The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-22
TOLERANCE AND ACCORD
The Keynote Of President Lou
bets Message.
WILD RUMORS ARE AfLOA1
The General Impression That the Pre-.
tenders Will Do Nothing Serious.
General Acquiescence Spoiled
Their Plans.

afloat as to the doings and intentions
OF the Bonapartists and Orleanist pre-
tenders, but the general belief is that
neither will do anything serious in the
face of general acquiescence in NJ Lou
bets election, although disturbances are
threatened after NJ. Faure's funeral.
In President Loubet's message, sub
mitted to both houses this afternoon,
he says the regular transmission of
power to the new president proves
Frances fidelity to the republic at a
time when certain misguided persons
are seeking to shake the confidence of
the country in it's institutions. Con-
tinuing. the president dwells upon the
necessity of appeasement, union and
respect for the essential organs of so
ciety, parliament, the magistracy, gov
eminent and the national army. He
concludes with recalling the work of
the republic which the president asserts
assures liberty and peace. has founded
a great colonial empire and has con-
cluded alliances and precious friend
ships.
The chamber of deputies was crowd
ed when M. Loubet's message was
read. 1t was greeted with salvos of
| braves. The house adjourned until Fri
day
The senate received the message with
similar approval and passed the credits
demanded to defray the expenses of
the funeral of the late President Faure.
The following Is the text of President
Loubet's message to parliament:
Summoned to the first magistrature
of the country, I need for the accom-
| plishment Of the great duties involving
| upon me the cooperation Of the senate
and chamber of deputies. I ask this of
T m will 10f no
| held You may count on my firm desire
to dedicate all my efforts to the defense
| of the constitution. You have as a
| pledge thereof my unchanged devotion
| to the republic. The regular transmits
| sion of power, accomplished in a few
| hours after the sudden death of our
| beloved and regretted president, Felix
Faure, has afforded In the eyes Of the
whole world fresh proof of the fidelity
of France to the republic at a time
when some misguided men are seeking
| to shake the confidence of the country
in it's Institutions. The national as
| sembly signified on Saturday it's desire
/ to bring about the pacification of mems
minds and to re-establish and make
lasting the union of all republicans.
| "Passionately devoted to the princi-
Piles of the French revolution and the
regime of liberty, 1t will be my con-
slant anxiety to assist, parliament in
|
accord. During the course of the tempo
rary disturbances throug which we have
passed, France has grown in the es-
TEEN of the new world. Why. then,
may we not hope for a similar under
standing in internal affairs? Does not
this understanding exist in the coun-
try? Is there the least doubt of neces-
sity for paying equal respect to the
essential organs of society, the cham
Der which celebrates freely on the
! laws, the magistracy which applies
them, the government which ensues
| their execution and the national army
which safeguards the independence and
integrity of the motherland-that army
which the country loves and which 1T
is right in loving. because the whole
nation fulfills in it the same duty of
self-denial and discipline and knows 1t
| will find therein a faithful guardian of
it's honor and laws? France, sure of
herself, will know how to set calmly
about the task of solving the problems
which disturb the moral and material
well being of her citizens and continue
her peaceful and fruitful work in the
| field of thought, science and art, as well
as in all forms of economic labor, agri-
| culture, commerce and industry. Let
us be more just toward ourselves and
not allow it to be forgotten that our
| France has always professed the same
love for progress, justice and human
ity. Her glorious past constitutes a
patrimony which we must preserve and
Increase. The republic has given
France free constitutions, assured her
the priceless benefits of uninterrupted
peace, has bound up her wounds, re-
constituted her army and navy, found
ed a great colonial empire, organized
every grade of education, concluded al
liances and precious friendships and
has given a wonderful impulse to all
labors Of charity. Let US develop this
work. I shall be happy, if by toll,
which nothing shall deter / am able,
with the help of the union. the main
tenance of which all my efforts will be
directed to, to contribute within the
limits of the rights I hold under the
constitution and which shall not allow
to weaken in my hands, to the realiza-
ton of our common hopes and In