Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-03-16
bismarck i'm a Rage.

If it be true that the character of q
man can best be judged when he is In
anger, must say that the Chancellor in
the session of January oath did not APP
pear much to his advantage as a sober
statesman. was present at that tu-
multuous parliamentary scene. Deputy
Haenel, an able expounder of public
law and gentleman in every respect,
had attacked the royal rescript of Jan.
4th, chiefly directed against the partici-
patton OF civil officers in elections, and
had blamed the Ministers for shielding
themselves against attacks by the royal
authority. There was not the least per-
sonal offense in these words; they did
not imply the least doubt of the personal
courage of Minister, and they were
considered perfectly in place by all who
listened to them. Bismarck answered
Immediately. If he had really been
wounded as deeply by the above remarks
as he afterward feigned to have been,
he would at once have refuted the OBJ
jectionable criticisms of Mr.. Haenel.
But instead of doing so he began quiet
and easy discussion on constitutional
questions, made some good, witty re-
marks, told some stories about his rela-
tons with the Emperor, and then sud-
denly began to work himself into a
passion and, by queer process of rea-
soning, attacked Mr.. Haenel for having
called him a coward. And now a most
riotous scene took place. Rage re-
pressed for half an hour, and then sud
denly bursting forth, without any evil
dent reason, is certainly a psychological
curiosity. Saying that he was above
the reproach of cowardice, the Chan
cellor left his seat, stepped forward to
the tribune, and in the course of his
excited remarks advanced toward the
Left side of the house, in front of that
part of it which is occupied by the party
of progress. Some Of. its members re-
piled that no such reproach had been
corrected Bismarck's mis-
take. ssYou ought to be ashamed of
yourselves" sharply retorted the latter;
81 would rather never see you again.
(Great noise, laughter, and murmurs
on the Left: vociferous cheers and cries
of "Bravo!" on the Right.)
The Chancellor now became still
more excited; the replies and repartees
from within the House made him lose
all control over himself. He evidently
1llStOOn "hdt /" S1S lutCuOtU dS u COlT3C.
ton for q new offense. The clang of
voices, the shrill tones of attack and de-
tense, in short, the general confusion.
for moment dissolved the order of the
house. s'Who is there" Bismarck ex-
with rolling eyes and with a
air, 'swho dares to call me
q coward?' ssYou are mistaken was
once more the answer of half a dozen
members; 'nobody has done So"
the Chancellor still con-
tinued in his excitement, ssLet him step
and let him give his name.''
No answer came; the House was quiet
again. 1t seemed as if Bismarck had
finally perceived his mistake. Slowly
ne returned to his seat and muttered
between his teeth, s.Thank your God
hat you have not done So" If the
surprise created by this scene had been
great, it was increased when the Chan.
,ellor, as if nothing had happened,
,oolly and brilliantly took up again the
license of the royal rescript, explaining
he terms used in it in relation to the
,ivil officers, in the most liberal way.
When the next following speech of
Deputy Won Treitschke drove more than
me half of the members from the hall
nto the lobby, the criticism of what they
lad heard and seen manifested itself in
iumb amazement. -Bcrli1 Cor. N. Y.
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