The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-05

Here in Berlin which has long been, and probabl
Will always remain the focus Of liberal feeling in Gc
many, the democratic party have gained signal victory
rendered all the brilliant by the efforts Of the
adversaries to counteract IT, and secure the election
at least Of the government candidates thai cand
date being no less a parsonage than the pnm
Minister Count Bismarck It was mentioned in forme
letter that the conservative ticket contained the six mn
listers and generals who had received national
for their services In the late war, viz: Bismarck, Roo
Moltke, Fakenstein, Huwarth and Steinmetz. who's
popular names would Il was hoped, prove tower
strength for the ministerial party BY the original al
rangement Bismarck TO run in the second dstris
Berlin has six electoral districts in a but il was 500
found that by doing he would be exposed TO the orml
able competition with Wadeck the OF all others w
Is most beloved by all classes Of citizens, and especially
by those who now ter the first time throw their whot
weight INTO the political scale, instead Of being aowa
only the fraction OF vote, is the case under tn
three class system. The most sensible eSpedent woul
have been to transfer Bismarck to the first district
where there was split between Two liberal candidates
from which he might have derived considerable advan
| tage; but unucky that district had already bee
even for Bismarck, though the latter had ten time
better chance OF success. Il finally determined
n i ss%aTcs should 90 PROPOSED 81
again they offended the parsans OF General Steinmetz
who Of all the heroes OF the last the creates
favorite among the people, while rival almost dan
gerous Waldeck was opposed 70 the Premier tn
liberal side In the person Of Schultze Debiizch tn
founder Of the cooperative socieiies IN Germany am
The result will be seen fror the following list
First Distrct-M Lasker, barrster Qberal) Z 200;
| Hesemenze, Judge (bersb 100; General Room Minis
| ter of War (conservatIvel, t,2Os.
| Second District-M wlldeck (liberal, 1870; Coun
| Bismarck conservative 1879.
/ Third Dstrict-M Miggers IA citizen OF Rostock, II
Mecklenburg, who has suffered many years mprison
ment for his political prinspes) seo4; General Motk,
Fourth District-M Rnge Alderman of Berlin an
eral). $685. NJ Lasker lbera, 495; General FaIkei-
stein lconservativsh Las
Gazette (bera, 5,S77 General Huwarth conservative,
1855.
marck tconser vtve) 352 General Steinmetz (coneI.
| vatve) 1856; King William l., ~
Thus, the whole the return, for some Of the Yards
are stiI wantng) the liberals pofed 45 600 totes
| AGAINST 1900 that we're given , the conservake
which, considering the vast numbe OF persons wboare
under the direct influence Of the goernment the h,sts
description that reside in this city, proportion nat
| exceeds the most sangune expectajons. m great
measure, doubt IL is owing TO the Rllot Under the
former system Of open voting the Minority would for
obvious have been enormousS increased. and
who knows whether 1t would not haveswden 70 ma
| jorty.
manic Confederation, and the victory ovberaiism In
sy NO q the resi- Of
lions in general As already stated the counts from
| members ' have been returned at Bresla Magdebnrg
majority 1908 TO 2,s97, Erurt, Haloendt Cufeld,
bartmorrond Dr Becker editor Of % obnoxious
corz' I Brathen nnajorlty 600 to y, sYben
Londsburg and probably sat'ip; s Ds ne Sstmc
pn%srsni IN a aod WestpSa Knesburg
hitherto one OF the stronghods OF bv maor''v ~
General Fokensten has been eeclsre supuaShv ,bs
$50 votes Of which 900 hun"sct orders % Wy so
soldiers who have everyueir sup,rors A. E,h,n M NJ
the persons indcateAe. Count BranchitcE neaT .no
conservative crrrussan House OF Deputies NJ ForcE.
President nzSs 1899 In the electoral district Of
enbeci. II. Forckenbeck opposed to Count Bis
FISK, and neither having an absolute majority lover
= 600 votes were given to socialist canddae) second
ballot will have TO take place.
