The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-28
BISMARCK IN GERMANY,
uow iio Would Trent Socinllsts-A Sur.
Sextlon n4 to Travel.

| now ilc Would Trent SnCinllstS-A Sur.
| gestion ms to Travel.
ClSclSSArI, April 27.-Nlurat Hal.
stead telesraphs TO tho Commercial. Ga.
tfte to-day rs follows: The HeruM has
scored two superb news points within a
week. 1t obtained from the Pope for
Sunday last very amiable and interest.
ing interview, full Of bencvoence and
hopeful OF the influence OF the church
npon the solution OF the social questions.
This communication from his Holiness
deserved and received great attention:
That its novelty alone secured, and the
matter had pleasing flavor. Indeed. it
was n friendly proclamation from the
Pope to the people OF the United States.
Protestants as well rs Catholics.
And now comes Bismarck, statesman.
ship embodied, practical politics persopi.
tied, the great individuality Of the ago,
the man who has reconstructed Europe
and built the Empire thnt fills the con.
tinent from the Alps to the North Sen
and from France to Russia; and he
greets the Herald correspondent as the
representative Of 4 journal that is IN in.
ternational institution aud EXPRESSES
himself freely about the most i'm.
portant question OF the day and
tho most interesting question save ono
The subject Of greatest general interest,
Of which bismarck would not speak, wus
himself and the circumstances OF his re.
cent retirement from tho Chancellorship
oil the Empire. A great many people
are so lacking in instruction Of the
potentiality OF the press in these times
thG. they do not tho. oughly believe the
Pope and Bismarck talk to Interviewer
They really do, however. TIE Herald
interview with Bismarck ia thor.
onghly characteristic OF the man.
Ills way Of dealing with the
Socialists to "Pursue policy OF obserya.
'ion." This is Bismarck ali over. The
workingmen are children in his sight,
and the way to manage them is to amusc
,hem-or, better still, allow them to
amuss themselves. II is reassufine ito
know that tho rash enterprise attributed
to the German Emperor OF Interfering
with military lorce to prevent the dom
onstratioIs by the workingmen on Nav
Day, is not qnite the Imperial pro.
gramme. The Emperor and the retired
Chancellor hold like views OIL this mo.
mentous matter. Il
Here is very interesting question
Will Bismarck come to America? lie
would be well neutrality-suspicious. too
well. We can promise him plenty Of en-.
tertainers, and the. beer and water and
other beverages are about as whole.
some on the average as they have in Ger.
many. Really, Bismarck ought to travel
and when he gets here could and should
50 on and circumnavigate the world. It
would aid his liver and improve his
mind. Gladstone has been talking Of
coming to see us-but he doesn't like
Gladstone-they wouldn't work well
together. BY the way, we see It is an
ascertained iact-on the high author.
ity OF the Chicago Times-,hat Glad.
stones head is growing; his Int measure
has increased oue.quarter OF an inch in
the last five years, and yet it cannot be
said to swell. Perhaps it is wearing a
stiff hat that keeps the Grand Old Mans
head within bounds. Bismarck's s head
does not grow-therc is too much iron
in it to expand unless heated, and he
keeps cool.