Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-18

resign When Col. Marchaud returned
TO France after the FashOda excitement
he was nut under arrest and ordered
for three months 10 deserted corner
Of The forest OF FontaInebleau and not
allowed TO come to Paris even on pri-
vate business until popular enthusiasm
had Gained down. When Pierre Lott,
the author. who In private life Is Capt
Julien Niaud Of the French navy be-
came a sort Of literary idol, his pres
tige was considered threat to the
navy, and his ship was rushed 70 China
and thence ordered 90 the Levant, so
that Viaud should not return to France.
When Paul Deschanel was recognized
as the most popular president which
the chamber OF deputies had ever had,
and pointed out as sure To be the next
president. a plot for his overthrow was
forthwith developed ana so sklllfully
executed that he does not receive at
tenton now even when he addresses the
chamber as an humble deputy and no
one would dream OF putting him for
ward FOR any official position whatever.
When Waldeck Rousseau was hailed
AS the savior OF France and some went
10 the extreme Of calling him the great
est statesman in Europe, his erstwhIle
friends united to checkmate his every
move until, no longer supported by the
government which he had cren ted he
resigned In time to avoid disgrace.
Gambetta himself I'm the early days Of
the Republic was the victim of this blue
funk showed by the weak government
In the presence Of any man who was II
man, and the tendency has increased
rather than diminished with years.
ONLY ONE Is STRONG.
or the various favorltes now proposed
only one Is a man OF exceptional
strength ana that Is Paul Doumer,
president OF the chamber Of deputieS
And on this account, while he would
make an ideal president for Il truly Re-
publican country like the United states.
energetic enterprising, Intelligent aud
experienced In many ways, he win meet
with more organized opposition than
anybody else, Furthermore, Doumer is
n brilliant type Of self-made man. and
while there Is no country IN the world
where pure merit stands so good "A
chance as i'm France, at the same time
the man Of humble origin Is not well
coined as chief executive. Casimlr Pc
rler and Cduot were popular simply
because they We're aristocrats: Felix
Faure achieved popular success by at
fecting the arstocratic conduct which
was not his my birth; and seven years
OF loyal exercise OF his functions have
not enabled Loubet to live down the
prejudice caused against him by the
simplicity OF his ways and the humble
ness Of his origin.
But Doumer. on the other hand
has friends In an political parties
and has not had a single serious
charge brought against him I'm the
course OF his long public career;
and no other politician in France can
pretend to either Of these distinctions,
Doumer is now AZ years old and has
been president Of the chamber since
the beginning Of the wear Before that
he had been governor Of Indo- China,
and Is acknowledged to be the best
colonial governor France has ever had.
Energetic enough to investigate for
himself and see where possibilities for
improvement las. he was courageous
enough to carry out the reforms which
he considered necessary. He rcorgan-
lied the entire administration Of the
, colony, improved the material condi-
ton Of the residents, suppressed abuses
of authority and irregularities among
the petty officials and made himself,
IN word, the active as well as the
nominal head.
WHY HE Is DREADED.
That is why his advent to the Elysee
Is so dreaded. The president of
France has enough power on paper to
do something with the state II he has
the ambition or the ability, but this Is
precisely what parliament wishes to
render impossible, A weak or incom-
petent president, who will never have
either suggestions or objections to
make, but Will dOcllely sign everything
put before him, Is the safe man be-
ing sought after. For the executive