Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-19
L0UbET IS ELECTED,
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like NM. Carnot and Brisson, he thought
the sheltering OF the accused expedient.
He had never since filled other Office
save the presidency of the Senate, to
which he was first elected in 1896. He be-
longed TO NJ. Carnot's innermost circle,
and /hiJ wife was Nine. CARROTS best
friend,
The president is thoroughly domestic.
and dislikes snowy society. He likes to
spend his time at home, and he is a great
reader. He is not rich, nor does he covet
wealth and honors. He is strong on finan-
cia questions. For many years he lived
in an unpretentious fiat, and dned off a
white oil-cloth. instead of a tablecloth.
His hands, fguratvely speaking. are
clean, but his beard and clothes are I'M
tidy, thus contrasting with the late Presi-
dent.
PERSONA GRATA TO RUSSIA.
NJ. Loubet, for having formerly, when
Premier. sent Jointly with the Foreign
Secretary, NJ. Ribot, Admiral Gervais 10
Cronstadt is persona grata" to Russia
For three years, as Speaker OK the SEN
ate, he lived in the Palace Of the Petit
Luxembourg. in much the same style as
the President lives at Washington. He
returned TO Paris from Versailles this
evening by train. lie is the FIRST Pregl-
dent who has done so. He ordered an
open carriage and pair 10 await him at
the station, instead OF a carriage and
four He was we'll received by tremen-
dous crowds. He arrived by daylight, ana
had an escort of culrassiers. The entire
dBGCnpn n In
was favorably remarked.
NJ. Loubet paid visit to Nine. Faure
on his way home and saluted the corpse
Of NJ Faure.
RIGHT MAN IN RIGHT PLACE.
NJ. Loubet is the right man in the right
place. The Importance of to-day's presi-
Dental election for the welfare of the
French republic and the prestige of
France abroad cannot be overestimated.
The issue taken was whether the law
should be paramount. or an irresponsible
league-the League of the French Father
land-in the hands Of clerical, monarchial,
and military agitators. Never was a
more monstrous conspiracy engineered 10
pervert whole nations sense Of justice,
in order to perpetrate the greatest mis-
carriage of law Of the century. and shield
a few felons from the consequences or
crime. The more sensible part Of France
feels, since NJ. Loubet's election, that a
great weight has been taken off their con-
science, and hopes that a new leaf will
be turned over the worst page Of modern
French history.
UNCONNECTED WITH DREYFUS
AFFAIR.
NJ. Clemenceau wrote yesterday that it
was necessary that the new President
should be a man not connected with the
Dreyfus affair. He. therefore would sup
port NJ. Loubet. Fairness this but the
Nationalist do not want fairness. They
want Dreyfus, guilty or innocent, TO re-
main perpetually at DEVILS Island. The
Nationalist organs are forced to admit
that not a word or deed Of NJ. Loubet can
be connected with Dreyfusism. The fact
Is that the Anti-Semites' heads have been
turned by the alleged weakness Of the
government. and they thought they could
boss France. Then won another victory
this morning when Premier Dupuy, yield
ing 10 Ant-S Semitic camor, gave Herr
Frischauer. the correspondent OF the Neue
Freie Presse, notice of expulsion from
France. Herr Frischauer, Catholic Aus
TRAN, asked the reason, and was told
that il was on account Of the general
tone Of his letters on the Dreyfus matter,
NJ. Dupuy, however, being unable to
point 70 a single understandable passage
in the letters.
WHY DUPCY AND MELINE FAILED |
1t was the bill against the Court OF Cas-
sation, learn, that wrecked NJ. Dupuys
chances. The deputies thought he was
good enough for Premier, but he had lost |
the respect which a Presidential candi- |
date must command. AS regards Meline, |
he could not win except with the support !
of the Right and the Republicans have |
learned the lesson from the case of NJ. |
Faurs that the President cannot do his |
duty to the Republic and at the same time
fulfil promises to monarchlsts. NJ. Loubet !
granted me an interview tonight, in the
course Of which he said:
LOUBETS PROGRAMME.
IT owe everything to the Republican
majority. France and the republic are
All anu-Republican opinions
are free, unless leading to acts against
the Republic. | shall govern in a Repub-
lican sense only. l have given proofs in
my long political career that | am nei-
ther a place-hunter, ambitious, or over
riding. Brought up in the study Of the
law, / will be its singe-minded servant.
The Elysee is a post Of duty. I speak the
truth in declaring that ! never was am
bilious to go there. Our quiet life is end
ed"
The Nationalist papers this evening de-
clare war to the knife on Loubet. vowing
that they will never rest until they have
expelled him from the Elysee. Jules lie
Maitree founder Of the League Of the
French Motherland, says he will try to
get arrested for insulting NJ Loubet, as
he intends to do.
EMILY CRAWFORD.
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