The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-16

ny regime and public liberties NJ Cas-.
imir-Perier had hoped that the presi-
dent OF the republic, who is deprived of
means Of action, would have been ex-
empted from party attacks, and the es-
pecial confidence of the Republicans
would have accorded him power and
authority. He has also hoped that
those who, despite himself, had placed
him in a position where he was una
BILE to defend himself would have I'M
dertaken the defense Of the first mag
istrate. Continuing, the note says the
president has requested the ministers
to temporarily withdraw their resigna-
tons in order to facilitate the necessa-
ry changes.
HELD TO HIS PURPOSE.
Prime Minister Dupuy impaired Pres
ident Casin1ir- Perier's dcision to the
presidents of the senate and chamber
of deputies who will forthwith call ur-
gency sittings Of those bodies. The
greatest perplexity reigns in all politi-
cal circles. During the afternoon it
had been remarked, not without sur
prise, in the Hobbies of the Palais Bour-
bon, that the crisis was not following
the customary course, but appeared to
be assuming a graver aspect than usual.
When the facts became known con-
sternation, amounting almost TO stupor
seized everyone. There had been omi-
nous hints in the press in the recent
days that M. Casimir- Perier was grow
Ing tired of his position, yet nobody
paid attention 20 them. The high
character, experience, firmness and in
tegrity of the president inspired the
confidence of even the advanced Re
publicans.
The long conference which NJ. Cost
mir-Perier had with NJ. Challemet-La-
cour president of the senate, is not eX-
planned. He had already resolved to
resign. M. ChalIemet-Lacour employed
his utmost eloquence in vain endeavor
to persuade the president to reconsid-
er his decision and quilted the palace Of
the Elysee under a sense Of deep dis
tresS. All the members of the cabinet
from Prime Minister Dupuy down fol-
lowed Challemet-Lacour and exhausted
every argument to induce Casimir-Pe-
rier not to resign.
RESIGNATION MADE PUBLIC.
Their efforts were without success.
Dupuy again visited the palace il the
Elysee later in the evening and was
closeted with the president for forty
Eve minutes urging every possible in
ducement and appealing TO every patri
otto sentiment in order to get him to
recall his determination. All was with
out avail After him came NJ Spuller,
whose eloquence, it will be remembered
overcame on a former occasion NJ.
Casimir- Perier's scruples to accepting
the position of prime minister All the
president would concede to these ap-
peals was to delay the publication of
his intentions until tonight. AS Dupuy
and Spuller were leaving the palace to-
gether they met in the corridors the pres
dents mother who is eighty years old.
They begged her to entreat her son to
remain in office and she promised that
she would do her utmost. 1t is stated
that the interview between mother and
son was very affecting. Nevertheless
at 3 O'Clock M. Casimir-Perier sent a
short letter TO Dupuy informing him
thar his decision was irrevocahle and
bgging him to notify the presidents of
the senate and chamber of deputies and
to announce THE fact TO the Journal off,
cial
Dupuy accepted the task thus i'm
posed upon him and as on the occasion
Of the death of NJ. Carnot. finds him
self again confronted with the trans
mission of powers involving difficulties
Of every description, arising from the
unexpected position of affairs. He
seemed 10 be completely overwhelmed
with the sense of his responsibilities,
but speedily recovered, and with the
displayed on the occasion of the assas-
sination of Nj. Carnot, proceeded o take
the measures which the situation de-
manded.
HOW PRESIDENTS ARE MADE.
After the interviews of the project of
the Seine and the project of the police
with NJ. Casimir-P erier. they received
from NJ. Dupuy instructions to be fol-
lowed during the crisis.
Following is the text of the articles
of the constitution relating to the
change in the president:
Article 1.-The president of the repub-
tic is elected by an absolute majority of
the SURFACES of the senate and cham
Der of deputies met in national assem-
bly,. He is appointed for seven years
and is eligible for reelection.
Article Z. provides that in case of q
vacation OF the Office through death or
any other cause the national assembly
shall proceed forthwith TO elect a pres
ident In the interval the council of
ministers is invested with executive
power. The national assembly being
merely an electoral college all discus
eion therein is prohibited
The report Of the resignation of the
president became generally known at
IL O'Clock. but was universally discred-
tied and a general movem m was made
towards the newspaper ouices with a
view TO learning the truth. Very soon
the papers exhibited lantern transpar-
encies of the official note. Even then
many persons refused TO believe that
the event WIS positive. Finally they
became convinced that the president
had really retired and assembled IN
groups discussing the chances OF those
who would be uamed to succeed him
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have merely discovered great dialect ge-
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