Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-03-22
GERMAN LIBERALS
Position of the Party Under the
New Government
Shown BY DR.. Bamberger, a
Leader in the Reichstag.

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to BE Noe Merely to Reign. But to Gov
ern-other Foreign News.
| LONDON, March 90. In an interview
respecting the position of the German
Liberals under the new government, DR..
Bamberger, the leader of that party, in
the reichStag, said:
Emperor William II conceives his
mission TO be not merely to reign, but to
govern. This was the belief of his grand
father before him, and it is very far from
proven that his father had had funda-
mentally different idea of the functions
of the Prussian monarchy.
''The Prussian constitution and the
constitution of the German empire leave
to prerogative an incomparably wider
field than it occupies in the English sys-
tenn. Two views Of these documents
for both the constitutions are written
documents of specific purport-are held
in Germany. The advanced Liberals re-
gard them as beginnings Of constitu-
tional development, from which in time
representative institutions may grow to
their full stature. Prince Bismarck has
declared that he does not admit this con-
struction, and that the constitution of
the empire h a limit laid down and
agreed upon by which the German ma
ton has said to the advancing tide of
Democracy: Thus far and no further
civilian is believed 10 have shared
this opinion, and it would seem to be
held by William II, Judging by his
speech at the dinner given by the pro-
vincial diet of Brandenburg on Thurs
day, March g. The Conservative view
is that the advanced Liberals in endeav-
oring TO make the most of the position
and powers Of the representative assem-
bly,, are trying to strain the terms of a
perpetual compact and covenant.
This Is the explanation of Prince Bis
marck's great bitterness against the
party which best represents the princi-
pie OF Liberalism is Germany, and this
Is the reason he described the Liberal
leaders as enemies
Behind the Liberals the anxious Con-
servatyes see the Social Democrats, who,
though on all points of doctrine at issue
with the Liberals, are yet often in the
kaleidoscope shifting of majorities
found TO vote on the same side.
The Social Democrats moreover, are
professedly opposed to the existing con-
stitution Of society. Further to the left
are found the Poles and Alsatians who
protest against the empire in its present
extent. The emperor appears to be, at
least in regard TO the meaning of the
constitution on the Conservative plat
forn,' which includes all kinds OF Con-
servatives and the so-called National
Liberals. His speech on March 6, ex-
pressed the feelings with which these
parties regarded the success of the Liber
ais and Social Democrats at the polls.
"No monarch in England, since the
Tudors, has had power comparable to
that of the German emperor and King
of Prussia. The emperor in the above
mentioned speech referred to the EN-
peror William I, and to the Great
Elector. William | gave the impulse to
the social legislation, which has been
the peculiar characteristic of Germany
in recent years, and in this direction the
grandrun will follow In his footsteps.
"The great elector represents very diff
ferent achievements. Prussian historians
eulogize him as the consolidator of the
monarchy, in the sense that he made
Brandenburg, Prussia, and the Rhenish
duchies as far as dossible into q single
state. The judicious American histor-
ian of Prussia, Mr.. Tuttle, regards him
with aversion as the subvertor of the an
cient liberties alike of Brandenburg, Of
Fast Prussia and of the duchies. But
he was the Jealous and energetic pro-
moter Of PrusSiau industry and COM
meroe.
"The emperor's intentions are, no
doubt, excellent. But his recent declara-
ton that All who oppose me | will
crush, makes it more evident than anv
inh huf
the Liberals of Germany have no easy
part to play. But they have not suf-
fered adversely without having gained
experience, and will know how to steer
in difficult times"
A Rem trkabls Feature.
The Times Berlin dispatch says: "a
remarkable feature of the crisis is that
there has been no organized effort of
public opinion to induce Bismarck to
stay in Office. This may be attributed to
the fact that his countrymen were con-
vinced of the hopelessness of trying to
induce him to change his mind. MoEe-
over, they felt that he was ageing rapid
ly and merited rest, and they knew that
they were blessed with an emperor who
is pledged to continue the foreign policy
which has secured peace TO Germany for
twenty years"
Caprivi n Learned Man.
A Berlin dispatch to the Standard says
that besides a comprehensive military
and naval knowledge, Gen. Won Ca
priv is well versed in modern languages
history and political science. While
chief of the admiralty he showed a
great aversion to semi-o.ficial papers.
This leads the Liberals to believe that a
thorough change of the relations be-
tween the government and the press
may be expected.