The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-17

Paris, Jan. 16.-[Copyrighted. 1895.
by the Associated Press. 1.-The hun-
dred days ended in Waterloo. 1t will
not be NJ. Casirnir-Perier's fault if the
two hundred and two days Of his
presidency do not end in ruin Of par
liamentary government in France. He
has acted like a spoiled child or an
ill-tempered chess player, E1ho, on find
ing that me had done badly. losses
over the chess board.
Paris woke up this morning to learn
he had resigned. He is well meaning.
but querelOusly touclE. and is sur
rounded with Would-be Republican,
fenegades or wealthy semi-Llberals,
afraid if they moved on to melt like
snails. He mas been at sea. since the
death of his bosom friend NJ Car
deau, TO whose want of moral senses
ne was blind and whose great talent
ne overrated. In res1gning, the presi-
dent muddled an already confused sit
uation- The act of resignation was i'm
bad form and disrespectful, though nor
intensely so. The circumstances con-
nected with that event are depl0ra BILE
me nlSheSt post has been deserted at
Y
gent established by NIc9Iahon and fol-
lowed by GreYy and Carnot, of con-
SuItlng in times of difficulty the Tresi-
tdehls OF both legislative houses. was
| 9lScarded Challamel-Lacour, presi-
deut OF the senate, was alone sent for
| t tIs IdvIng Always rather encouraged
thah sought to alter Casirnir-Perier|s
! touchiness and angry ebulitions.
CndIlaInel-LaCOur had advised dis
soIuuon and then threatened it as a
means OF bringing the nose of fine
cnanoer Of deputies to the grind
Stone. BESIDES he is fll-tempered and
arrogant and syulpathizes with the
TeactlonaT1es, the CONSEQUENCES Of
having been raised from nothing to
tne greatest situations and associatfnc,
with dukes at the academy. HiS
spIeehlc temper chimed in with the inn
pp,lrie,lce ana lrritability of Casimir-
Brisson Ignored.
NJ. Brisson. VINO was ignored. IS =.
man OF principle and a Puritan in bis
domestic life His record is spUt1ess.
HIS intellect is Of a high order. but
MS SEn2leness Of mind is not aszoci-
ated with the wisdom of the sernenf
Ca5lInlr-PeTieT had taken umbrage at
Bl1ssonS election to the presidency of
Ihe chamber of deputies after Bur-
deaus death, and regarded his rn-elec-
- 0N4-~A NAcbJ d. - SilGIlL 10 nllll-
SELF, Br1SsOn having opposed the ORA
CONTAIN laws which Casinlir-Perfer pre-
sented when he was prime minister to
the parliament
There was an accumulation of fan
cied Sights. The first was the yran
gle over the Widow Burdeau's pension
BILL Ime. Burdeau is a Spanish
American with lambent ewes. fine
teeth and d Mly-cUlOred complexion.
-iT1cr vrraI11
fond Of diamonds as any cOcotte. She
was not left perlniless by her husband.
Far from it; but he Aas not rich
enough to live i'm grand style. When
Burdeau was dying, Casimir-Perfer
promised to be a friend to his family,
and Was behind DuDuy when ne pro-
posed a public funeral at a cost OF
10000 francs and Il pension to the
widow of 1900 francs annually. This
pension was pared down TO 1905
francs, but the other 5000 francs were
given to Bwdeau's mother. The
prime minister asked for the annuity
to be continued to the three children
Of the widow after her death during
their lives. As two of the children
were sons and one of those a scamp
aged 10 years, who at is ran away
from school to set up with a denni-
m0ndaine, this was refused unless in
regard to tine daughter.
There has been an impression at the
chamber that to avenge this fancfed
slight, Casinnier-Perier set ON the min
lister of justice to have the blacEmail-
ers, Cavinet and Trocard. arrested.
not so much to punish them as to find
in their desks documents damaging in
| connection with the southern railroad
scandsT. to a number of deputies
Then Tdne on the Gerault-RicharCf
affair." which, is analogous to the
George III and Wilkes affairs.
4 ScOundreI Like Wilkes.
Richard is a mbald scoundrel ike
Wilkes. He 1ampoOned Casimir-Perier
as Wilkes did George III. The Paris
electors gave him a seat in parliament
after he had been tried and severely
sentenced, as the city of London gave
| Wilkes a seat; but whereas King
George had to put up Mr.. Wilkes. the
! chamber refused, in order to cOncfliata
| Casimir-Perier, to release Richard
from prison TO take his seat in the
chamber. Since then the chamber has
pushed its accommodating spirit so far
as to expel on insufficient pretexts two
deputies who We're present -,
inimical to President
namely, Juares, WlSk
Richard at assjz & T j +