Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-29
GERMAN ELECTORAL OUTLOOK
Ehe Manifesto of the Centrists and How
Z. 1t Is Regarded.

Z. -, 1t Is Regarded.
BERLIN, May 29.-The electoral outlook
has been considerably cleared since the
issue by DR.. Diber of the manifesto of the
Centre or Catholic party. The labored
phraseology of the manifesto and its long
winded sentences were calculated to i'm
press the public, and have elected just
ridicule from the press. But it did not
fail to inform the Government the price
which it must pay for the support of the
party in the new ReichstaR.
The Germania, the Clerical organ, has
thought it necessary to explain to the
means, with the inviolability of the late
DR.. Windthorst's demands for the read
mission into Germany of the Jesuits and
affiliated orders, full liberty to make
terms with the Government ON the Army
bill.
The Lieber faction of the Centre party
is, in short, ready to negotiate with
Chancellor Won Caprivi on the basis of
repeal of the remaining religious disabili-
ties. in return for its adhesion to the
Governments military demands.
Protection to German agricultural inter
ests is another, but subordinate, plank in
the manifesto. The demand for a reform
in taxation, the protest against monopol-
lists and the suggested increase of the
taxation on luxuries, contained in the
manifesto, are also secondary considera-
sions.
The reactionary Conservative organs
threaten that if the new Reichstag is in
traotable the Government will restrict the
franchise and thus get an obedient Parlia-
ment. The manifesto. in response to this
threat, declares that the highest law is
the Constitution, adding: "We hold fast
to the character of the Empire as Federal
State. The prerogatives of the people are
based upon universal, equal, direct and
secret suffrage"
To some of the aristocrats signing the
manifesto-men like Freysing Hompesch,
Buol, Bruel, Heereman and Won Zundwyk
this language is foreign. Like puppets
in DIR. Lieber's hands, they seem to have as
sented to the declaration without ponder
ing upon what it involved.
Another factor that is causing a paIffc
among the Bavarian Centrists is the indie
pendent action Of the peasants societies,
which have hitherto always supported the
Centrists' candidates. These societies have
now issued an electoral address saying
that their representatives have up to this
time been cooperating in legislation ruin
Gus to the peasant proprietors and paying
altogether too assiduous attention to re-
hRiouS questions
The Social Democratic party will turn
the disruption Of the Centrists to the best
account. Herr Singer took the field to-
day, and he will stump Rheuish Prussia
and Westphalia.
Herr Won Levetzow, President of the
last Reichstag, will again stand for cleo
ton in the Third Frankfort district.
The Kulturkampf in Hungary, accord
ing to the Germania, is tending toward a
settlement, the Pope Offering to assent to a
form of civil marriage consisting of the
presence of the civil registrar at the church
nuptisl ceremony, with a subsequent reg
istration of the marriage.
Other advices from that country show
that the Cabinet is not willing to accept
this compromise, If such it may be termed,
as a majority of the Hungarian Diet want
full liberty Of civil marriage