New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-16
ng,tnLrrrS MINISTRY.

GlNBETT4PS MINISTRY.
Gamhetta's Ministry cxcites surprise because
if is made ND mainly of inexperienced men. 1t
includes two members Of the previous Minis
try: CocLery, who has won reputation for ell
cheney in the Department of Posts and Tele-
,,ranLs SIMILAR to that acquired by Postmaster
General jam cs; and Cazot. Minister OF Justice
who WAS Secretary General of the Ministry OF
the Interior at Tours during the war, and has
since remained on terms Of intimacy with the
Premier. They were, perhaps. the most pro-
cre,.iyc members of the last Ministry, Cazot be-
inc connected with the Advanced Left or Union
RcpuI,licainc Their present associates repre-
sent either the same influential section or the
Pure Left, but are in general without expert
rncc IN official life and moi by any mcaLs the
most conspicuous men in their party. They
are all Gambcttists pure and simple.
The group of ex-Prcmcrs, Waddington,
Freycinct and Ferry, have been left III retire
mcnt. along with that accomplished specialist
Leon Say. and many other expert cnccd admin
i.trotors identified with the moderate sections
of the party. At the same time the eloquent
drbarcrs and restless spirits of the more ad-
yanccd element of that composite political or
ganization remain simple Deputies. flognet,
who is always the first to dcnounCe MlnisttIlal
hesitation or inactiOn rs little better than re-
trograde conservatism, is not to he allowed TO
reform the whole course of Judicial prOcc-
dure as Minister of Justice. Choscul, WHO
seems to have expected Office has been
disanpoiutcd. Challcmc- LacOur who would
have strengthened the Ministry in public eStl-
nation. remains in the diplomatic service. The
great Ministries of War and Marine are
placed under the charge Of professional men OF
ordinary reputation, and thus LETT practically 10
govern Themselves rs they usually do. Inc
Finance portfolio is intruStrd to AlidIn-I large
who seems to have won confidence in banking
circles, yet has his reputation to make rs
financicr of the first rank The Public Works
are to be administered 10y Journalist rather
than AN engineer. The Interior Department
goes 10 Waldcck-RousScau, who Is one oil the
Preniers most faithful followers The most
conspicuous of the appointments Is the new
Minister OF Public Education. Paul Bert, the
wcll-knOWn viviscctOT. who Is an almost ianati-
cal enemy of clcricali-m. The list is filled out
with the names OF untricd men.
1t would be premature, however to condemn
the Ministry in advance, merely ou The ground
that il contains 80 many raw members. Gam
beta may have upset the calculations of those
md striouS Cahnctmahcr,, the Paris CORE
spoudcnt, of the London press, and It'll have
succeeded in forming an efficient working Adj
miui,tration. His Cabinet would have been
more conspicuous bit of political homework
if he had brought together two %, Dol, prrdcccS-
sors. the fayortc fnancicr Of the Left Centre
and u few of the irrcprc,,ihr spirits of the
Chamber, such is Floluct and Hpullcr. But
Cabinet of al the abilities like the celebrated
aberdeen Ministry in England, soon fall, in
pieces and combination in which extreme men
Of opposite sections are arbitrarily associated g.,
necessarily unstable. so tar a, We can judge,
ii has been GambcttI', aim 10 form ~ Cabinet
that would di>arm the prciuiiccs rather than
satisfy the expectations OF the groups IN thc
Chamber, and at the same time follow hi, Tor
tune, with personal loyalty. His Ministry, re-
cruitcd mainly from the advanced hal! at the
Pure Left and the moderate half OF the Ad- F.
vanccd Left. may have q natural cohesive force F.
that will hold it Together. while he himself /. .
impartins to it progressive impulse that VIII /
justify the hopes OF French Rcpuhlrani~m.
The Ministry rs a whole seem, to lack d"lJt- |
Ing ability, bet the Premier can supply all de- |
fcicncics of this sort. Cazpt Is AN accom-. (
pli,hcd lawyer who viii bring 10 the discussion /.
of the promised Judicatuc Reform bin lucdity /
of mind and practical experience %, an admins /
traitor. Paul Bert will be ON familiar ground /.
in his own department., and hi, view, on al /
matters relating to religious establishment, will .
he radical enough to satisfy the Advanced T.
Left. Rouycr, Minister OF Commerce, j, mn .
ayowcd Free Trader, aud while We cannot .
speak positively it is our impression that the .
Minister of Finance shares hi, economic prciu- /
diccs so that these two Mini tiers, acting con-
jointly with the Premier himself may effect /
renewal Of the treaty negotiations with Eng
land on terms that will imply q successful issue .
IA diplomatic achievement which the Ministry
may turn 10 account. The Ministry, moreover,
does not include any member vino will finch .
from his convictions if The subject Of Senatorial .
electoral reform be preached. On the whole.
therefore, the new Administration. although .
not brilliantly Differed, may be capable Of ac-
tiyc campaign work that viii insure prolonged .
scTN ice.