The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26

farm near Montelmar and wears peas
ant garb? What do they care for his
pipe and his felt slippers? To them the
shirt collar is the proper place for Ia
bic napkin, for the scenes that
have been ridiculed so freely
by the monarchical party and their
organs are duplicated every day in tho
homes OF the petite bourgeoisie. But it is
the petite bourgeoisie that is the back
bone, the common sense, the sobriety and
the respectability Of France and, as one
OF their own class they love and esteem
their new president.
No person has ever accused NJ Loubet
of being brilliant, but during the many
years of his public service his record has
not been blackened by d single unworthy
act Unlike many of the presidents and
political leaders of the country he has no
| immoral past to stand in the way of the
| fulfllment of his duty, and all who know
| him unite in regarding him as the safest
| man to be at the helm Of the government
/ at this crisis, when the several pretenders
are taking advantage of the excitement
| caused by the Dreyfus case to threaten
the stability Of the republic.
| II was for this reason that NJ. Loubet
| was chosen. He was never, nor is he
now ettist, a centrist, progressst, or
a socialist; Dreyfusist or an anti Drey
| fusist
| AS an orator, statesman or legislator he
| has never attracted as much attention as
| have many of his associates, but he has
| long been known as one of the staunchest
| of republicans. r man who believed in the
strict enforcement of the constitution, and
who has done his utmost to see that every
| citizen received the liberty and justice to
| which he was entitled. This was suffi-
| cient, however, and today there Is scarce
ly an unbiased person in Franco who does
not believe that he will do his duty in
| such way as to insure the peace and
prosperity Of the republic,
In doing this, however, NJ. Loubet will
not resort to the artificial ceremonials
that NJ F'aure believed added so much To
the dignity Of his position To begin with.
such ceremonies and the hidebound OBJ
| seryance Of court etiquette cost money:
and NJ. Louhet has no fortune TO throw
away in this manner II is moro than
probable, therefore, that he VIII revert Ia
the homely regime that was followed dur
ing Jules CREWS term of office
Rich as he was Pere GreYy was OF most
domestic habits. He loved his home and
he proposed to be comfortable when at
home, however greatly he might offend
those who were insisting upon his OBJ
servance Of the official dignities He, too,
wore felt slippers and was often seen
walking in the garden Of the Elysee with a
pipe In his mouth and much worn snok-
ing Jacket on his back. Between this mode
| of life and the rules introduced during
the last two years of the presidency of NJ
Faure there is a great contrast, for it has
been recognized that there was a greater
degree OF ceremoniousness, Formally and
etiquette at the Elysee palace than al
many Of the foreign monarchical courts.
NJ. Loubet has already shown that be
does not propose to be bouSd by the rules
laid down by his predecessor. On thr
evening of the election, III. Crozer, the
chief Of the protocol, insisted that the
new president should stop at the foreign
office, the family of the late president moi
having left the Elysee. 70 his despair NJ
Loubet refused to be guided by the sug-
gestious OF the etiquette maker TO the late
president and positively announced that be
was going home to his wife and children
state etiquette or not"
Again, on the day when the new presi-
dent moved into the Elysee he took de-
cidedly roundabout wey in order TO avoid
the pomp and ceremony that NJ. Croziei
had planned as a welcome for him. Al
the result the chief Of the protocol is at =
loss what 10 do In order to earn his
money. Under the late president his Of
flcs was busy one, but from present ap,
pearances N. Loubet viii u,znase thing
10 suit himself, which VIII ssvs TIE com