The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-11-07

ter believe. the RusSias today would be
a limited monarchy wisa the power Of
the ruler vastly curtailel. 5Y. 5g
Il knew A3eSandsc HIS 'saido ne las
night, when ne was cZarewitch or crown
prince. He ascended the throne during
my residence in St Petersburg and l had
tw) audience with him as emperor. He
was a man of magnificent physique, like
the men of his illustrious race. / regard
ed him as q man inspired by high and pa
t~iOJic motives and / have no doub- that
he brOugh to the throne a conscientious
desire TO serve mis- people to the best of
his ability. brr >.
He was a man of pure life, very do.
mesdc in his habits, greatly attached to
his wife and children and without great
personal ambition. He was consequently
a man of peace and | think Europe owes
him great debt Of gratitude for his
services toward the preservation of the
peace Of the contnent-a difficult thing 10
maintain i'm the midst of SO many large
standing armies and the constant sus-
picion and hostile feeling among Euro
pean nations
When 1 was i'm Russia the present en-
peror, Nicolas ii, was a LAD of but thir-
teen years old. / met him as a boy in
his fathers family but had no opportu-
ni,y 10 make any intelligent estimate of
his natural gifts or capacity for govern
ment, even if there had been any indica-
tion Of these a. such an early age.
The Russian government possesses in
It's cabinet ministers men who are able,
prudent and experienced men and I have
no doubt the young car will be governed
in his administration by their advice and
counsels. j do not anticipate that the
death of Alexander will result IN any
serious consequences for the Russian en-
pire or effect any radical change in is
foreign policy. Probably no country in
Europe has Il policy so well established
or as stable as that of Russia, and this
nnlipN VVnil defined will he M ffpn -ly
and persistently pursued in spite of all
obstacles.
The ambition of the Russian is 10
some day occupy ConstantinOple and her
rulers viii ever be prepared to take ad-
vantage of any opportunity that may pre-
sent itself in European affairs to realize
tina, longing ambition for their country.
1T is also a policy equally settled to
develop the empires great Asiatic pos
sessions and TO that end Russia is now
est railway system on the globe, reaching
from st. Petersburg to the Pacific coast,
and covering a distance of G.5OO miles.
'"Thc influence of Russia in central Asia
has been very beneficial to the warlike
tribes Of that region giving them peace
with a stable and fairly honest govern
ment, which they have never before en-
joyed in their history. All the resources
Of the government will be expended to-
ward the attainment of these great
DEffJtGtS. anu NlcnOldS IL. OF WilOPNeE may
follow him, viii be required by his ad-
visers 10 Cooperate to the accomplish
ment of these great ends.
"The czars of Russia are necessarily
fatalists TO a large extent for they are
firm believers in the divine right and hold
the conscientious belief that they are the
creatures of Providence and have been
placed upon the throne by Supreme Be
ing TO subserve His ends. This feeling,
added TO the great nerve and physical
courage of the Romanoff family, its char
acteristic indomitable will and huge ply
steal proportions has made the Russian
rulers anything but towards. At the
same time they have naturally realized
the presence of enemies so deadly, so
secret, so stealthy and so patient that
they have ever taken precautions for their
own safety, and no cZar would reckless
ly tempt death by going abroad without a
proper escort and guard. Alexander III
saw his father blown to pieces, his own
life had been saved a dozen times by ac-
cidents which he termed miracles. and ii
was but natural that he should defeat his
enemies, If possible. But he was not
coward and did not live I'm constant fear
of his life. He transacted the business of
his government, worked hard and late,
and when his labors were over devoted
portion of his time to his family. lie was
TO great extent a fatalist, al so when
his time came | have no doubt that he
thanked God for the fact that he was
warned and allowed to die a peace
ful death"