Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-21
Tho New Reichstae VIII Un-
doubtedly Pass II.
OPPOSITION TO Won CAPRIvl
sOltss In the Divers Political factions
VIII Ctse the Goveramsens .
New Party.

the coming elrcthpns Tor the mrhpcfs
Of reichstsg IL can safely be said that II
the government will ODER slight con
erosion In the army bill. rrgarding the
two years service. with the co!ors II will
got majority IN the next house Ia sup
port the bill. As the contestants range
themselves for the approaching battle
IL becomes evident that the split in the
freisinnine party is widening and that
larger faction ~ that political group.
than was at first expected. will toe sent
toward the si,le 81 the government The
somewhat similar condition of affairs
exists in the center party. In the alb
scnce Of any party manifesto many
staunch cnterist electorate will not bind
their candidates 10 vote against the
army bill. The representatives OF the
party in these districts will be left
free choice as to their attitude toward
the bill. and this In most cases will
mean that successful candidates will
support the government. Another fac
tor promising for the government Is the
growing tendency of the national lib
erals to net i'm concert with the moder-
ate section Of the freisinning party.
A New Gov ernment Party.
Thus the national libcrates in Dant
ziec have abandoned doubtful contest
for their candidate and have come out
plainly for Herr kickett. The leader ~
the moderate frcisinnige faction. In
Bromberg both the conservatives aud
the national Liberals will support the
moderate freisinnige candidate against
the democratic freisinnige or Richter
candidate. The former jubilant tone of
the Richter faction. which claimed to
have the greater following. rather abates
as semblance of order emerges from
the electoral chaos. Ii is already seen
that groups are forming which may give
the government new party composed
81 conservatives. national liberals. mod
crate freisinniges and "A faction of the
centrists. OF the deputies who sat in
the last reichstag ard who lost their
seats through the issuing of the imper-
ial rescript dissolving the house. seven
ty-six have refused to again stand for
election. OF these seventy six. twenty
ape conservatives. eleven national libcr-
ais. twenty three centrists. eleven freis-
iuuiges three democrats. two socialists.
three Alsatians and three independents.
Reckoning out the old members. who. il
is certain. will not he re e-elected, il is
estimated that ever one third of the new
-eichstag will be- new men.
Down on VOn CaPrivi.
The opposition papers predict that
half the house will consist Of new men.
and that half of these will bc Of strong
democrat tendency. \ notable feature
is the conservative agitation against
Chancellor Won Caprivi. While sup
porting the army bill the conservative
papers support any candidate who gives
his assent to protectionism. bi mctallism
and anti semitIsm.
Conservative candidates proclaim
that the chancellors commercial policy
is running the empire and they demand
that he he replaced 10y man who IL
better verscd IN economic and financial
questions. Count Won Gutenberg. prcsi-
dent III the Prussian council of minis
tiers. and DIR. Miguel. Prussian minister
al finance. are their present ideals ~
chiefs of a new cabinet. Some yearn
after Prince bismarck. Among these is
Herr Arendt. "A leading bi metallist and
editor IL the Dcutschcs Werchenblatt.
Apropos Il the unveiling of the Gocr
litz monument memorial of Emperor
J.. Herr Arcndt writes frankly that the
Emperor William IL. ought To show 10
the venerable chancellor ~ his great
ancestor the gratitude the imperial
house owes him by calling upon him Ia
US. his experience and Incompatible
genius in renewed service Ia the empire.
although be should not Toe burdcned
with office Herr Arcndt adds that "A
reconciliation between the emperor and
Prince Bismarck can he only rendered
possible by the retirement AZ Cbanccl-
'rr Won Capriyi.
New Kcichstag june 20.
The official papers today announce
that the government will not retain the
members 81 the army reserve with the
colurs over polling day. June II. Count
Gutenberg will issue n circular e. The
Prusslan authorities directing them Ia
tx the re ballotiug where the candidates
are not re elected by a majority vote on
June II. tive days after the result ~ the
polls are known IA the first result
ought Ia bc proclaimed before June IT,.
the r. ballots must be taken on or hc-
fore June - Thus the new reichstag
cnnld assem- bic on June ~. a. at pres.
cnt IN. government seems to desire.
I Tie turmoil - politics has as Yet pro
Il
though events IN Australia and the cur
rency ln America have influenced the
market.
/ The growth ~ the agitation In favor
~ binctallsn. linked as u now ~, with
a strong conservative faction. makes
many people nervous over 4 permanent
gold standard In the agricultural die
trICts where e,aggs rated notions prevail
regarding the strength - the agrsriau
party a arg number n the holders -
land mortgages are reported to bo with
dfasing thor money. believing they
vill thus escape heing repaid IN delre
I c,atcsl silver or paper Tho belief m 4
return - lmetsiiism has no hope IN
trading ccnters
Another Addition fo Ho, Atty.
Herr lielel one q the ssciaist lesd
err. has consented 81 contest Stfssbure
n, Tie cnniug ciecibsus while Herr
tdebknerhi. another n that party. vii
stand IN Metz
While Emperor William is on his trir
along the Norwegian coas,. which "a
t<@fponei in Consequence - the isoli'i
cal crisis the youug princess Vii g Il
E (as~sl. - here they siI remain fur
. moath The etapsoss. ~ espeets 4
be confirmed a. August. Wiil remain al
fuisiam
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pho ass reduced e. poverty tiroupl
the pgsshgahfy - her tr'hers has -,
tanned ii,raaeh ihs empress = TeneiuI
oi htss marks year
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