The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-23
From the Indianapolis JournaI.l
Democracy Against Germany.

If it be within the range of human
possibilities to produce a question in
which there is no element of partisan
iii faranoa- We shnuld saw that the war
between France and Prussia was that
question. It concerns no subject,
present or past, which has aver made
part of III political platform. It has
nothing to do with reconstruction,
does not affect internal revenue, can
not interfere with the Fifteenth
Amendment, and does not even sug-
gest the swamp lands. Yet it is
assuming a partisan shape, as rapidly
as any new question eVer did, under
the i~neradicable prejudfces of the
Democracy against the Germans and
In favor OF a Catholic power. The
Irish { " the Democratic party,
and the Irish detest the Germans as
heartily as they do negroes. Both
from religious sympathy and past po-
Iitical connection, they favor the
French. Colonel Kerrigan, General
Gibbons, Colonel Wilson, and other
heroes of safe service, are forming
companies in New York to enlist in
the French army. The Irish brigade
has rendered its services as an organ
ization to the Emperor. Everywhere
Irish feeling speaks. out for France.
And everywhere Democracy speaks
out against Prussia. The Democratic
press justifes Napoleon throughout.
The Sentinel of this city of Monday
last. the 18th. says:
There seems.to be a Misrepresentation
in regard to which nation has precipitated
the war. 1t is evident that both have
been anticipating and preparing for 1t, but
70 Prussia may be inscribed the [ntttdtIUe.
There was no trouble until a Prussian
Prince YVES put forth as a ruler for Spain,
aud Bismarck's denial of any interference
in the matter will not relieve him from COM
phcity In the scheme. At all events FTus-
si8 hdS throSO9t dO1Cn the gQuntlet that NapO-
leon could not refuse without dishonor,
bat he will have h whole of France to
ready for the struggle. Her proud history
and great military achievements viii
arouse her people to the highest pitch to
maintain the reputation and renew the
asnievementS that have made her so long
The first among the great powers OF Europe"
This inscription" of the blame to
20 the Germans In spite of Prussia's
denial, and the generous sympathy
With Frances impertinent objection
TO an election that was non of her
business, are, taken together, the
meanest exhibition of partisan preju-
dices we ever saw. If there is any
thing perfectly clear from first to last,
is is that when Leopold withdrew,
Frances objections were fairly re-
moved, and In asking Prussia to guar
aRt his exclusion from the candidacy
she asked what she had no claim to
ask, and insulted her rival by an insin-
u4tion as mean as it was unprovoked.
20 wonder King William turned his
TACK on Benedict. A kick would
1t have been an improper, though
rdly a diplomatic, retort to such a
mand.
But the Sentinel is we'll backed by
Ter Democratic organs. The Gin
natl Enquirer painfully Celebrates
statistics of Prussia and France
show the probable defeat of the
rmaDs, and ransacks the wars of
First Napoleon to prove their in
loTlty 20 the French.
he New York World talks as
I.-Illy IS the Sentinel. A week ago
the 10th, when it was hoped that
storm had passed. that sheet
SPOKE OF Frances position:
rere appears to be little doubt to-day
-le PrusStOn Government mas repIied
70 demand Of France for an expiana-
l4 Of the relations of Prussia to the Ho-
1fllIeru candidacy, and that the reoIy
Ius Prussian Government is of such q
& that it will put Prussia before the
AL LA al 0AgAbAAAAC ItsfN EHGDC1tNkOW o
rn. The Prussian Government dfsa-
the Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern.
prised that France should make her
1usfble in any way for his vagaries,
egs to leave the whole matter In the
OF the Spanish Cortes. Such a re-
as this cdn impose on no one out of Prus-
nd ts not likely to blind the intelli-
people OF Prussia themselves to the
5dttdbIe conduc OF their rulers"
ais is not enough to mark the
1empt Of the Democratic organ for
conduct of the Germans. 1t goes
her:
2 Q ask the world to believe that so inn
ant 9 proposition as q tender of the
ne Of spain can have been made to q
&c or the H"ohenzolIerns without the
st cognizance and of
William and OF King williams min
8. IS simply pTep0SteT0us. When Prus-
thus denies Prince Leopold, she CON
3 That she dares not confront France
the responsibility OF trying to make
&c Leopold King Of Spafn. Her denial
Ftetory for the Emperor Napoleon"
ven this is not enough, and We
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