El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-27
EMILE LOUBET.


showed the telegram to the first friend
she met and said: mon Dieu, mon
Oieu, what a misfortune to my poor
boy! AS it was 1 saw but little OF
nim, and now that he has gone still
higher, I shall see him no longer at
ALL" 1t was on this farm that Emile
Loubet was born on Dec. 80, 1888. 1t
Is called La Terrasse,' and is about
two miles from the little town of
Montellmar, in the department of the
Drome, in the south of France. The
people Of the south are noted for their
superior intelligence and often for
their 1aZiness as compared with the
people of the north. Young Loubet
was both intelligent and industrious.
As a boy he worked on the farm and
went to school. Later he went to
college in Monte1lmar and worked on
the farm during his vacations. He be-
came member of the bar of Monte11-
mar. At 81 he was elected a member
of the Chamber of Deputies. In 1887
ne was minister of public works, later
minister of the interior, and in 1892
president of the Council of Ministers,
or Prime Minister. In 1892 he be-
came President of the Senate, and
three weeks ago, on the sudden deaLA
of Felix Faure, he was elected Presi-
dent of the republic.
President Loubet Immediately i'm
pressed the world by his strong char
acter and simple, unaffected manners.
He has shown himself very different
from NJ Faure, q bourgeoise, who aped
the manners of royalty and aristoc-
Whom ho Snonich of
the Golden Fleece, which had been
conferred on M. Faure, was being
packed up in order that it might be
sent back, some one remarked to
him:
eft will probably come back to you
before very long,"
81 hope not replied M. Loubet
"The opposition papers would be sure
to say that my collar was in bad
taste. Besides, 1 would rather not
wear anybody's collar
President Iglesias of Costa Rica, who
visited M. Loubet Immediately after
his election, gave an interesting
sketch of the new President Our in
terchange of views was formal, but
simple" said President Iglesias q
l. L
ident Loubet came here with a little
old man, General Ballard, in an open
carriage. There was absolutely no dis
play
How does he strike you compared
with other rulers you have met?''
HE struck me as being what you
call a sterling man, and his election 1
at this serious juncture affords the /
highest testimony to the patriotic in
sight of the French people I'VE /
talked of the agricultural show now
open here. We had both been there.
and if there is anything OF which Lou
bet is fond it is farming He said he
regarded agriculture as one OF the
noblest callings man could follow.
Il am proud he said, of being born on
farm, and hope one day to go back
there. 1t is my ideal to close my DAYS
among my own people on the farm
where was born
His family sentiment IS strory. but
his attachment to the state which he
is called TO govern can be relied on.
Still l never met a man in a great DO
sition who evinced less appearances oil
being actuated by ambition. Destiny
has made him President. and he will
do al honest, able mans part to &C
quit himself worthily. Loubet is a
man you instinctively respect"
NJ. Loubet has a strong. clear-cu1
face. set in o thicR heard. He g rather