Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-12-03
ONE CENT.
PARIS is DISAPPOINTING.
A Great Demonstration With.
out Hostilities. z,fi
A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE

March in Quiet and Orderly Manner to.
the Tomb Of Charles BaudIn-A signin-
cant Event In the History Of the Third
Republic.
PARIS, Dec 3-The Baudin Demonstration
has passed off peaceably, and the governmene
and NJ Floquet will claim that they have
won victory because Of the good behavior
the people, which only shows their growing
good sense
One hundred thousand persons were in this.
procession which started from the Hotel da
Vile at l.l5 Pm. The processionists wera
representative Of every shade OF Republican.
Radical and SOcialistic opinion, but every
body bore with everybody else's political
creed with harmless banter aud easy good
nature The first portion Of the procession
was composed Of Gainbetta Republicans, who
marched 70 the tune Of the 'iMarseillaise~ and
cheored the republic to the echo The latter
part was disorganized owing 10 the pressure
of the crowds following, which consisted
mainly OF the rabble, and which sang the
"Marseillaisen and the "Carmagnole. a
number Of women joined the ranks in the
heart Of the city. This detracted from the
serious appearance Of the procession and the
crowd was afterwards inclined TO make ths
demonstration a matter for jest laughing
and ieering at the delegates.
Ihespectators were mostly sghtseers, max
ing no display Of political feeling. AT the
corner Of the Boulevard st. Denis the
students delegation, which was greeted with
cries OF "Vive la Republuuew responded
with "a bas Boulangerln The appearances
of group composed Of persons prescribed in
the coup d'etat Of 1851 or wounded IN the
revolution Of lsis, everywhere ELECTED fer
vent cheers
The police stopped all carriage traffic along
the line Of the procession an hour before the
start was made, Nothing occurred that inn
peded the march OF the parade On pass e
the Northern railway station there were
cries Of "Vive la Republiquelv mingled
with kissing. On the Boulevard Magenta a
man who tried TO break through the line Of
paraders was arrested
AT the tomb Republican wreaths yyers
placed side by side with Communist flowers.
Delegates from the Deputies Union OF tho
Left and the Republican Union ami from the
Republican Left Of the senate, not wishing
10 take part In the municipal procession.
arrived IN separate groups and placed
wreaths at the foot OF the monument All
Frenchmen seemed TO be brothers, and the
result may be characterized as a distinct sue
cess for tse lovers Of law and order and a
revelation Of the strength Of tho third re-
public.
The Grafton al the tomb was delivered by
NJ. Dnriot, president Of the municipal coun-
ell, He said that the object Of the demon
stration was to commemorate Baudin's in
trepid defense Of the herepuhlics rights against
Cmsarism, and 70 honor those who had been
prescribed or had fallen at the time Of the
coup d'etat After a vigorous attack upon
Boulangism, he said: "The democracy, ac-
quiring renewed strength in the example Of
the glorious dead, is prepared to face Casar-
ism. which is again daring TO rise it's head
Comforted by the noble memories of the past.
let as unite with confidence
The procession filed past the monuments
and then returned singing the ''Marseillaise.1
In the evening the city resumed its nornraI
aspect.
Tho absolute abstentntion Of the Boulan-
gists is the subject Of animated discussion.
and the people draw from It conclusions
whiah are very strongly colored with party
prejudice and personal bias.
To those accustomed TO the tumultuous
scenes of Parisian political life the tranquil
ity, one might say the apathy, Of the specta-
tors was the subject of astonished comment.
and furnished riddle which will tind many
opposite solutions
On the return of the procession to ths
Quarter Latin a crowd Of students attacked
two omnibuses filled with Bou angists The
horses became frightened and one vehicle
was backed into shop in the Quai Voltaire.
A serious scufiie followed and the polios
were compelled to interfere.