The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-25
A SHOCK TO CIVILIZATION.
The London News Deplores the Brutal
Assassination.


Assassination.
London, June 24.-The Daily News, in a
leader on the murder of President Car
not, says: "The terrible news Of the as
sassination of the President of the Repub-
lie will be received with shock of horror
all over the civilized world. No such
blow has been struck by political
hatred and fanaticism since the
bullet of insane Guiteau mortalIy
wounded President Garfield, or the
pistol of Wilkes Booth killed
Lincoln. M. Carnot, like the presidents
of the sister republic, was a man who
not only his countrymen, but other ma
tions regarded with the utmost conf
dence and respect. In difficult and dan
gerous times he has flled his exalted
post with a personal dignity and politi-
cal sagacity which have been of the
greatest service to the world. He
has brought the republic through
more than one crisis which has
threatened it's stability, and has
kept his country at peace. He was in
many respects an ideal president. He has
not obliterated himself, as his immediate
predecessor did, but has been sufficiently
in evidence to keep the idea of the head
of the state constantly present to the
popular mind. His removal at this time
must be not only regretted merely for
France, but as a misfortune to
Europe. His period of Office would
have concluded with the present year,
and there seemed to be every prospect of
his reelection. His presidency will be
regarded as the most brilliant and sue
cessful of these times. His death, follow
ing the brutal attack upon him, is a very
serious calamity for France and Europe.
The great audience who were waiting for
him at the Grand theater of Lyons last
night were not more panied and Mortified
by the news of his attempted assassina-
tion than the rest of their countrymen.
This fatal event is likely to create not
only just and righteous indignation at
murder most foul and most horrible, but
also an impatience of the very existence
of the anarchist group. This assassin
struggled out of an enthusiastic crowd
and was allowed to get on the step of the
carriage, possibly in a momentary laxa-
tion Of watchfulness of those who had it
in charge"
COMMENT OF THE CHRONICLE.
The Daily Chronicle says: "Lincoln
died in theater at the hands of a luna
tic enraged at the defeat of the confed-
eracy, which the President intended TO
let down so gently. President Garfield
fell likewise by the bullet of one who was
not mad save in political sense, and
died after two months of anguish. These
are the only parallels that history affords
TO the fiendish atrocity of last night. The
assassination of the head of free state
has little in common with that Of the as
sassination Of despot. 1t was under
stood that President Carnot did not in
tend 10 seek reelection that might have
been his for the asking. He was content,
however, having done his duty blamelessly
and impartially, to retire to private life
carrying the good will Of the nation, the
confidence Of statesmen and the approba-
tion of his own conscience. Who was to
succeed him was becoming an urgent ques-
tion. And yet we must turn from the con-
temptation Of it, the mind being capable
for the moment of only realizing the
hight and depth Of the catastrophe and
the appalling suddenness of the shock.
Society cannot afford 10 be stunned even
by blow like this, and it is only too