The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-08
A Partisan JournaIi-t Tells Of Infu-
ences to Prolong t.
THE DRAMA MERELY AN EPISODE
In Stubborn Political Fight Which
Has Been on for Quarter Of
Century - Civil War If Anti
Dreyfusitc Plans Succeed.


has throughout The campaign embcilished
the columns of the Figaro. writing on the
eve of the trial for the Mttin. says.
Tomorrow there vii be D. sun before
the Reuues court-martial a new discus
sion OF the Anaire Dreyfus This Will
be- the last-at least so it SIS hoped lt
is indeed dev0utly o. be desired that
Frcnchmen should cease their mutual in
vective. For much too long "a period has
the first half of the French people been
describing the second half as savages, and
the second half treating the first half as
sans patric.'
"a change IS desirable but alas! It is
NOT very probable. Undoubtedly there are
jim either camp reasonable men who will
bow to the decision of the court martial,
but these reasonable men are minority.
Besides hem there arc the crowds and the
leaders of the crowds. These agitators
viii not acquiesce and the crowds viii
follow their leaders.
THE Dreyfus affair. consequently, VIII
not DE ended with the trial az Kennes.
AGAINST THE ARMY.
Suppose Drcyfus is condemned. Tho
advcrsaries of the army Will not abandon
the campaign they have started against
IT, and which. for that matter. has not
produced any appreciahle result since D.
has not diminished bv ccntime the APP
preparations made for military purposes
nor Hghtenod the sacrifices which the
country gladly accepts for IT'S army. nor
iutcrfored in the least degree with the
discipline that obtains in that same army.
$50 in the same way. the fnteIcctuaIs
who have reasoned ont their conviction
OF the prisoners innocence Will not re-
ff.f ff.rt e. I'd
OF trial with closed doors. secret docu-
meuts or gratuitous reservations. They
want good. curren coin and 90 induce
them 90 acquiese In "a verdict Of guilt 1t
will be necessary 20 prove 90 them 10y ir-
REPUTABLE argum nts that they have been
mistaken.
III ON the other hand Drevius is ac-
quilted one must be excessively naive 20
imagine that the people who have played
their last card on bis guilt win accept
their failure without "a word and betake
themselves quietly 20 their home. saying.
we shall have better luck next time
SEW EPISODE.
"The fact OF the matter is that the
Dreyfu- affair is the Dreyfus affair only
for "a Few simple and honest people Ike
YOU and me As far a. The others are
c0n.erned-the political sharpers and the
immense crowd of their dupos-tho 'af-
faIre Dreyfus is merely 90 new episode 500
the stubborn fcht they have been wdRing
for A quarter 90 70 century past to pos
sess themselves of the power they lost by
their bunders and .mprudonce.
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