The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-12
CASlMlR- PERlER DEAD.
Former President of France Passes
Away at Age of 50.

Paris. March I'm. Casimir-Perier,
x-president of France, died today.
Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier was
the son and grandson of statesmen.
His father, Al gusta Casirnir-Perier
was minister of the interior in 1871 and
his grandfather was leader of the OPP
position when Louis PHILIPPE assembled
the throne and s.fterward was premier.
The ex-preside1t was born November
%. 1S47. After brilliant career as a
student, of nteCatur and history ne
Joined the militia of the Aube durin g
the Franco-Prussian war and when
they were summoned to Paris Casimir-
Perier behaved with such gallantry that
he was mentioned in an order of the
day and later was decorated with the
cross of the Legion of Honor. When
his father entered the first republican
cabinet OF M. Theirs, Casinir-P erier.
JUROR. became his assistant in the
ministry of the interior. In 1874 he was
elected to the chamber of deputies and
reelected IN 1878. After the crisis of
May, 1877, he was one of the 1853 depu-
ties who refused 10 pass vote of conf
denec IL the Broglie ministry. He be-
came under secretary of state at the
ministry of public instruction and re-
tanned that post until the Du Faure
cabinet went out of office in 1879
In 1888, NJ. Casirnir-Perier was ap-
pointed ur der secretary of state at the
ministry of war and in 1880. was elect
ed vice president of the chamber and
president of the budget committee. In
the summer Of 1891. he was elected pres
ident of the republic, Immediately after
the assassin atiCn of President Carnot.
He was not popular owing to his oppO-
sition to the agercies which threatened
the national security. He was openly
insrlted in every possible manner and
eventually the government prosecuted
M Girault Richard. who had published
libels on the president, for which he
was sentenced to six months imDriSOn-
mcnt- This aroused a storm of popular
disapproval NJ. Girault Richard was
elected a deputy and the socialists car
rying the campaign on to a further
point, demend that he be given to
the chamber" that is to say, released.
The government determinedly refused
the socialist demand and, by 300 votes
to 219 was supported by the chamber,
after it had been intimated that the
president would consider an adverse
differences arose between M 1CasiInir-
Perier and his supporters and event
ually January Is, 1895, he resigned,
having held the presidency about six
months and a half. 1t was asserted
that his action was condemned by the
whole of Europe During the Zola
trial ii developed that the real reason
for Casinlir-Perier's rcsigna ton was
the fact that his cabinet concealed ma
teri al facts of policy from him. so that
he nearly found himself in a serious
quarrel with Germany, owing to his
ignOI ance of the Dreyfus scandal. 1t
was said that private documents on
the Dreyfus affair from the Germa n
ambassador in Paris to his emperor ha d
been distracted and photographed
while on the wav to Berlin and it was
added that in order to disassociate HIM
self from such acts and to prevent the
possibility of war Casimir-Perier re-
tired from the presidency and from po-
litical life.