Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-17

The Dreyfus case has been per-
meated with sensations from tho first,
and one of the most tragic was the at
tempted assassination Of Dreyfus' chief
counsel, M. Labor, Monday morning,
What will next occur no one can pre-
tend to foretell.
Unlike the savage attempts upon the
lives of rulers of nations with which
the world is startled from time to time,
this outrage appears to be the result
of deliberate conspiracy rather than
the wild act Of a hair-brained crank
suffering from imaginary grievances.
1t has every indication Of one Of the
last desperate moves in the conspiracy
that began with the shocking con-
viction and punishment of an innocent
man through perjury Of the basest sort,
and that has resolutely resisted every
step in the direction of justice and
PREPARATION.
When French army officer, several
years ago, were besieged with fear
that their disreputable work of selling
| French army secrets to the German
government for pay had been detected,
and felt that exposure was certain, they
| looked frantically around for an avenue
of escape. Then the conspiracy was
Matched to fasten the crime, by means
of perjury and forged documents, upon
an innocent man, and Captain Dreyfus
was selected as the victim. He is a
Jew, and base popular clamor against
his race aided the conspiracy His
conviction and frightful punishment
are known to the world, and everywhere
the friends Of truth and justice have
eargerly watched the movement to right
the awful wrong perpetrated against
him. They saw the conspiracy exposed
step by step and the conspirators re-
vealed. They know that one of them
took his own life in order to escape
the disgrace Of complete exposure and
punishment. And finally, they saw
the steps taken that brought the foully
wronged man back to France for a
hearing that would give him chance
to establish his innocence by an open
trial, unhampered by the star chamber
methods of the conspirators. 1t is this
trial that has been rudely interrupted
by the attempted assassination o.
Dreyfus' leading counsel, an attempt
that at this writing seems likely IL
result successfully.
The entire anti-Dreyfus movement il
founded upon deep-rooted desire t.
destroy the Republic of France and re
store monarchy -Bonapartist, Bourbon
or Orleans-upon the ruins. And il
the Dreyfus conspiracy it was hoped t,
secure the influence and the active CO
operation of the entire army, of France
The honor of the army it was held out
was involved in keeping secret the de
tails of the Dreyfus conspiracy, and TO
awhile 1t seemed as though this plal
would succeed. But the courage an,
honesty Of the government triumphed
and the movement for justice to Drey
fus progressed resolutely towards th
; end.
That other sensations will atten
I this most remarkable movement canno
be doubted, but there is reason t
! believe that in the end the government
] will triumph. Despite the efforts {
y assassins to bolster up the work of cor
! srirators and periurers, the truth wi
: come to the surface. The wrong wi
y be righted, the conspiracy defeated
3 the conspirators punished. And froi
. the turmoil engendered by thes
! : righteous proceedings, the Republic {
4 France will emerge better, brightt
n and stronger than.ever.