Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-30
Representative Hits Tribute to the Mar
tyr Statesman.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Representa-
tive HIT, of Illinois, for long time
secretary Of legation and charge daft
faires at Paris, in seconding Mr.. Nc
Creery's motion to adjourn in the house
yesterday paid the following tribute tc
the late president of France:
Mr.. SPEAKER: All the people of the United
States to-day share in the grief and horror OF
the French nation at the great calamity which
has fallen upon them, and this house but ex-
lean people in the resolution that is
proposed. 1t is q calamity not alone to
the French people that President Carnot
has been stricken down, for nations are so
interdependent at this time In which we live
that it is a blow felt by every lover of liberty
and order in the world. President Carnot at
the present time of critical questions pending
in Europe, was a man whose personality was
of grave and great Importance aside from and
above his political position. He was chosen
in 1887. at a time when there were other
and far more brilliant names presented
for the prize NJ. Brisson, NJ Floquet,
M. de Freycinet and NJ. Jules Ferry, names
that were known far more widely than his; but
the reputation he had earned in the chamber
Of deputies, a body which exactly corresponds
to the house of representatives of the United
States and his temperate, moderate, sensible
and laborious course through years OF patriotic
service had built up for him strong name
chosen president And it was most hopeful
sign, in this, our day. that a nation believed to
be the one most easily charmed with and led
aside by brilliant qualities. should have in a
moment of grave trial selected as chief ruler
a man who was the very embodiment of saving
common sense.
He about to be reelected president OF
the republic and at this time, when social dis
order Is threatened in so many places, when
the interests of great nations are liable to come
IN conflict and to get the world into conflict and
strife we cannot merely show personal grief
and anxiety for the wanton murder of a good
man fallen by the red hand of crime, but
wider sorrow for the loss OF a wise statesman
in such high responsible position, that the
whole of mankind suffered a blow when he fell.
l join with my colleague Mr.. McCreary. in
the expression OF the sympathy which l be-
lieve every individual in the house and in
the nation shares with the French people.
One Of the most striking instances
called out by the Lyons tragedy was
that Of Mr. Bellamy Storer, Of Ohio,
one Of the members Of the house for
eign affairs committee. He said:
The American people must have their eyes
opened by the assassination OF M. Carnot to
the fact that anarchy is no respecter of govern
ments, but is the foe alike of republics and
monarchieS There was a time, genera
tion ago, when Americans looked with
an eye almost lenient at the mad
hostility against established govern
ments in Europe, while we fondly took
to the same fight for freedom against tyranny
which has given us the United States. Then,
to our minds the carbOnaro was patriot, even
if his association was q secret society with
oath to attack the bourbon dynaStieS of
Italy. The nihilist of Russia. even,
was looked on with sentiment as only
engaged in death struggle with
a despotism worse than death. The man who
breaches and votes hatred of class agafnsS
class who for political advantage tells nil,
lions of his fellow countrymen that they are
robbed by others of their fellow citizens; who
teaches that the rich are only made to crush
the poor and the poor to hate, and avenge
themselves on the rich. are as much enemies
Of the republic as the bloodstained murderer at
Lyons"