The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-30
PROFESSOR j. DUSQUENE,
Political School.
Candidates Prepared.


Political School .
Candidates Prepared.
There would be nothing remarkable
about this sign were 1t not for the last
line. 1t has q sinister ring TO il, and after
the writer had gazcd at II for minute or
two it seemed to have the mystical powers
of magnet. A knock on the door was
followed by the sound Of subducd hustling
In the room, as If the occupant were MAX
Ing some lightning changes in the appear
ance Of the apartment. When the door
was opened, this suspicion was confirmed
Curtains in tho four corners of the room
hid various articles of household use. The
end of the Gus stove pecped out of one cor
ner, the rim OF a washbasin was visible
An another, the odor of frying onions
emerged from a third, and stack Of
clothes, shoes and hats could be seen in the
fourth. There was no mistaking it that
Professor j. Dusquene lived, slept, ate and
dressed in the political school
The professor was not only French
man--he was Partisan, and a Partisan in
mighty hard luck He gave the first two
items of information In splendid English,
and the visitor guessed the third. To let
the professor down easy at the start, the
caller frankly stated that he was not TO be
considered IN the light of prospective
pupil, that he was not a politician and that
he was a candidate only for an ambition to
maintain weekly meal ticket in his FAM
lily. This last seemed to touch a tender
chord in the bosom of the professor He
gave sigh Of sympathy. Then he was
ready and willing to talk and explain all
about that part Of the sign which says
candidates prepared
II have come here, he said, "to teach
your candidates how to manage themselves
in the coming campaign know all about
your elections As soon as all the nomina-
tions have been made 1 will send out cir
culars, not only TO the presidential candi-
dates, their aids and speakers, but to the
local candidates in each state.
my system IL good one. IL has been
tried with success In France and England.
The elections In France arc quite exciting,
but understand that they are more excit-
ing here. What want Is plenty of excite
ment--yes, mud sllnging-and then will
be rich. ] supply an nrmor that is abso-
lutely impervicus TO mud. 1t leaves the
candidate -ssAtless- and -HHfHf4ea. Yes, "A
candidate can be dcluged by an avalanche
Of mud and hc will emerge unstained and
with a smiling front TO his constituents
"What Ia the systcmg That is easily ex-
planned / will tell how / schooled ia
nous Frenchman who was running for Of
flee In Paris He was an excitable, sensi-
tive man, and my teachings were peculiarly
beneficial 10 candidate Of his tempera-
ment
"He called on me, and told him the
first thing TO learn was TO accept every
thing without losing his head, to be amia-
BILE at all times, to treat calumny with
quiet contempt, TO ignore base insinua-
tions ana great many other things of the
same kind. He agreed with me, and / in
formed him that the course Of treatment
would make IL necessary for us TO be In
each others society for at least one week.
He again agreed, and the teaching was at
once begun.
1--WE walked out together, conversing.
My dear sir, ] said, I knew you many
years ago when you were not quite SO for
tunate-ip fact, at the time you were ar
rested for swindling poor woman
You Internal scoundrel,' exclaimed
the candidate. i will knock you down
unless you apologize at once.
THAT, my dear sir, costs you 30 francs.
This is my system. When you lose your
temper in this way, you must pay me 80
francs for every outbreak. Let me advise
you to remember our preliminary conyer.
sation at all times; otherwise you will have
to pay Inc great deal Of money OF
course he handed me the 80 francs, promis-
ing to do better.
The little incident that just happened,
my dear sir reminds me, continued, OF
your father, Hc was an old friend OF nay
fathers, and l remember the dear old gen.
tleman was very fond OF him..
" Il am very happy to know that, but
do not recall the name as that of one oi
my fathers friends
''I can understand that You see, dur
Ing the last years they were not on very
friendly terms 1t was the unfortunate
duty of my father to have your father
drammed out of the army for cowardice
THAT is an outrageous lie, sir. Re
tract at once Ny father was never IN =
Thirty francs please.
"Do you know that In the week I spent
with that gentleman he paid me 600 francs
Twenty times that gentleman lost hi:
good sense OF course the provocatior
NGS NNNNAt III itlNil liiettiilNt iiG itlnN 10Y
Of the week ] did not catch him once, al
though every ounce OF fertility in my brair
was excrtcd, j even had published In O
paper letter charging him with having
run away with another mans wife, and
watched him read IT, and he only smiled
You can readily perceive what whole
some SYSTEM mine is
did tho man get clcctcdY"
Yes, sir, and with ono Of the largest
majorlties ever given to a candidate foi
office ia France.
do you expect much business heres'
"A very considerable amount, sir
have even received lntimatious that can
didatc for the highest honor within tn;
gift Of the American people will hoEoft by
my system. Ny fee here viii be $40. In
September and October expect to be oSer
run with pupils. Call again, and viii
toll Won how / urCgppr p--St IOuis Giolp