The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-25
ALL HSORROW
Ex-President Harrison Says 1t Is
the Spirit of Anarchy.
No Way to Account for the Deed Ex-
cept as the Result of the Recent
Events at Paris.
WARNING TO REPUBLICS
No Official News from France Re-
ceived at Washington.
President Cleveland. Cabi net officers
and Foreign Ministers Stunned by
the Announcement.
UNIVERSAL REGRETS FELT
Senator Morgan Recalls His Ac-
quaintance with NJ. Carnot.
Senator Sherman at a Loss to Find
Words to Express His Condemna-
tiOn of the Cowardly Crime.
NJ. PATRENOTRE'S GRIEF
The French Embassado4 Shocked
at Realizing the Truth.
The American Press Sounds a Warming
Note in the Comments Received
Last Night.
Senator Sherman at a Loss to Find
Words to Express His Condemna-
tiOn of the COwardly Crime.
NJ. PATRENOTRE'S
GRIEF
The French Embassado1 Shocked
at Realizing the Truth.
The American Press Sounds Warming
Note in the Comments Received
Last Night.

Ex-President Harrison informed of
the assassination of President Carnot, at
his residence on North Delaware street,
just after his return from church last
night He was greatly shocked to hear
the news and expressed his profound re-
gret at the loss to the French and the
menace to liberty and law everywhere.
1T is the spirit of anarchy" said he,
that has caused the assassin to raise his
hand against President Carnot. The inn
mediate motive, however, must be re-
venge for the recent execution of several
Anarchists. l presume there could have
been no pretense Of a grievance against
President Carnot personally. 1t must be
simply an attempt upon his life because
he was a public official who was the chief
heed of the state and the representative
of political and social order in the re-
public. The event is one against which,
in the nature of republics, public men can
not be guarded unless they make prisoners
of themselves, but every individual should
be so subject to law that public men ought
not TO be subject to such attacks. But
the act dreadful as IL is, cannot, / believe,
affect the stability of the French republic.
1t has seemed TO me to be firmly grounded
upon the principles OF self-government,
law and ORDER and to be becoming more so
very rapidly of late years.
THE monarchical feeling, have thought,
was dying out, and 1 cannot believe there
will be any movement TO cause a revolu-
tion in favor of monarchy. 1 have full
faith in the ability of the French to deal
successfully with the succession in the
orderly, constitutional way. The senti-
ment against the Anarchists is, i believe,
very strong among the great majority OF
the French people. 1t could hardly be
otherwise, because the Anarchists have
been so indiscriminate and ferociously bru-
tai in their attacks with the bomb. as was
shown b.' the affair in the Chamber, at
the chur,h and in the restaurant They
have been venomous and heartless as
to whom they killed as an American In
dian was. The effect of this assassination
can only intensity the forces Of law and
order against these Anarchists"
GOVERNOR MATTHEW'S TALKS
A Journal reporter carried the news OF
the assassination to Governor Matthews.
who said:
II am profoundly shocked to hear of this
calamity to the French. 1t must be
matter OF extreme regret with every civ
ilized people. While 1 think there is a
strong undercurrent in French affairs of
Bourbonism and monarchy, neither
influence (as it seems at first thought
and with the as yet meagre news)
has brought this assassination about The
French are an excitable, turbulent people.
who seem to lack stability at times, but
still it remains fact that they have met
some serious questions in the past bravely
and well, and 1 see no reason to doubt
that they will triumph over the present
lamentable crisis in their affairs.