhc lncyitability Of the Republican victory
now seems 10 entertain doubt, and the so-caed
Conservative organs are occupying their columns
with long and mcYited reproIchcs against the Gov
ernmcut; hut with two months and q half before
them. what may not be attempted In the way of
outragcs and iollie- by men like those who are at
present governing FIancei and, consequently what
may not bc the spirit Of anger, nay, even vengeance,
raised in the minds Of those whom the eXcesses Of
de Broelie Fourtou and others will mainly contrib
ute 10 bring into powcrY it is this latter con-
tingeucy " hch beginning 10 prcoccupy, if not
10 alarm the sober politicians of the whole country.
IL is not wise To pro, o6e a whole population beyond
its bearing, to heap up acts Of cOwardy tyranny
one af,cr the other so as 10 damage the interests
and obs,ruct the daily avocatiOns Of the vast hum
drum mass of citizens.
There is 10 denying the fact that The progress made
by the most moderate, and might say even the most
supue people in their honest indignation has been
immense. could quote baukers, rich shop-kecpers,
responsible heads of families, who are now daily
meeting one with the following words on their lips
"1his Is TOO much for any paGence-when this
abomiuabc comedy Is played ont these men must
be impeachcdi either POguac and his crew were too
severely treated or the existing gang must be pun
isllcd severely thceutirc uquity of the 10th
MAY must bc held mp TO universal cXccTation,
IL was absurd aud wrong 10 have turned out the
Boulbous of the Older branch avn not eXagacrat-
ing; tins is the tone that being taken; this is the
form of the popular indignation that j, spreading
day by day.
For the initiated few Of the many comedies
of political life in this strange country could be
more amusing than NJ. Thiers's recent visit to the
Chateau of S,ors. But to explain l must 20 back
eo,n.,rI.at rrettv p~tgtc of StOrl tlp Lguls