New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-04

for him to make political speeches himself while
the elections being held bu, any mention
Of his name was. as rule. scrupulously avoided
NY the candidates of all parties In the speeches
they made. That ProSrcssives and Social DEM
ocrats should think twice before speaking 81
His Majesty is bat natural, as the have learned
by painful experience that the subject is one
fraught with danger; but that stanch Con-
Servativcs and fcrvent Reactionaries should in
this respect be even more on their guard than
their opponents is. 10 say the least of it. re-
marka bic. Evidently, the most loyal u
candidates was fully alive to the fact that. for
the time being at any rate. Kaiser Wilheims
Is not Il name TO ccnjure with. Popular he
undoubtedly is with a certain somewhat noisy
section of hts subjects. by the great majority
he Is. as every political agent Knows well. re-
garded with but scant affection and still less
reverence. As TO the why's and whercfores II
this state Of things. diverse opinions prevail
among Germans. as we here have proof
"Of course. the Kaiser is unpopular" Ber-
lner-one who belongs TO no party. and has no
politics worth mentioning. a mere naneur. in
fact-remarked the other day in reply to dues-
ton. How could he be anything else? We
a beer loving race and he Is the veriest cham
payne. He - much too cleycr for US. too brill
iant We North Germans always look on the
brilliant with suspicion: We fancy 1t srnacks Of
France Besides. he is all-round ciever-v"rsa-
tile as never aloth"r-and that We cannot for
give He Is restless. too. impulsivc. always IN
the rush. whereas we have a way Of weighing
pros and cons. and dearly love slow movements.
We admire him. of course. immensely. but we
don't understand him In the least. nor does he
with us As his father and his grandfather were.
Perhaps that is why are all Z little afraid II
what he may say or do. You should how
his Minister'S watch him as no is making 1
speech and hear thu sigh IF relief that * hrs.ved
when ~" end Is reached Yet he is one Of he
finest orators IN Germany"
THE VIEW OF TIE LANDED INTERESr3
Prussian noble. Junkcr by birth but Mod
crate Conservative IN politics. when asked Why
he ana 80 many ~ his class looked askauc" IN
their present ruler. replied testify. "Be.ause
We never know what h" Will DO next W" ar,
steady going people down here"-hc lives IA ths
country AMI "e object 10 surprises. We ara
Conservative. TOO Of course and he well what
eyer els" De- may bc he rs r,rtliuly not I CON
servItIve .l.rht r"volu .lonAr' | call him.
Think % his sGmW'nlng that Labor Congress-
And th" Way De- treated bismarck, Bur
won't talk about that Then ~" are old-fash-
Toned. sgprYe". bat We don't quite like The
way h. iashcs about from place 30 place. for all
the world like an American Congressman max
ing speeches. Such 7peerhes tpo When Old
Kaiser Wilhelm made speech ~" used 20
know cvlr''y what h. vas taking about"
An NgrdrIan when appeal ] 10 To explain why
the Kaiser is less popular rOw than formerly.
ans wered promptly that .t IS entirely owing -
tho way l." has tnrown over tho agriculturists.
when ~ founded the Agrariln League W. hal
meyer Doubt bat that We could count 0n hiI
actiy" protection AMI cooperation. lie went out
II his way indeed. az the time. 10 cnCpura.:" IA
in oar work AMI assure us ~ mis- sympathy Aui
well b" might. ~ certainly deserve any thanks
W. set. Tor. B.; IS" arc working FOR ourselves
are working 9.r him At ~" same time should
lax" - know where Germany would be to-day
Z - ~"r" Npt Tor us Asftriius. Th-n. just At
tn" very moment So stood most In need 4 hs
support. H. turned his back IN rs without 4
word " warning. He refused - allow our lead
crs - 81 ~ %" sam" table - himself and he
declared publicly that -" are nothing but iirpt-
Np'hrfrf Guru Willing - Stdry" IN" poor :or
to-" SAX" II incr"1 sing nur own incomes, Ana
all b"caus" ~ objected % IA Russian com'u.r-
cal urnty. and refused O. withdraw the kluitH
biz Al Government I.ctaf.on Th, way ~ have
been treated is quite iisgra -rfIi. ana VI cIuCc.
th"s" things got rois'I abroad Thcr" H. not Z
landowner 0r farmer I'D The land but knows
that tn" Kaiser has deliberately sacrificed asri-
culture for the SAKE 4 pleasing tn Car and
l!aron Stumm. l.itiL- wonder are feeling:
rather sorr"