The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-30

There was no suspicion that the PRESIDENT
contemplated resignfng, and when the news
clubs and cafes and on the boulevards.
In an official note announcing his resigna-i
tion President Casimir. Perler forecast
the ideas he intended to develop IN his!
farewell address TO the Chamber of
Deputies. The note said that tnI
the eyes of the President the last
sitting of the Chamber and thel
vote which overthrow the Cabinet were only
secondary incidents OF the struggle which Isl
proceeding against the parliamentary re-
Ylme and public liberties. he had hoped
deprived OF means Of action, would have!
been exempted from party attacks, and that
the political confidence Of the Republicans
would have accorded him power and author!
ity. He had also hoped that those who, de-
spite himself, had placed him In position
where he was unablsto defend himself would
have undertaken the defense Of the First
Magistrate.
Continuing, the note said that the Presi-
dent had requested the Ministers 10 tempor-
iarIIy withdraw their designations In order to!
facilitate the necessary changes.
Prime Minister Dupuy impaired President
Casimir-P -Perier's decision to the Presidents
of the Senate and the Chamber Of Deputies, },
who will forthwith call urgency stttings of
those bodies. ...,
Wnen N. CasImir-Perier had his confer
encs with Challemel-Lacour, President OF
the Senate, he had already resolved to re-
sign. N. Challemel-Lacour employed his
utmost eloquence in vain endeayor to
persuade the President to reconsider
his decision, and quilted the Palace)
deep distress. All the members OF the Cab
inet, from Prime Minister Dupuy down, fol-
lowed NJ. Challemel-Lacour and exhausted
every argument TO induce N. Casimfr-P Perier(
not TO resign. .... .-..
Prime Minister Dupuy again visited theI
Palace of the Elysee later In the
evening and was closeted with the Presi-l
dent for forty-tve minutes. urging every
possible inducement and appealing to everyi
patriotic sentiment in order to get him to-
reconsider his determination. All was with
out avail. After him came N. Spuller, whose
eloquence had overcome on former occa-
sion NJ. Casimir-P Perier's scruples to accept
ing the position Of Prime Minister. 1
As MN. Dupuy and Spuller were leaving
the Palace OF the Elysee together they met
in the corridor the Presidents mother. who
Is eighty years old. They begged her to en-
treat her son to remain In office, and she
promised that she would do her utmost. It.
is stated that the interview between mother
and son was very anectlng. '....
Nevertheless. at 8 o'clock N. Casimlr-
Perier sent short letter to II. Dupuy, in
forming him that his decision was irrevoca-
ible, and begging hint notify the Presidents
of the Senate and the Chamber OF Deputies
and TO announce the fact in the Journal o.
fciel .,.... -. i
Article 7, OF the Constitution, provides
thut in case Of q vacation Of the office OF
President, through death or any other cause,
the National Assembly shall proceed forth
with to elect new President. In the inter-
val the Council Of Ministers Is invested with
executive power. The National Assembly
being merely an electoral college, all discus
sion therein is prohibited.
The Socialist group in the Chamber OF
Deputies issued q manifesto saying they did
not believe that Casimir-Perier would pre-
sent himself for reelection. The manifest o.
added: "He is gone forever, vanquished by
Socialism. He failed in the combat
10 obtain the victory expected OF
him by the reactionaries on account
bf his weakness Of character. It Is victory
tor the Socialist party. Wishing to struggle
Ggainst US he found only rotten instruments.
He perished through the corruption OF the
regime OF which he was. the chief. He was
defeated by the intrigues OF his President OF
The Council"