National Republican., 1883-01-02

perialistic in It's tendency Gambetta bore
most conspicuous part in defeating the minis
torial tactics.
AS JOURNALIST.
Gambetta led the most simple Of lives
while he was studying law in the QUARTER
latin, and the same style, or rather absence of
STYLE was continued when he was elected
deputy under the empire. M. Gambetta
made so little profit out of his position as
chief Of the committee Of the National de-
fence that he was actually in debt when he
retired for a time into comparative obscurity
The complimentary elections of July Q sent
him, indeed, to the Versailles assembly; but
he took his place there without any show or
parade, and without auy semblance of giving
himself airs over his colleagues The first
step Co fortune of q pecuniary character was
the founding of that powerful and ably-con-
Quoted journal the RepabHquo HdncaiSe by NJ
Gambetta, assisted by a few intimatcs. Yet
even here money, tho ono thing need
ful-for brains there were in plenty--was
not easily TO be had, and the rising
deputy had to appeal TO every single ono of
his friends before he could succeed in raising
the modest sum of $25000 with which to set
the stone rolling M. Gambetta was political
director of tho new concern NJ Spuller
editor. The first Office was in the Rue du
Croissant and there, in spite Of weather and
distance, M. Gambetta was to be found night
after night, always at his post, until the Re-
pubHqHe Frdncdis0, now hourishing paper in
every sense Of the word, moved TO its new
and abiding quarters in the Chaussee d'Antin.
The house in which the journal was located
was bought for $4,000 francs, and here were
concentrated the political direction, the edit
orial department, the administration, and
last, not least, printing office which also al
lowed of the creation of o smaller print
for the benefit OF the working classes, lie
Petite RcpubHque Here NJ Gambetta rs tho
ri ri al I'M cd M hnu
1n suit of sumptuous apartments glittering
with all the magnifcence of the pdrueHu, but
in simple bachelor quarters, whose sole adorn
mont was few objects of art and his beloved
books For NJ. Gambetta, although in every
respect an active man, was a thorough student
as we'll and an exhaustive reader, not only
of the political literature of the day. but of
all that is best in general authorship. To its
honor be 1t said, the RopuWiqte Frdncdiso
whose opinion is so powerful an ally, has
never condescended, like some of its contem
poraries, to accept bribo in any shape. Its
gains, such as they are, and they are fair,
though no more, have been honestly earned
by sheer hard work and tho talent Of its cir
cles of contributors As founder of this jour
nal, M. Gambetta was in the receipt of half
its profits, and the income which he thus de-
rived may be estimated at $4,000 year.
his APPEARANCE.
His personal appearance has been thus de-
scribed He Is very erect, carries his head in
a dignifed and firm manner, has o large but
well shaped mouth, beautiful hands, grayish
hair, and the left eye bright and full of fire.
All his facial characteristics betolxen a man of
tho south. He is of medium height, has a
large trunk, broad chest, and moves clumsily.
He tends to obeseness but strives energetically
to check this tendency by exercise lie
frequently walked from Paris to Versailles in
company with friend, and last summer he
was hunting in the environs of Malmaison
while the Paris newspapers had him in Lon