The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-12
NJ. Quesnay's Grandilequent Appeal
TO Deputies.
BEAUREPAIRE WENT UP AND CANE
DOWN LIKE SKY ROCKET.
Resignation From Court OF Cessation
and Innammatory Proclamation
Regarded Only as Act OF Politician.


Paris, January I'm. Quesnay de
Beaurepai ire, whose resignation Of the
presidency of the civil section Of the Court
of Cessation is regarded by impartial OBJ.
ment Of the Dreyfus sffair thus far. today
furnished the newspapers with the most
inflammatory pronounoeTent he bad yet
made 1t is In the nature Of q proclama-
tion and Is entitled: IAN appeal to the
deputies" whom he calls upon ehemently
to remove ths Dreyfus case from the
hands Of the criminal chamber Of the
court. The proclamation concludes as fol-
lows:
"Order q real and solemn inquiry,
which shall pene trats right into the Wis
cera OF this notorious examination. IL
there are guilty1men in the bosom Of the
criminal Der, authorize the execu-
tive power to rcmove them. so that our
maeistrscy may regain Its ancient pres.
tige.
Remove the case from the criminal
judicial inquiry. You can assuredly take
| other measures rs you have TO acc pit
advice from no one and your decisions
will be welcomed with the confidence due
thuss who safeguard the French cause.
II hope to play the modern role OF
those sentries who in olden days, sig
| nailed from the battleiuents the approach
of the enemy aud, after sounding an
alarm. left 1t for the chiefs of the city TO
arm themselves in behalf of their corr
| monweal. City fathers. forgive the
abruptpess of my appeal. II is due to
the emotion which agitates me. Ii you
do not cut the gordon knot at once
1 As~rh la. forx afrw No srrfa Ia
great to see the magistracy to which l
have so long belonged compromised;
but l console myself with the thought
that it will emerge 1purified from the
crisis. OF course the Dreyfusities main
| tain that they are not attacking the army
| while they attack its chiefs. These
madmen think when they tell the SOL
diers every day that their chiefs are un-
worthy to command them, that the spirit
OF discipline ana confidence which consti-
| iutes the greatest source of military
strength is not being undermined.
| lyon will reply that what they call the
enemy Is the sword OF France-the
poor officers whose uniform is the garb
Of sacrifice. who work devotedly for the
| loftiest aim which exists, preparing to
die, who tomorrow II the cannon roar.
will shed their blood for those who
| sla aier. I salute them with ad ~ iration.
| II say TO the soldiers that the national
army Is worthy Of respect from the high
est to the lowest rank; and, IL | have been
able to aid In avenging the insult 10
which IL had sud jeoted i shall not regret
having paid too dearly for my indepen-
| q, nee.
deputies, listen to the voice of good
citizen.
"Quesnay de Bsaurepaire
/ This appeal is palpable bid for the
support Of the army, but NJ. De Beu-
arepaire, who shot up like sky rocket
| as the most tremendous sensation of the
| whole Drefyus controversy now seems
I alling like o rocket from his prominence
as q leader of the ti-Dreyfusards ana
the possible hero of a coup
| Many II not most Frenchmen estimate