New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-22
FRENCH POLITICS.
CLEMENCEAU-TIIE PRESIDENCY-TONQUlN
AND MADAGASCAR.

AND MADAGASCAR.
PROM THE REGULAR CoRHEsr,Sp up ~" rpua'vJ
pAEIs November 2.
A short announcement in tho Government papers
shows what deep chan Q, the elections have
wrought political currents. II IS to this effect;
an. Clemencc,,u bad long Interview yesterday
with NJ. Grpvy aud brcali6stcd at the Elys@e. In
tho afternoon lp pds,cl an hour with VI. Rris30n at
The Ministry Of Justice" NJ Cleiacnceiu has often
had long conversations with the Chief Df the State.
But they were not talked ABOUT By journalists who
40 daily for political news either t. the Ministry
OF the Interior or to VI. Wilson. | think am righ
in stating that VI. Grcvy5 object IN ASKING him %
breakfast was to get him 20 swim with tho
Molerates in the Chamber and TO take olice undos
Brissou as Minister of tho Interior when tho pres,ns
Cabinet is remodcllcd. | also venture to state that
II CIomcnceau refused, aud that In bUth ii,tcryiews
one OF the chief topics the support lie might be
brought to give NJ Drsson aud the conditions on
which lie could without violating electoral pledges
become his ally. When lie WAS at the Ministry OF
Justice good dOal must have been sad OF tm state
Of NJ Grevy's health and tho political combinations
to which it will possibly give rise. If the President
can DISCHARGE the duties of his ohico up 10 the
meeting of tho Congress he will he reelected. The
uesirabilIty OF naming a Nice-Presdent has Doen
moutc,l, but timIhly | do not think II will .
succeed because il would involve change in the
TO prove an opening of tIood-gatcs What will be
done is this: An engagement will be ashcd of Grovy
to resign should his health break down. II.s
going on to seventycight, an age liz itself an
ncurable disease and he has ha ,tencd srnility by
iurrtntss. Nobody is just yet rIpo for tho Presi-
Dental post. There Will DO probably four candi-
dates aiied-Bris ION. Fl0quet, Do Freycuet and
Leon Say: ami they will also, because the
Republican vote IL likely to be- split, hold moro or
less secretly the candle to the 202 Nonarchsts
Leon Say will have for him those Senators and
Deputies who are in terror OK such radical changes
IN the incidence Of taxation ~ an inp"st on
capital, or an income tax. lie belongs to the OH
liberal school ., lInLnccrs, and is nearer 70 Mdn-
chester in fiscal policy than any other Frcnchman
OF wide political experience. Although, for the
great profit of the SLY SUGAR refinery 1t Bcll"yillc.
he his always s'OOd by the system Of bOuni!cs
which has ruined his Bristol rivals but enabled
English consumers 10 make swectmeats in England
nc "A much less cost than they could be made in
France. In short, To benefit tho Say family tho
French Nation enables them g. supply sugar
cheaper TO England than il is sold III France Or than
il could be manufactured at Bristol.
4 result of holding the candle 10 tho 202 Mous
archists will be to keep pending the question II
expelliug the dynastic families. There Will also
be an attempt made to deIer the abolition OF the
Tonuuin and Madagascar questions, tina RoyalIsts
being for a d.fnitiyo French conquest of the whole
Anamte Empire and Of the great African island.
Ia WIS intcudcd by tine Dues Decazes aud Ic
Broelie that both sh0uId have been fields for
Union Generate operations, and by the diii'rent
Upportunsts who have been in office since 1881
that they should have made their own fortunes and
those Of promoters belonging to their party. TO
Ducal faction mad also, Cltrcals, q religious
motive, which il net yet by any means extinct.
There is u struggle going Oh IN Madagascar between
Catholic and English evangelical missions for
moral and other influence. French pastors have on
different occasions taken part with their br tlsi
co-reglonists and notably Pastors Monod and
Sailleur wEo say they do not hesitate To prefer
rat onal Christianity to the sort which Is preached
undor French auspices to their allies OF the Sanavo
tribe. However. there arc two immense facts
which will break down many an intrigue. They
are tho deficit and the gigantic floating debt
TonIun has already cost IN money paid
;St7 100000 IL is impossible 10 say what tho
unpad expenses amount TO. | have not heard what
the naval and military operations at lamatavc
have come TO- But tho French impUrtatiOnS to tho
island paid duties in July, 1888 amounting to
$3.50; in Ju.v, lsSl, To 1854 ana III Jniy,
1885. TO $500. This beegary account VIII Will
prevent the nance Minister from arguing, rs rGIry
lid when Tonuuin was before the Chamber las5
wear that Admiral Mots expedition 10 goo9
investment and that il therefore Womb De s9iiln
fiscal poiicy 10 20 on with II. lhrro Is taik OF
rrtir,ps RON Tamataye and occupying some
nontS in tho island so rs to hc' awe tbo
y.nrh clam and reasseIt II wen cllt umstah,eS
favor A like middle rOurse ~ plOlo>c" III iohluiD.
i.,.r,l 4 uupeuon would be glad 10 SHUTTLE buG
Inc !. nyerrlled on political grounds illo c0unty,
Il is urged, ~ hostile to ior~ ar coioaL pon,y
hnt w,ro the treuch flag dlshOn ore'i the Republic
wnnld he an aged along with II 10 the mire what
might answer. say thos1 who wOnld satisfy
national requirements, il - eonhno all mihtary
action To the Delta. tlcmrnccans objection In tn?t
fine natives will not allow any middle stcrr3ge TX
thrv ate not crushed they Will revolt. hencral
I}aVin has been trcgraphng for the last SIX weeks
from Saigon that he Tears IA rising IN Cochin Chlna
and CambUdia aud wants re,uiOrccments. he
TEMPS winch has been 10 the Dupnis affair ana lad
other lunquin irons AZ financial KIND IN the me.
nenies that tire Red River eliza IS m state of
rebe,l but admits that unless III Il tew points
we'll yarri-oned by the French IL is III the hands of
the rebels Tho distinction IN very fno and luiio
verify of Senator Hcbrard, the CHIEF editor of Mat
iui this hair-splitting will not do when tho
Chambers are asked 70 prov de means Tor paying
tho interest of loan issued in two three install
ments for the gigantic sum oi hltern hundred
millions of francs Where are the resources 10 he
found And to be found soon also I he struggling
classes are taxed moro than they cab we'll bear.
The falling OIL IN The indirect taxes OH articles OF
popular consumption shows THIS But iherc arc
still wealthy politicians who fancy that enough
may still be slaeczed ont OF them 10 proNide LOT
the inevitable loan or series OF loans lac RadlcaI'
on the other hand. must dominate every Govern
nlent which will not bc able to bring the Roynlists
aud MOd~rates to eat ont OF the same hiahVer.
They have two fiscal schemes. One Is for an income
tax 81 ghtly progressive with exemption LOT Al,
whose yearly earnings do not exceed FOO. Inoso
whose inc vnes derived from property wouIu
pay heavier than those living on cainin0s no
matter how considerable This 10 Ciencnesaus
scheme. The other ono mas Tor It's aithor ~ tNes
tuyot His plan 10 to tax capital-by which no
means TeaiIZable wealth OF every Inscription from
a SILVER spoon or a picture TO landed or tundct
estate I his kind OF tax, no argues, woali make
a.ftU