Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-22

So Nha ishiNHt- IL Is DInnAplt AnAN
there viii not be marked change
In the conservative attitude OF the Inn
perlal government, The peace policy
OF the present reign has been so wise,
prudent ana firm that 1t is likely to
be followed. But In the nature OF the
case, with new and untrled sover-
elgn there must be sollcitude until
the lines are settled. As TO Russia In
ternally, the present emperor has given
her tranquility and stability. There
Is little discomfort. no agitation and
general devotion to the crown on the
part OF all classes. Unexpected change
necessarily breeds anxiety but 1t finds
Il loyal public temper. and with wise
counsels II will be easy TO move for
ward without disturbance.
Alexander Ill has been an upright
and earnest ruler Less commanding
than Nicholas less liberal than Alex
ander H. he has been well balanced.
His personal qualities have Inspired
devotion at home and confidence
abroad. He has shared the reaction
AIRY tendency which followed the as
sassinatlon OF his father, and which
has been unfortunate In some OF Its
developments, but with his firm pol
ley, he has united a strong sense OF
Justice. During the famine OF 1891 and
1892 some extreme Soclalistlc articles
imputed to Count Tolstoi found their
way into print. Tolstoi was engaged
In relief work, and some Of the min
listers OF the empire thought 1t unwlse
to let him 20 about among the peasants
preaching his revolutionary ideas, and
they advised that he be placed under
house arrest This action was generally
expected. An English friend Of mine
Just at that time, visited for some
days at Tolstol'a home. Whenever the
oatter of hoofs was heard ON the
road It was supposed to be the squad
OF soldiers TO make the arrest. As
matter of fact, the emperor refused
to accept the advice to place Tolstoi
under restrictions, saying that while
his doctrines were wrong, he was do
ing good and humane work and must
not be interrupted In II, No one could
see anything OF the pure and beautiful
domestic life Of the emperor or of his
laborious devotion to the Responsible
ties OF the crown, or Of his manifest
desire to promote the welfare Of his
people without great respect for him.
He has been Russian OF Russians
in his feeling, and has aimed TO de-
velop the national spirit OF his people.
But he has Joined with this national
sentiment a deep personal sense OF
right and duty"
In an editorial which appears In to-
days Press. Mr.. Smith writes OF the
collapse of the czar In the very prime
of life, seems strange and almost In
credible. He IN only 40 years old. He
has the stalwart figure and physique
OF the Roman0ffs. Standing feet 2
inches, well proportioned. the very pic
ture Of robust health, reputed 10 be
the strongest man in Russia, prudent,
abstemlous, living well ordered me-
he seemed the last of the living SOW
erelgns upon whom the dread disease
would lay It's fatal hands, His moral
| rectitude and his upright purpose, have
| matched his rugged manhood. HIS
| character and impulses have inspired
| loyalty and devotion at home and re-
spect and confidence abroad. For years
he has been the sheet-anehor OF peace
| In Europe.
"Aa crown prince he won soldierly
laurels in the Russo-TurSish war, but
| as emperor he has been supremacy de-
| votional TO continental peace, and has
been the surest and most potent force
in maintaining It, with one hnnd he
| moderated the impulsive ardor OF
| France and with the Other he warned
| and checked the aggressive tendency
of Germany. lie restrained the hostile
spirits of others and renowned warlike
purposes himself Had he been rest
less and ambitious Of military glory
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. he might easily
have applied the torch which would
have set Europe atame. But he held
a steady hand over the great powers
and refused TO be disturbed or diverted
by the pitiful squabbles OF the balkan
states Calm, cool, Arm ana selt-polsed
ne has conserved the equilibrium and
peace of Europe.
"slow in coming to conclusions, a
plodder rather than genius, when MS
determination was reached, he was
Arm and resolutc In enforcing 1t. He
has a strong will. He has been MS
own master.
has himself been Enthusiastically en-
peror. Though rarely surprising the
world with any striking or daring pol
| lev. he has quietly and steadlly
wrought out n change In the position
OF Russia which has lifted her from
A secondary place and made her the
arbitrator Of European peace. Curl
ously enough, with all the russian
censorship and restriction the most nc
live and potent agent In leading the
czar away from the old foreign in-
,inonces. was journalist, katkoff. the
chief OF the Moscow Gazette, one
of the ablest and most powerful edl-
fors OF any country--a Russian Hor-
ace Greeley--and the alliance OF the
ezar and Katk0ff shook the universal
| intellectual ana ulplpinhtlu uVtili' tAeh
Of bismarck. and from playing sub
ordinate part to the great German
chancellor, advanced Russia to the
nosItion OF holding the balance be-
tween adverse forces ana debating
ne policy OF Europe. The ear pur-
med his policy with steady and ra-
,ional Judgment. There were Influences
ahout him that were bent upon war,
He armly mastered and controlled
,hsm He had faith In himself, He was
suii ~ courage. There was prevail
ina Idea that he has lived In constant
dread and anxiety. But he Is ia
,aiist and he has moved calmly for
lrS With the conviction that his des-
I'M whatever It might be, could not
49, changed Doubtless precautions
soye constantly been taken for his
Da,etv hui they have been the meas
~, ~ those about him, rather than
hts avn HIS great service TO man
. ~, has been as the peacemaker oil
r,,,rare Whnt will follow his death
M one can tell. The heir to the thron,
on,y 2s untIl he made his tour o.
no world. three years ago, he hnd
,.r anneared in any independent
n,tiic marty. His opinions and ten
gienciss Are largely a matter OF con
teerurs He lacks the physical pro
'nr,ians ~ the RomanofTs. but within
Ia isst three years he has materially
,,ired and he possesses amlabl'
md gracious qualities. 1t Is TO b'