Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-02
The Chancellor and the Emperor ar,
Reconciled

The Chancellor and the Emperor are
Reconciled.
Copyright. 1880, by New York Associated Press |
BERLIN. March 1st.-By the results of
the second ballots reported to-day the dis
astrous defeat of the Cartel coalition is con-
irmed, and the same figures put in a
stronger light the triumph of the German
Liberals aud Socialists.
Four districts in this city in which the
first canvass ives undecided have been car
ried by the German Liberals. The returns
from the provinces received up 10 $50 P. NJ.
continue 10 disclose in every direction the
defeat of the National Liberals and the sue
| cesses of the popular candidates of various
| stripes.
Perhaps the most surprising feature OF
this activity of The popular element is the
! lively temperance of the Volks party or
| the Democrats in all districts where the
Socialists did not put up candidate.
| Bismarck's threat of going out, called
| the Emperor's attention to the fact that i,
would be the logical consequence of his
separating himself entirely from the Chan
cellor, and doubtless led him to reflect
upon what lie was to do without him.
| As soon as the adverse result of the
elections was perceptible, this reflection
l tiuSt nave 4OOllSu up d5 OHc Oh SERIOUS
moment. and all this led to the Emperor's
unqualified adhesion, actively planning
and negotiating the reconstruction of the
Government majority by manipulation
of parties.
| In the new scheme the Center party will
| replace the National Liberals.
| The elections have resulted in the full
restoration of the Princes control over the
Emperor. The Chancellor never seriously
| intended TO retire, but would have retired
rather than have played the part of q
| hgurehead to the Princes projected parlia.
mentary tactics.
The first measure showing the drift OF
| the scheme is the revival of active relations
with the Vatican. In an important dis
| patch Bismarck requests the proper opin.
ion and recommendations as to the details
of restitution to the Catholic clergy of the
sums sequestered during the Kulturkampf
The report also credits the Emperor with
having written personally to the Pope on a
close connection of his proposed State
| socialism with Christian socialism as EN-
bodied in the Papal allocutions.
| Another significant fact is that the North
| German Gazette throws over The National
| Liberals, with declaration that two great
parties, the Conservatives and Cemtrists
have come through the electoral conflict
intact, and are pledged to maintain the
progress already made in social reforms
| and to initiate and carry out new reforms
Other organs inspired by Bismarck dilate
upon the theme that ingenious Catholic as.
! piration for regulated social reorganization
of the party is working upon common
| ground with the Government, as the Gov.
ernment's policy is shown in the Emperor's
recent utterances.
In addressing the Council of State at the
close of to-day's session the Emperor de.
clared his aims on the social problem were
not ideal. He did not hope to discove,
some grade of remedy for the cure of ali
social evils. He desired rather and simply
that determined effort be made to fnc
means to satisfy the legal demands and
just wishes of the working people
1t is not thought the coming Interna.
| tional Labor Conference will amount to
much, although the Emperor is sanguine
| England and France having objected to the
| consideration of miners hours, this part OF
| the programme has been amended and
practically withdrawn. Thus, the confer
ence already assumes the character of an
academic meeting, in which many theo-
reticsl suggestions will be made.