Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22

about In the national assembly.
ut can safely be said that no matter what
may be the result OF the elections tomorrow
they will not have upon the destinies. OF
France the immediate consequence that
seemed imminent only few months ago.
They Will result neither in an immediate
crisis nor in a bouleversement irrepar-
able.n
Senator Alfred Nagnett, one of General
Boulangers closest friends, as we'll as a
writer IN the Prcsse, spoke as follows:
"The situation is most encouraging. l have
just received letter from the general, in
which he expresses himself confident of
victory. II is impossible to make a detailed
statement of the progress of the campaign in
the provinces because OF the rapid movement
OF events, and because our candidates are
kept so busy that they have no time to write
l can, however, speak with the utmost conf
dence of our chances in Paris. The revi-
sionist candidates are sure to sweep the city
from one end to the other. Although the
government officials are making such pre-
tense of confidence, have good reason to
know their complacency is only
sham. A friend who has
the closest relations at the ministry of
the interior assured me the other day that
the authorities were absolutely discouraged
at the bad reports pouring IN from the pre-
fects. All over France they are be ginning
to realize that the hour has come.
"1f the Boulangist party triumphs the
general will return as soon as his election is
made valid. That cannot be until
the assembling of the new chamber contain.
ing majority of his supporters. President
Carnot has the technical right 10 postpone
this meeting until the first Tuesday In Janu
ary, but | do not believe he will have the
effrontry to exercise that right Should he
do so, however, General Boulanger would be
obliged to wait patiently in London, mas
much as without the protection of parliament
he is liable to immediate arrest in accord
ance with the condemnation of the high
court. Once in the hands of his enemies he
would be kept in close confinement until
December, and then put on board slow sail
ing vessel and sent off to Moumia, the cap
tam having the strictest orders to touch at
no port on the way. Three months would
elapse before the general could be recalled,
and the voyage back would occupy two
months more, so that the summer would have
come around before he could be with his fol-
lowers.
"Evdently it would be the height
at so critical a moment. Once firmly
seated in the chamber by universal suffrage,
and the infamous Judgment of the high
court having been annulled the general will
proceed to the org aanizatlon of constituency
which will decide what form of government
is really wanted by the people of this coun-
try. Up to this point the royalists, imperial
lists and Boulangists will march side by side,
afterwa rds we will part.
"Now you ask what will happen if the
generals following and allies do not secure
a majority. Even then all will be we'll and
our triumph only postponed. We are bound,
IN any case, to have such powerful minor
ity as to make anything like a stable govern
ment impossible. The ministries would be
revised every twentyfour hours, and Pres-
dent Carnot forced to dissolve the chamber
and let the country again express its wishes
through a general election. Meantime
the discontented factions all over
France will be growing more
and more impatient, and when
it comes to second vote there is every
reason to believe that General Boulanger
will carry all before hun.
''As regards riots on the streets, 1 am
sorry to say that 1t is quite within the
bounds of possibility for the government in
power to take violent and illegal measures
to prevent Us, their victorious enemies, from
carrying out the wishes of the nation. If
they dare do this there will be trouble, for
the people will rise up indignant at such an
attempt to violate their rights"
M. ]. Cornelly, the brilliant political
writer in LIE Martin, gave clear, forcble
resume of the situation. II regard it as alb
solutely CERTAIN" said he, "that the Bou-
langsts, with their conservative allies, will
gain decided majority in the elections Sep.
tember 22 expect to see them secure at
least 800 of the $50 disputed seats, but their
success in the chamber will not necessa-
rily assure the immediate success OF their
scheme of constitutional revision, for the as
sent of the senate is necessary and the sen.
ate may prove refractory. But whether the
revisoEists succeed at once, or whether
President Carnot Is forced to dissolve the
new chamber and invite fresh appeal to
the country, there is no doubt as to the ulti.
mate outcome. A republican form of gov
ernment will contrive to exist in France,
only il will be a republican government made
by republicans, and not like the present one,
by monarchists
81 hope the New York Herald will make
its readers understand one thing. We mon
archists by preference take this position,
saying to the existing government, Prove to
us that the majority of the electors in
France are in favor of a republic (Which has
never been proved), and we promise to be-
come loyal republicans Only in
that case we demand real re.
public like that of the United
States, with religious freedom and without
the intolerable Capitalization which is ruin
ing the country. II you cannot, or will not,
give us back our king, for we are weary of a
republic only in name which has retained all
the faults of the monarchial regime without
giving US the advantage of local self-govern-
ment.
~ feel that the time has at last come when
this appeal will be heard, and II, as l ap-
prehend, the peoples decision is given in
favor of the republic, we shall have one
which will no longer be just the laughing
stock of Europe. In no case do fear riot
or civil war. There will be a war of words,
but no bloodshed. 1t is more than likely,
having served his purpose, General Bou-
LANCER, after the elections, will be- promptly
dropped by the conservatives, who may re-
tain their control In the cham
ber by effecting an alliance
with the moderate republicans. The brave
general will then sink into insignlfcance.