The Indianapolis journal., 1895-01-17

newspapers. Another Deputy a few
days ago was arrested for sowing agf-
tation at the Carmaux colliery because
Casimir-Perier is a colliery king. The
Chamber suffered this. 1t is not, there
fore, surprising that to-day a guffaw
met the complaint in the presidential
message about his being undefended by
Parliament. though he was in situa-
ton in which seif-defense was impos-
sible.
THE LAST STRAW.
What made the cup of bitterness
overflow was the vote for committee
to be named to inquire into Raynars
conduct in the matter of the railway
convention and to impeach him. These
conventions, involving the most gigan-
tic scandals of all time. were signed
by Raynal as Minister of Public Works
in the Ferry Cabinet in 1883. of which
Cabinet Casimir-Perier was an Under
Secretary of State. A syndicate of rail-
way companies in that year spent 20,-
900, 900 francs in buying journals and
Deputies. The conventions were SO
drawn as to, in many cases. allow in
terest of 25 per cent. on the capital
subscribed. They sallowed guarantees
of interest on all the capital in shares
and bonds, but were silent as to the
date when the interest guarantees were
to cease. Prime Minister Casimir-
Perier selected Raynal to be Minister
of the Interior, and this person ordered
police raids on the domiciles of thou
sands of harmless people to terrify the
Socialists and prevent attacks on the
score of the conventions, thus breeding
a spirit of violence that eliminated in
Carnots murder. Raynal is a core
ligionist of Captain Dreyfus. who was
recently sentenced 20 life Imprisonment
for betraying military secrets to
foreign government. He comes from
Bordeaux, where the Presidents mother.
q semi-Jewess, was brought up
The Council of State, a high political
and civil tribunal, has just decided that
the interest guarantees expire in 1853
instead of 1914, as Raynal claimed to
believe BY this means the state will
lose 1900, 900 francs Independently of
other crushing conditions. for the tax
payers sanctioned in the conventions
which establish a great railway mo-
nopoly for the next sixty years At
one sitting of the Chamber in 1893 $780,.
600 francs were spent in gaining three
votes NJ. Ferry had lived in a tene
ment house lodging up to 1888. He. re-
sided subsequently in a splendid house
built for himself in the aristocratic dis
trict of Paris. / am acquainted with
Deputies who were poor before the con-
ventions were voted, but who have
since formed costly art collections.
A COLOSSAL BLUNDER.
Casimir-Perier's choice of Raynal for
Minister of the Interior was generally
thought astounding, but was consid-
cred to have been due to the liability
of the former to be hoodwinked. 1t is
a colossal blunder for the President to
take UP the cudgel for Raynal, who,
being verv clever. cannot be credited
with having made an oversight. He is
therefore stamped as the author of a
colossal act of knavery. Even the So
cialists refrained from accusing Casimir
Perier of completely. Why, then, should
he act as if the conventions cap fitted
himself as well as Raynal?
The presidential message was read in
the Chamber of Deputies to-day by
Brisson in a mellifuous voice and with
admirable emphasis. 1t was the most
ill judged state paper of which I have
any recollection. 1t hits at the friends
and foes of the author and is absurd
throughout.
Casimir-Perier goes back tomorrow
to his private residence in Rue Nitot,
where he lives on the first floor. and
his mother, who, with Burdeau and
Spuller, persuaded him to run for the
presidency, lives on the ground floor.
Brisson has apparently the best
chance of being elected President be-
cause he is a puritan and is wanted
for the place. but he will not have
majority in the Senate. Roubet, who
was Prime Minister when the Panama
scandals were unveiled, but who was
not implicated in them. is also men
toned in connection with the office.
Dupuy also has a fair chance and will
be supported by the railway companies
money. He is treating the Council of
States decision in the railway matter
as final. Felix Faure. Minister of
Marine, is also spoken of. Brisson is
the best man. He is the soul of honor,
an example Of conjugal fidelity charit-
able and eloquent.
Madame Cesimr-Perier has been
anxious for the resignation of her hus-
band, she finding the Palace of the
Elysee costly prison and her childrens
lives threatened, and therefore deprived
of their usual outings. The whole fam
lily lived in a glass house. to be marks
for missiles, and, while the objects of
burning jealousy, were utterly wretched.
EMILY CRAWFORD.
REASONS FOR REsIGNING.