The sun., 1889-11-10
THE OUTLOOK IN FRANCE.
TIE GREAT DAAGER TBRoUGH WHICH
TIE REPUBLIO HAS JUST PAssBn

THE GREAT DAAGER THROUGH WHICH
TEE RBPUBLIO BAs JUST PASSBn
The BoulaAsists Disposed OF the Extreme
Republicans Uebuksd, and = Split In the
Hoynltst Hanks-A wise Policy Need
rd-RresldsnS CarnOt ia the First Real
Mead 60 Take Command OF che Republic.
PARrs Oct. 2l.-The Importance OF the
elections which have Just taken plaoe In
France appears moro fully since tho battle is
ever. To say that the destiny OF the country
was at stake would scarcely be an exagEera-
tion. At lesst her future for years was cer-
tainly involved In the issue Had the popular
vote given majority in the next House to the
coalition OF parties who advocated an immedi-
ate and total remodelllnR OF the Constitution,
nobody can Say whore consequences might
have stopped. The pretenoe Of perfeotinR our
political institutions covered nothing else than
the design Of unsettling the republic and re-
Tivlr< the useless light about the form OF gov
ernment 1t was with this common view that
"Revsiou" had been adopted as n rallying
word during the electoral campaign by
eli those who wanted to subvert the
present state OF things. however differ
ent and even antagonistic their ultimate
objects might be Notwithstanding the per-
sonal discredit in which Gen, Boulanger had
fallen during the preceding months the con-
The united forces Of the various monarchical
groups. combined With the yet numerous army
Of Boulangism, presented the most dangerous
array that Republicans had to fight against
since 1877. The assaulting army found, more
over. auxiliarics among the Republicans them
selves. many OF whom had blindly given In to
"Revisonsm." forRetful Of the fact that in so
doing they played the game OF the worst ene-
mics OF the republic. Most serious doubts
were therefore entertained about the result.
As the polling day approached the boasts OF
suro victory became louder and bolder in the
adverse camp. while real anxiety and uneasi-
ness began to be felt around the Government.
The peoples verdict has happily settled the
question In q most decisive way against the
united revolution seekers. Out OF 576 deputies
who had to be elected. Boulangism has carried
only SO, rather o small quota when compared
with his boastful project Of carrying the whole
country. On the other hand. 172 "Conserva-
tives" OF every shade, that Is Royalists and
Imperialists more or less disguised. have been
nominated. This gives to the combined oppo-
sition a total OF 210 seats altogether. while the
Republicans will number 1856.
The fnal enterprise attempted against the
republic by its united enemies has. therefore.
received q check. all the moro remarkable be-
cause no effort and no man9uvre had been
spared to bring about success. Neither the
sentence pronounced by the High Court OF JUS
tico. nor the revelations produced In the trial
Of Gen. Boulanger. cooled In any degree
the ardor OF his lieutenants and his agents.
while he himself. from his headquarters in
London. multiplied his appeals to the peo-
ple and his denunciations Of the Government
Moreover, he made out for the electors in almost
oil the electoral departments an official list
Of the candidates whom he took under his
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The Comte dc Paris. on his part, gave to the
Royallsts formal order to vote with the
BoulanEists. without stopping st any consid-
GRAFTON or any ecruple. The Bonapartists fol-
lowed the Same tactics. Tho boldness Of the
means employed to defeat the Republicans
was carried TO point utterly unknown before
In France. Never was there such prodigality
Of money In an election. The Coalitionists
felt that there was to be decisive battle in
which. al all costs. they should beat the COM
mon enemy. under the penalty Of never again
finding such o chance and Of falling back
into the condition Of powerleas rival
coteies. The immediate result of their
defeat was to break into pieces the unnatural
league which they had momentarily formed to
make final assault The parties that COM
posed this league are now violently scattered
amid the recrim nations and epithets OF recip-
rocal contempt which invariably accompany In
like cases the after battle and the rout Each
party now tries to reform Its ranks and take
mp Its position. But this will be difficult. and
1t Is now curious to see the condition Of the
allies OF last month.
Boulangism is at present In full dissolution.
Notwithstanding the agitation that it displays
In the effort to make the public believe In the
possibility Of its resurrection. The journals
that still adhere to It try hard to predict that it
viii yet rise triumphant over the reverse that
It has Just experienced. and that France will
be brought back toward NJ. Boulanger by the
depth Of trouble into which she must fall. They
p,ophesy for the future year universal mis-
e hs seems brosgbt ssbange 'pst
the Exposition. and after the abundant har-
vest which the exceptionally fine summer
declamations nrs only the walls of the con-
auersd-a q sort Of eonSola%ton % that M they give
60 e and te s sD, yaSS Of ss a
work OF a small number OF men, who have
compromised themselves 100 much in the
sSddsny aha hear s tRs Sc SORT o af for
some time. The B9ulAneiEts who will sit In
S.ssf6s provGbs noisy IncidsRts n the h9Re q
ssts'ns prs Iiasi sey the sssaf'A
.hsy hs SS srs E vSat % * ot hSs he
Deprived Of the subsidies which served to keep
m 9p his R fast existence and 10 pay the expenses
has gone to hide his discontinue and seek
the island, Of Jersey. There he WIN soon be
mencinG The friends that still remain faith
d1i I1 to him have tried 70 establish
Tissor IJso Hugo N the same island from 1852 to
1870 They undertake to show that the Gem
Sral retires voluntarily from the scene to await.
Ike the great poet. the events predicted by
net get trlumphsnt returns like men Of genius.
The future condemns him TO drag along In
constantly increasing poverty the end OF a
career 70 which nobody will pay attention
except from curiosity
The movement that is going on in the Reysl-
III party is much more important TO- study.
The Royeliets display u tendency to abandon
tho role OF tncesgant and perpetual opposition
70 which they have devoted themselves up to
the present with SO much obstinacy. The
Bonapartists still preserve their attitude of
defiance toward the republic: Their hatred
seems even to have received more force by the
check which they have Just received. and
they show Q determinAiion not to change
this attitude. so long, at least. as they re-
Of their present chiefs. But It is quite another
affair with the adherents OF royalty. However