Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-22
Frederick I'M. 10 ms Peonle.

An extraordinary edition of the Official
Gazette contains the following proclama-
ton from Emperor Frederick;
10 Nh PeoDle.-The emperor has ended
his GLORIOUS life. In the much-loved father
whom | bewail, whom my royal house
with me laments in deepest sorrow, the
faithful Prussian people have lost their
fame-crowned king, the German nation
the founder of its unity, and the newly
risen empire the first German emperor.
His illustrous name will remain insepa-
rately bound up with all the greatness of
the German fatherland, in whose new Gre
alton the strenuous labor of the Prussian
people and princes has met with its most
splendid reward. While King William
raised the Prussian army to the nights of
its earnest vocation by never-tiring care,
n nations father, he laid sure foundation
for the victories which were afterward
gained by German arms under his leader
ship and out of which sprang national
unity. He thereby secured to the empire
a position OF power such as up TO that
time every German heart had yearped
for, but had scarcely dared to hope for,
and that which he won for his people in
honorable death-bringing fight, he was
destined to strengthen and increase by
the long and peaceful toll of his laborous
years of government. Safely resting
upon his own strength, Germany stands
forth esteemed in the council of the ma
tions. All the rights and duties which are
connected with the crown and my house,
and which for the time that, according to
Gods will, may be allotted me TO rule, L
am resolved TO faithfully preserve. I'm
bued with the greatness of my mission,
shall make it my endeavor to continue
the fabric in the spirit III which in
was founded to make Germany
the center of peace and to foster her well
fare. / am convinced that on the basis of
the unbreaSable bond between the sover-
eign and the people, which, independent
of every change in the life of the state,
forms the unalterable inheritance of the
house of HohenZollern, my crown rests
henceforward as securely as It does upon
the devotion of the country to the gov
eminent OF which am now called, and of
which | solemnly promise TO be faithful
king, both in happiness and in sorrow.
Nav God grant me his blessing and
strength to carry out this work, to which
my life shall henceforth be devoted.
FREDERICK.
Frederick, in letter TO Prince Bismarck,
warmly acknowledges the great debt Ger
many owes him for his services in the past,
and comedies that he has the best right to
know the emperor's plans for the future.
The emperor then eulog les the army and
navy, and expresses his intention TO main
tain them at their present high grade of
strength and excellence. lie declares for
more liberal and general educational facil-
tiles, and still wider range of religious
tolerance. The emperor approves the self
governing powers granted the various
states, but wants an Investigation into
their methods of levying taxes, and re
forms il nee ssary TO prevent the imposi-
ton of unbearable burdens.
The emperor declared that he counted
upon Bismarck's well-proved devotion
and boundless experience to carry out his
plans TO win new honors i'm the domain of
pacific development His closing words
were: Careless of spiandor and glorious
achievement, shall be content If it can lie
hereafter said OF my government tha- IL
had been beneficial TO my people, useful
to my country and blessing to my EN-
| pire."