Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-30
He Puts His Foot in it, Figuratively
Speaking.
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He Puts His Foot in it, Figuratively
Speaking.
| Copyrighted, 1889, by the New York Associated
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BERLIN, December 29th.-All society is
| now intensely interested in the coming
| fancy dress ball which the Emperor is to
| give at Schloss, where every one of the
guests must appear in Oriental costume.
| An exceedingly interesting discussion is
carried on in private life everywhere, and
not without much heat, over the queer pro-
ceeding of the Emperor in remittiug the
| fine Of 400 marks inflicted upon DR.. Dach-
| lor, editor Of the StaGtSb,Tger Zeitung, a con-
servative sheet, which lbeled Honsinger,
| the Socialist. 1t attacked him vigorously
because ne posed publicly as a Socialist and
| friend of the people, while in fact he is the
| head of q factory for making womens
cloaks and similar garments, in which the
| sweating" system is practiced at the ex
pense of many girls employed by him.
Honsinger appealed to the Courts, and The
editor was condemned and paid his fine in
| August This fine was returned by the
Emperor on Monday last. Such use OF the
royal prerogative naturally surprises the
people.
Hitherto the exercise of royal clemency
has been restricted to state cases. For the
tween justice and an accused person in
mere case of private interests is so plain a
substitution of royal caprice for the law of
the land, that everybody can understand it,
and therefore everybody is profoundly
moved by it. Journals cannot ignore the
subject, but they are obliged to touch il
with the greatest caution, for fear of prose
cution.
Liberals of all shades discuss it in pri-
vate, however, and it is the universal theme
of the Nationalists, who intensely regret
the incident, as it plays into the hands of
the Progressists and Socialists on tine eve of
an election, with clear demonstration of
the gross abuse of power.
This incident will confirm the National
Liberals in their inclination to refuse to
vote as it stands for the expulsion of the
clause of the Socialist bill. This the party
now propose as a compromise that it will
vote for the expulsion of the clause if the
application of that clause is limited to So
cialists, as proven to be engaged in con-
spiracy against the State, and if it shall not
apply to the mere advocacy of socialism in
the press or on the rostrum.
1t is improbable that Bismarck will &C
cept this compromise, and the immediate
political future will take shape from this,
as starting point.
Inc HDeral spirit OF the NatlODat Liberal
party is quickened by the Dachlor incident,
and will make it impossible for that party
to yield on this expulsion clause. Prince
Bismarck will therefore Withdraw the bill
and dissolve the Reichstag.
An exchange Of views with the English
Government regarding the decree OF the
Provisional Government in Brazil regard
ing naturalization has caused Prince Bis
marck to abandon his intention to take any
immediate action.
Recent dispatches from Rio Janeiro have
influenced England, Germany and Italy to
agree in ignoring the naturaizing decree
and other irregular acts of the revolution
ary leaders. a general conviction is grow
ing here that the new Governments is merely
military gun, which is unstable and
which will be swept away even before the
date to which it has postponed the cleo
Enus