St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-06

der Rib0t is one of the auleSt men in
France and one of the few whom even
Frenchmen call statesmen. Moderate
and judiciOuS in temperament, ne is
We'll informed and ready and eloquent
speaker. AS minister of foreign affairs,
he brought about the alliance with Rus
STA and conducted the negotiations with
the pope which ended in the French
Catholics becoming warm support
erS OF the republic. Nj. Ribot was
one of those whom NJ. GreVy,
in the last desperate days of his prtSi-
dency, vainly implOred to form a cabi-
net. Nine. RibOt was originally Miss
Burch, the daughter of a wealthy Chica-
go banker. The Burch family went TO
Paris to live years ago, and Miss Burch
was soon marrld to one NJ. DemangOl,
law partner of NJ. Ribot. After few
years of married life Nj. Deman-
got died, leaving his wife and
child and fortune to the guardian
snip of NJ. RiUOt. The gentle
man had not yet thought of marriage.
But when he found himself the guardian
and natural protector of all attractive
young widow he soon came to the sensi-
bic conclusion that the best way to take
care OF her was to make her his wife. 1t
did not take long to persuade her to- the
same view of the case. So as a result
Chicago lady has since been presiding
at the Petit Bourbon palace and socially
ranking among the foremost three or
four ladies in France.
Nj. de Freycinet. now SiXty-fve years
of age, is man of profound bearing
and phIlOSOphiC temperament, who has
solved many knotty problems, foreign
and domestic, for France. He was the
friend of Gambetta, and served under
the latter during the days of 1871. The
nf Ca11t mi fn hA Ia
i'll 1876. Following this he became mill
lister of public WORKS, In which
Office he executed magnificent
scheme for the improvement and
extension of railroads and canals
through out France. He retained his
portfolio in the Waddington ministry,
and has since then served i'll eight
cabinets either as minister OF pubic
works, foreign affairs, OF war. BY his
colleagues in the senate NJ. de Frey
| cinet Is known aS la Sirene. The siren,
i'll this case. is endowed with tail that
can give its adversary an unpleasant
lash. Sn Charles Dixie nicknamed him
tire white mouse" and NJ. de
FreycineJ has demonstrated that he
has teeth sharp enough 10 bite
! through the strongest political net.
| His ability IS unqueStiohed, and
| his ambition equals his ability. Nj.
| ROuvier IS a native OF the south Of
| France, and has had remarkable
career. As one of the French repre-
sentativeS in Egypt, before England
seized the land of the Pharaons, he
manifested unusual ability. and later
| made himself conspicuous in sthe
chamber of deputies. In 1888 he was
minister of finance under Ferry, ana
| has ever since served i'll several cab
! inets. He was premier i'll the cabinet
succeeding the one in which BOulanger
served as minister of war. He has few
equals as a DICTATOR, and Is the ablest
iinancler the third republic has pro-
| duced.
First among the leaders of the Radical
| Republican party must be mentioned
| Eugene ClemeUceau. He began life as
some years in the United States. But
| for the war of 70 lie might he here still.
! As it was he returned 10 Paris, entered
! the national assembly, and has ever
since been the stormy petrol of French
| politics. Since 1915 he has repre-
scented the department of Var
in the chamber of deputies. and
has been the recognized leader of
the Extreme Left. Clear headed. and
a splendid orator, lie has had brilliant
career, Jut has never aimed to win pub
| enemies than any other man i'll France,
fact made evl ent few months since
when his relations with Herr became
! known. NJ. Clemenceau has been
dubbed "Overthrower of cabinets" and
OF these he has already demolished
nearly dozen. Not only does he over
throw. but he does not aid in
recons ruction, and it was his
refusal to form a ministry that
drove NJ. Grevy from the presidency
six years ago. He Is small, slender and
we'll built. He is charming conversa-
tlonalist and delightful companion.
In his habits lie is most abStemiouS. He
is d famous markSman. and has large
list of duels to his credit. Gambetta
was great admirer of Clemenceau, and
Thought he might achieve anything
but the France OF today stands more in
need of builders than Of destructionists,
no matter how brilliant they may be.
A list of the Radical Republican lead
ers would also include NM. FlOQuet