The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-25
POWER OF THE CAR.
He Defers Much to Advisers and the
Will of the Nation.

He Defers Much to Advisers and the
VIII of the Nation.
In the course of his recent conversation
with NJ. De Blowitz In Paris, the Russian
1T is a great mistake to believe that our
Emperor expresses his own will. nothing
but his will; and that that viii becomes
expresses his will II must be understood
that that will has already become the will
of the nation, and that IL has imposed it
self on a certain select few Of the nation
who understand it and completely personify
it. 1t is they, the chosen few. who cause
it to penetrate the highest circles until 1t
f H;s c sasn seven the im,r mind ,S Of ,d 5ss n Empe 65m
as an inspiration of the loftiest and truest
wisdom. II becomes part OF the atmosphere
his mind and he in his turn undertakes to
spread it abroad among the people.
Thus take. for instance. the emancipa-
ton OF the serfs. DO you suppose thai
carried it out unaided? Do you suppose
that one man, by one stroke of the pen,
restored the moral life and a human con-
were sunk in slavery? No. The idea of the
liberation OF the serfs had fermented for
long years In certain minds. either from in
given the honor, because 1t was he who
had the energy to take 1t In hand. and ne
alone was in q position to carry IT through,
but the idea terminated first among the
people. It was first the vague conception
of certain superior minds. It took shape
and penetrated up to the imperial palace.
Then the Emperor, seeing that the time
was ripe and that the measure was neces-
sary, by his supreme authority and formal
will made the scheme a reality. Yet by
this act OF emancipation the Emperor Alex
ander III has none the less obtained ever
lasting glory, which must be proclaimed
because II will be bestowed upon him by
history. 1t was owing to his energetic
will. TO his persistent inflexibiiity, in spite
of the advice of some of the most in
f1uential persons of his immediate en-
tourage, that that emancipation was
brought about-a reform which was one
Of the most daring Of modern times and
which has remained a blessing not only for
Russia, but for civilization as a whole.
9TH task of an absolute Emperor in a
dominion SO vast as that of Russia is a
crushing one far exceeding the strength of
one man, however great may be his capacity
for work or his intelligence. The Emperor
Alexander III, with his loyal devotion to
his duties, wished to accomplish his task
NAMED at his desk up to 2 CT 8 o'clock in
the morning, and then fell upon his bed ut
terly worn out. He died In the flower of his
age, entirely owing, / am convinced, to an
excess of hard work. Consequently, as you
see, when people talk OF Russian Emperors
as sovereigns whose single will directs the
great empire, such remarks are absurd. The
Emperor is the head, he is the soul of the
nation. He represents its will. and therein
lies our strength. But he calls to his aid
auxiiiaries who are working for the same
end as the Emperor. and attached to the
same round of duties, and they give Russia
the force secured by unity of action and
preserve il from the Inconvenience of a
single. paramount power without counter