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Show like the breaking up of the ice in the St. Lawrene e river. One party wishes to create an "Imperial Trade League," for which England shall forswear so -much of her free trade theories as is necessary to create a British and Colonial Zollverein. Auother want merely a "War League." A liiird speaks out boldly lu favor of annexation to t:ie United Status, although this last is accounted by the conservatives as no better than "treason." And each of these parties is striving valiantly for the annihilation of the other. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. Cisniarifc Against the Kaiser. Now York Press. Two week from election day Emperor William will open t!io reichsta in person, and what promises to be an exceedingly active ac-tive ami interesting session will bein. The factor of frrcutcst interest iu the situation situa-tion is the definite announcement from Prince Bismarck that lie propoM-a o lead the opposition. The veteran statesman lias been in correspondence with the chiefs of the various va-rious anti-jrovernmont parliamentary factions for the purpose of forming a general coalition coali-tion against the emperor anil his miuisters. Apparent! j- the ueceiiary arrangements have been made, for Bismarck bus, it is said, authorized au-thorized the statement that hu intends personally per-sonally to lead tho assault against both the home and foreign policy of thu kaiser. If this is carried out, stormy time are ahead in the roicbstaif. Thu contest between t lie imperious youiiir emperor with a disposition that brooks no antagonism, and tho aired but ireful ex-chancellor with liia tremendous forcefuhicss, his long experience in the art of governing, and his extensive knowledge of the tate"ecrct.s of the llohenzollerns, will be a combat of giants. Impervious to Kilueation, New York Advertiser (dem.) A flaming red banner on the front of Tammany Tam-many hall wants to know, "lias the Seat of Empire Gone to the AYest?" There is no empire in this country, though New York state is spoken of as the Empire state, Tammany Tam-many is regarded as a very uarrow and provincial pro-vincial institution, lt can certainly make nothing by raising a sectional issue. The seat of power in this country moved west of the Alleghany mountains a quarter of a century cen-tury ago. Perhaps Tammany has not heard of it. " Sentiment of the Weftt. Laramie Pepnblican. Tlicro can bo no doubt of the unanimity of the west's desire to have its arid land ceded to the states and territories. The Omaha conjrress indorsed the actiouof the SaltLako convention on the suhject, and In the coinint: couirrchu the western representatives and senator will he sturdily arrayed iu support of Senator Warren' amended bill. This is a question of equal importance to the free coinasre issue, and upon it the people of tho west are more solidly united than upon any other. Very M uch Divided. I New York Journal. Canada U at present very much like tnt jnoekcrol in the fairy talo, who aid that really he was so very much divided that he couldn't make up hi mind. The clash ol opinions in the various provinces resound: |