The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-13
Review of Past Progress Largely n
Panegyric of the Work Done by
the Present Ministry.
OLD THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY
AND FRANCE HAS ACHIEVED 4
POLITICAL REGENERATION.
Naval, Colonial and Domestic Policies
The Law of Associations and
the Liquor Traffic.

ST. ETIENNE. France. Jan. 12.-The
opening of the ministerial electoral CAM
paign here to-day proved an unqualified
success. The weather was fine and cold.
Since yesterday morning the capital of the
Loire has been filled with people from the
surrounding districts, and numerous visi-
tors from Paris and other parts of France.
Besides NJ. Waldeck-Rousseau, the French
premier, the ministers of war, marine. the
colonies and commerce were in attendance.
as were the principal military and civil Of
icials of the department. To-days cere-
monies included visits to the hospital and
other local institutions OF st. Etienne. The
town was. deliberately decorated with flags.
NJ. Waldeck-Rousseau and the other min
listers were greeted with cheers and cries
of "Vive la Republique!' ''Vive la Gouver-
ment!' and ''Vive Loubet!"
Upon leaving one of the hospitals, which
was founded in 1850, the French premier
said: 1T is not hospital that have just
visited; it is a vestibule TO the morgue."
He promised to do his utmost to secure
governmental aid in building a new one.
After lunch at the Hotel de Vile. at
which Nj. Waldeck-Rousseau's speech was
confined to local topics, came the unveiling
of the statue TO Marc Joseph Francois Gar
nier, a captain of the French navy and
an explorer, born here in 1889, and whose
efforts helped to obtain for France her
colonial possessions of AMMAN and Tonkia,
where Captain GARNER was assassnated
in 1873 by the BLACK Flags" The unveil-
ing of this statue was made the occasion
of a great ovation TO the French premier
and the other ministers.
A reception by the delegates 10 the labor
and commercial organizations followed.
In the evening, at banquet at the pre-
lecture offered the French premier by the
Republicans of the department of the Loire
Nj. Waldeck-ROusseau, replying to a toast
to his health, made his principal speech of
the day. IN it he set forth the position of
the government in view of the coming gen.
eral elections. The speech took the form
of a review of the policy of the govern
ment and the work of the present legisla-
ture. 1t expressed the firm conviction that
the elections would result in a striking
victory for the Republic and overthrow
all the forces of reaction. He declared
that since the formation of his Ministry
the country had acquired a security un-
known for a long time and that il re-
quired an incurable pessimism not to rec
ognize that the bad days had gone by
When the Cabinet took office he said. the
factions of the party which regarded
France as its own property and patriot
ism political industry, the sole patent
of which it conferred upon itself, was pre-
pairing to usurp power by the exercise of
Veritable tyranny.
He recalled the sweeping Republican vic
tory In the municipal elections, and said
that the hour for action, instead of de-
tense. had seemed to have arrived, and
hat he M c11hr fad
gramme of reforms. He said the adoption
of the law of associations had marked a
decisive step forward, from the point of
view of economic development and it's
guaranty to society. Notwithstanding a
prediction of agitation, the speaker said
the law of associations had begun to be
executed and it would be carried out in
the spirit in which it was conceived, with
out passion and without weakness.
Referring to the liquor legislation, which
had resulted in a loss 20 the treasury, the
premier said that the transitory deceptions
attributed to this law were not too heavy
q price to pay for the suppression of the
scourge of alcoholism, which threatened
the existence of the race.
Abiding to the naval programme of
France. NJ Waldeck-Rousseau said that
submarine boats, the construction of which
was due to French genius, were calculated
to overturn the laws of naval pre-eminence
The premier spoke of the development Of
the French-Afrlcan empire and said that
the energetic action Of France in the far
East had given French influence a new au-
thority. The presence Of the Italian SQUAD
ron at Toulon,' said the prime minister,
has shown that we are capable of inspir-
ing sympathies, and the presence of the
Car of Russia at BethOny has shown that
France is able to strengthen an alliance
and increase her strength in the condolences
she has succeeded in inspiring and in the
spirit of equity that she has shown in all
| foreign relations. We have thus better
served the interests of the country than by
a policy Of buster, which is more calcu-
lated 10 alarm everybody than frighten
anyone.
THE work accomplished by the Legisla-
ture permits US TO contemplate the future
confidently. The coming consultation with
the country Will be greater victory for the
republic, because shall impose upon our
selves a Stricter discipline"
NJ. Waldeck-Rousseau concluded by re-
calling the tactics of the adversaries of the
republic. He said the first anti-republican
coalition had been formed of contra dictorv
elements which had found no title that they
could avow as theirs. The speaker dubbed
il the "nameless party" and said that later
ii took the name of the faction OF the SOL
der Boulanger
To-day il is nationa lism." he said 'the
name of expectancy. allowing each element
to cherish the hope of duping the others
1t Is the monarchy or Caesarism of to-
morrow. connecting link between aristo-
Gratis who have become familiar and dema-
gogues who have become naughty. The
clever men who sought success in this
eQuiVOCatiOn nave made a false calcula-
ton. They took too great care to hide
themselves from the ancient parties and
thus signed their abdication and gradually
accustomed the country TO take note of
their defnitive downfall.
THE twentieth century rises on. 1t has
forever dispersed the ruins of royalty Or
leanism and empire and the French democ-
racy is preparing TO pass sentence on the
vain paTodies and bad forgeries OF sincere
patriotism and on the spirit of revolution -
At the conclusion of the banquet the
French minister who was accompanied
by his wife. took the train for Paris. He
entllISla Cneered
at the station. The other ministers will
] remain here TO participate in the conciu-