The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-04

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Irr4 by a majority Of the deputies. The
sr,m.er had not read ten words Of his Of
sgsI programme before his auditors per-
eslysa that weak In administrative expe-
,snce az the ministers individually might
= effectively they formed a strong.
Homogeneous government. which had def
re policies and was not afraid to dis
sss them with r and franknesS.
20 significance OF the ministerial dec
.-a,ior lay in the fact that IL was the
slstora as well as legislative programme
- the most radical ministry which has
s,sn m Office since the establishment Of
u. third republic For twenty years
,ssre have been Opportunists and Moder-
ale cabinets. Sometimes there a been
a Radcal premier. or two or three port
,sHos had been held by representatives
n ts more advanced groups. bot the
paleisz had been Opportunist. and the
rsFsrnlug class of officials had been re-
sr.,sa mainly from conservative Repub-
reans when one cabinet was over
thrown hy a combination of Radicals and
ysa~t.onauss another. similar in charac-
Ter vas substituted for II.
The Bourgeois ministry was distinctive
NJ 4 Radrai government. II did not IN
eide II Goblet. nor NJ. Peiletan. nor NJ.
Nf-srsas. who had been prominent Radi-
r.s gtfh strong Soc.alistic tendencies;
~, rtA NJ Bourgeois. NJ. Cavaignac
ana n Iockroy as It's leading
and st.h a group OF associates n sym
palhy with them. Il was a representative
body OF advanced Republicans. The
ards had not been shuffied for a new
,ssl A fresh pack had been brought IN.
h would be hardly accurate 10 say that
~ Ministerial declaration implied the In
..s.-.gx- - n atfgarpnf pnmG- hut IT
~esralnly Indicated a new system or play.
v Bourgeois NAV not be I'm office a week;
.ssre NAV be another ministerial crisis
hsore this letter secs the Light; hut
sas,her the government stands or fais.
& sH represent definite principles and
mrve to dlfferentiate Rad!calism from
Socialism. That is a great gain.
No Mercy for Corruption.
TIE ministerial declaration opened with
a. explcl, pledge that official corruption
ssaula rot be coudoned nor any legisla-
I've scandal be covered mp. The Rtoot
ministry had been overturned al u
saa not dealt satisfactorily with questions
Evolving public morality. The Bourgeo
ministry respects the viii Of b chamber
81 Witch e was brought into power. II
~ conduct a supplementary inNestisa-
ton respecting the Southern railway scam
Cal and will not suppress n fact that
ray ne laid bare. " viii also Introduce =
Measure ur0hihl'iue legislators. under
sssal,v ~ gerfeitiur their seats. from.
serving as directors ~ corporations haN-
~ business relations with tho state. ana
s@ from taking any part IN fnanNial syn
8isstrs II WI provide safeguards against
abuse Of max'SterisI powers In p~rehnlln-
arv xe~f.,,to-e ana also against the
sasfssslon - inflammation.
The sne Roman hand % NJ. CavaigUac
nav he traced h.re m letters large. The
legislation OAi>N &c rrorosci wiz meet
~ emergencies created ~ the Panama
ana Southern rallyro- scandals. and viii
parlfr warlt. reo g- F-ar.o y viii purge
parliament ~ thr class o. political fnan-
Fie-r r,4 me~. .~,~.- a-cv,uture~s who
save s,~e mus o., ,~f~r upon ~ re0roach
Ais1e-or u Win rlso reform on radt-
e' ZINES SO n~o~a7,ira b~fh Of ministers
ara - msrfe.r, t.S ,,rs, thcre are public
~ ~ i~ves.c,+oa without fear
r nreip4'.s
tsttrr % ,~ r~s~,t,-, r-aar1~as For en-
.-rine ne sc,--ot.r VII -. ths chamber.
Is Declared q, .hs recon. safsat ~ the p~e-
r3ou- s,verrr~or. We nov ministers DE-
sse 'sac position ~ relation 70 various
leSf'N7s of .0e deN First ir the nr'Fr
y ffta~m F. fNr voting ~ estimates ~
.ae normal p.-'od. so hat current cNpen-
lures may ~ closely @~rut'riTe4 AMI
saanoial procedure siurlIfeA The mean
r of '1's proross, ,s tN3t The bulge for
- shan he il7. e<et ~ during the rex
: . months sT+ ort allowed 20 stand over
~ ak months 80 .rcD ~ carried with
} ptecl0i,a-e rn-o Other Nn1prIal meas
which are asnrt provide for n M
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