Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1893 — AGAINST THE KAISER. [ARTICLE]

AGAINST THE KAISER.

The German Army Bill Defeated. The returns from the German elections of Thursday received at Berlin como in slowly from the outlying provinces. The Socialists have developed unexpected strength. Their gains ore believed to be enormous. Their gain over 1890 in Berlin is 30,000, and hot a single candidate pledged to support the army bill has been returned '-from that city. The prospects of a Government majority appear to be vanishing. Roughly speaking, the Socialist vote shows a great increase everywhere. The Radical vote has diminished ihoavily, chfefly, it would seem, because the better class of the Radical party voted for thb anti-Semitic candidates. Not ten per cent, of the votes cast in Berlin were given in favor of the army bill. Seldom has the city spoken in such emphatic tones. The provincial returns appear to be equally emphatic in the same direction.