Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-20
LONG LIVE THE RErUBLIo.
A Change in the Tactics of Its
Assailants

ICopyright 1889 bu james Gordon Bennett.l
PARIS Sept. l9.-l New York Herald
Cable-Special to The BEE. Since the
electoral campaign the conservative candid
ates and the newspapers which support
them seem TO have undergone a vertable
metamorphosis. Up to a very recent day
their attacks upon the republic were us We
hement as they had ever been. That form
OF government, they said, was Incompatible
with order and social peace, and that the
majority of Frenchmen were only waiting
for the elections to afford them an oppor-
tunity Of ridding the country once
for all, of regime held in uni
versal detestation. Recently, how
ever, they doubtless became convinced
that the country is not so anxious as they
had believed to overthrow the republic and
contide TO royalists imperials and Boulan-
gsts the task Of celebrating a new constitu-
tion after having come to an agreement as to
what sort of constitution they most desire.
Consequently they have completely altered
their tone. The leaders of the anti repub-
lican coalition refer with infinite caution to
the subject of revision in their professions of
faith. Edouard Herve advises the electors
not to lose from their view the fact that the
next chamber will not be required to
decide upon form Of govern
ment. Jacques Piou, one of the most
active and best known members of the COM
mittee OF twelve, is equally cautious, while
Jules De La F'ossa, one of the foremost
champions of the revision, apparently be-
lieves it most prudent not to mention, oven,
the matter. In q circular he has recently is
sued even De Cassungia thinks 1t advisable
TO put the brakes upon his habit of anathe-
matsing the republic. In an article which
appeared in the Autorite this morning he
wrote:
''For what are we fighting at these cleo
tions2 Is 1T for a change in the form of the
government Not in the least Haue
royalists, mperialists and Bouangists
joined forces for the purpose of
Overthrowing the republici No, it would
be unjust to suspect them of such design.
1t is not upon the republic that they are max
ing war. Their object is more modest. All
they desire is change in the men who hold
the reins of government and to make tho
policy of the republic conservative policy"
Compare with these declarations one article
which Cassagnaic penncd less than a couple
Of months ago, and the contrast will be found
to say the least Of it, curious. For instance
just before the electoral campaign began Cas-
avowcdly hated would not last longer
than the elections if the revisionists OBJ
tanned the majority. In the same article the
editor spoke of wrnging the neck of the
''gueuse'--his familiar term for the republic
and declared that all the ills from which
France was suffering would end with the
republic. Now Cassagnaic and his friends
tell the electors lit is not against the re-
public We are waging war. AS for revision.
II is certainly the principal item in our pro.
gramme, II not all the programme. II is the
only idea common to all the allied camps,
but IL is matter of too little i'm
portance TO claim your attention at this
moment We accordingly almost ignore it
In our profession OF faithn
The reason for this change of tactics Is
that the conservative candidates are aware
that the country is in no sense inclined to
follow them in their campaign against the
republic, They have understood that they
had been on the wrong track aud are seek
ing 10 retrace their steps,
Perchauce 1t is too late.