The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-10
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PARIS, France, Aug. 90,


= sement has just come to a termination amids,
y The widest disorder. The object of the gath.
{ cring was that OF hearing NJ Gambcta dcvcl,
= op his programme in the Pcrc la Chaise and
Charonnc quarters where he is opposed by NJ.
Tony Revllon. He addressed the other di.
vision of the constituency, that of Bclleyllle
/, prepayment dit, on Friday last and achieved q
, brilliant success before a carefully selected
body Of electors. This evening admission was
Y also by ticket, hut the result proved
: that even by means of this precautlon the par,
+ tisans of disorder could not be excluded. The
gathering was held in the Rue SAINT Blaisc, a
, street situated in the extreme eastern portion
Of Paris, the locality chosen being timber
yard capable of holding some eight thousand
people. A roughly constructed platform had
been erected under large open shed, and
long table of planks for the accommodation Of
the press separated the platform from the
crowd. The whole was lighted by eight cleo
trio lamps supplied from Gramme machine
driven by portable engine.
As early as five O'Clock the crowd began to
collect, and by eight o'clock-haf an hour be.
fore the proceedings commenced-formcd
compact ,hrong of some 5000 men. A drz-
cling rain fell during the whole evening" some
what thinning the ranks Of the outside crowd,
the roof Of the shed. The appearance Of the
multitude was fully as respectable as that of
those who attended last weeks meeting and.
until NJ. Gambetla made his appearance, at
half past eight, nothing indicated the disturb
ance that was TO follow. Indeed Nj. GamDet
Ia, who came attended by number of his pc.
.ticai friends, was saluted with loud cheers of
1--WE la Republique" The moment, how
ever, that N. Metivler called for silence in or
der to take the vote of those present for the
election of president and secretary. it became
evident that there would he some trouble. The
crowd absolutely refused to listen to anyone,
hoOting whistling and singing the popular re
frain ne volta Gam BETA" so as to completely
drown every other sound.
The bureau having been informally consti.
tutcd, NJ Gambctta at once rose to address the
meeting preceding his attempt by loudly |
knocking on the table before HIM with a thick
stick IIe at first tried to obtain silence by re-
preaching the meeting with Its turbulence,
out the word "citoyens" was not out of his
mouth before the din recommended with re-
newed vigor. The mob shouted, yelled, sang
and whisted, while the racarme was rendered
oven more confusing by the counter cheers of
the Gambettists. At last, by the repeated cries
of "Relhy." "Rethy," the name of the popular
workman orator, it became evident that the
mob wished to have the individual on the
platform. AS far as l could see he was &C
icommodateu with seat, and then NJ Gam
beta again rose to his feet.
BY this time the accomplished orator was
lashed into a state of violent Indignation and
once more striking the table, with redoubled
Gus element of the crowd He appealed to his
supporters TO eject the dIsturbers, and repeat
eddy exclaimed in a loud voice, "Those who
whistle are towards" The appeal was, how
ever, useless, and the noise growing every mo.
ment more overwhelming proved the anti
Gambetta partisans were too strong for their
opponents. NJ. Gambetta, then seeing that all
was hopeless, gave vent to his anger in few
short sentences, delivered with gestures indl
eating the deepest scorn for his assallants. AS
far az the uproar allowed his words to be dis.
'inguished, he said, addressing only the dis
turhers:
"You are unworthy of liberty if you are not
ready TO grant that of the platform. You have
been pleased to call me Dictator but it
am Dictator you are nothing but host of
emancipated slaves, unworthy of the freedom
you possess. | know, however, the despera.
does who sent you here. am not beginner
at unmasking underhand schemes, and you
may rely on it will pursue them into the in
nermost recesses of their stronghods."
This short harangue finished, M. Gambetta
put on his hat, and, amid the lvelest signs OF
by door at the back of the presidential chair.
The meeting was then declared closed, the
words of the President being received with a
triumphant yell by the mob.
A series OF violent alterations cnsued on
the departure of NJ. Gambetta, and few blows
were exchanged. The differences, however,
instead OF ending III a free fight, found vent in
words, and several local orators endeavored to
harangue the multitude. Needless to say
that this was impossible, and one after another
had to leave the platform in despair Copsid-
ering the nature of the gathering it is mat
ter for congratulation that no serious riot took
place. Things looked extremely awkward
during NJ. Gambetta's attempt to Obtain u
hearing, and some fear was entertained that
the mob would charge" the platform when
its occupants, owing to the smallness Il its