Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-31
A C0NSTANS CABINET
THE POSSIBILITY THAT ALARMS
FRANCES PRESENT MINISTER'S.
Panic Throughout Government Circles In
Consequence OF the Recent Paris Ex-
piosion-Generai Foreign News.

fBy Anglo-Amercan cable to tho Dispatch.l
PARIS. December S0.-There is no doubt
that the explosion at the prefecture OF po-
lice yesterday has spread panic throughout
government circl les and has introduced an
element Of growing discord In the Cabinet
The government feels that not only the
Royalist and Anarchist leaders are joining
hands to overthrow the government, but
that two OF three ambitious men, with more
cunning than the leaders of either party,
are directing attacks intended to disoredit
the Ribot Cabinet even in the eyes or Re
publicans. The Vaccinations OF these
men are feared even more than are those
OF avowed antagonists OF the republic
The leader of the colerie who plot to over
throw the government in the house or It's
friends is NJ. Constans.
ANrI-ANARcHIsM DANGEROUS.
In the Cabinet meeting to-day NJ. Lou
bet, who succeeded Constans in the De-
partment of the Interior, opposed strongly
q proposition of NJ. Bourgeois's that the
Cabinet should proceed TO hight the
Anarchists tooth and nail. The reason tor
his opposition WAS that. however success
full the campaign against the Anarchists
might be. il was bound to be accompanied
by many explosions, loss of life, and
another reign of terror like that
OF last April. In this event de-
aigning men in the Republican
ranks might point to the Constsns regime
and its exceptional success In suppressing
the Anarchists by means Of its odlous
system Of espionage. Constans CABINET
would inevitably be the result. Then the
fate of the republic would be between the
Scylla of the Consulate and the Chary bdis
Of Legitimism.
ALL TOO PLAIN.
Loubet is said to have gone no further
with his figure of speech, but its meaning
is plain enough as it is. Since the ex-
plosion of Yesterday the name of Constans
has been on many lips. Should the ex-
plosion continue he would be the man OF
the hour, and all Paris would turn to him
to implore safety which the men now IN
power showed themselves powerless last
spring to provide. So evident is tnls That
| now, as formerly. COnstans IS suspected OF
having melted the Anarchist agitation In
order that the logic of consequent events
might bring him again to power, as the
only possible saviour of France from the red
demon.
THE coNsrhTg, PLAN.
Once in power however. as NJ. Loubet
suggested, Constans would let the republic
30 70 the dogs and endeayor, If circunl-
stances were favorable, 20 found COnstans
dynasty. The Royalists and Anarchists
would undoubtedly provide these clrcum-
stances. Ostensibly 20 save the republic,
Consians would probably concentrate the
whole power in the hands Of himself and
his coierie, and in the heat of the battle
against Royalists and Anarchists would
transform himself in the popular eyes into
second Napoleon. From this point to a
dictatorship would be but step. for the
people have been so disgusted with gov
eminent corruption on the one hand and
government supineness on the other taat
they are already inclined 10 turn TO any
body who has even the appearance OF in
tegrity and administrative power.