The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-02

10 hlnuer II, Wo had no ground for IL.
Wo hud what wo wanted and to continue
lighting out OF sheer dosiro for Conluo,,
appeared to mo to bo Bonapar,ist in sta.
bility and not our German way.
"Sihco our house was built | havo al.
waya been friond OF poaco aud to that
ond have no. stunned smRll sacrifices.
| yielded to tho Carolina and Samoa
islands question, In spite OF tho great
value attached to colonial expansion, In
order no. TO mako war. There lies tho
advantage ot tho German character
seeing satisfaction In tho valuo OF our
possessions, without seeking dominion
aud privilege In political affairs.
PATRIOTIC ADVICE.
VI should llko above all to ask YOU
young gentlemen not to givo yourselves
too much 10 tho German craving for
criticism. Loud laughter.l Accept
what God has given you, and what wo
hayo laboriously won before Threaten.
Ing gnns tho rcst OF Europe. Tha. was
no light matter. II wo had been, in
these days. cited before couclavo OF
the elders OF Europe We would not havo
come out so well. 1t 10 true that there
still remains justifablo claims worthy OF
effort, but not too soon or too hasty.
Let US hold iaEt to what wo havo.
Then you will 800 am an old con.
sorva.ive, but ! repeat, lot US keep TO.
cnthor what We have. Let us not be
afraid OF those who bogrudge US what
we have. There havo always been con-
tiicts in Germany and to.day's party
divisions arc the aiter.cllects OF the old
fights in the peasant wars. Without
lighting there Is no life. Without our
internal conflict, We should eventually
come to tho condition OF the Chinese
and lapIe into fossiliEod state. But,
in all our struggles, wo must have a
rallying point for ourselves aud that is
the empire, not az sone wish it, but rs
tits. | ask you therefore to Join me in
tho cry Long live the emperor and tho
empire" Deatcning cheersl.
STUDENTS SONGS.
Alter tho cheers for the emperor had
been given by tho stutents and tho
.hrongs beyond hearing OF the speaker 8
voice. the students sang tho Bismarck
Liod" bismarck song) in s.entorian
voices and with great enthusiasm. The
| prince, attended by Or. Schwenincer
and Count Herbert Bismarck, then dc.
scended the steps and spen. ten min
utes walking among the students and
cOnversing with number OF them.
The deputatous then began to march
ou. OF the grounds. singing "Deutsch'
land. Deutschland, ueber alles." and
other patriotic songs.
III the meanwhile the songs and
cheers and clashing OF swords continued
below the terrace as the students slowly
crowded out OF the grounds.
The prince q little later took a few
flowers which Countess William Bis
marck had laid on tho balustrade and
threw them one by one among the stu
dents. who struggled wildly to obtain
possession OF Them.
During the evening there was grea!
torchligh. procession; the Sachenwald
was Illuminated and Prince Bismarck
and his family watched the proceedings
from the terrace.
Replying to the address OF the pro.
fessors OF the universities this morning
Prince Bismarck said that though h.
had been treated with such hostility by
political parties. it must not be taker
| too tragically. Il was the way oil the
world TO fight, he added. snd from tht
fac. that the people still attacked hin
he concluded tina. his thoughts were
not dead.
The different groups OF Socialists
Centrists and Poles took it III of him
for calling them the enemies OF the en-
pire, out he could sustain the truth o.
.heir remarks by saying that theoretic.
ally they might NIL be well disposed to.
wards the empirc-provided the empire
was such as they desired.