The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-14

arose from all points OF France. and did MOI
admit AN n%c1uiital tina, might lie considered
as an act o. comrlacenoy. IL was nc essarJ
that tho Judgment should DO pronounced. In
order to attest the fact hat nil citizens ara
equal before tho law aud Responsible for thell
acts. howovor iIlustrious their previous his
tory may he. Tho condemnation. moreover,
has u considerable pecuniary reach. aud will
hccomc the starting point, OF general clalmi
on the pail OF tho shareholders before the civil
ing that Messrs, Lesseps and their colleagues
employed illegal nsans u gain subscribers
:heir hands. mas by this same declaration laid
down the nrine.lle that they should rGi,n1arse
commenced against them but. In order to
MAINTAIN equality oil. rights and chances
t nhm2Pf Ee fl i isS Si"i.na slloal i G has un SHSn d IN ono
single suit. conducted by the llpuiJatOr. Tho
result. SO lar ns the money 10 be recovered IS
parties Interested IN Tho share. but 1t VIII be
complete ruin for, the administrators con-
The Panama scandals did not bring us u
revolution. as some people prophcsled In tho
rather furnished nn occasion to prove, tho
solility Of our young republican institutions,
which would almost infalIifly have carried
away our ancient forms OF government. At
iSMe some o. Of 5hs sh sG,t open ana h@y above @St G Go"rG Ia and
others disguised under the pretext q public
welfare and Of national moraliiy: Attempts
nav wv ht.A w
Gus camps OF socialism and Of anarchy: but
sGsis ,u 'faE was e, G eo@h nHPSdi.t to "I d%esia&atl dns
that have not been followed by any overt
act. The evolution tending to bring over the
Monarchists to the republic has none ING less
ridlcnled by, HIS inopportpne manifesto. In
which he undertook to reinditsth the Old phrases
belonging t. ths time lime y, when royalty w VI .a re.
ruption. Tho result has justified, and forth
fed my, opinion that France has heneeiorth
morly might have been able to, cause a change
tninly has not come out OF ali the dangers that
surround her; but think that this ono will
hf iat Il tas s sosIn has la "I assumed s,SaHsi' n different
form Srass i tn is n :, viii TIE jsoy lssi se PT9i1Y" viii p pa none ,ne
the less durable. Three months ago l fore
Of the sudden overthrow Of several political
party were personiied. The Unforeseen events
which had lust then commenced heye pot CON
e naea 'h iss %ST M ii naet.hs and Out ii H. i lie lfsy:
Minister Of Finance; to turning NJ k flonduet
i sGplpp inS s Il. slsmsne .. the Of lis pTsst fss a ss
the lmpeccable leader Of the Radicals Other
hsss AJAX h 'nsi s sIs" sp ss0" So TO a'r II. t. bo 'ne
PopMiaTity, i%IustiI.d Sy hIs talent, Has
tho present. NJ Ribot. who had gained great
authority by his wisdom aud the dignity Of his
the accumulation Of plumbers which he might
well he considered incapable Of Judging by
r 81 oven TSi The Prcsidsnt ., the repuGlic him.
self. who certainly now no longer occu pies the
place In the country that he ACQUIRED during
suspicion attached to the financial scheming
S &. t R;h psn "a \. Hila,r has r sss n"bI n: o Gn1not;
censures them for having remained below the
part which the circumstances called upon
away with a ~resolute hand ali tho wells that
envelopod the Panama affair. without spar
at nhs tn HsSI presen Seea tims 'h is i~pG liaaida teih Il
once and for all. By giving the matt on, the alb
solute certainty that no more revelations are
to come. II in this general scheme there were
certain ,personages to be SACRIFICED. the men
charged with the duty OF. guarding the good
compromised reputation were bound to find
In the sentiment OF their position the necsssa-
to what point have they been dominated BY
SS9 pnssst at g .;or q t. IpeIfsin,1 frisndssipp or
plo say. But 1t is beyond a douItthat the con:
duct Of the Government authorized. more and
the guilty and 10 hinder the truth from being
iemanded that it Should be. Tho Resistance
Indirectly offered to the Commission OF In.
cised upon tho Judges during tho Judicial in-
vestigation. the attempt made by the police to
s snsss ' Rsn. p ,e p9aSe sS. i Tt.h Sns on Of thu the part ssi
Of the Government TO choke of the proceed
duct tnS or there iS sha VAS IL, onl soa tns d !, + Ell! iaa ia:
tbs scandal. the means employed have been
the public emotion. they only served to give
place 10 the worst, suppositi9ns and the pre-.
the Ministers there was a, want OF decision. as
well as somethinG clandestine. as. II they
Misnsd 10 hin 6sIist the ire rey tbs o. q Ssrt%ia
to hide. but their conduct has been Of such a
nature that 1t aroused suspicion. even among
pathetic with them at the sommoncemsnt. In
this way we have seen political men enjoying
disgrace that not only drove them out OF
power. but closed for u long time upon them
our natural lightness Of character and the
small part this time in the succession Of min.
us three changes in the Cabinet. These crises.
Academia. IN appearance. have been the logi-
OF mystery in which the Government has on
Sn"sfa q itssIt n rsGnrd to the affairs o. Pane;
t eas 9 in Tn h. s spsesh % % e. EufGs sssiS wns e MSiaSS
policy Of honesty and sincerity. The orator.
ter OF the unanimous sentim ant. was clearly
pointed out as the one TO Us called upon bythe
entoe oi,tho, IopuUllc 10 accomplish the
work Of POLITICAL Cleansing. tho programme
OF which he had TRACED. Was NJ. Carnot
thist In the one case or in the other n
great blunder was committed by him when he
let NJ. Cavaignac and the men who shared his
Views outside Of the Ministerial overhauiings
that followed. His. persistence in this matter
mas become u public grievance which has
struck 2 serious blow at his popularity. Pub
nc opinion, iS hegihnin2 to reproach him So
ycre;y for having been guided too exclusively
~ MS personal preferences in The choice OF his
niih.ster-. without taking sufficiently into con-
sldoration tho indications which the parlia-
menthry votes and, the unsquiyocal national
sentiment gave to him. Several journals not
ielongihg "a, the regular opposition say that
n the diilcult circumstances created by
inc lanana scandal It WAS necessary to
Ministers who represented the frisnd.
ships Of the Elysee less and the interests and
aSplIations OF france more. SO far these ac-
cusations are discreet and enveloped In cour.
teops formulas but they constitute a symptom
which should not pass unnOticsd in a country
In which criticism Of the representative nf
p n9ss bss SO Fbspidly and SO far when It
Carnot DURING tho ilrst norton nt lis Irssi