New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
CAVAIGNACS POPULARITY.
TIE WAR MINISTER OF FRANCE WHO
IS CALLED THE COMING PRESIDENT

to be elected tomorrow one name would be
the lips OF nearly every man in France-that OF
Cava Enac. the Minister of War in M. Brsson's
Cabinet NJ. Cavaienac is certainly the most
popular man In France at the present moment
and the causes OF that popularity are curious
for in studying them we get good side light
on the French character.
Let us frat OF all. however. form some idea
OF the external appearance Of this remarkable
man. whose sudden appearance in the foremost
rank has made his enemies cry in alarm mat
he means 10 follow in the path Of l'ou!anger
Already they cub his movement the "CavaGnc.
in ContTadistinction to that which IL is supposed
to succeci-;he "BOulange."
Soon after the painful arrival into existence
Of the IIrsson Ministry its young life was tired
10y a heavy ordcal-viz.. that of an intericlla-
ton on the inevitable Dreyfus question. Tie
Dreyfus question is quite sufficient to bring IL
grief any Cabinet suspected IF leniency toward
the prisoner OF lie du Diahlc. Hence 1t hap
pcned that certain members OF the Cabinet
who had been freely dubbed 'Drcyfussards
were especially anxious 10 show thcniseiVef
more obduratc than tho "ant-Drcy fussard5
themselves No one quite believed in certain
% these protcstatiOns. and the Ministry only
lived because CaVaiCnac was a member. be
cause the populce had got il into their heads
and would not get it oul-in spite NJ the d"nIais
Of NJ Cuvagnac himscif-that 1t was ne. anu
h alone who had given an anti Drcyius color
{, the Brisson combination. and that even II
all the other members had misGivinGS ne al
lcas. would march on with ruthless iailcNihdhy
The day OF debate arrived. There was great
tension in the Chamber There often -. but
there vas more than usual on this day. caNai6-
nae WIS the stay Of the anti DrcyiuSsdrdS. yet
80 grave and concentrated IS the So OF t''
, , ,'.' ~ IL ,,, k,oo.n "a n. n man
- ,.,,,n1 ri,rec,r No, NV emotion but solely
-, ,~irr;,Io When n. rose A. The appointed
h1rr ,i.cr. vos \ hush in the Chafnhcr and
Tho members crancd forward eagerly - get
vic,v ~ This pcrsonaGr whom they had seen
I,,t,. ,rI ,uhh.J shoulders aith FOR w.cks past
~ Cl,Aignac did not present particularly
ir,niripg figure tall rather u1rro~ h'stcd.
e.,nrnt although but forty ny- years ~ are"
,c,, h'J ,vtth min nscetir features relieved
L, military fuusiach. with sallOw complex
i1,, unf.l.eyrd %. any bri.lilncy % The eye
n, had th. look - 4 chr mic invalid a ~ spci-
ing neither 20 right nor lrft. lie read rs
s,.a,h u, e,ulif1ni .Sa tones. aul though u was
M a plrii.ullriy telling speech rcmafhah',
neither FOR instrumentation TOR f'r oftt'ii' ~
sl,tl . rlrrel away fhr chamber II WIS
,,,eJ unanimously 10 ~ plclfici throughout
.b. .,tf.ff, ami VI CA44.cuIc AII b". One "A
potauf,.l Pr.s.I.i'
Vhyr Mainly bctiu-" behind tho r'.h aN'
go. ,sf,,,..i tDrt..ls the auditors f~if That iN'ir
uAs th. wIu power % man Who t'uH "'
...,....t ...l.r 600 one side nor DO" .'h-t. VINO
60 ,.ifI h. l-r untouched hF h'i cuf'. OF "a
SCOT, or b. cold streams - panic 'ui Wh' "'lih
,rr.. nt,f ms formula or wirtk th" l'f -r'r Al
i,., ant every succeeding cabinet iil he hal
had h.. way
Su,n = man viii always succeed IN France ur
- = certain point Iic VIII get ms chancf.
,Vb.ft.r he succeeds further Will dcp' M upon
,,.b,t ho J,.s with d. such = man Nls I,pbr7-
,,i.,,. In. I'm ,rfuptiblr" Tha' title. "ch a.
e.,,.J .,r.,t..r made him the Dictator. ana
.,..tf.. ,i. I,i.h.r Of France The reputation
"l'.'' '.,.,. ,..n nv II ca,a.cu.- q,
-, +, d., ~, ,.,ut,tI,u that maxi
49, t-rl,.t ,,n,,l 3d., fond of glitter show and
h,,I ~, Lr,,,s ~ m. head ~ this
,.. mai, ,, has, f,rir IL D.. not 10
,''I W. No I,,
'''i 80 80, " s,,,~,.",.t General Rrl,, a
.,ii., b.. ,s fhr rr.uch on.c.r. contemporary