Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

thinks he anyH. iianquota and rrrnt
/ occasions Of all kinds Hra "a Htpremr
bore 10 him. IN fact. hIs Character H.
The very reverse 10 that vi the late ".
Fauro.
NJ f.oubct IL the ideal home man. lie
loves hls nrcaidr with % devotion that
u most singular IN parialan. Parish
ans Hike the Euioty ~ the city. with itn
brilliant thoalorH and To- humming
| restaurants. NJ. fouhrt hates nil such.
lie never shows himFrif IN theatrru ex-
crpi 10 hear the opera. Of which he H.
| very fond, but II requires MASTER
/ piece ~ music 90 draw him out from
his she'll His home ~ never burdcnrd
With much social Rnioiy, ana as for
public receptions the prospective prcHi-
dent cannot endure them ut an.
This truly good man N tho people
| lives In no pavilion or tine mnnHr. He
o. cuuiontcd with hat and that. too.
On the NTH fiOor n o. In u big building
/ IN the Rue de IN Seine There Mine.
/ l.1ubct Looks after her domestic nnnirs
/ In a plain way conforming herself to
her husbands modest ana qulct tastes.
| Her children ana her cuisine take NJ
her time. and she II n woman Of tho
| inuhet nat ~ furnished more like the
I apartments of wurkinrinnn than like
| those ~ senator OF the great state ~
/ France.
Happily. ~ I.oubet ~ very popular.
/ When he was prime miHiatrr. N 1889.
/ he outlined u policy that was most
| pleasing to the French taste. ON the
| delicate subject nf the church he took
ground that was anything but grateful
/ 10 the nnhlehre. lio limited that the
| church could ~ well stay out " poll-
! ties nH not. and although the clerical
/ party do not rcllsh THIS stand. I.aubot
scored q biz hlt with the people. who.
although deeply religious. have strong
/ Ideas concerning clerical Interference
with questions ~ state n ~ Fnurr
was a man ~ the plain people. NJ. Lou
bet ~ no less such. lie ~ not n hero
| procisely-hc II too sunny aud too Jolly
| Tor thnt-hut the people realize that he
/ u close 10 thcm. and that his intensely
/ unlllc nature n all that patriotic
frcnchman can be most proud o..
". Louhet n provincial. When he
entered politics IN 1870 his declaration
was of tho republican order. though u
/ was directed AGAINST the amnesty ~
/ the political prisoners sentenced IN
consequence ~ the events ~ istO-7t
lie had no opponents In this contest.
/ and when ho entered the legislature b.
/ Inscribed his name In the list ~ tho
| lrftlHt republicans. lie was one 81
tho aGi deputies of an tho united ieftiat
groups who after the act N May iG.
49,, refused 90 Join In n vote OF COM
nd"nCo In the De Broglle cabinet. ITO
was reelected In October, ISL By "a
plurality ~ 400 over the nonnpnrtlHi
candidate 81 hi district. and In 1851 h.
was again reelected without oppose
| ton. -Four years later he became "a
candidate for tho senate, receiving lO3
out u iis votes. ~ the time Tirnrd
nHucmd oiilco he could have Ind tho
faT faflF lVN
asked hy the president 10 form new
cabinet, but this Louhet refused. taxi
| Ing Instead the portcfculllc of tho In
terlor
Under tho presidency Of NJ. I.oubet
the now cabinet followed the policy Of
the extreme ieft. and during thla time
of hin career he showed his ndroltness
NJ leader In public affairs IN the set
tlement or the labor rrvolta IA tho
mining district ~ CarmnuN. However
IN this settlement he offended the rad-
icni deputies who caused an intorpolln-
ton az 20 the conduct ~ tho govern
ment during tho riots The leftista re-
preached i.nuhet that he had not
shown sufficient sympathy with tho
rights ~ organized labor. and tho
deputies ~ the right FccuFed him that
he had nroclngiluated too long IN tho
settlement OF 'h. AFFAIR
A. tho last moment. when the days
on the f.nubet cabinet seemed 90 o.
numbered. arbitration was proposed
aud N, iouhot himself undertook, upnn
the suggestion M the president OF the
mining company 10 be the urbltor lilo
proposed that the strikers return 20
work. except those who had been aen-
fenced Tor acts Of violence by tho
courts. This prupnaition the mlnerl
supported BY ih. radicals. refused, ana
az last concession the government or
fcrod ~ pardon tho Offenders 30 AZ 10
This concession WAS made by Ioubet
himself from the ministerial tribune ia
the chamber NJ deputies. In the mean
time nnnrchHtIc riots had occurred not
only In carnauN but IN Lyons and 9th.
or industrial eenie1'
These gave the deputies OF the right
occasion 90 blame the government fnr
he weakness ln tho maintenance OF
public order and upon motion for "a
vote OF confidence In tho government
tho latter was sustained by IA vote ~
3ip arnlnft o. The next day orders
were issued, however, for moro rlgor-
Gus surveillance ~ paradeH and pro-
ccfslnnf, ana the use OF the rcd flag In
them was altogether prohibited In tho
streets of cnrmnuN. Despite the an
parently overwhelming confidence o.
conclliate the rlsht and he proposed "a
law against the newspaper press which
excited 90 riots and disturbances After
q three-days' discussion he obtained a
renewed vote nj confidence. but no used
the then arising Panama scandal 10 re-
sign Nov, ~, 1899, As q member OF
tho French cabinet Mr.. Loubet has "a
record Of long Hervice based upon tact
ana nucceasfll efforts az Cancellation OF
the various factions of the chamber OF
deputies.