The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-08-11

nation OF this third power in Germany for
all The hberties he has allowed Bismark b
take ~ re- modelling the map OF the German
ic confsderetion, and trampling Austria in
We 4ueh He will find here, that Is, i'm the
S0utbwest1U Confederation, people who
are embittssed intensely against both Prus-
sia and Austria against the former because
Of It's yoracity and its power TO satisfy it !;
against the latter because she failed Ii ~
sist her allies, the small states in the konr
Of danger and let them % the mercy az
Prussia. This confederation numbering a
population Of eight millions, will be .bs
strong ally of Napoleon, and viii Be FOR
him the gate for German conquests. when
be is ready with his needle guns. We lad
hoped better from a man OF Bismark's
genius. He was the first man In Europe
and could have mutsd Germany under he
leadership Of Prussia, but he has fallen 80
woefully short that be must deserve the
scorn and contempt Of all patriots. . II may
be possible-barely possible-that he has
made peace with Austria for the express
purpose Of uniting Germany under Prus-
sian hegemony, and then turning his arms
! against France, to recover territory, which
had been stolen from Germany, viz AIsatia
and Lorraine. When we see this, we will
believe it, not before.
ENGLAND.-T The spirit Of progress ard re-
form is beginning TO manifest itself in Eng
land. The people Of this country, though
somewhat slow-to act, are sure in the long
run always to carry their point There 10
an energy and an organization amoag the
working classes in England, which the same
classes in this country would do well 10
initiate. They not only support their labor
organs, but they have their libraries and
Iyceums, where they meet and discuss their
interests and lay their plans tor the future
They have books and pamphlets circulated
advocating their claims, ard also lecturers,
whose ability and eloqaence sEcases the
people to due sense or their own best in
terests. The good effects II I'll this i be-
ginning to tell. when tory ministry had
been forced upon the country, wbs SAID the
people did mot want rstorrn. ihs people we're
determined 20 show them thar they aid want
reform. SO thsy copclndrd 10 hold an m
inense public meeting in HYDE Park 10 *.
press their desire for reform AID their wait
Of confidence in the ministry Government
determined that they shoa.d no; hold =
meeting in Hyde Park. People determined
that they would 50 people gathered To-
gether in immense masses AMI marched Tor
Hyde Park. The pslre on the part
Of government, .Jhs 10 $40 strong,
armed with clubs, endessor-d to pre-
vent their entrance 10, th~ Park. The
people SAID they paid ir the Park and
20 10 they would 80 90 IN they did. over
broken walls. in spite a the police, and
they held their meeting, and had their
speeches, and passed their resolutions in
spite Of Arissoeracy and Divine Right. This
petty system Of oppression, by the English
Government, will bear It's fruits in due time
The glorious cause i progressing surely in
England. It's enemies can not put II down By
trying TO brand rs supporters - the LON
dom Ifm<s- that organ o. despotism-does,
as set Of " roughs-" The people of Eng
land-the workingmen-will not forget this
stigma. Il VII only add fuel 20 the flame
Of their inst indignation. They will fight
only the harder Saffrage they want, and
suffrage they viii have The time is coming
in America when the working people will
make demonstration. They have suffrage,
bat this il only one step IN the great social
reform. Freedom from the dominion OF
!capit-l is what we are striving for here the
English arc nct quite mp with as in the
march, but unless We bsstir ourselves. they
osertake a outstrip US.
/ UNITED SrArEs.-The Fall elections are
attracting all the attention OF the politicians
and newspapers. There is but little more
Of general interest The Republican Con-
ventioB, Of this State, met al Springfield !,
nominated candidates for variety Of Offices.
We are told, however, that an effort was
made, by member from Kane county, to
commit the Convention on the Eight Hour
question, but that he was squelched."
He would have been squelched" also in a
Democratic Convention.