New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-30
A TRIBUTE TO CARNOT'
AN rNc11su VIEW OF HIS CHARACTER
prrBIIsuED BEFORE HIS DEATH
A SEEKER FOR PEACE. YET coUHAdhoo' 10
rc,,r,vr--NrvER TRUc1LED TO ANARCHY
PERSONAL RIsK-AN IDEAL

PRESIDENT
From The London Spectator. May 49, 1894
The French correspondent o. "ihe DAILY IN m.de
IN his mind not 10 offer himself In NoyeDsr ,a dUr
election the Presidency ana nss may be taken
by surprise. We do not greaty DE, ose ,ns,pd Ike
nolty OF suen rsso; ;Ss man who abandons power
: ap bo 10 eisy he convnces himself that his nrs
SSy .oms sr which e por
probable. II. Garnet does n0f wn ~. health though
smoumehhIt never perfect and he Is the
Kind Of man who is apt believe that alter sy's
period Of qnOfosSn good loTuG Ge1y lad wsrSwS
amer Ia frst term he would nave Deeh saJ Zen
as " ysry ne w Snay 'f" al events il nIs ;tqesn
|. true and 1t has been pfeyioasyc onns'derab.e in
every 2scisl G,r EotGpf public utter
mot BEEN %h qele have 10 aa a:ay sesI
Conventional and oversoemn, ana we saa ~ The
mgnta ina pan is, Of whose misconduct ne
n,ust have had some cogniziHcS; ps' ny" 49, Ersnch
no doubt tna ks ~ ben oe OF the forces which make
Sny mace in Europe II must not De forso.tem
though ihs Pre,iea;'s sanction Is needed FOR every
oca act ard that as h. Gan q bsfore any great
Sen Is taken and may, II lie pieases' 'oro'd ''"'
stSS a. mere fact that peace has been ros
during NJ Carnos Presidency . IS setabIe 70 his
OF ms W." Fiecfsd because he the Descendant
81 hn organzer Of Victory" and for tne i4st TOUT
years at leas, disposlnS OF an ~ Ae,r history he
must have beer sorey tempted 10 play thi 60
game ana iS y@nt,ire 70 contesi the Cnair with
.he president who had restored the nmllry p ,orn
toe 81 F hr vsolence fhe charm too Of making
history must be to man Of NJ CARGO, c o NO
s ibe lberatcr OF the soil of France must be more
than fascnating NJ Csrnot mas ,.,a n0%g' ss one
seeking peace and rust over anu over as 49, -
restrained ho-headed subordinaes convlno, ~
had
pio.ion Of feeling with which ne Ru. , am oVrp
;ures of Friendship were received ieI nm thu
tTe makes for France when IS not exhausted by
her armaments ana against the n9p'f 6a he vii
be probably Joss temperately minded man WINE
ne "Ii az a ~ me Ermv chiefs should they de-
Sire war At all events, he would as President be
ada prcatly 10 the anxieties OF Europe and to the
evil effect Of every rnmor pointing i TO ne pTe ere
known 20 be ambitious man whose woru
could not De securely trusted II woqd be ne iar
Iurr} sslble for any long period to avoid war here
in an s:arl we could walt sereneiy for cents 10
declare themselves; but Germans snd -,sias
would both be expecting sudden marcA OF armies
across their borders. 49,. 49, ,,o,.-
Within France ss too ~ orS Strict sgc h2S in S2 sSc
most dangerous crises, supporting NJ. e oMslaIo'
whom he dskd as nsary IS ~ De has Gay
swerved upon the labor question INSISTING a."ays
sought popularity By speeches OF sympathy WIN ar
tisans at moments when he might have made MN
self almost atOred DN tnt uipai n'NN-'S. ~ -
str!ven consistently TO hold the balance even anI
thouoh nrobahiy an economist Of the conservative
type' mas never attacked even the Sociallsts-once
Indeed appointing Minister suspected OF Socia;lst
IDEAS on the other hand. he has drawn the line
SHARPLY against anarchy. He would. we presume
roDlldI2te any praise for personal courage IN otng
his duty with respect 10 valiant but the dread or
assassination affects even kings and there can De
no dtubt that In refusing to commute ' all2nt q
sentence he knew that he was exposing himself 70
Great personal risk. which. though Il continues. mas
in TO way affected his personal habits or been al
lowed 10 exaggerate the precautions taken for MS
personal safety. Forttude Is usually an etiquette
with the great but when II Is displayed In such