Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-23

The Opposition to the Government in
the Majority.
Copyrighted, 1880, by New York Associated
Press.l
BERLIN, February 22d.-Last night an
independent and entirely reliable author
ity gave figures showing that the Socialists
had actually twenty members and lad
good prospects to capture thirty more seats
on the second ballot. The opposition in
the Reichstag will involve almost revolu-
tionary notifications. The most sanguine
Cartellers do not expect the second ballots
will make such changes in the result as
will modify their defeat. The supreme
question is, how far will the Socialist sue
cess ultimately go. Thursday their total
record of votes reached nearly ], 800, 900
against 774000 in 1887. No combination
of the opponents seems likely to head
prospects are of seeing thirty-five to forty
Socialists seated in the next Reichstag
against eleven in the last Reichstag.
Another result suggested by the growth
OF this popular movement, is the reap
pearance of the Volks party, or Democrats
so called. In the Reichstag of 1854, this
party held eleven seats. Taking the whole
result together as it stands in actual results,
and as it is likely to stand after the decis-
ion of the second ballots, the prospect is
that the opposition will have 242 in the
House against 10 for the Govern ment
groups.
This opposition will be made up as fol-
lows: Centrists, or ULTRA Montana, 10; Ger
man Liberals, or Liberals. properly speak
ing, 45; Socialists, 81; Volks party or
Democrats. Z; Poles, IL; Alsatian Protest
ers, IL; Guelphs and Danes together, II.
This is a very heterogeneous opposition,
held together by no devotion to common
purpose, but only by the negative tie of OBJ
lection, yet it is bound to give the Govern
ment some lively times.
One of the incidents of the contest is the
defeat of Professor Virchow, the famous
and popular man of science and distin-
guished Liberal by Janiszewski, a poor
journeyman book binder and Pole. Herr
Woestann, Bismarcks friend, the great
Hamburg ship-owner and candidate of the
National Liberals, was defeated by Dietz,
Socialist. This astonished the Socialists
themselves. Hamburg is now entirely in
their hands.
The opposition press comments freely
upon the facts that after twelve years oper-
alton of the law for the suppression of
Socialists, the great populous centers of the
country have become hotbeds of socialism.
1t is argued that since the law expires in
September next the Government must
abandon all attempts to repress this move
ment by legislation. or dissolve the Reich
stag and appeal to the nation on this special
issue.
The press generally, in so far as it might
give any reflection on official feeling re-
Trains from an attempt, but in the progress
sionist papers occur predictions that Bis
marck will Immediately resign the Presi-
dency of the Prussian Ministry and be
succeeded by Boetticher.
Official opinion on this subject fsvors the
view that Bismarck's position has been
strengthened by the result of the election.
The Emperor was confident the rescript
would check the successful progress of the
Socialists and is consequently enraged at
the discovery that this was an illusion.
Officials quote Bismarck ss saying the
"rescripts would assist the Socialistic can
dldates and could not weaken them.n 1t
is thought likely, therefore, the Emperor
will return to the guidance of Bismarck
Otto of Bavaria is bedridden and in the
last stages of general paralysis.
The only disorder which occurred last
night in Berlin was collision between the
police and Socialists. Late in the evening
some officers were unhorsed. One was
severely stabbed and had to be taken to the
hospital. Knives were freely used, and
many arrests were made.
Upon the refusal of Socialist crowd to
dispense at midnight in Athena, the mill
tary made charge with bayonets. Many
persons were wounded and number were
arrested.
Vanbeweren, Domela and Mewenhaus,
the leaders of the Socialist party in Hol-
land, have been arrested in Berlin. The
charges are not known.