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

dustrial and political growth. Person
ally honest himself, he has been the
cause of honesty in others. purgng
the bureaus of tn relies of
imperial corruption and filing re.
SpOnslble posts with Il higher and
better CRAZE of men. He has ex-
PEELED mere political service from the
departments, and made skill and devo-
ton to duty the chief recommendation
for office. Best of all, he has made Re-
publicaniSm-b which Is meant loyal
obedience to the laws. and resort only
to constitutional methods to change
them-the first and highest test in So
cial and political lif and thus pmpha-
sized the truth, that come what will.
France will never return to monarchy.
His discretion and good sense long
since made President Carnot logical
candidate for reelection, and until
six weeks ago that event seemed
assured. NJ. Dupuy's sudden change of
policy and weak submission last month
to the Radicals in the matter of TIN
Paris prefecture of police. and the clos
ing OF the Labor Exchange. is said to
have been due to the intervention of the
president, anxious to assure the reten-
ton in Office of the present ministry and
to prevent the return TO power of his
rival, NJ. ConstanS, ali event which reso.
lutte opposition to the mob of Paris
would have rendered almost inevitable
This ill-timed act has seriously
weakened the president with his
friends without strengthening him with
the Radicals and Socialists who were
the chief gamers by it, vet that 1t will
prove fata! to his retention of the chief
magiStracy remains to De seen. PreSi-
dent CarnOt in private life is dIgnifipd,
nj, oil fnlN In
cans with especial consideration: has
made careful study of our republican
institutions, and is a clost. and inter
| eSted observer OF the public events
| which occur in this country. He has
often expressed his intention of visiting
the Unite States, and sooner or later
will probably do So
The whitG-haired and leOnine Con-
STAINS is NJ. Carnot's only competitor for
| the presidency. NJ. Constans is at the
present moment the strongest as well as
| the most res0lute man in France. He is
| native of Toulouse and the hero of an
| Interesting ana checkered career. He
| began life as lawyer. but met with in
| different success, and after various
| business ventures in Spain, returned
10 Toulouse and became a school
teacher. His energy soon secured
his promotion TO be professor
of law in the University of
Toulouse. So popular became his lect-
ures, in which he championed liberal
ideas, that Mac Mahon's ministers adj
viStd him to resign his chair. He did
SO. and at the following election tie
voters of Toulouse made him deputy for
that city. Meanwhile, he married a
rich wife, and forced rapidly to the
front. In 1880 he held the post of min
lister of the interior under Grevy. and
in 1886 and 1887 fulfilled import
ant diplomatic missions In the
East. During the earlier part of NJ.
Carnots administration he again held
the portfolio of the interior. and speed
lily gained recognition as the most force
full and determined minister that has
welded power under the third republic.
He crushed the Boulangist conspiracy
at single blow driving Boulanger into
exile and causing his trial and convic.
ton for treason-and dealt with social
disturbances 50 firmly and fearesslv as
to make the name of ConstanS
synonym of law and order.
NJ. Constans has been out OF
office since March, 1890, but this
fact has not prevented the steady and
rapid increase of his following. He is q
man of deeds rather than of words: out
out of place III the drawing room. but al
home in the council chamber. 1t is toe