Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-26
souLANoER's PROSPECTS
The Great French AdvcRturer and tn
Cause of His Popularity.

| The Great French AdvcRturor and thu
Cause of His Popularity.
Boulangism is only the expression o
tbs dissatisfaction of ell classes il
Franco with the republic and its lead
els, and another instance showing how
easily the masses may be deceived and
led astray. The prime causes for the
establishment OF Boulnngism lay in the
universal contempt in which all the
Republican leaders, with the exception
of Freycinet, are held in France. and
every day the newspapers reassert that
truth. To be ruled by men whom one
would be afraid TO receive in his house
by n Constans, convicted pcrjurer,
and charged by the leading newspaper
with malfeasance in Office, and who
was compelled for few years to disap-
pear from tho political stage; by a
Tirard. a tlme-server, whose incapacity
is not denied by his most intimate
friends, and whose moral character
may be compared with that of Boss
Tweed; by Jules Ferry, supporting
his family out OF the French treas
ury, and ready TO sacrifice the
world TO his ambition; by Fallieres;
by Rouvier. who barely es-
capped conviction by majority OF one
voice after u protracted trial on n
charge of the grossest and vilest i'm
morality; by an Andrieux, the acknowl-
edged protector of a well-known pro-
curess OF the Rue Duphot, in whose
house he was arrested when it was
raided, and whom he saved from prose-
cution and convictions; by Floquet,
another time-server, who after basely
insulting the Car Of Russia, became.
when in power. his most exalted
adulator.
Boulanger's impudence, therefore,
did not kill him. but increased his
reputation, and his horse won the day.
Boulanger's greatest popularity came
from his horse; and II indeed he re-
stores the consulate, us it is his avowed
intention TO do, and, following Bona
parties example, becomes First Consul
OF France, he owes to that horse at
least the same honors that Darius be-
stoNed on the one who won him the
Persian empire. Boulanger Is n grace
full rider, and his horse ia II thorough
bred. When he attended military re-
views and parades, both horse and
rider won the admiration OF the look
ers-on, and the newspapers spoke
about the graceful rider. Rival jour-
nalistic enterprise Immediately pub
lished sketches OF Boulanger and his
horse. with their full history, and for
the history of the latter Is Is needless
TO say that unlimited scope was given
to the reporters imagination. illus
trations OF Boulanger were seen every
whore in the rum shops in the sta
tionery stores. and the more dissatis.
fled Parliament was with Boulangor,
the more popular he became with the
people at large. who took that way to
manifest their feelings OF disgust and
opposition 10 the course OF affairs.
What are Boulanger's prospects?
lie may overthrow the present cabl-
net, and he may be even elected Presi-
deaf, II at the next general elections
no party secure majority. They
may then combine for olecting him.
but only TO wear him out, rs Gambetta
was worn out, and innumerablo others
have been, and their usefulness inn
paired. Boulangism camo from a
horse and n song, and will finish in a
song. as according TO Berangcr. every
thing in France commences and ends
by a song.-GuillN, @. Toner, in
Forum.