Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-13
HOSTILE CRITICISM.
The B0ulangist Papers Pouring Hs,
SnOt Into the Governments.

The BOuIanRist Papers Pouring Hot
SnUt Into the Government.
PARIS, April 1l-Iho violence OF Jour
nalistic polemics has reached an extra
ordinary pitch in the Partisan press. ex-
asperated by the recent measures taken
by the government against General Bou-
langer. The amount and character OF
insulss the BoulangiBt organs manage TO
turn out daily is simply astonishing
Henri Rochefort, the brilliant lea.er
writer OF the Intransiguesnt, who hither.
to has enjoyed the monopoly of ibis | ne,
has now numerous imitators. The IL "a
listers are daily compared to ali t.a cele,
brsted criminals and assaeslne. 1t was
With the view of putting check on this
over flow OF abuse that the senate passed
the other day bill giving the oorrec-
tional police courts jurisdiction in cases
OF insult to public officials, ministers and
mem bers of the two chambers. The
chamber OF deputies, however, threw
out the bill, aud ss heretofore, the pub
lie officers are compelled to trust 70
juries to do Justice to their desractors
French juries are generally severe
enough IN cases where the rights OF pri-
vata property are involved, and also In
criminal matters relating to the rights
OF Individuals, but they are given ito
lenienoy when the question at issue is
one affecting tho respect owing those
IN authority by virtue Of their office.
The result is that the French public
officials are very ehary of going before o
jury in cases involving their official Dig
nifty and honor. 1t is not only members
OF the cabinet, but state dignitaries who
are exposed to the abuse of certain poll.
tlcal sheets. The senate, since il he's
been made the high court of justice,
objects 10 these constant, unremItting
ATTACKS. IL is a significans fact that is it
not only the republican senators who are
thus abused. The conservative wing OF
the upper chamber is NOT treated any
better. M. Paul de Cassagaac indnlpes
| almost daily IN most violent abuse OF the
Duo d. Audifret, Pasquier. and other
| senators OF the right who have signified
their intentions OF taking part in the
| proceedings OF the senate when it sits as
high court of Justice. The other day
when N. Buffet said that il the Law
conferring Judicial powers on the senate
| were pas sed he and his friends would do
duty under it. The Autorite iost no
WIG au utCldEluk tuht tu6 parllhm5ubhIl.
ans of the right were as worthy of con
| tempt as the parliamentarians OF the
left. This outburst OF anger on the part
OF NJ. OaHsagnao against conservative
members OF the senate IS o fact which
should not be lost sight of. 1t prove,
the differences of views, ideas and tenn
permanent which distinguishes the oppor
tunIsts in the chamber from those OF the
I senate. In the latter body almost the
entire opposition has gone over to Boul
| anger, and is every day drifting further
and further in violently revolutionary
idirectlon. The conservatives Of th,
senate are animated by very differen
disposition. They are willing to tax,
part in the proceedings of the high conr
of justice. on the ground that it is thei
duty to their country not to set them
selves up in open opposition to the con
stitution. As matter OF fact there ar
not more than three or four Boulangist
IN the senate, end the conservative sen
ators will in sii probability vote agains
him in body. They have. however
let it be nndersteod that il the charge
against the accused are not substantia
ct the first sitting. or il the acts prov
no. 10 be Of reasonable nature, the
will nress forward motion for the ser
ate to declare itself incompetent.