Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-12

UUUlUI lV UlHNnWl
! ON ELECTION EVE
uy Associated Press
Berlin. Jan IA reneral elec-
uon wil Doe held t~hroushout the Ger
man Empire FRIDAY. January ~. &
choose members Of the Reichstas
Rarely has an election excited NOR
interest since the founding OF modern
Germany and rarely has greater i'm
portance attached TO the result.
The widespread dissatisfaction over
the pClicv Of the government in IN.
Moroccan negotiations. a dissatistac-
lion which left n apparently without
a single friend In the Reichstag. and
the great increase in the cost OF the
neccssarios Of life, which bears most
heavily upon the wageworkers and
an persons Of small incomes. have
created q situation IN which the most
acute political prophets find them
selves at a loss 10 predict the prob.
able result a. the polls.
n srsws 20 be conceded that tho
parties ~ the Left-th the. liberal groun
and the Socialists will make Gains.
but thcir probable extent isuncer:aln
The Roisch'os Just dissolved was
elected ir January. 1907. and SAT for
the five wears term provided in the
constitution. U was constituted fol-
lowing the elections Of 1907. as fol
lows.
Right Conservative Free Con
soryatives. Acrarlan associa-
'ionsl ...... ......... l1S
Center catholics. Poleel ..... lea
Left National Liberals O.. Rad
icols 'll ................ l06
Social Democrats Socialists 81
scattering fp1rticularistic par
tics ....... s
The arcatarowt n of tine cities at
tlc expense OF the rural districts has
worked especially a-ainst the Social.
lists whose chief "strcn1th In Cor
many as elsewhere, IS mainly I'm tho
nioai cen ors of population. Five Of
Herliu's six DELEGATES 10 the late
Roi.hs,ag were Socialists. as were al
three OF Hamburc's DELEGATES.
The original two parties Of fift,
and more wears ago tho rcyalists
nd democrats has, developed since
thc erection OF the modern empire lr
io uo less than forty parties OF
these thirteen had representatives I'm
the late Roichstag and seven dele
gates moreover vcr without any nom
inal party ALLIANCE. D~isregarding.
however an but the essential nolnts
of variance between these various
parties. five great groups can he nam
ed which comprehend .airly he con.
crete views OF all hu the particular
istiD voters Of the empire. These
groups are thcConsoryatiyes Center.
National Liberals. Radicals Tor Pro
gressiyesl and Socid.istg.
Tho Conservatives are, above all, I
government party and the representa-
tives of the great landed proprictors
of North Germany. especially Prus-
STA, the eastern provinces OF which
form their STRONGHOLD. They are
strongly m~onarchistic. Opposed 20
every step thar may lead 10 a more
direct participation Of the common
people in governmental, affairs mi
opposed TO the general franchise. IN.
voriug instead "a franchise based ND
on the organic groups OF the people. %
The Center or Catholic part Wis the
strongest party numerically In tn,
RcichstaE and has been the strong
est almost withol, exception sine,
1>5L From this il comos that the
Center has always held the decisive
vote on all questions and tho GOV
eminent has always ha d'o reckon on
II Its moyeinc principle is the pro.
lection OF the interests Of the Romae
Catholic church and It's equality be
fore the law with the Evangelical or
state church II supports a high
tariff m dsince lSqS has been a gov
eminent party allied with the Con
scr,atiy"s On all important questions
and building thus what is called the
black blue block
The National Liberals. since On.
formation OF the black-bluc block
may be- Said 10 constitute a middle
party, midway between the extreme
monarchists and the extreme demo.
Gratis. Once the all powerful mart, of
Germany, which, supporting Bis
mark, played an important role IN
the formation Of the modern emrire.
the National Liberals have fall,o
from a high estate.
The Radicals, who tenn themselves
the Progressive Peoples Party
are made mp OF three previously exist
ing radical factions the Radical
party. the Radical Leaepc
and the German Peoples rart-. au
of which had delegates in tho las,
ReichstaC. In March. 1910. the,a
three principal parties OF the Def,
were united The Radicals arc nm
cptcrov Ca Of the old Progressive r,r-
ty which was orraui1ci in 1878 by