Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-08
PARTISAN POLITICS.
RETURNED COMMUNISTS AND INTEREST
ING FACTS ABOUT THEM.
The Exiles and Their Reception-som In
cidents-The Artists, the Salon
and It's Mana cement
PARIS. January JIG. ISL

have appeared to be having a masquerade
all to themselves. On these last two Sun
days have taken place the elections for the
Municipal Council, and the aspirants to this
public office have had their addresses to
their constituents printed on bills of all the
| different colors and shades discovered or
invented up to the present day. 1t seems
| difficult for Americans to realize that cleo
tons are going on, for there is no excite
ment in the street, so little talk indoors, no
stump speeches ever heard in fact, none of
/ that glorious agitation which stirs up the
patriotism in your heart and, like an cpl
demic, seizes upon all and whirls the in
different even into the vortex. Every post,
pillar, stone or wooden wall or inclosure,
is dressed in the most gorgeous fashion in
revenge OF the stringent laws which pro-
| hibit every other sort of demonstration,
and the effect is both curious and brilliant
The only evidence of a step gained in the
direction of liberty is the freedom with
which the candidates express themselves,
and one of the grandest lessons which has
ever been taught in liberty name has been
conned by the French government of to.
day-that compulsion forces growth in
wrong direction, whereas freedom adjusts
things to the laws of Nature, for, although
THE COMMUNISTS
Have been allowed full action to form COM
mittees, name their candidates and pro-
claim their revolutionary principles, of so
little service are they now considered since
the firm establishment of the Republic,
that not single one of their candidates up
to the present moment has been elected.
The Communists who have returned to
their native land with the idea that there
| is still an Empire in existence which should
be demolished by force of arms, find them
selves mistaken, and that, since the French
population have obtained what they have
long asked for, they are satisfied, and have
no need of social disorder occurring in their
interests. Louise Michel is indignant
at the result of the elections, and
through the columns of La Revolution Social,
Journal to which she is one Of the princi-
pal contributors, she has manifested her
intention of abandoning the political field
altogether, thoroughly disguised with the
bourgeois propensities of the populace.
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found an echo, as she thought she had
right to expect, and in recent meeting,
during her TRADE against the President of
the Chamber, she was obliged to not only
leave the stand but the hall, so great was
the Indignation she aroused On her arri-
val from Caledonia it was proposed to
nominate her as member of the Munich
pal Council, but the idea was not dwelt
upon, and nothing more was heard of it.
The ship bringing the last of the amnestied
entered the harbor of Brest some days ago,
bearing some of the most noted characters
of the Commune, among them Trinquet,
who, with the exception of Louise Michel,
was almost the only one who had the
courage to accept the responsibility OF his
acts before the Council of War, He did
not hesitate to answer yes to all the &C.
cusatioEs brought against him, and insisted
that the Commune was instituted only in
the interests of the French people, and
should he ever come into possession OF his
liberty, he would act in the same manner,
and yet he knew that his life was at stake.
This candor, sincerity and good faith
earned for him the admiration of his enc
mics and the affection of his comrades, and
has given him an Importance among them
that his mental requirements would never
obtain, for TrinQuetis
SIMPLE WORKMAN
With but limited education. On his re-
turn to Paris he stated at public meeting
that their work was all to be done over
again, that another revolution was neces-
sary to conquer the liberties of the people,
but since the result of the elections has
taught him that Paris does not wish to wit
ness any more revolution, he has explained
his meaning more fully before another pub
lie assembly, by saying that when he spoke
of revolution he had no reference to revo-
luton through force of arms, but peacea-
BILE one performed by arguments persist
ant demands and harmonious coalition of
the working people. There has been
rather wide split in the party, for the earn
est Republicans who took part in the Com
mune with the hope of definitely estab- |
fishing the Republic, have separated |
from their companions, who persist in still
advocating certain exaggerated social re-
forms which are alarming to property
holders. The Navarin brought back to
France 245 exiles, who, with few excep-
tions, Immediately directed their steps TO-
wards Paris, where the committee for their
relief met them at the depot, offered them
a good dinner and paid to each ten francs.
| They were on their arrival besieged by So
ciaists, who endeavored to drag them to
another banquet prepared by them, and to
persuade them not TO go to those bour-
geois, designating as such Louis Blanc and
others of the organized committee. An
incident very much affected the wit
nesses present. A young man, going up
to one of the new arrivals, asked him if
he could tell him anything about an
amnestied man named Girard. Yes,
aswered he "Why?' Because l am
his son, said the young man. . Oh, my
poor little boy, embrace me, exclaimed
the amnestied "Why, l did not recog-
nize you, you have grown to be such
tall fellow now" The Socialist commit
tee had had cards distributed for their
banquet at Brest, so that on arriving at
Paris each one possessed Of card had
only to present it at the Hotel de Nor
mandie to be admitted at
THE BANQUET,
And SO great was the number that they
had to divide the party in two houses, so
that the banquet prepared by Louis Blanc
and his colleagues was in consequence but
SHINY attended After al present had
been regaled, Louis Blanc made little
speech to hem, saying: cit is with keen
emotion that 1 bid you welcome. For
very long time we suffered through your
sufferings, but we did all we could to put
an end to your tears. This bright day has
at last arrived. l greet you Here we
are now all reunited to work and cause the
Republic to bear such fruits which all
have right to expect of her." Another
important member of the Commune, whom
the Navarin has brought back to France, is
Lullier, whose home is at Brest. On his
arrival at Caledonia he would never con-
sent to having the uniform put on him,
and SO great was his physical strength that
they were never able by force to COM
pei him to don it, so that he spent
ten years in a dungeon, where any
other man less strong than he would
have expired long ago from the Sc
we're treatment he received. He is
stated to be the natural son of Jules
Favre, but he is thought by his friends to
be somewhat insane. He is possessed of
remarkable physical force, and before the
war with Prussia broke out he was wont,
in his native city of Brest, to amuse the
frequenters OF the cafes with his great
strength. He would, while seated, raise
some six or more chairs piled one on the
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