New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-16
NJ. CASINIIR-PERIER.

THE PUBLIC CAREER AND THE ANCESTRY OF
THE RETIRING PRESIDENT.
Jean Paul Pierre Casmlr- Perier belongs to ram
y long prominent in France. His great8reat-ered'-
grandfather a notary whose home was near
C;renoble The notary's son. Jacques a tradesman
OF Lyons at his death left fortune OF sl2J"o 10
his son, Claude. iong-headed and enterprlsns
speculator who In the troublous days before the
Revolution contrlved to amass colossal capital.
part Of which he invested In the stately Chateau de
While After the Terror he came To Paris. where
he helped to found the Bank Of France ana sat In
the Corps Leglslatif. He left eight sons. the two
elder OF whom became peers % France, while the
third gave evidence Of n commercial sagacity equal
ling his fathers. 1t the fourth OF the children.
Casnlr who destined to establish the politicai
fortunes OF the family on a prouder basis than
Heretofore. He was man OF indomitaDle energy
and strong but honorable ambition; In person
giant. with voice OF thunder. bitter style or
eloqueDce and coarse. even brutal, manner He
playcd a considerable part in the Opposition after
the Restoration. and his policy as President OF the
Council under Louis Philippe Is matter of history.
In 1899 he visited the Cholera Hospital with the Due
D'Orleans. father OF the Comte de Paris. caught
the Infection and died The elder OF his two sons.
Paul is still living and Is senator Of the Seine In
fereure but has never been prominent.
Auguste. his younger brother adopted the bap-
tlsma name OF his father part of his surname.
and was known Auguste Casimir- Perier In 1876
he was returned for one Of the divisions OF Paris.
and In 1919 he represented the Department OF the
Aube IN the Legislative Assembly During the En-
pire he held absolutely aloof from public affairs. but
in ls7l he gave in his adhesion 20 VI. THEIRS who
made him Minister OF the Interior Like his son.
who has just rcnquishod the Presidency, he was
suspected Of leanlngs toward the Orleaniss. for he
had married the sster-in-law OF the Due Il Audnret-
parauler and received visit from the Comie lie
Paris at his country home. However. he cleared
~ nv Let ferl which
frankly avowed his loyalty 70 the Republic az the
only form Of government which could save France
from Anarchy. He died In 1876 and his son. Jean.
succeeded TO the greater Of both his political
nossession Of the chateau 10 While noble feudal
structure built In 1911 10y the Constable de Lesdi-
stronrhold II was much injured by Are In 1875 and
was subsequently restored but nost OF rs AZ
entertained there IN 1874. and VI Carnot was Wis
tor moro recent hut NJ Casmir Periers favorite
more accessible from Paris.
VI Casimir- Perier was born In Paris on Novem-
Der lst7. and received fine Classical educaton
In the with Germany he Distinguished MN
va. mentioned in ger al orders Tor having rescued
a wounded comrade under heavy fire. In skirmish
In FRO Of The redoubt OF Moulin saanet For this
Honor In the winter OF lSl-72 no served Under his
ahs1 in III. Mn pso Of the 1o n.a z Seine
He sus reelected X the same consistency IN IN
pu, de Brogle "A vote Of confidence dissolution
followed and he was third time elected Ia the
her Under the Government. he was
made Under Secretary FOR Public instruction. Nor-
ship and Fine Arts In 1851 for the fourth time.
Nogent -sur-S Seine sent him 10 the chamber soon
Artcrward a Law passed excluding from all
civil and military offices all the members Of the
families who had rrlgnei over France. and lie
. shoa ed hts sense OF that Law OF prescription by
resigning from the Chamber Ills immediate re-
election showed that his constituents approved HIS
course In the fall OF isS3 ne became Under Sec
rotary for War In October. lv5. he chosen
q Deputy for the Department % Auhe. and In 1889
Nocrnt ur-Sen~ more returned him. In ls'p
he was reelected Vice President of the Chamber.
and chairman or the Budget Commission. AMI In
August 1893. he again chosen a Deputy by an
overwhelming majority. In November OF that Year
he aas made President OF the Chamber ~ Depu-
ties and a fortnight later he became Prime Min
lister. Last spring his Ministry was defeated. and
he resigned. but he promptly chosen again
President OF the Chamber OF Deputies. which office
he held when President Carnot was assassinated.
last June.
Casimir Pericr elected President Ivy The Ma
tionai Assembly at Versailles June =. 1874.
only ballot taken. " Casimr-Peri"r re-
ceivng III votes TO 1875 FOR VI. Brsson. % FOR ".
Trlpmy' q for General Fevrer p FOR " Arago
and a few scattering votes FOR half-dozen other
man: his critics say he IL too proud and auto
cratic \ thorough Republican. he has been
gardci belonging - the orleanist school %
politics. which holds that liberty stands In need
Of the corrective OF order.