St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-04
Activity in the German Elee-
toral Campaign Confined
to Politicians.
Attitude Of the Government
an Entirely New EX-
perienee.
The Emperor Careful to Keep
His Remarks From the
Public.
Agrarian and Anti-Semetie
Factions in Favor Of the
Army Bill.

BERLIN, June 3.-The electoral cam
paign is proceeding calmly on the
whole, but the activity of the several
parties does not abate, and all the
various factions are striving in every
way to secure the election of their can.
didates. New candidates are appear
ing daily, and from the platform and
press the usual political froth is flowing
in streams, more noticeable for their
noise than for any great depth, but amid
the public terment there is nothing to
recall the elections of 1873 and 1887,
when the electors faced a political cri-
sis somewhat analogous to the one now
confronting them. Most of all the eX
element is now confined to poll
tlcians and their immediate sup
porters. The public generally
manifeSts comparative Indifference as
to the outcome. In 1878 public interest
was centered in the rejection of the
law against the socialists, which in
Volved the liberties of others besides
-AlS CONA0iIObOt oliu nbINll lIu w OIO ulO-
solution of the reichstag. In 1887 it was
the military septennial with its sup
posed solution Of the question of peace
or war which compelled the interest of
the electors. At boil: periods Bis
marck, who was presiding over the
general policy of the government and
Dominating the Elections,
infused into the political combats a
bitterness which pervaded every class.
Chancellor Won Caprivi's more gentle
hand is scarcely felt by the electorate in
the present struggle.
The semi-official press has been
stopped in its attempts TO create war
alarms, and its suggestions Of induce
ments to bring about party adhesions to
quiescent. Its attitude, whether in
spired by prudence or a higher moral
principle, is an entirely new experience
here and is perpleXng to the minds of
the bureaucrats, who are accustomed to
get official inspiration as to how they
should work upon the electoral districts.
The papers holding DrieT for the gov
eminent have become low-Spirited and
dull, lacking, as they do, the prompt
ingS they have usually received. If the
government issued manifesto, or if
Emperor William broke out with some
rash address, the leaders of the opposi-
tiOn groups would be highly graft
fed, but il Is understood that the gov
eminent intends to remain reticent.
hoping to draw more advantage from
party schisms than by taking an active
part in the electoral campaign. So in
tent is the emperor to prevent any re-
mark of his that would be apt to be
miSconStrued, from reaching the public,
that after Yesterdays review Of the Ber-
lin garrison upon the Tempelhofer
Field, only limited circle of generals
and colonels were permitted to hear
His Majesty's Address.
The other officers were warned away
from the emperor's immediate presence.
and all those who heard his words were
forbidden TO gossip about what they
heard. In the absence of official guild
ance, the papers that are supporting
the army bill are getting up independ-
ent sensations.
DIR. Nirchow, who is a candidate,
speaking in Berlin on the same theme,
attacked the government for preparing
for an aggressive warfare, and declared
that the ministry was ready to seize an
Opportune moment to oyerStep iuStifi-
able limits. Thereupon the North Ger
man Gazette, obviously tutorPd, declared
that the emperor did not intend aggres-
sion Oh any side. The government, it
added, had persistently endeavored to
convince the foreign powers that Ger
nany's ruling policy was a peaceful
one, but associated with such military
strength as would secure the empire
against attack.
The leading party feature during the
week has been the decla rations of the
Agrarian and anti-Semite factions in
favor of the army bill, on condition that
the chan cellor modifies his commercial
policy. The Agrarian leaders propose
to eXtort guarantees of protection before
voting for the bill The Agrarian
league is developing surprising activity
on the stump. The party will contest
most of the districts in Silesia. and will
have
A Large Number of Candidates
throughout Prussia. The Schoerlemer-
Alst group is also growing. and is CO.
operating with the Agrarian faction.
Herr Schoerlemer-Alst will support
Agrarlan candidates against the Lieber
Centrists wherever it is practicable.
Throughout WeStphalia the Peasants
league is completely ruled by Herr
Schoerlemer Alst. He will throw
his whole influence against the Centrists
who follow DR.. Lieber The changes
in the position of the several groups as
q whole tend to favor the government
1t was announced that a Socialist
meeting was to be held at Metz, and