St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-22
constants HIS ENEMY
MARQUIS de MoreS Calls the
French Minister Hard
Names.
Story OF Political Persecution
to Which the Marquis Was
Subjected.
Arrested On a Trumped-Up
Charge of Murder and
Fined.
The Great Wedding at Athens
Numerous Deaths From
Cholera.

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riou with the matter. NJ. Constans, the
minister OF the interior. against whom
all the marquis opposition vas thrown
during the election at toulouse. IS
Intensely and bitterly disposed to
wards him. and seems determined
TO proceed against him as far as ever
the laws of the land viii permit. The
Marquis de Mores meanwhile has lost
no opportunity OF loudly complaining
NJ the persecution 10 which he is being
subjected. n. de Mores has returned
to Paris. and to-day said:
81 am a personal enemy OF Minister
Cgn~taus. and have been so for the last
I'VE months. When IN Cochin China.
/ made friends with q man who was at
that time governor general of
Touauin. a certain n. Richaud.
HE was disliked and feared by
II. CgustduS. YOu may remember
the mysterious circumstances which at
tended VI. Richards sudden death, ami
Aricn gave rise 10 the most serious
enaiEpS against II. COnStans. W hen
the general elections came IN / went 70
Toulouse Tor the express purpose OF Op-
posing the election OF II. COnstans as
member for that city. On the first day
that l was there the police received or
lerS from N. COnsJans 10 arrest ne NJ
all cost and under any pretext. In spite
IF this | continued my work or OPPOSE
1ion.
HID 4 FIGHTING ARMY.
81 had such proofs OF the tricks OF the
minister's paTtisanS and OF their lnten-
Sons to fake the eiecti0D.t that | engaged
sr army OF 2OO men and let it be known
-.aI / should SEE that no nonsense took
place around the ballot boxes. or that
we would show fight. Ny men had IN
srructiOns from me 10 rush the whole
con Germ ont OF the window OF he voting
room 0u the slightest signs OF trlckeTy.
Il. Cau>raus. on the other hand through
li- AGENTS. engaged $50 Tuffans. i'll
Guiding many m0ucharGs OF police spies.
These were Paid 10 interrupt my meet
5lz5. and thus 10 give Oh the first OPP
rorsuuitv a preteXt for having me ar
rested. Saturday. Oct. .. we had or
rSuiTed great meetings IN one OF the
public halls of the town. 81. CunSIaHs
Lad been invited to attend. ana we had
promised 10 see that he should be re-
-uteted. lie did not come. however.
1Ur about g O'Clock. Just as l WaS AID
dressing tie meeting. II. COusJanS gang
CAME along outside and BEGAN beating
-.Ta Generate" which is the signal OF
attack. At the same time these fellows
commenced an attack OF oar meeting
room. The windows were smashed
with sticks. ana the not was 50 great
-Lat &c became impossible 10 continue
The meeting. / therefore came out on
the street. accompanied by my men VINO
were armed with sticks. At the d0Or L
a afF Z H.
STAINS rurIans was 50 menacIng
that with the object OF showing them
-ha- / intended 10 stand no nom
SENSE. I drew a revolver and walked
out with il I'D my hand. / bad H0t gone
rlree PAGES before four MT SpTang on
ne aud arrested ne. Oue 0f these men
vas in police uniform. l therefore made
no resistance. but asked the constable
why I was arrested. lie replied that IL
was because l had drawn MY revolver.
Just then one OF the crowd lunged at
me with q spike. He missed lie, how
ever. and wounded one OF the four Eel
lows who were hauling ME of.
EIGOR OF THE LAW.
II was taken OF 10 prison. and IN d.
rect violation of the law. which OrdaIns
that during election time tie tTlbuneS
shall be permanently in session. was
kept in iaiI Tor TWO days. Sunday / III
sisted on being told on what charge l
was being held. / WAS told that y was
ona charge OF being an accomplish IN
an attempt of willfGI murder against
police agent-a charge which. in
France. might entail the penalty
of death. Il since has come to
nv knowledge that that same
Sunday the project for the department.
sent for the magistrate who was To try
nv case. ann told him that If be did not
great me TO all the Tig0rs OF the law. he
5'Ould md the risk OF getting bounced
EOm MS post. The magistrate IN queS-
kOu dared the project 10 make that
statement before Witnesses, and added
DAT he should act as he thought just.
ana Not otherwise. When my trial
came 01f a day OF TWO ago tie charge OF
ATTEMPTED murder was abandoned.
81 C0nstans. having been sue
CessTUl in getting elected could afford
10 be mercIful. The ether charge, how
ever, was vigorously supported by a
number OF false witnesses VINO lied in
u shameful manner. Their case. how
ever, was too weak. and the trial re-
suited in my being fined SO"
The correspondent heTeupOH re-
marked. Although you are q personal
enemy Of II. Cunstaus yet You VIII
admit that he IS a strong man?'
q constants ELECTED RY FRAUD.
M. CouStanS is a strong man." said
the marquis. but he is utterly unscru-
pUlOuS. He is the paid agent OF a num-
Der of big bankers who exploit France.
and he Is the evil spirit OF the Place de
il BUurSe. His election was secured by
The most fraudulent maneuverS. Forged
ana false voting tickets were distributed
hv the wholesale. and / have in my pos
session not less than eighty such tickets,
which were seized by my agents
IN one section alone. II was one Of the
most ScaHdalOus JubS ever seen. In
America they would not have stood
such an election for three hours. How
long they viii stand this violation OF
voting liberty here [ should not ike 10
say. But l am afraid that before long
there viii be blO0dShed in France"
And B0ulangerY' asked the CORE
sDUndent.
Finished-e0mBletely finished - said
the marquis. He only represents an
idea-his personality Is nothing. The
idea survives, though the man has gone
under. Ii is the wish OF many thou
sands. indeed OF the majority of those
who voted fer the generals candidates.
70 save the republic. ana 10 prevent
It's being any longer the milch
COW of a few bankers and OF
their tools. We want TO decentral-
ize the government in France, which
is to-day as Napoleon / made it, with a
mere republican stamp OF IL for show.
a : for BOulangey, his role is finished.
He can never rise again. That was an
other Of N. constants MASTER strokes.
lie bribed Nine. B0nemaine, Boulan-
gers female companion. to use her in
duenCe with her weak general and get
him 10 commit a series OF blunders- be-
ginning with his fight to Belgium and
ending with his voyage 10 Jersey, all Of
which have so disguised his former
supporters
These are the accusations which the
Marquis de AoTes is freely and publicly
making through France against Minister
C0nstans- The latter IS graIly provoked
thereby, and il is reported that he is
taking steps TO set aside the recent tria!
Of N. de Ai0res. and to obtain a new
hearing Of the case. with view TO OBJ
tanning heavier sentence against the
mar0uis