The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-25

sembly. He made his appearance in
the chamber on June A. and arraigned
parliamentarism, characterizing cabi-
nets as servile tools of selfish coali-
tions, and the president as a mere log.
Expressing a Platonic belief in the
radical plan of abolishing both the sem
ate and the presidency. he proposed as
a practical solution the election of the
senate by universal suffrage, the sub
mission of laws to a referendum, and
the election of the president directly
by the people. who desired to have a
visible head of the government. Then
a national policy would take the place
of intrigue, and France would enter on
the condition of having fixed and regu-
lar governments. NJ. Floquet in his re-
ply described the scheme as yelled
Caesarism, and alluded to one of Boul-
anger's manifestos. in which he said
that the people must be cared for like
n child. on July u, 1883, General Boul-
anger appeared in the chamber again,
in order to bring forward a motion for
the dissolution of the chamber, sup
porting IL in a speech denunciatory of
the existing chamber and of the gov
eminent. The prime minister replied
in caustic terms. describing him as one
who, having passed from vestbules in
to antechambers, yet had the effront-
cry to insult tried republicans, the
least of whom had done the republic
more good than he could do ii harm;
whereupon General Boulanger declared
that NJ. Floquet had "impudently lied"
in speaking of him as a frequenter of
antechambers, and announced that he
had resigned his seat, his letter of res
ignation being already in the speakers
hands. His purpose was TO obtain an
other election from the people. He at
once presented himself as a candidate
to nil vacancy in the representation
of the Ardeche, but was defeated, as
was his nominee. Paul Deroulede, the
apostle of revenge, in the Charente.
His revision scheme was presented and
referred TO the committee on revision
that had been appointed at the begin
ming of the new ministry. During the
five months of the existence of his par
ty of national protest, which was am
ply supplied with Bonapartist funds,
he had received in the various by-elec-
tions fully 100000 votes. The insult TO
the premier resulted, as was expected,
in a duel. General Boulanger's sec
onds were NJ. Laisant and Count Dill
Ion; NJ. Floquet's We're NJ. NJ. Clemen-
ceau and Georges Perrin. The insulted
party chose swords as weapons. They
met on the following morning. Cen
eral Boulanger showed a determine
ton to make the duel fatal. rushing
lHlO OiOSt WITH lInDetuOSltX.
and after the interchange OF slight
wounds on both sides, NJ. Floquet. in
parrying a thrust. pierced him in the
throat, infiicting a severe wound close
TO the carotid artery. The result was
humiliating TO the soldier particular
ly so because NJ. Floquet had a reputa-
ton OF not knowing how to handle a
sword, and had not practiced for 20
years till the preceding winter. when
he fenced for the benefit of his health.
on Aug. 10 he was candidate in the
elections that were held in the depar-t-
ment of the Nord, where his majority
was only $1,000 in the Charente-Infe-
rieure, where he received 81, 900 votes 10
A. 900, and in the Somme, where he
had 10000 votes 10 II. 900 for his repub-
lican opponent. After this electoral
triumph. which caused much alarm
throughout Europe. General Boulangar
disappeared. and Travelled incognito I'm
foreign lands. not returning till Ooto-
Der. on the oath OF that month he an
peared before the revision committee
OF the chamber. having two DAYS be-
fore taken his seat as a member for
the Somme. on October 80 the Paris
police seized the pictures OF General