New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-28
EIECTJON or CASIMIR-PERIER

Tho election of Casimir-Perier to the fr'si-
dencv Of the French Republic is signihcan'
nroof of civic courage and the restraints
- solfcovcrnmpnt. A single ballot SUI
ace1 although a caucus on the previous o"!
had r,rcd 70 produce a candidate upon whom
tho votes Of Republican Senators and Depullcs
lid no concentrated The work OF the M
t,onol Assembly was quickly and quietly oohc'
ord tho successor OF the murdered Carnot was
chosen with dignity and simplicity In the MS
.,o polace Of Versailles. To Americans III
,rn,or with the prolonged campaigning anu
u,,hro oxcitement of Presidential election u!
nnnu,or vote the celebrity of the French pro
noduro anneors marvellous. President fals
,dor tho ossassin's knife and the nation re-
coils in horror and suspense from the foul deed'
h,,, tho Constitution works almost automaucai
l., opd . successor Is elected with fraction OF
tho effort required for organizing new MIL
istry. ,s.
7, &c a procedure which enables French lnsu-
,rtions 70 endure the strain of a supreme Crisis.
7, is 8 system which reduces republican govern
mont 70 extreme simplicity. The effect OF SO
ou,ot and orderly an election is most wholesome
hocauso II discloses the barrenness and futiily
g Anarchist ideas. President Carnot was as
eose,potod not because he had incurred any
ones hostility by any public act, but solely De-
oo,so no hold the highest office in France. sue
cessor Is elected on the third day after the Pres
;dont,s death. and he is a more aggressive man
and Is known to favor drastic methods OF deal
,,c with Socialists and revolutonists what
havo tho Anarchists accomplished by their
chancellor Of a great and good President? They
have earned the detestation of all Christendoin'
inst
,ovor the Presidency 10 CaslmIr Perier. who VIII
he more hostile and relentless In suppresSins
Socialist revolt and Anarchist intrigue than the
,omon,ed Cornot was during his official term
Assassination is indeed lottery with blanks
ord ma nrzes Alexander II, the Liberal, who
was European and progressive in his IDEAS
was murdered and Alexander Ill r'shcu !"
his noce rcactonary sovereign with Asiauc
impulses and policies. That was III huSsa, Il
military empire The Anarchists thought that
they could accomplish more In free ana ehilgh''
oncd France. But when they have Killed n
President there Is another President III thr'e
DAYS. and for sclf-preservation as well rs from
conviction he Is their sworn enemy. The logic
of tho situation brought in Caslmir perier. who
hv strain Of blood. by force OF character anu
ny nolitical associations and convictions was
Il ,
Socialists feared and the Radicals dlslikcd him.
and he was chosen for the enemies whom he
had made Inheritng with his wealth those
tendencies toward Conservative Repuohcah'sh
which THEIRS represented with Incompatible
lucIditv and strength Of mind Casimir-f"rl'r
like the first President. Is n man of energy, who
can employ all the resources OF the state ID
vindlcatnc the authority Of law and in destroy
Iiat a.
tion Is q signal for a reaction against Radical
ism and for stern. relentless measures OF re-
nrassion against the common enemies Of all
government and authority
The French people are heartily TO be congrat-
ulotcd upon their sclf-possesson and wise con
servatism in this crisis Of their history. BY the
peacefu quiet and orderly way in which the
Presidential succession has been determined
they have offered another striking proof OF their
competence for self-government No longer can
the French people be justly described as ex-
citable. capricious and unrcasonng in grave
emergencies The Republic has trained them IN
habits of sef-control A catastrophe which
might once have brought them to the verge OF
political revolution is now faced without giddi-
ness OF mind or faintncss OF heart. a Prcsi-
DENTAL election Is conducted at a moments
warning win the sihoo'hh'7S anu P''''''o" "
machinery. candidate thoroughly trained ana
experienced in public affairs as legislator
Premier and President Of the Chamber OF Depu-
ties is at once brought forward. a man OF In
flexible purpose and resources OF character Is
elevated to the supreme office, which Carnol's
melancholy fate has shown to he post OF i'm
Ininent danger The dead will be mourned ana
honored, but government continues. better
armed and more powerful for promoting the
.,,olfnr ~, AZ cocinfy than II NaS before.