The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-04-18
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Apparently the condition Of French
politics has not been improved by
converting q popular idol into Q
refugee. BoulangeF, fugitive, seems
not lees troublesome to the govern
meut than BOulABgeF haranguing
and receiving the vivates Of Paris
electors. Manifesto issued from Brus-
sells u quite as effective as the post
prandlal speech made 1t Tours, and
one may think smashing Patriotic
League II other matter than
eradlcating BoulaDglsIn. In almost
any other country the resolute
action Of government In any Partleu-
lar direction would be indicative Of
conscious strength on q basis Of
popular sympathy; but volatile
Frenehmen, always favoring
authority other than that existing,
make u impossible to determine
one point or losing many in Its
his agitative party. One thing only
seems clear, namely, that France II
ripe for civil revolution.
Bouglanger's complaeent deeiaIa-
tion that he will await the elections
(which will make the republic
habitAble, honest, and free" IL
rhetorical but not entirely lucid.
He explains the motive Of the Ma
tiOBal party which he assumes to
represent In these words: I'VE
want q republic warmly devoted to
the interests Of the people and
respectful of individual liberty In all
It's forms, beginning with liberty Of
conscience, which IL the first and
most respectable Of all liberties"
This means In plain terms that the
new or Boulanger republic, II 1t
come about, will he rec0nelled to
the Catholic church. As for his
alleged Imperialist tendencies
BOulanger has this to say: THE
hungry crowd who retain power la
spite OF the iBiunctions Of the nation
and the usuTpers who mutilate uni-
veTsal suffrage denOunce me as the
ally Of ROyaiists aud lmperialists,
aud as the chief who IL about tU lead
these parties to the assault Of the
Republican fortress. They lie hen
they hurl at me these peTfidious ac-
cusatiuns. II IL they who have com
promised the republic and continue
TO compromise u by these perfidiOus
accusations" He proposes to open
the republic Ia all men OF good will,
excluding only those who refuse To
sacrifice their personal predictions
for the benefit Of the country. He
thinks conservatives aud others are
det-piving themselves rs To sentiment
for n monarchy or All empire. "For
INV part believe that the republic
would prevail on an appeal eO uni
veT-aI suffrage The future will tell
whether Il l. the conservatives or
my adheTents Win are decplviBg
themselves. Universal suffrage L.
not hostile Ia the republic, but Ia
the parliamentary cnieFie that il in
pOs-r-iOn OF the government"
What lac aims at Is n nOn-paTlianIeIr-
tartan government, the representa-
tiV-s Of the nation, whether rs
senIbled la two chambers or one, tn
Ice simply cunsultive.
IL il difficult To see wherein this
plsn differs from that for dictator
ship, ar wherein the idea of strong
government differs from this con-
ceiyed notion Of absolute authority
that may strike close to despOtisnI.
BOiIlanger's enemies are trying to
laugh him out Of cOuntenance. His
flight is represented In ludicrOus
light, and no weapon Welded in
France L. more deadly than ridicule
Tan Ferry get BOulanger laughed At
Il will be fatal TO his prospects. But
BOulanger Is one of the shiftiest men
that ever meddled in French poll
ties, aud he is taking good care Ia
avoid laughter by the lncessant cry
of popular rights and individual
Liberty, aud the peril OF these his
flight II made 10 confirm. He
enchanting 81 call all FrenchnIen to
witness that desire TO preserve the
republic by purifying IL, and "HoW
H. u possible not To he Indignant
when those who govern France par
titIun II aud plunge their hands into
the golfers Of the state" Such APP
pesls offset governments laughter,
and the people do not so much ~
smile AT the self-eXiled champion Of
liberty. A crafty msn this general
whom Frsycient took from
ObsruTiiy To be minister of war
aud who since will not he returned
to nh-curliy.