The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-26
THE POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF
THE DEATH OF CARN0T.


The political consequences of the death
ofsPresidsnt Carnot. of France. will not
be serious to the stability Of the French
republic On the contrary his assassina-
ton will tend to strengthen the hands Of
the conservative Republicans of France
just as the ASSASSINATION of Lincoln as
sured the enactment of sterner scheme
of reconstruction than Lincoln. had he
lived, would have entirely approved OF
himself.
There is q remarkable similarity be-
tween the deaths of President Carnot and
Henry the Fourth, of France. Both were
exceedingly popular. practical rulers.
Ravaillac, as is well known, stabbed
Henry the Fourth to death in a public
coach. Henry was riding with his friend
the Duke d'Epernon, who received the
third stab intended for Henry in his arm,
just as Monsieur Rivand, riding with
President Carnot. knocked down the as
sassin as he was delivering q second stab
at the president OF France. There is no
protection for public men against any
in his hands in order to accomplish his
murderous purpose. It was as easy for
Ravailiac TO stab Henry the Fourth to
death riding in q coach in the
first decade OF the seventeenth GEN.
fury as IL was for Santo to murder
President carnot in his carriage In the
last decade of the nineteenth century.
Surround throne with a million of
bayonets and an absolute despot. like
the car of Russia, is no safer
from assassination by the hands of an
anarchist than President George Wash
ington. Indeed he is not as safe. for since
the invention of dynamite no public mans
life is safe against the attack of a man
who. rs we have said. is SO desperate that
he takes his own life in his hands TO ac-
complish his murderous purpose. Jack
sons life was saved from the fact that the
pistol used against him missed fire. but q
desperate who means to kill and counts
his own life as nothing in the affair can
kill the car of Russia as easily tomorrow
as he could President Cleveland. pub
lie man has no more security of his life in
n despotism than he has in a republic, If
the anarchist who seeks to kill him is in
different to his own fate.
You cannot bottle a public man. her
medically seal the bottle. put the bottle on
the highest shelf of a cupboard. lock the
cupboard and conceal the key. In mod
ern times ruler. exposed TO the fierce
light which beats upon the throne, must
rule, must live among his fellow men. and
IL he does an anarchist can kill him whether
his throne is hedged about by a million OF
bayonets or he is absolutely unguarded.
Had Carnot lived he probably would
have been reelected president of the re-
public for another term of seven years.
He had practical ability, his personal
morals were pure; he had courage, patriot
ism and self-controi, and he was admired
aud trusted by those conservative Repub-
licans of France, whether peasants, mer-
chants or capitalists, who loved France
but earnestly desired peace with honor.
His grandfather was man OF genius as a
war minister equaled In modern times
only blythe elder Pitt; be was so intensely
obtained supreme power he went into
exile IN Switzerland. bus in 1914. when all
Europe was moving on France, Carnot
offered his service to Napoleon, who en-
trusted him with the defense Of Antwerp.
The son Of the great Carnot was less of
"rcd" republican and the grandson. who
has Just been assassinated. was distin-
guished for patriotism aud conservatism,
and Was most cordially hated By the an
arehists because he conrageousiy put to
the guilliotine every French dynamitard.
Doubtless he owes his death 20 the anarcl,.
lists who have vowed vengeance for his
refusal 70 spare the lives Of Ravachol,
murder Of President Carnot will not be
followed by any peraicioas political con-
sequences. On the contrary. the socialist
and Anarohistic party will suffer in France
hy his death. When Joe Blake stabbed TO
death Lord CAyendish, the brother Of the
present Dnke OF Devonshire. Parneu and
Gladstone both agreed that il was "a sad
day for the cause Of home rule in Ireland. 81
The murder Of Marat ey Charlotte Corday
only hurt the political party she intended
10 help. The murder Of Lincoln only
made matters worse for the South, whose
statesmen without exception deplored IL:
ths murder of the Car Alexander ths
Second. Of Russia, did no good TO the
cause OF constitutional government, for he
was succeeded by an Absolasist of inferior
quality.
The murder Of Carnot will De the death
hloS 10 the soelaiistio and snArehistlo
party in France. and whoever succeeds
Carnet will Re sure TO ee a. least as
patriotic and conservative a republican
and as megc.less a. enemy Of anarchisa
IS Garnet The Republican Conservatives
Of France are sure 70 10 gamers BY The
death q Csrnot, inst as the lawless antics
81 Popnlsm in Colorado, Nebraska.
Oregon and Kansas have forced reaction
and re2aiussnssnt Ct political parties.
The people of America srs boand 20 DO
business. 20 enforce legal tranquility.
order. las and peace, as essential @ the
doing OF business. aa3 Tor this reason
violence IS France. isss As violence ia
America. all defeat isse.f.
CAFnas's health VAS seriously impaired.
nevertheless he would urobaasx hAxs h.aa