The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-05
FRANCE.
The Assaults on Gambetta.
a Gay Season in the French Capt.
tai
Correspondence Of the HERALB.1
PARIS, January 26.

PARIS, January 26.
Bring with thee airs from heaven
or blasts from hell, be thy intents
wicked or charitable, say the coal
esced opponents Of Gambetts, We will
have none of thee. They are selling
the skin of the bear before killing
bruin. Tue furiousness of the organ
lied hate against Gambetts is de-
festing its end. The present out look
of Europe is too sombre tor even ab-
solute politicians like the Fren, b,
not to reflect, the amusement OF pull
ing down and setting up cabinets,
must be limited. Gambetta has
made some plumbers, and the best
statesmen commit such ibis appoint
ments have not been always happy;
he has run counter little to public
opinion, he mas not made France the
frat fioWSr OF the earth aad tae first
gem OF the yea. in the space OF Two
months; he has been obstinate like
Polignao, Fuijat, Olivier and Theirs;
he has not humored men of immense
self importance, aud has not been
concilstiDg. in his manner towards
sdversaries;oe has made false move
in stalking his ministry on the StrutiD
de tiSte, a matter about which the
country cared very little, but the
newly elected deputies great deal,
since it slgnified a new general cleo
ton at an early date. But even all
these counts of indictment do net
merit the h)od OF foul abuse aud
misinterpretation heaped upon Gam
beta, stilI-less the total forgetfulness
OF all the serViosS and pitched bat
ties he fought for the republic, since
1868.
In limiting beforehand the rights
OF the Congress, Gsmbstts was IN.
fortunately both right md wrong. In
principle. the Congress, shat is, tie
two chambers united in common,
can do anything, save change 8 man
into a woman. But il its work in
the present instance was not Giro um-
scribed in advance, the senators
would decline voting the calling of
that be1y together. Once in seGnce,
the Congress would revise the Senate
out of existence, abolish President
Grevy, form themselves into g con-
vention, remain permanently sitting,
never to be dissolved, save by a eigh-
teen Brumairc or q I'd December.
1t was unnecessarily introducing the
untimely question Of the Scrutin de
liste. and making cabinet matter OF
it's acceptance. that complicated the
imbroglio OF course a transaction
will be arranged, for French politi
cans. like cats, fall on their feet, and
despite all the laundering OF their
Legislators, the French are one OF the
richest nations In the world. But I
think they would be unhappy, If
they were deprived OF picking their
iayorite bone, that of making and
unmaking constitutions. We have
now our twenty third since 1889, and
the present has lasted ten yesrs-s
pretty respectable longevity.
The financial crisis, not Krach,
that has taken place, will do good; it
will clear the stock exchanges of q
crowd, not OF spectators, but OF sd-
ventures, and gamblers; it will put 8
break on the passions OF many honest
people who in their haste to become
rich, have quilted the slower but
surer paths OF commerce and indus
try; it will make capital available for
the latter. The fortune of France
has not suffered in the recent orisis;
no sterling security has fallen below
it's real value; the fall lops of only
fictitious prices. The Suez canal
and the Paris Omnibus shares, which
have suffered so severely, will not
cause ship, or a passenger, less, to
pass through the canal or to mount
in bus.
Opinion here has sunny round TO
the necessity OF the maintanenoe OF
a cordial alliance With England.
Necessity thus comments and makes
friends. Much talk is naturally tag
ing place about the treaty o! COM
merce, but something like proof il
demanded. as to what concessions
France hss made to the English
Woollep interest.
The proposal to increase the salary
of the 555 deputies and 800 senators,
from 5000, francs to 1900 pei
annrm, is received By tbs pubic witt
marked coldness. AZ sne law exists
in order not to wound any feelings
every legislator is bound TO accept his
salary, although he may De million
Aire. Other countries have repre-
sensatives only 500 happy 20 give
their services free.
Politics and financial sm aone- Ok
not interfere vito tue pleasure @
society; life is very gay st present il
! Parls: the five O'Clock .uncnes, and
the sauterieS, these precursors TO iuI
dress balls, are very general, while
there are saloons where people NEE
only to chat, there are others where
theatricsls and music are thss orde
of she evening. Nine. Harris Is tot
cantatrice mosl in favour for private