The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-26
OUR FRENCH LETTER
Politics and Society Gossip on
the Other Side,
Correspondence of the HERALD
PARIS, January Is. 1882.

be expressed the belief, that even Sa
tan himself would be ultimately for
given. In something like the same
spirit of extreme charity, public
opinion commences to make an evo'
luton of pardon towards Gambetts.
He lie believed to hsve seen the error
OF his ways. 10 desiring t. be moral
dictator of France, tor not even
Louise Michel. or the most lunstio
orator st the Sunday Jscobin matt
nees, considers him 10 be aiming at
the other thing. Gambetta now sees
he must count with little men, and
rub Eonentities down the grain. He
has also learned since November last,
that his party will never accept the
process of converting their adVsrss-
ries, by hesping Goals of 6re-save
literally-on the head; perhaps when
Republicans comprehend liberty,
they will practice political liberation
little more.
Gambet!a's project for revision Of
the constitution has not been met by
arguments, but By msledictions be
has unnecessarily complicated sub
ject already delicate and intricate, by
dove-tailipg, tor the sake of symme-
try. the election OF the Chamber or
Deputies by deputies elect (Scrutin de
liSte), instead of district (unisninal)
bailotsge. a principle sound per Sc.
only inopi or!ur e. However, the Ri.
bicon is crossed-the constitution is
to be revised. At the present mo-
ment he would be wise man who
could fortell what may be that revis-
ion, as the whole tribe of constitution
mongers has been let loose, each air
ing his psnsces. The Congress can
hardly meet before a month, and
time is in favor of Gambetta, as it is
impossible tor opponents to remain
at white heat during thirty days.
Then the usual influences will be
brought to bear to conciliate recalci-
trants, and il deputy oe assured his
reelection is certainty, so long as
be remains Vicar of Bray, he can
have no objection to voting the Scru-
tin de Isle. Neither Gam beta Eor tae
deputies can decree their parliament
tary existence for four years, SIS the
nation might demand the d issolution,
or NJ. Grevy might declare the occs-
sion ripe to send the representatives
premsturely before their constituents.
There must ALEC be taken into &C.
count, and what he himself remem-
bers, the effect of a life or death
speech before the Congress by Gam
BETA, at the psychologist moment.
Public opinion too is not insensibIe to
the difficulty Of finding a successor to
Gambetta, and the nation is on the
verge of disgust at having to change
cabinets once year. The return Of
NJ. Ferry is impossible. De Frey
cinCt is good subaltern, but a bad
chef. After these meSsieurS, where
find a politician sufficiently bold to
form a ministry, or where find it's eIe-
ments of longevity with a Gsm5etta
sitting in the opposition benches? fer
if there be no doing with Gsmbetts,
there is 30 doing without him.
But shat weighs most with opin-
ion, is a kind of instructive feeling,
that bad days are at hand for Europe.
and that the spark OF trouble will
originate in Egypt. This considera-
ton has already had itE effect in fore
ing the spirit Of give and take to
dominate the resumption of negotia-
lions for the commercial treaty be-
tween France and England. Turkey
is determined TO thBart these two ma.
lions in Africa. France does not de-
sire to have the fanaticism OF the
on her arm. and Eng
and can, under no circumstance, al.
ow any power to bar her necessities
with the Suez Canal.
Hence, apart from the general ques-
lion of civilization. . common neces-
Iity colnpels France and England to
show a bold and united front in Afri-
"a, not alone to Islamism, but to the
great cOalesced intriguers who pull
he wires at StambCul. This stale OF
hings will largely nullify the home
hostility against Gambetts, and facil-
ate the one question CT CONNER
,isl treaty.
Since the inmates of asylums have
adopted the plan of giving musical
Ioirees, sduterjes and other " At
Homes" lunstics have fallen in In
crest. The old lines of Bicetre are
by the Communists. who,
IN Sunday last, they were in full
olsst in several reunions; the author
ties only exact such politicians will
axe the floor, not the streets and
Dam and iume either in rostrum or
,ress. The same patriots are ever to
,e met with at these gatherings the
IDENTICAL diatribes are reiterated. SO
ar as the honest working classes of
Paris are concerned, the spouting
inds no echo. Several resolutions
we're voted handing Gambetta as usu-
i over to the Furies, and condolences
we're passed men con to the grand
louise Michel, who is in durance vile
Ike q vulgar lady land lesguer-she
Vho ia destined one day to become
,residente of the Republic. The Sal
que law ordains, however, in France,
hat a woman shall never rule the
COST" nor be the summit Of any
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