New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-13
ATTACKING NJ. CARNOT.
TIE RADICALS BEGIN A DESPERATE CAM
PAIGN OF CALUMNY.
,rsryEss BEFORE THE CHAMBER-LooKING FOR
An APPEAL TO TIE COUNTRY-THE
CASE OF NJ EIFFTL
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An APPEAL TO TIE COUNTRY-THE
CASE OF NJ. EIFFEL.
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c,,,,isht 1903 nv The Tribune Annexation.
p.ri. Jan i2-You are likely TO hear something
,,rno the next few days of a fresh attack on tie
0-..,1sn, Of the French Republic " has heen satd
.,r.ady that an attempt would be made 10 connect
h,n with NJ Baihaut When the suggestion
g., offered IL was in one OF OF the least rep
r,.bh papers OF Paris The decent public secuted
4. AZ nreposterous The Royaists would have move
,t The scondal-monccrs found it an unproft-
Mo scandal and il seemed to die a natural death.
Now II crops up again ono more proof OF the des
..r,,e straits TO which the enemies Of the Republic
ss reduced
Pint who are the enemies? II was In a reac-
s.n,,y journal that this contemplate scandal was
ssar,ed and the journals Of the gutter which took
MN They were not very formidable. albeit two
=, ,hnn have pandered so skilfuly 70 the passion
n, scandal as to raise their circulation TO enor-
mai, figures one 10 quarter Of a million But to-
a,y the note is different. The attack comes from
.,otber quarter. The Radicals have fastened it.
and seem disposed 10 make it their own. Dis
,,di,ed. discontented defeated, they turn upon the
President They have always been the rule or
,u,n party To rule they have never attained.
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sometimes they have had Prime Minister, though
never one thoroughly identified with the extreme
cotton. They have had NJ Goblet, and they have
hsa NJ de Frcycnet They have had NJ FloIuet
a. President of the Chamber in which they numler
shout ninety In neither of those Ministries, L0r
aver in the Chamber, have they had majority or
an efficient control of affairs They never got
bold of tho machine. They werc never strong
snourh 10 compel VI Carnot 10 offer the Pres-
d,ncy OF the Council 10 their real chief NJ Clem
aeau
Such mischief as they have been able TO do
they have done by cabals and coalitions in the
Chamber The hour hns now struck for caba'e
And coalitions outside. for campaign in the
streets or in the scwers II is the Radicals who
snatch at the calumny the reactionarcs had
drsppcd They wish 10 add 10 the Panama crisis
and the Ministerial crisis Presidential crisis,
and they summon os usual the worst enemies OF
tie Republic 10 their side. " Get rid OF the Radi-
cal." cries a Radical organ. You will soon see
whether they are 10 he got rid of" The echo
comes from another. more Radical still: Man
oeuvrc us out of Office. We will show you what
will come Of that" and leading Royalist sheet
renarks eleefully: M Carnot cannot long re-
Gst o new assault" And the friends Of the two
victims Of Tuesday say TO all comers that while
neither NJ. de Freycinet nor NJ Floquet will
openly attack the President, they will do moth
ing to restrain those of their political associates
who may think it their duty TO upset NJ. Carnot.
Such movement will have their sympathies, if
not their active help.
Those concerned in il begin cautiously They
print document or two They give q hint
Paris utters the first word The journals of the
provinces are 10 profit by the hint 70 reprint
ghe nd adj fo,, cords of h.i~
own Paris alone might not suffice. VI. Carnot's
popularity In the provinces is immense. He has
the confidence Of the people of France. 1t must
be undermined if he is to be overthrown.
Never. perhaps, did political intrigue or q
personal attack great officer Of State. or the
chief magistrate Of a great republic, rest on
slight foundation. II IL so slight that in
dinary times II would not support thc most casuol
calumny. But these are not ordinary times, and
IL is believed b. some men that something can
be made out Of the Baihaut incident. so let US
look at the Baihaut incident again. The story
can no retoll in halt dozen lines.
According TO NJ Charles de Leseeps, who's" testi-
mony Is evidently beloved by the prosecution 10
be true he declared in court on Tuesday that in
1886 VI. Bihaut then Minister Of Public Works,
asked him for million francs as tho price Of his
support OF the bill for the Panama lottery loan
lie pald VI. Balhaut 3'3.lUU lThufs III" rf~t
was not paid because the bill was not passed
M de- Iesseps made no mention of NJ Carnots
name but IN 1856 NJ de Freycnct was Prime
Minister. NJ Baihaut was Minister Of Works
Ia TIE De Frcycinct Cabinet. and NJ Garnet was
Minister Of Financc and the bill brought in by
NJ Bahaut was backc1. to use an English phrase
by NJ Sarrien. Minister Of the Interior. and by
" Carnot Minister If Finance. Therefore, gay
the authors OF the present onslaught upon the
President. the presumption is that the money
paid By NJ dc fcsscrs 70 NJ Baihaut was divided
BY him with NJ Sarrica and NJ Carnot. whether
for their own benefit or for the secret funds OF
their respective departments.
OF evidence 10 support this charge there ia at
present. none II is not known nor alleged that
NJ Raihaut accused VI Carnot Of being his nc.
comrlice II l. srpD seA that he might In the hope
Of stopping the prosecution against him lest II
Involve the President The appearance OF VI
Carnot's name the back Of tho Panama hi!l Is
q formaty He Minister Of Fnoncc would
be consulted about o financial proposal Of such
Importance as the Panama loan 1t may b" as
sumed that he approved Of IT, You are then
asked 10 assume further that he approved oi NJ
Bshauts demand 10 he brbcd by W. dc LcSscps
The sober minded public will tliinh il time enough
TO consider that question when 'om" evidence Is
produced. The present appeal Is 20 'hn'e VINO
prefer 70 act without evidence, without even
shadow Of reasonable presumption, against every
probability. and in the presence Of character
Of which honesty is the foundation stone. We
hall soon what success attends campaign
ef this sort
There is better feeling to-day about the ncw
Ministry and a more general belief that no scr
Gus attack on il in the Chamber need be en-
pcted AT once. The Radicals are more or les
oemoral zed ly the ralJss o. thcir led r They
90 not yet know whether " Floquct Is ready ~
follow NJ. Cemenceau's line, to attack whenever
ne sos n chance, nor whether VI. clcmcnccan is
Prepared to see VI Floquet step into his shoes,