Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-08-05
PRINCE BISMARK
is DEAD.
Europe has Lost her
Greatest Statesman
Since Downfall of
Napoleon |.

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statesman, with the rossio'c exception
of Cavour, that il has |, lown s'ncn tn,
downfall of Napoleon |. Nor is there
any doubt that Bismark will FIJI a mucl
larger place in history thrn The P";m,
Ministry of Victor Em manuel, :cr the
reason that the.Gcrman Empire is, uc
tually and rrospecti,cly, n FAR might ei
political entity than the kirgdom of IT,
|aly.
Rismark was ono of the m"st striking
example in modern times of the breadth
and solidity of the work TINT may 10
native abilities unass:sted by advantag-
es of station or by any remarkable in
tcllectual training. The son OF conn
try squire. possessed of nm inconsidrra
bic estate, he was related to none of
the great Prussinn families To which il
conceded sort "f he.ed.ia > light to
high military aud civil iJnci:nns Not
only did he fail to distinguish himself
at the university, but throughout his
life he gave but little me to books.
Not mnch ali he nroGt by the lessons
of the rast. He hid ~ u. found o.
c"mpr h"Ls'vc acuu; 'ntlncc wi,h IL =.
tory. ANA his Knowledge Of pul,ii, ~;
economy aNow"oly siSht. Un,sidc
Of the iiclr of foieisn alra;is, cvel lis
insight seemed 10 do,c"L h.m lie WAS
unable :" gage core ely .hc powc' of
rel. fio' or soc aIistic i icas. Bn. roi
has la"k of pene .f,t on III these matt ~
he wou'd not have actcd the Falk laws
against the Catholics, nor wodld hc have.
I led to stille socialism by rcpl, ~ ".
leg .slat on. The time came " hen he
himself had To rn.rcat the Persian
Legislature TO cx'iraiish NJ i.host the
last V sig of TN" an :-cathollc meas.
urcs which he lad ct.Iied IT, .ou.a.nnd
he lived to see tic Soc list vote q =. nand
from some tl''cc hundred iho lsnnd to
over two millions.
1t was in the l""' in of fo'c.9n pol
itivs that Bi mark insight and cte-
sight were EXHIBIT "a ami TIT lis tr
umphs were acrieved. Tha tfiumnhs
seem the moieeA iaord nary w.lcn we
bear III mind that tcey ell 'c'l W .h,n
the term of i've y-ciSht ycs y vc.ch
spans his minis ~ career. MosU of
them, indeed, we.c achic ;eu in II SEN
tennial period He wds fofiy-se, n
years old whei 1869, oh the an.
pointment Of Prime Ministe, OF l. uss.:l
his opportunity came. lie bad the e..
pe!.ence which a. l''ed him TO play an
impor ant pa in in.e aatic nal rol :,
for during the niccedi ~ eie 'en yea Il
he had been creaae in J'rlon tic
work fist - i.nssia's rcI rcseptative
at the F.'ank 'o~t Diet aud .hen ns her
Ambassador ai the Eussic ana J. .enc
c)urt' Mem hi!e s;ghfi change h, d
I ken pace ii lis conc option of Ife
p'rce which his corAt.y oulh' 10 FIJI
Germany and IN Emo. Bee;r. .,g
as the most stiT TLrcl.ed of eact cnai es
he had REGARDED The revolution sis O.
1918 rs .ools and nadmen aud bad an.
plauded his sovcie'gns s e:usal If Il c
headsh p &C Germany, tende~, by tho
FiPDBr 'rt ParlipnenJ as the Spokesman
of tic Ge man people Both then AID
MS late as in 1851. when he was sent &c
the +, copst rcted Diet, he seemed con.
tent with the position of almost ser, lie
toward Au. ia Even hen he became
convinced th't + uss;an p'cdnx,inu {
coJld be cared by al astut conf ia
ton of atecraft nd force, he sill nc d
that his sovncign ought 90 owe tho i'm
peril crow /, no, to th voices of g. {
peo J. but o the consent of tn p i ce'
a consent e.s. '-te hp the display o
oferwi elmirg mil airy strer5th y,
ne SAM ia Ii n:!' skin h,
re'aud 's.'.rcx tth.ii.;n OF I
) con ativ'..s' 80 nd r.. j.
expedien y LII. r.rn.rr sure
tion of r"s AN asgran'.izem at. IT,
modification of hf,.w IL th s respe,
su sequcI tly ook orm in the con >,
& on ihit Ia &C .s.ap. q 1, er hoi :