The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-24
TRUTH OF BOU[ANGISM..
interesting But Not at all Surpris-
! ing Disclosures Of tho
Paris Figaro.
low He Successfully Duped Bona
partists, Royalists, Socialists
and Radicals
1,e Ronapartists First Brought Him Out
For Their Own Purposes-The
Duchess d'Uxes.

n For Their own FufpOSeS-An0
4 Duchess d'UzeA.
4 The Paris Flgaro's disclosure Of Boulan-
er's relations with the leaders of divers po-
teal parties is interesting, but not sur
risiy1g, since it only confirms what every
ne believed. It was evident. when he car
led department after department in the
! orth and east of France, that he was re-
Giving the support Of both Bonapartists
nd Royalists. It was equally plain, when
{ the election held in January, 1889, he
wept the department of the Seine by ire
,endous majority, that tho Paris socialists
nd section of the extreme radicals were
lso arrayed upon his side. As the interests
such heterogeneous partisans could not
reconciled, the inference was obvious
aat somebody was being duped. What we
arm from the Figaro is the process by
hich the dipping was performed.
\ The Bonapartists, it seems, first con-
sived the idea of making use of Boulan-
or. They for their part. however, desired
I i'm to proceed in a constitutional way,
rst securing majority in the chamber of
sputies, and then ehecting in congress of
tuition as would provide for an election
lie president by the people. Apparently
o further pledge was exacted from the
,neral during his interview in Switzerland
4 it'll the heir of the Napoleonic dynasty,
rince Napoleon, whom the English news
apers miscall jerome Napoleon for no
stter reason than because Jerome hap
$o% nj
I rinoe Napoleon did not ask Boulanger to
l,pport him for the presidency, because he
y convinced that, if the French
,ople had chance to vote for chief
,aeistrate, they would elect the represent
/ i've of the Napoleonic legend. The roy
n lists, on the other hand, are far from i'm
\. ining that plebiscite. family conducted con
n, Paris. What they wished, therefore
as that Boulanger should play the part of
\ eneral Monk, and bring about the restor-
ion of the Bourbons by coup d. etat.
/ It is uncertain whether pledge to this
I. feet was given in the private interview
ranged BY the Duchesse d. Uzes between
oulanger and the Comte de Paris, for the
tier has naturally refused to open his lips
oon the subject. But there seems to be no
3ubt that q promise to restore the Bour-
,ns was made by the General to roy
list leader, Baron de Mackau, who pro-
aced q letter from the Comte de Paris
wing him full power to act. Relying up
| this agreement, the Duchesse d Uzes con-
ibuted $6OO, 600 to the campaign expenses
lies with his radical adherents, made no
/ cret of his intention to swindle the royal
Y ts, He is now ungallant enough to say
! lat the duchess gave him this huge sum OF
I, oney because she had fallen in love with
I'M and was determined to conquer his at
\ ctions. For his acceptance of the love
ken he had precedent in the conduct of
\ g great duke of Marlborough, who, when
y, .ck Churchill, received not only his COM
ission in tho army, but also his spending
oney from the duchess of Cleveland.
1t, unlike Boulanger, his English proto
pc refrained from publishing the motives
the gifts.
. ese disclosures is that while each of the
rec parties which combined to carry Paris
September, 1889, meant to cheat the
hers and believed itself to have q special
I'D ON Boulanger, the general himself in
nded to cheat all three. Neither can one
,oid the conclusion that he twice came
,ar success. 1t appears that during the
70 election of M. Carnot to the presidency,
q royalist leaders agreed to support N.
.oquet in consideration of promise which
gave to restore Boulanger to the minis
of war. The scheme failed because
ere was not time to control the royalist
nix and file, but, had it succeeded, Bou-
niger in the war office would have had the
is,up d'etat. That was the first ooca-
on ON which the general seemed to
I'VE tolerably fair chance Of overthrowing
70 existing regime. The second opportu-
/ ty came on that exciting night in Janu-
=, 1889, when it was known that Boulan-
II had carried Paris by great majority.
'asmuch as even the police had avowedly
70 soldiers of the Paris garrison could be
evailed upon to move against him. The
oment, therefore, seemed singularly pro-
tious for q coup d'etat, and it is now &C
lowledged that N. Naquet and other ag-
esslve supporters of the general urged
m to allow them to march upon the Ely
9. After some elaboration BoulanRer re-
sed to countenance the demonstration on
ground that it could only lead to civil
ar. He pointed out, what was plain
cough, that his situation differed
ateriaily from that occupied by Louis Ma
,leon ON Dec 2. 1851, for whereas the lat
had complete control of the Paris gar
I son, this in January, 1889, was entirely in
hands of Boulanger's opponents. New
nen interrogated ON this matter. Paris is a
,eer city, and queer things happen in it at
mes of intense popular excitement. In
ed the revolutions of 1880 and 184S were
ocessful under circumstances analogous
those which Boulanger pronounced hope
( ssly adverse.
Whatever may be thought of the opportu-
ty then offered, Boulanger never had an
I her. for from that night in January, 1889,
4 9 prestige rapidly declined. He has been
some time politically dead, but, not con-
: MT to leave him in the grave. his quondam
flowers and allies are adding to death the
1sors of dissection.
Ho! For spokane Falls.