The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-03-17

shortly following that event - - 1
changed friendly visits with the emperor |
Of Austria, and in October Yves ut Milan "
return visit Of the King Of Haiy. The
siQuiflcance Of his desire 70 cuRivute a. |
friendship Of Victor Emanuel Wa, that !
he left NO stone unturned that wcuad aid |
him In hs prolonged and bitter confess |
with the Roman hierarchy. And this pol |
icy was still further carried out In 1870
when he joined the Emperors Of Austria
and Russia in project Of reform suggested
to Turkey for the pacif cation Of her then
revolving provinces.
In 1877 Bismarck, whose foreign policy
had made him famed as one Of the bost
skilled diplomats In the world, now found
time TO turn his attention TO q few dome stc
problems and to undertake their solution.
The two most important Of these were hrst:
The adoption of a protective system which
should protect Germany's commerce ana
trade from the powerful competition OF
foreign countries; the other was tho taking
of steps to improve the condition OF the
working classes. The latter movement was
started by the Socialists and In spite OF all
opposition in the shape OF stringent restric-
tive laws, 30 gained in public favor that the
willy and polite Bismarck saw that the Gov
ernment must itself sanction and direct tho
proposed reforms, or be forever alienated
| in the hearts Of its people.
~. ~ .,,,,a,a W En;ssr Wiiho,m ,vaa stoad-
| fast in his support of his Chancellor and
| Minister and In the most solemn manner he
at various times proclaimed his faith in tho
correctness of Bismarclzs social ana politi-
| cal views. But King William, as o ruler,
did not always find his policy approved by
t,nI,pS IT, ho ,,ros I,aonins within tho limits
os .,o no,,at;+,,t;on aud conscios of bis
go u .no ..al oo ;,,.omns+ l., tho weifare of nll
,..s p,,,'i',a.. Nv oa',,a ohout him mon. as
ns euoJ az, ',,.aau.to,,d ond annrove
of h;a ,neasures and with whose assistance
a ta mo o,.ahi;shod u notionai nolicv which
,,.,,.,5 Co.,,nn,, and tbna n,aced il among
.h,, Io,,;r, po,ycra nm the globe.
'DS Sc ue M Mo,ity Rnsch. e.Kinp William,
g,.,,,,r, En,noror created and recop.
.ne "eiinan .tiI,,t;or, n,up lr l,i,,irg them his
,...,,ni n.nou u uo has faitbfnilv observed them.
hpp a,,ua,s r,,la5 const;tnt;onallv: but he
hos nove. consented to be mere royal
sn,,ra, hoad ,yithont anv will of his own
sS s IL, ,,,hoso nome ,n;nisters govern who
".o ,,,o,a -, go. t,,ros ond servants of the ma
-. =, pa,,;o,,ont ue will not let him.
ssoif no ,retamornhosed into n mere prin-
civic Init ia determined to be q living
pn;noa stana;no {, in direct relations to tho
,,aonle and ito renresentatiyes.n
In bis nersonal appearance Emperor
U;,,;a,,, ,,,as a man of large and powerful
frame. the features of his face being square
ond massive and all indicative of the firm
rass Of character which ever marked hi:
0 non5,,c+ 40 n man and Sovereign. Alway:
: ~ an oct;ve temnerament. vet strictly
a ta,,narato and simnle in his style of liv
8 ;n,, ho managed to nreserve a naturall,
: fn" and robust Constitution to an advanced
n are ho,ding IN tho verv last q rare phy
Q 80, ,,;nor tooether with uncommon in
;, n,,a.',ai ,o,vons HE nrivate life was ouie
], .a .,o.sad ,,,;thnnt neeless ostentation O
}, aisninn aMu p"1'o "
e 1 When in Rer,in he occnpied n small pal
e , ~ tha oornar or I1nteT dem Linden AM