Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-17
CASIMIR- -PERIER WEAK.
The French EX-Presitlent De-
 nounced For His Act.
CANDIDATES FOR THE VACANCY

The Resigned Chief Executive Seems to Have No Friends Left-His Own Pecvish- ness Caused Him to Bring About State of Affairs Which May <'aIt Seriously.
 PARIS, Jan 1.-The handrel days ended in Waterloo. It will not be VI. Casimir Pericr $ fault if the 2O2 days of his presidency do not end in the ruin Of parliamentary government in France. He has acted like @ spoiled child or an i'll tempered chess player, who. on finding that he had done badly, losses over the chcssboard
 He is well meaning, but hcadlong and enormously touchy, and is surrounded by would be Republican renegades or wealthy semi-Libcrals afraid if they moved on to melt like snailS. He has been at sea since the death of his bosom friend, NJ Bur deau. to whose want of moral sense he was blind and whose great talent he over rated
 In resigntng the president muddled an already confused situat on. The act of resignation was in bad form and disre- spectful, though not Intentionally so. of the presidential office and of a part of par lament. The circumstances connec cd with that evont are GeplOrabC. The h gh est post has been deserted at the first crisis.
 The wholesome precedent established by MacMahOn, Grcvy and Carnot in con sulting in times of difficulty the presi- dents of both legislative houses was dis cardcd. NJ. Challemel- Lacour, president | of the senate, was alone sent for. he hay ! ing always rather encouraged than sought l to allay NJ Casimir- Perier's touchiness and angry ehullitionS NJ. Challemel La | cour had advised dissolution, and threaten l ing it as q means of bringing the nose of | the chamber oI deputies to the grindstOne 1 for its docility was not thought enough. Besides he is i'll tempered and arrogant and sympathizes with the reactionaries. the consequence of having been raised l from nothing to the greatest situations l and assoc ating with dukes at the aCade- my. His splenetic temper chimed in with the impatiencc and irritability of NJ. Casi- | mir Perier
 Casimir-Perier In Private Life Today.
 NJ. Brisson who was ignored. is man of firm principles and d Puritan in his do mcstic life His record is spotlcss His intellect is of high Orier, but his single ness of mind is not associated with the | wisdom of the serpent.
 Tho presidential message was read in the chamber of deputies by NJ. Brisson in a mellitiuous voice and with admiral em phasis. It was the most ill judged state i paper of which have any recollection. Ii hits at tho friends and foes of the author and is absurd Slroughout.
 NJ CaSimir- Perier goes back today tC his priv ate residence in Rue Nitot. where he lives on the first floor. and his mother who with NM. Burtlcau and Spullcr persuaded him to run for the presidency, | lives on the ground floor.
 NJ BrisSnn has apparently the best chance of being elected president because ho is a Puritan and is wanted for th' place, but he will not have n majority o the senate.
 NJ. Roubet whH was prime minister when the Panama scandals wore unveiled but who was not implicated in them, i: also mentioned in connection with tht office
 NJ. Dupuy also has n fair chance an( will be supported by the railway compa nies' money. He Is treating the council O states decision in the railway matter a! final
 NJ. Felix Faurc minister of marine. f also spoken nf.