New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-28
BoULANGER's TRIUMPH.
HE WINS BY OVER EIGHTY THOUSAND
VOTES.
THE VICTORY STARTLING EVEN TO BoULANGIsr
PARrIsANs-wHAr THE ELECTION MEANS
PERIIoUs POSITION OF THE MINISTRY
PARIS IN GAY MOOD WITH NO
SIGN OF TUMULT.
[BY CABLE TO THE TRIBUSE.J
1899 Iy The Netc- York T,ib,f,,e.

IBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE
Copyright: 1889 By The Hetc- York Tsi5t,,e
Paris. Jan. 27.-General Boulanger is elected
Deputy to I'll the vacancy in the Department of
the Seine by plurality of $3.50 votes. His
majority over ell candidates is 54,432, out of a
total vote Of 433, 70e.
This surprising adventurer triumphs by what
his own friends think a surprising maiority.
Republican Paris pronounces against the Republic.
She has broken faith with the Governments which
she set up. She turns her face TO new idol
She cmbarks on the treacherous sea Of adventure
which promises nothing but disaster to the cause
OF free, stable and ordered Government. She
has been an argument for Democracy; she prefers
to-day to point the moral which every Monarchist
draws against the rule Of the people. The sober
est Of French journals said this afternoon: Gen
eral Boulsnger's success would be an appalling
humiliation for France. Beyond doubt it alien
ates many European sympathies, to soy nothing
Of American. Boulanger TO Europe means aggres-
sion, revenge, a policy Of rash enterprise Ihis
is merely probable, for he Is not yet ruler OIL
France. Bnt Paris has done what she can TO
help him toward dictatorship.
II the Republic was strong II strong men gov
erned it. il the Republican party were united
General Boulanger could do little 1t Is not yer
clear how even against weak men this weak man
can prevail, but events move rapidly in France.
There is no country of which 1t is so true tha'
nothing succeeds like success.
Paris swBrms with men Of disorder. They want
nothing tut pretext and a leader The Repub-
Iicanisn Of the majority has degenerated into
anarchy. The Commune lifts its serpent head
aeain. Anarchy flies It's red flag II the Presi-
dent and the Ministry falter with the new peril
and keep order for the next few days, General
Boulangers victory may come to little. But he
publican:sn in the rest of Europe, as well as IN
France Is the first sufferer by General Boulangers
victory. Nor does IL help matters that General
Boulangt- wins by coalition between Reactionsrie'
and Reds. Nobody knows which side is to b
sold out; perhaps both should General Boulangel
ultimately prove strong enough TO play his owl
game.
By o'clock crowds had begun to collect in th'
boulevards and in the Place de fopera Thi
great area Is a centnsl spot. Two newspaper
offices, neither Of the first class, were the centre
of attraction" Ia PreSe" Boulangist organ
and Gil Blas,' neutral paper. The former hat
n transparency ready, but for awhile showed nc
figures. The latter gave them as they came
earlier and more rapidly. Thus the expected vot'
was announced by seoUons. First fifty sections
then sevcnty.fve, then 100, and so on. Genera
Boulangcr began with a majority which steadily
increased, as an editor was found with lung
strong enough 20 make the returns heard by 1'
dense. patient and enthusiastic throng which be
fore 10 o'clock had alled tho broad way Of the
Boulevard des Capueines and hsd stopped trahic
The crowd was BoulanEist almosc 90 man.
great rear OF human voices answered every an
nouucement The editor with strong lungs FOL
lowed his figures with little speech but tho lttl'
speech was lost In the tempest Of cheers whici
swelled ever higher and higher.
Hardly policeman was visible. III. Rochefort'
stories have fallen to the ground one by one
The police neither stopped the announcement
nor took possession OF the Place dc POpera, MOI
did they exclude people from the boulevards
The people had things their own way, as mucl
as n Paris had been Hew.Yorlt. Cool nature
prevails. Laughter and singing is mingled Will
applause. The Jacquists keep quiet AZ IL. a
I write, there is no sign Of tumult The police
troops are still invisible. The crowd is roughe
in its composition, but not riotous, nor drunk
except with delight in its own work. e. W. ).