Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-16

w nat may FOLLOW . Matter That Is Past
Prediction-Perplexity and Constern.-
tion Reign at Paris Among the Poll
tlcians- Reasons for the Executives Rad
icai step-Eloquence Of Many Statesmen
Proves Unavailing to Change His Deter.
mfnation.
PARIS, Jan. 16.-It was announced last
evening that Casimir-Perier president of
the French republic, had resigned office.
During the evening he conferred with the
president OF the senate and then sum-
moned NJ. Guerin, minister of justice;
NJ. Leyques minister of public instruc-
ton; NJ. Poincarre, minister of finance,
and the project of the Seine. Leyques had
n long conversation with Perier, the re-
suit of which is not known. A second
official note was issued at il o'clock last
night, announcing the resignation of the
president, and forecasting the ideas he in
tends TO develop in his farewell address
to the chamber of deputies.
Tells Why He Drops Office.
The note says that in the eyes of the
president Mondays sitting of the chamber
and the vote which overthrow the cabinet
were only secondary incidents of the
struggle which is proceeding against the
parliamentary regime and public liber-
ties. Casimir-Perier had hoped that the
president of the republic, who is deprived
of means of action, would have been ex-
empted from party attacks and the
especial confidence OF the Republicans
would have accorded him power and au-
thority. He had also hoped that those
who, despite himself, had placed him in a
position where he is unable to defend
himself would have undertaken the de-
fense of the first magistrate. Continuing
the note says that the president has re.
quested the ministers to temporarily with
draw their designations in order to facili-
tate the necessary changes.
Perplcxity and CONSERVATION Follow.
Prime Minister Dupuy impaired Presi-
dent Casimir-Periers decision to the presi-
dents of the senate and chamber of depu-
ties, who will forthwith call urgency sit
tings of those bodies. The greatest per-
plexity reigns in all political circles Dur
ing the afternoon it had been remarked,
not without surprise in the lobbies of the
Palais Bourbon, that the crisis was not
following the customary course, but ap-
peared to be assuming graver aspect
known CONSERVATION amounting to al
most stupor seized every one. There had
been ominous hints in the press that
Casim:r Perier was growing tired of his
position, yet nobody paid attention to
them.
Elsguence of the Statesmen Fails.
The high character, experience, firm
ness and integrity of the president in
spired the confidence of even the advanced
Republicans. The long conference which
Casimir-Pcricr had with Challemct-La-
cour, president of the senate is now ex-
planned. He had already resolved to re-
sign. Challemet-Lacour employed his ut
most eloquence in vain endeavor to
persuade the president to reconsider his
decision, and quilted the palace of the
Elysee under sense Of deep distress. All
the members of the cabinet from Primo
Minister Dupuy down followed Challe-
met-Lacour, and exhausted every argrI-
ment to induce Casimir-Perier not to re-
sign. Their efforts were without success.
Dupuy again visited the palace of the
Elysee later in the evening, and was clos
eted with the president for forty-five min
utes, urging every possible inducement
and appealing to every patriotic sentiment
in order to get him to recall his determi-
nation.