The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16

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II ESSf9t&CNS AH#by his gallant con-
Zd6& sE&# duct, his first mill
E7t&G kE3k tary decorations, the
Russian Order Of St.
* ~ George. In 1917, hav-
n&&N$ ing first undergone
the most careful prep
KAISER WILHELM aration, he was given
seat and q voice in the Council Of State.
In 1910, and after the accession Of his child
less brother, Frederick William the Fourth,
to the throne, the subject Of this sketch be-
came known AS the heir apparent and
Prince Of Prussia About the same time
he was appointed Governor Of Pomerania,
and two years later, during the absence Of
his brother in England, the conduct Of the
civil as well as the military affairs Of the
Kingdom was intrusted to him.
In March, 1S4S, when the instruction
broke out in Berlin, he withdrew for awhile
to England in order to escape the popular
odium then fastened upon him Of being an
absOlutist. In the summer Of the follow
ing year he returned to Prussia and COM
mandod the army which was sent to put
down the instruction in Baden and the Pal
atinate, task which, difficult as it proved,
he accomplished in six weeks. 1t was
while on his way from Niedus Ingelheinl
to Baden, June Il, 1S49, that an unsuccess-
full attempt was made to assassinate him.
In October of the same year he was ap-
pointed Military Governor in Westphalia
and on tine Rhine, with his headquarters at
Coblentz, also Governor of the federal
Fortress Mayence or Mentz. About the
same time, too, he was made Grand Master
of the Free Masons, in which order he,
during his whole life, took the iveliest in
terest.
Meanwhile, his answering loyalty to
his brother, the King, as well as his rec
ognized ability as counselor, was such
that ON all important matters his opinions
were sought, and not lnfrequently his adj
vice taken, or his suggestions adopted. In
1851, when the King was taken ill, Prince
William acted in his stead; in October,
1858, he was formally installed as Regent
and was finally crowned King January 2,
1851. Prior to his ascending the throne
Prince William had been recognized as the
silent head of the party which was striving
to effect the union of Germany, and accord
ingly in him were conferred the fondest
pletely those hopes were realized, the his
tory Of his reign will tell. His policy from
the outset, while far from satisfying the
extreme Liberals Of his subjects, yet
showed the grandness of the mans aims
and ideas, and indicated plainly the reforms
he contemplated bringing about July IA,
1861, the student, Oskar Becker, a Liberalist
extremely fanatical in his views, made a
futile attempt to assassinate the King,
while he was walking on the Promenade
at Baden-Baden. He urged, as an excuse
for the deed, the utter incapacity Of Will
lam to effect the union Of Germany, the
accomplishment of which, however, may
now be pointed to as one of the notable acts
Of long and splendid reign.
In 1862 he placed Bismarck at the head OF
his Cabinet, as Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
and two years later, after procuring the
cooperation Of Austria in the Schleswig-
Holstein war, achieved a splendid victory
for Prussia. His sagacity in selecting able
statesmen and skilled Generals, was only
equaled by his unyielding support, sustain
ing them against all opposition. His I'M
bounded confidence in Bismarck, as well
as in Won Room and Moltke, was fully con-
firmed by the rapid and brilliant successes
attending his forces in the war against
Austria. This war, in which he personal
" took an active part, extinguished Aus
tria as German Power, and placed him at
the head of the new North German confed-
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