The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-26
GgRMANY's NEW PARTY.
The Agrarian Combine TO Be a Polit
teal Power In the Fatherland.

The Agrarian Combine TO Be a Polit-
ical Power in the Fatherland,
BERLIN, Feb. 25-EmperoF William was
present at an official dinner given last night
by DIR. Won Boettisher. secretary of the inn
perial home Office and representative Of the
chancellor. The emperor led the oonversa-
tion, which was devoted to the absorbing
topic in political circles-the formation Of q
great agrarian pArby. Chancellor Won
Caprivi was the only minister who was
not present at the banquet. The emperor,
in Offering a toast to the absent chan
cellor, alluded TO his sacrificing
his personal feelings to serve
the state, and to his fidelity
TO his emperor in such terms as inspired the
conviction among his hearers that Chan
cellor Won CAprivi will not be driven from
office when the emperor shall have been
forced to succumb before an overwhelming
defeat OF the imperial policy. The agrarian
coalitions, while affecting loyalist reverence
for the emperor, practically demands a
radical change Ia the imperial policy. The
strength of the agitation led by the farm
ers' league develops daily. since the agra
rian league formulated its programme
every day has seen additions to il from
kindred interests.
A STRONG COMBINE.
The congress of German agriculturists
and the peasants league, with 40 900 mem-
bers of the financial and economic reform
union and the bimetaliic association, have
successfully announced their full agreement
with the objects of ths agrarian league. The
wire pullers behind all these associations are
the same, but as TO the stage changes differ
ent persons appear in the scene. The plot
tends to one denouement-the overthrow OF
Chancellor Won Caprlvi, protection OF
Tpka nd 20
bimetallism The leaders OF the coalition
already feel powerful enough to declare
that nothing short Of reversal OF the whole
policy OF the governments will ever content
them. As the emperor cannot be expected
TO assent 20 their demands, the party aims
at dissolution Of the Reichstag at the earliest
possible day. Formidable In itself, the
coalition is further fortified by union with
the anti-Semitlcs.
RESOLUTION OF THE PEASANTS LEAGUE.
The peasants league, In agreeing TO dis
solve and merge itself into the aRrarian
league, passed resolution declaring that
the agrarian interests must consolidate so
ns TO present a bold and united front 70
radicalism, socialism and Judaism.
The resolution found hundred
fold echo throughout the country. The
freislnnige press at drst treated the
movement with pretended contempt The
agitation is obviously pointed to be dis
cussed otherwise than seriously. An cleo
tiou at Leigenitz, hitherto a stronghold Of
the feisinnige party, giving at the last pre-
ceding election only $50 voter to the anti
Semitic candidate, nearly resulted on Tues
day last in freisinnige defeat.
ELECTED ON PREJUDICE.
Herr Hertwig, an advocate, who was the
anti-Semitic candidate, reosived upward of
5000 votes against 5000 cast for the frei'
sinnige candidate. Herr Hsrtwig's sole claim
to the votes Of the electors was that he was
counsel for Rector Ahlwardt in the recent
libal suit brought against that noted anti
Semitic He owed bis heavy poll to
the conservative votes. A rSballot Is neceE-
sRry and this will probably result In the re-
turn OF the freissinnige candidate. In the
meantime the enormous decrease In the anti
Semitic vote has dismayed the liberals, who
regard their chances as second Ia the less
hopeful districts. The emperor is following
the movement with close attention. He d.
rected Herr Lucanus, the chief of his pri-
vate cabinet, to send trusted agents to at
tend the agrarian meetings and to telegraph
reports from various centers OF the country.
BI9MARCK IN THE SWIM.
Prince Bismarck is in the closest touch
with the agrarian leaders. He has re-
sponded to expressions Of devotion sent TO
him from a number OF meetings with as
surances that he is In full sympathy with
the agrarian agitation. The Hamburger
NdchTtchten, in a series OF articles obviously
inspired by Prince Bismarck, inoites the
feeders of the movement not 70 abats their
attacks upon the government, and predicts
their eventual triumph.
AHLwARDT RELEASED.
Rector Ahlwardt was released from the
Ploetensee jail yesterday his sentence hav-
fnn aNntFad HfQ ralaaQa ~ Ygada the
occasion Of a demonstration by the anti
Semitics. Herr Hertwig and Herr Weiner,
members OF the Reichstag, denounced the
Hebrews in the usual violent manner of the
anti-Semitics. Rector Ahlwardt was heartily
cheered upon declaring that he was pre-
pared to forfeit his liberty again, II by so
doing he could only hasten the deliverance
Of the fatherland from the ioathsome
plague Of Judaism. Rector Ahlwardt took
his seat in the Reichstag to-day.
CENTERIsTs CELEBRATE THE JUBILEE.
The centerists celebrated the pope's tu-
bilee with banquet aE the Hotel Kaiser
koff Prince Anton Won Radziwill presiding.
The health OF the pope was toasted with
fervent enthusiasm. kilograms from Herr
Ballestrem, the centeTist envoy, state that
the pope hasindorsed the party's policy In
the Relchstag, making centerist support of
the army bill dependent upon the govern
menu permitting Lue TeChA Oh tue Jubults.
The bill has been hanging In
committee since November, The
center party will now give quicker
movement to the proceedings, with a view
to the proposal for the recall OF the Jesuits
being accelerated in the Reichstag. Hfth-
erto the centerist, however, did support the
agricultural movement. IL the govern
ment opposes the return Of the Jesuits,
many members of the party will unhesita.
tinRiy coalesce with those supporting that
movement. In the meanwhile a most
friendly feeling toward the Catholics pre-