The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-26
PRESIDENT CARNOI's LIFE.
Distinguished In Professional Pursuits Be-
fore His Public Life Began.

NJ. Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, fourth
President Of the third republic Of France,
was Il grandson OF the great Carnot, the
celebrated war minister who organized
victory for the first republic, and, pOliti-
cally speaking, created Napoleon Bona
parte. Lazare Hippolyte Carnot bis
father, was a distinguished iourn iii Il, au-
thor, and statesman. He was elected TO
the Chamber OF Deputies In lNS, and
after the revolution or 1873 ne held
office as Minister Of Public lnstru '.i2n.
The coup q etat Of December p l>5l, drove
him from France. Returning twelve
years later he took his seat As menlr"r
Of the Corps Legislatif. Gambetta de-
feated him in 1862 and from that time
until the day of his death NJ Hippoly'e
Carnot devoted himself almost exclusive
ly to literary pursuits. lie wrote a Hte
of Barere, which almost apotheoslHed
him. Macaulay, In the most seathing Of
all his reviews, gibbeted the subject ana,
unaVoidably 10 some extent. the book it
self This 50 enraged the author nat
ever after he cherished the in.enstst st
anmosity against all England
NJ Hippolyte CarnOt WAS a member or
the ST. Simonians, and when LntanIin,
ROge, and MassOl went TO the East 10
preach the doctrines Of ST. Simon he
betook himself to Oriental literature. arI
from the nature OF his STUD es was LED
10 give the name Sadi TO his SON.
NJ. Sadi Carnot, as he was generally
called, the son and grandson OF d.snh-
guisked Republican statesmen, WIS boz n
i'm Limoges on August H. 1881. he wds
educated as a civil engineer. Sadi CarnOt
entered the Ecole POlytechnique in 1874,
and was graduated with h'sh }. LOts.
Subsequently he was 3radutfed from ne
Ecoe des Points ct Chals""ss The ~ It
man in his class H. became secretary
and counsel of the school, and already
he had begun TO attracs attention. us
talents. procured for him position as
Government civil engineer a. Ahnecy'
which he held from 1864 until 1917.
While he held this Office u. Garnet pub
lshed several Valuablke treatises on en-
gineering. They dealt chiefly with bridges
and railroads Amyng OtAer illnss Lc
planned and built the grsLt C)Ioi &c
bridge over the Rhone, and in TINS WORK
he introduced new System D lup'A"I
During the war Of lS7O-'n he became
Prefect of the Lower Seine ana CoihhiiS-
sioner Extraordinary, charged by 'he
Government 10 organize the national de-
fences in the three departments OF Seine
InferiOure, Gers and CalVados. Caihoi
occupied this post until he was forced
10 surrender himself at BordeauX AT the
expiration of the second armistlce.
The Department of Cote dOr returned
him as one Of its representatives, 10 the
National Assembly on February B, 1871;
Until the dissolution he sided ana voted
with the group of the Left supporting
all measures that tended 10 establish the
republic definitely, ana the ehtlIe Colstl-
tuition. He made himself conspicuous III
discussing public works, interesting NM
self principally in railroads and interior
lie served in Ferry CABINET,
and when in 1881, that CABINET was DIS
ne retired with the other members
Mr. CarnOt was reelected from the De
partment of Cote d Or on the Republican
ticket In 1855, receiving 55,oi3 votes out OF
a total of 1897. He accepted the port
folio of Finance in NJ. Freycinets CaDl-
net In 1886, constantly urged measures OF
and objected TO an increase IN
When the disclosures were
made regarding the deficits which hal
taken place during the administration OF
that department by his predecessor. car
NOT was the only member OF the CaolHrt
who had the courage 70 admit thal tnehv
had been corruption. lie was What inl5he
Ferry and Freycinet type, ana ms uaitn-
ing as an engineer and political econonlls1
had fitted him for high office NJ. ar
not left the Cabinet OF De n ereyeimfb eyneaimbers'
His nomination for the Presidency ear
as a surprise at critlcal tine i,rfne, ~
history OF the republic. Al ihe DSs rhi~5
Of the presidential campaign In 49, " wiiNSi' NJ
6naiiv resulted I'm the downfail OF ~
Jules Greyy because of the polltiSSa.' seTni-
ials that had been fastened on MS nsal i"ie not
y by his son-in-laWTi M FOR "' the Presl-
iency. When, however, the dam shtr59inis-
closures concerning Nj. GreVy : "u 81 Al
ration were made on DeceiilDei 'Tihe
'arnOts candidacy Nas 81 the honesty
dignity of his character ana a., .ie snnounce-
If his political career gave 'tl,s 'trsnce elects
1er gi President Tor term Of seven sSs,s yea1d and
Joint /, cfpysnaiSn pspasiss Sf 'es nc@
Shaimper OF so we'll received that he was
iH,,o ,iected " On the second ballot OF TINS con-
,ention.
cAnSor AS PRESIDENT.
ri. ADDRESS 10 the Chamber or Depu- |
,es i DE December u. 1887, President Carho'
said: .,rspgth and devoted |
.ss al ha,opngs pt 10 my country
'sTS That peiUns has been the keynote of his ad,
His presence AZ hne seaa
Il the executive power' lns niesike Vi his