Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-06
THE FRENCH p RESIDE, Y u, OF;

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WALL Itu9 E,rSSluS1lIlal
election. in thisacountry next year will occur
the septennial election of a President in the
republic Of France! The term Of Marshal
MlIacAlIahon Will expire with the year, and his
successor must be chosen, in November of
1880. There is considerable interest on this
side of the Atlantic in the result. France
and America are Joined together by ties that
no adversely can sunder. She was our faith
full ally during the early days of our exist
ence, and ever since there has been, close
bond ofsfraternity between the two coun-
tries. When the republic was Established it
was patterned after the government OF. tie
United States to a great, extent, and on, that
account the bond of union has become still
AS IN this country, 50 in France much at
tention has been drawn to the possible can
didates in 1880. It is known that President
MacAlahon, desires q re- election, and he has
already rallied to his cause some of the best
men Of France. His policy during the six
years of his term has been conservative in
an eminent degree. He has won conmenda-
ton from the Royalists, the Orlean,sts, tile
Bonapartists and the Republicans, not
because he has favored either, but
because he has not favored the
others. Ii would be difficult to
frame policy SO utterly free from bias a.
that pursued by the marshal president
While he may have had his individual pre-.
ferences, his official acts have not shown
tue fact. He has been q thoroughly i'm.
partial ruler, treating friend and foe alike
II ne has friend o., foe, nobody could
have inferred the fact from his Official
acts. .lfzou4 an G424st4
At present the only competitor he has to
fear is the idol of the radicals, Gembstta
Coming to the front less than ten years age
this fellow at once set about catering to the
prejudicss and passions OF the extre me wing
OF the radical party. He was fortunate in
mourning the enmity OF Louis Napoleon
and at once sprung into notoriety. During
the early days of the republic he. was the
champion, as far as he dared to be, of the
communism, and assumed the leadership
He has managed to keep himself in pro,ni-
nenca for the greater par. Of the time ever
since by his factious opposition to every
measure calculated to ensure tranquility, and
his violent assaults, upon the government
Whenever it undertook any measure looking
to the permanent good of the nation. He
is an agitator pure and simple, and though
at present he appears to have large follow
ing, his fame, if such we may call his present
prominence, is but evanescent iiIfi he
should succeed III obtaining the Presidency
it would be only a question Of time when
France would relapse into monarchy. Be
tween republic such as would be enforced
under Gambetta and amonarchy the we'll
wishers Of Francs would not find it hard to
! choose. Gambetta is a possibility, But he is
I g possibility that argues the speedy over
throw Of the republic and the passage Of the
nation through another ordeal Of revolution
and disaster. < - r!.-2i@,'-z-. = @
Among the other possible candidates ale
the Duke de 5Broglie and the Duke de Cazeesss
Both are statesmen of the conservative school
little inclined towards Imperialism, but
both have been honored by MacMahon with
ministerial functions. The former would no
doubt use his position, if he should be for
tunate enough to secure the election, to pave
the way for the Bonaparte dynasty: The
latter would essay the role of "a conservative,
and attempt to carry out the policy inaugur.-
ated By the present incum bent of the Presi-
DENTAL Office. But his pei sonal predictions
and his political associations ere such as to
preclude the possibility Of his following such
a line Of policy. The Duke. d'Auffrit7
Pasquier,, M. Dufanre, and NJ. Grevy also
cast longing. eyes upon the Presidency, but
their following is not sufficiently strong to
enable them to cut much of q figure in the
contest ,t'ata They are dark horses, however,
and should not be left out of the calculations.
Either of them would fill the office we'll, but
none with the .impartiality and general ac-
,ceptance that MacMahon's administration
has received. t.ptsE 81 ~ ..siF L es;sf a.;tg
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