The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-11
FRANCES NEW PRESIDENT.

The election of NJ. Casimir- Perie r
brings to the Presidency of France a
man who represents in a large meas
ure the influences and traditions
which were conspicuous in his prede-
cessOr. AS CarnOt did, he comes from
a family which has been conspicuous
for several generations in the history
of France. The Perier family is re-
lated closely to the Duke d'Audiff fret
Pasquier, who was eminent under
Napoleon /. The grandfather of the
new President was President of
Council under the bourgeois King,
Louis Philippe, and died in 1892 from
what was supposed to have been choi-
era. In reality he died from the treat
ment of nine doctors, who dOsed him
for three diseases from which he had
never suffered. He was in bed for
three weeks while the doctors treated
him for cholera. For three weeks
after this he was treated for virulent
brain fever and ultimately for gastric
fever After his death it was diScov
cred that he had suffered from none
of these maladies, and had taken to
his bed from the results of over eXer-
ton. His vitality was further weak
ened and ultimately eXtinguished by
the ministrations of his doctors.
lut ldJuci vi jean tl ACA
was the eldest son of the Minister of
Louis Philippe, and entered the diplO-
matte service when u young man.
When a member of the Legislature he
protested against the coup detat, and
was imprisoned for several days. On
his release he retired from public life,
but was made Minister of the repub-
lie by Theirs IL 1871. He resigned
from the position after a few months,
but was recalled to the office two
years later He accepted the appoint
ment, but went out with the Theirs
administration week later.
Jean Paul pierre Casimir Perier,
the new President of France, was LOrn
at Paris on November $, 1S47. He
studied there, and received degree
at the Sorbonne in literature and his
tory During the French-Prussian
war he belonged to the MObil-s
d'Aube, the department his father
had represented at the outset of hts
public career. The regiment was
summoned to the capital, aud for his
personal bravery young Casimir-
Perier was mentioned in the political
dispatches, and decorated with the
button of the Legion of Honor.
He was from October, 1871, until
February, 1872, his fathers secretary
in the Ministry of the Interior. In
order TO open a political career for his
son, the older Perier resigned
his position i'm 1874 aud presented his
son as a candidate to the electors Of
Nougent-suT-Seiue. The young man,
strong in that region through the in
fuence of his family, was elected to
the Chamber of Deputies ty 1907 out
of 2Ol7 votes cast
Previous To this time he hal de-
voted 1ttnnfInn Al his fat her -
mining interests, but had acquired no
political experience beyond what his
duties as his fathers secretary had
given him.
In the same year, 1874, he conducted
an active political campaign IN his
department against NJ. Argence, the
BonapaTti-J candidate, and In favor OF
General SausSier, the Republican
nominee. At the general elections in
1876 for the new Chamber of Deputies
in the reimbursement of NOugent-Sur-
Seine he was "A candidate with a strong
profession OF Republican doctrines,
and was elected by an overwhelming
majority. He voted always with the
majority formed by the Left Centre
and the Republican Left which re-
fused vote of confidence to the Min
istrie of BrOglie. The union between
the two parties was brought about by
the efforts OF CaSlmIr-HeTler. AI the
elections which followed the dissolu-
tion of the Chamber Casimir-Perier
was returned with 6515 votes against
the 800 obtained by the BOnapartist
candidate.
During his first year in the Chamber
of Deputies he had been appointed
Under Secretary in the department of
PubIic instruction, OF which NJ. Bar
doeux was Minister. He remained in
this position until 1879. In 1879 he
nassed from the Left Centre TO the
RanubIican Left. and in 1851 became
identified with the Republican Union.
In February, 1883, after having been
again elected the year before, he re-
ei9ned mis- seat when the Chamber
nassed the law excluding from office
Eli members of former reigning fami-
lies from public office, on the ground
that il was impossible for him to re-
oouciIe his political sentiments with
his family duty. This was an act
,nbich would not fail to make its inn
,"raSSion ON the French people, and in
short time he allowed himself TO be
persuaded TO become a Candidate
again. ,1 ord in October
1909 became Under Secretary o. war
In The Ferry Ministry. he hau never
hasore held position OF sucn ltnpoIt,
80 and when he resigned IL a.
aro,ast AGAINST the agitation loohlns
Prose 1nIsion of the Orleans princes
g 20 asr nv a temporary distrust In us