New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-12
NJ. JULES FERRY.
THE SURPRISE IN PARIS OVER HIS REICM
TO POLITICS.

Paris February S4s
Tho fresh start as n political man which the
Senate has given TO NJ Jules Ferry came %
sunrise to most Of US, though there have been
strong premontOry symptoms that move es
the kind was being planned. Ills nomination ~
a caucms Of the Republicans Of the Senate threw
the Royaists into O state Of convulsive anger
II is nv belief that NJ Constans and Rano. who u
the link between the advanced wing OF the Oppor-
tunist Party and the Radicals Of the Paais Bour-
bon engineered this new departure. Nor have
any doubt that they worked with the concurrence
Of NM Spuller, Floquct. Clcmeneeau, ana otner
prominent members of both Houses OF the Legish-
turc NM Constans and Ferry have crows 70
rick with the men now in Office. and the Senate
is getting frightened at the manner In wnicn
the Royalsts are rearing their heads ana AZ the
attacks which they are openly preparing to MAKE
on the Republic. The Senate Is also alarmed ~
the incoherency Of the Republican Party and % 'ne
confusion that reigns at the Palais Bourbon ana
in the councils Of the Government. 1t Is thougns
by many who would help him-frst. up to the
Speakership Of the Senate: next, to the Presl-
dency of the Republic-that Ferry Is tho best
candidate to meet the requirements OF the present.
situation An energetic man is needed to brace
up the party and weld together it's shattered
fragments The politicians from whom oil back
bone has disappeared, owing to the corruptine
environment in which they have lived for COINS
nm thirteen wears are too fabby to deal with the
agitators Carnot is not alive to the clerical
intrigues to place the Government In the nahos
Of NJ Piou COmte de Nun and others who woulo
take the first opportunity to proclaim philippe Va.
BESIDES he has not the stamina wanted Ior tno
battle which is sure to be fought soon. A Ro0d
man for normal time. il he had only TO deal
with respectable men, he is not suited TO hotly
,ni;t,pt ,u,riod Physically his arms long ana
"wccdy his shoulders narrow and his chest weak.
The face has the sadness and the darkness OF
complexion of one whose liver is troublesome.
The inner man concords with the outer. lie
loves peace and the pianOfore.' said Senator Rant
to one who asked him yesterday why ne pro
ferred Ferry to the actual President OF the re-
public. and we want" he continued. somebody
who will be a handspring to "A Government formed
to combat in defense of the Republic
have been told by another Senator who USED
TO hate NJ Ferry, but is now for him, that M
Macnin the Governor of the Bank OF France
was objected to as a candidate for the Presidency
of the Senate for many strong reasons lie was
too much, to begin with, the man of the Elysee
and came forward to please NJ. Carnot ana
Madame Magnin. NJ. Magnin has against him
too great intimacy with the big iinanciers, and
though believing himself Republican, had be-
come extremely Conservative. lie might be
| brought by the Rothschds and other great bank.
ers to shut his eyes to plots for the proclamation
| of Philippe VII At any rate he is equity, rich,
| lazy Challemel Lacour, the other chief opponent
| of NJ Ferry at the Senatorial caucus, has an ir.
| regular establishment which shocked many in
| London when he was ambassador there. 1t Is
felt that there has been too much Of that sort Of
thing in the upper spheres of the political world
| here He wouh he in his place n professor Of
| tho College Of France, he being q man Of great
| talent Of PROFESSIONAL order. But his 1raeos-
| bility of temper alone should be disquaiillca-
ton for the Presidency of, the Senate, where his
| task would be often to throw oil on waves or
passion. Besides he has laid himself out as a
Senator to win the favor and the votes OF the
Royalist Dukes at the Academy. lie did this in
attacking the school laws and other new institu.
tons won after many hard battles by the Repub-
| licans. He and NJ. de Frcycnct are now hand in
| glove with the Duke dAumale, whose friends are
beginning to intrigue for him. NJ. Ferry, said this
| informant has his faults and grave ones. But
| he was not one Of those statesmen OF whom
| Baron de Renach could catch hold by the agency
| OF ballet girls and other means Of corruption.
| NJ Ferry had the luck to be out of Parliament
| when the Panama lottery bonds were on there.
| and he leads in all respects an exemplary domes.
tic life His wife is charming lady, beautiful
| accomplished and of high character. The Panama
| scandals have been death to so many regulations
as to make it hard to find prominent man who
| is not stigmatized Hence NJ Ferry's revived
pre-emincnce. His rising, to speak, from the
dead is one of the strangest events of present.
| day French politics.
| TO realize how strange this resurrection is ono
should 90 back to the day in the spring of 1885
when NJ. Ferry was hurled from the premiership by
an indignant House of Deputies as tool Of
| Prince Bsmark" lie escaped that day from the
indignant multitude outside by going away through
| the garden OF the Foreign Ministry next door. lie
| there Jumped into hackney coach and told the
| driver to give plenty Of rein to the horses and
| to use the whip. When about half way across the
| Pont de la COncorde he recognized and a rush
was made after the carriage to stop 1t and throw
| him into the Seine. There had been terrible hOr-
| tally among the troops in TOnquin. and the
| sailors who, under Admiral COrbet. kept up
blockade on the coast of China. The Admiral
| had just died, but had also during his illness
written home letters denouncng the Government
OF which NJ Ferry was the chief, guilty Of GRIM
| inal cvity and as placing their own private In
| interests above those of their country. 1t was
| certain that Prince Bismark. to keep France from
| thinking about Alsacc-LOrraine, dangled before
| the eyes of NJ Ferry great African and Far Eastern
| Dominions, and means OF bringing him 70
catch ut well-baited hook entered into cove.
nant with him TO Cross the path Of England in all
| parts of the world. They both succeeded In
getting Gladstone administration turned out q
Office by the trouble they gave its Foreign Minis
| ter, the late Lord Granville. This, as 1t subse.
| auently proved, was OF benefit to France, Lord
| salisbury coming in and becoming the uncovenant-
| ed partner OF the Triple Alliances position no
was Justified in taking, whatever the English
| Liberals ana Radicals may say 10 the contrary.
| Ferry, egged Oh by Bismark, made dashes In AL
All
| and succeeded. Lord Duiierin prevented French
| dash being made Burlnah by taking it. by
| quick, decisive and unauthorized move for Great
britain Just Us Ferry was stretching out his hand
| to seize 1t Ii is not on the cards that should
| he rise again TO high and firmly held situation
in French politics, he would try to play again the