The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-05
His Opinion Of Emperor Wilhelm
His learning for Rest.
Vienna Correspondence London News. /

| Vienna Correspondence London News.l
An intimate friend of Prince Bis
mark, member of parliament. paid
the chancellor visit'in the sick room
a few days ago, and reports long
conversation of which the prince had
the larger share, and the chief points
| of which are contained in what fol-
lows: O
"Is it not out of all reason that /
should be i'll just nowy Botticher is
a convalescent, Burchard is away, and
| must keep to my bed! We are get
ting old and sick, and dare not ask to
be our own masters and devote our
time to the cultivation of our garden
| or the care of our own affairs. l can
not express how DESTROYS am to get
off for a few days and rest, after
the confusion and turmoil of my
everyday life. If could
have it my own way would see no
one for whole year except wife,
children and grandchildren. We
ought to live for them by rights, and
am prevented from doing so all my
life. Why, tn, next thing is that
some councillor or other will read me
IA report in the morning how the
members of my family are after the
nights rest, and then there will be so
much time saved again. The EN-.
peror is a brave old man, as we could
see in this last misfortune that has
befallen him. Not one of us all has
the nerves of the august old gentle
man. l might say that as long as
work is demanded of him, he has no
nerves at all. 1t is our good luck that
the emperor never breaks down, that
Moltke is all right and Kamoke
up to anything. We civilians are
not much good. Something is the mat
ter with us always, so that when we
grow Oldare necessarily on the lookout
for an opportunity to get away. The
eternal wish for repose becomes a sort
of ailment, although l have plenty of
other sufferings to grumble over. If
my career had stopped short of a
councillor should have left my post
long ago. As it is am condemned to
spend my days in the Wilhemstrassee.
the street of all others that l hated
from my youth. | do not think l
shall ever set foot in the Reichstag
again. | see they get on splendidly
without me. Why, the empire
machine is in first-rate working order,
and | am so glad there is no quarrel
ing just now. If some interminable
dispute were going on, and / should
have to grieve and feel angry about it,
do believe it would be all over with
me. My present ailment is older
than most people think. The
doctors have always said there was
not the least danger, but, oh,
the pain suffer sometimes! / assure
you l could run up perpendicular
wall when it comes on; then it sud-
denly leaves off and 1 forget all about
it, and live in the hope that it will
never return. Just you tell them in
the reichstag to do all they can to
prevent useless discussions. The EN-
peror notices everything, and it is our
duty to spare him as much as, posi-
BILE. 1t is true he is in better health
than any of us, but he is much older
also, and he has deserved to expert
ence nothing but what makes him
comfortable and happy. If the great
est radicals looked upon the venerable
old man they would stop in the midst
of the most excited rabble. We may
consider him model in all things"