St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-06

in France, and the fact that the new
chamber of deputies will. with the
French senate, choose successor to
President Carnot. Strange to say, it
does not appear that the panama
scandal, from which results so diSaS.
trOGS to many public men were eX-
pected, will be factor in the coming
election. Considered collectively no
section of the Republican party appears
to have been injured, while the leaders
but lately under suspicion, some of
whom, according toNtheir own admis-
sionS, had been guilty of grave mScOn-
duct, are fast recovering their place in
the public regard. NJ. FlOquet is again
active and pow erful as leader of the
Radical Left, a section the willingness
OIL which to cooperate OH occasion
with the Socialists may have a
mighty influence on the future fort
unes of the Republic. NJ. ROuver once
more takes leading part i'll the de-
bates of the chamber on financial ques-
tiUnS and the committee discussions of
the same, while NJ. Frey cinet commands
all Increasing measure OF consideration
and interest. Even that grim Old Radical,
Clemenceau, SO badly sn.irched by his
relations with the notorious Herr that
less than two months ago there were
none so poor as TO do him reverence,
while he was made the victim of the
greatest disgrace that can be visited
upon FTenchman-tne right to resent
insult was denied him-has nearly re-
covered his old place of power, result
due i'll large measure to the idlOtic
attempt, made i'll June, to connect him
with certain documents reputed to
lave been filched from the British en-
basSy i'll Paris, but which proved TO be
nj N
change OF public sentiment towards the
chief political victims of the Panama
scandal has thus far been manifested
mainly By the rOpulace OF Paris and the
other leading cities of France. 1t is
more than probable that the French
peasantry, angered by the loss of their
hard-earued savings, will be found to
possess much longer memories. How
ever, III voting they will have to choose
between the candidates of one or the
other wing OF the RtpubIcan-pa party. for
III only few districts will The once
powerful but now shattered and broken
Monarchical party put forward candi-
dates Of It's own.
The practical disappearance of the
Monarchical party VIII be one of the
most Interesting features OF the coming
election. The great BODY of its old ad-
herentS will in future be found In the
ranks of the newlyfOrmed Moderate
Republican party, led by NJ. constants.
who will also have the support of the
Republican section. headed by NJ. Say
and Nj. Waddingt0n, the partiSans of
the present ministry. and the OppCr-
tuniStS, who formerly accepted the
leadership of Gambetta and Ferry.
The task that comfronts NJ. -Con-
STAINS is delicate and difficult one. but
a nj I,.,f Il
equal to 1t. 1t was the 0pportunists
who organized the famous warfare
against religion, and the fusion of the
ClericalS and MOmarchiStS with the
Opportunlsts is the task in question. 1t
must be effected, moreover. without q
seeming betrayal by the Opp0rtunist
leaders of their former principles.
contingency which would ALLEVIATE
many of their followers. For the ac-
cOmpliShment of this task the import
and reception of the great speech deliv-
cred by NJ. Constans at Toulouse early
in June has already done much. There
was nothing sensational about the
speech III question. 1t was the utter
ance OF strong man speaking for peace
and proSperity-an omen of the might
lest import, when it is remembered thai
1t is to France that all Europe must
look for the signals of peace or war,
and that so long as peace and
prosperity attend her there
need be no reasonable fear OF
international conflicts. The republic
he said. was an established fact, strong
en)ugn to be neither despotic nor arDi
tTary, but tolerant, orderly and piogres
Sive. He spoke for freedom of con
science and religious equality in civi
affairs; for the protection of property
and free labor, and for the encouraging