The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18
DR.. wINDHoRsT is DEAD.
Sketch of One of the Mo.t Remarkable Men
OF His Time.

DR.. WlNDAoRST is DEAD.
Sketch of One of the Mnst Remarka BILE Men
OF His Time.
BERLIN, March 14.-Dr. Ludwig Wind
thorst, the parliamentary leader of the
catholic party in Prussia, who has been
dangerously i'll for some days past, died at
S:l5 this morning. He was born Jan.
II, 1912.
DR.. Windthorst at midnight was merely
able to whisper replies to inquiries as to
his condition. Suddenly, however. his
voice returned and, eviden thy imagining
that he was iu the reichstag, DR.. Wind
thorst delivered an imprisoned address
in favor of the abolition of the law ex-
pelling the Jesuits from Germany. The
veteran leaders voice, while he delivered
the address, could be clearly heard through
the rooms. He never spoke after having
concluded his remarks upon that bill. In
the reichstag today President Levetzow de-
livered a most affecting eulogy upon the
dealh of DR.. WindthoIst.
Ludwig Windthorst, the parliamentary
leader OF the catholic party in Germany,
was born Jan. II, 1872. He attended the
tinued his studies at Gottingen and Hell
delberg. His parents first intended him
for the priesthood, but he changed his
mind and studied law instead and became
first advocate, then syndic and afterward
ber-appeilationsrath in Kalbe. He rose
to prominence in the city of Osna-
brueck and played an important
part IN Hanoverian politics as early
as lS49, as strong supporter OF the Han
overian dynasty, of its absolute power and
as an opponent of Prussia and of con-
stitulonal government. He was minister
of justice from 1851 to 1853, when he used
his influence in behalf of the appoint
ment of catholics to positions at the royal
court and for the establishment of the
diocese of Osnabrueck, and again
held the same Office from 1852 to 1865.
He resigned the position of attorney-gen-
eral of Hanover when the kingdom was
annexed to Prussia in 1866, and in the
year following represented the fallen Han
overian dynasty, the Guelphs, in negotia-
tons with Bismarck.
From 1S49 to 1866 he was a member of
the general assembly of the states of the
realm, and in 1851 president of the second
chamber of the body. He was member
OF the constituent and regular reichstag
and since 1867 of the Prussian house OF
deputies from the third district OF the
province of Hanover.
He enjoyed the absolute confidence of
the Vatican, organized the catholic laity
of Germany for political action and gave
Bismarck more real trouble than any body
else. He has never admitted the indie
pendence of the state or society from the
church and maintained the latter's claim
to chief authority over human affairs. As
parliamentary leader he never has had
his equal in Germany, and he has shown
the great statesmanllke quality OF patience
and perseverance throughout his career.
AT first extremely cautious and reserved,
he has OF late been the most aggressive OF
opposition leaders, and has COMPOUNDED
the government, even in the days of Bis
marck, by showing himself complete
master of the situation. For years he did
not conceal his purpose of restoring auton-
omy to the catholic church in its admin
istrative and educationa work, and 10 OBJ
tain full recognition for every separatistic
power, based on herelity, by the govern
ment, that is to make Germany a fedora
ton of the Roman church to control the
spiritual affairs of all mankind.
Herr Windthorst was a writer of no
mean ability, and contributed art critiques
to the journals of the French capital.
In speaking of the death of Herr
Windthorst, Mr.. ]. B. Jeup, tditor of the
German Telegraph. said:
"Windthorst was very powerful man,
of great mind and always proved true to
the province he served, which was Han
over. Although the king of Hanover and
his whole court were professionals and
Windthorst catholic. He was the head
of the catholic and Guelph parties in
Hanover, and was the leader of the
catholic party, otherwise the centre party,
since the annexation of Prussia and Ham
over. He was three times a member of
the cabinet in Hanover, bis position COM
pairing to that of our attorney-general.
His was the most powerful mind in that
body up to the time the war broke out in
1866. When Hanover was annexed to
Prussia, the property OF the king of
Hanover was all confscated and it
was Windthorst who entered into negotia-
tons with Bismarck (who needed the as
sistance of such powerful man as Wind
thorst in the reichstag). and recovered
some of the confscated property for Queen
Mary. While Bismarck drove all the other
leaders of parliamentary opposition to the
wall, he could not do so with Windthorst.
Windthorst had hold on the catholic
masses such as no other man had, and was
always eIeCtou 10 Tue TelchStdg III Ills uIS-
trict, which was Meppen and LINEN. He
was called the pearl of Meppen." His
death is great loss to the center party,
and / don't see who they can get to fill
his place. Under Windthorst, his party
got ali they fought for, except the right of
Jesuits to return to Germany, who were
baniShed in 1S47. The strict protesiants
gave him credit for not being bigot, and
even those who are for German unity and
strictly opposed to the catholics concede
him to have been very powerful man,
though they are probably glad of his
death.
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