Az was to be expected, in the newly annexed prov.
nces the elections have fallen almost exclusively
adherents OF the Gnephs; In Schleswg Holstein
partly Augusenburgers and partly Danes-and the
city of Frankfort has given an overwhelming majority
to Baron Rothschid who earned the gratitude OF his
fellow by the bold stand he made against the
brutal violence Of Manteunel In Mecklenburg, the
other hand which is about the governed country
Germany, candidates have been returned who go for
junction. rather. total incorporation with Prussia
by which they would get rid OF their own government
and, at all events exchange medieval absurdities
for rational though arbitrary system of administration.
Bremen and districts OF rhuringa have also elected
parsans Of Prussia and at Lepsic the phlo Prus.
sian candidate had at least plurality OF votes, Which.
however, Is probably explained by the fact that the
anti Prussan party had three Richmonds IN the neld
The official returns Of the elections will only be made up
on Saturday, the 10th, and will not be till then that
form accurate idea Of the state Of parties In
Just now a defeat at the elections would be doubly I'M
pleasant to the Prussian government for whom II has
become ever
puted lead in the confederacy, Baron Beust has
justified the reputation which induced the Emperor
Francis Joseph, in DESPAIR Of finding man 2. ability
with the task Of saving his tottering throne and
his weakened dynasty. You were always told that
he e'' ouly wanted larger sphere Of action e
equal his prototype, whom he resembles in bodness and
self couhdsacs though not perhaps IN iscand,y OF re-
ysoblem that only be solved In the future IT. how
ever all accounts from Vienna agree IN assuring US
he has succeeded terminating the weary struggle be-
tween the Kaiser and the Magyars-if, BY frankly
knowledging their rights and restoring their ancient
constitution he reconcies that gallant people to the
sovereign, and revves that spirit among them which
aas moro than once rescued the house Of Hapsburi
firm dosruction-he has achieved moral victory tha
stand in comparison with the military triumphs
his RUSSIAN rival
Thor, 10 reason to believe that this policy
mendedby Beust before the late war, although
means Of cryng out At any rate 1t Is certain tina
might have completely changed the course OF events
for the Empefr Of Austria would never have made peac
purpose Oh Drinking up his army from Italy TO Vienna
II he had not had he wholesome fear Of an nsurectoI
In Hungary before his eyes But though II comes to-
late 70 prevent the losses incurred by Austria It MAJ
possibly ensDle her to retrieve them or a least TO rous
herself from the state Of utter into which sh
had sunk after the catastrophe OF Sadowa One Of tn
first results win be close intimacy between Austria
France. Hitherto Notwithstanding all the advances
the Court Of Vienna Louis Napoleon has kept alooi
being sufficiently acute to perceive that the alliance
Austria was OF value long a. her action shout
commune 70 % peralyzed by internal dissensions and tn
hints ne lot a In THIS respect of good service
Baron Beust in assisting him overcome the consttu
tional pigheaded obstinacy of his master.
Il Ia true all the difficulties Of Austria will not be pu
end TO by the paciacaton Of Hungary; on the con
trary the concessions made to that country will en-
courage the Poles, the Bohemians the Croas and tn
other mutitudinous OF the empire In assertin
their claims TO similar independence which, granted
would break mp the monarchy Of the Hapsburgs into
number Of isolated and Heterogeneous communities; blu
with Hungary and the German provinces on his side th
Emperor may sooner expect TO surmount the reesauc
OF the less important nationaes and by allowing eac
OF them modicum Of self government may unite then
in federal alliance - homogeneous TO all practical pur
poses a. the North German Confederacy, and which
MOREOVER, would be bound 10 him by historical an
dynasc associations that do not exist between the Nor
German Confederacy and Prussia II Is ne wonder
the roe that this prospect inspires the Prussan states
men with some uneasiness, and that they feel NOR
anxious than at previous time 10 the success
experiment opposed TO their anecedents as tn
convokng Of Parliament by the novel and hazardou
process Of universal suffrage
KILLED ON TINE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD
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