The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-05-20

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told. would y isrisls dssger for
Germany; to rssder ,emcelves popular,
hey xosld madly - ~ policy of
rsvsnnp, while IL Re- 1bIIc, eareing
nors l6r jhs wel1Fs u ~ peoples
might u Sxpsnte1 10 ~ ID favor of
psses. Why lE <1dde1 rsge against
the Orleans, OF whom nobody has been
thinking, and whose name has not been
pronounced in Germany since the capi-
tulation Of Parisf Just for that reason
their name must be pronounced, render
ed familiar to the public ear. Bona
parte having proved impossibls, his
predecessor on the throne OF France
present themselves TO Mr. Bismarck as
tbe best instruments If his policy and
under the existing circumstances the
only way 10 bring the Orleans candida
ture on the taps Is: to combats st The
strasagem ID noh4 nepel one neither
in politics nor i'm business, NOR even in
litersryhfss Has not, for instance, Mr..
Winckelmsnn, thegreaiest of German
antiquarians,p established hss fame BY
writing fierss anonymous critique on
his FIRST work, which had not met with
any success and then by refhting this
anonymous critiquesin long essay, NOT
anonymous? m N
Exactly theopposite eourss onr press
bursan scribes are commanded TO pursue
with regard 20 fhe news Anstrian minis
try; they must praise it--this being the
snrest means Of rendering them sus-
pected. The trick caused much merri-
nent at Vienna, where they begin to
understand the Prussians ways by and
by. As for those ministers they have
rot yet fulfilled any Of the hopes rsised
BY their nomination amongst the Aus
TRAN patriots, who wish for an energet-
ical ante ismarckian policy. The new
ministers are evidently - loss, what
parties or elements 10 lean upon. The
middle-class 10 against them, and viii
never be for them, beeause they have
supplanted It's own ministry. OF the
working GLASSES hey are afraid, though
they wish - keep good friendship with
them. The clerical and feadal party ia
making the most tender advances, but
II they were accepted the ministry
would draw down q storm of indigna-
ton, by which it would soon be swept
away. In this perplexing situstion, it
seems, the new ministry will try the ma
tional dodge and create for their use .
national Austrian policy"-ratber r
difficult task that, Austria being alto
gether cue OF the strongest practical
contradictions to the national principle
quite IS strong q one MS Switzerland
and the United States, only with this
difference, that in these two republics
liberty has provided a cement for the
various nationslities, which Is not to
be found in the Habsburgian Monar
chy. .fs
The telegram, in which King Emper'
or William announced the peace to his
cousin the Gar and the latter's answer
have shown, to the most skeptical, the
truths Of the rumors long rite ola Piusso
Russian alliance. How these two doc
uments could be published is riddle &c
me it 10 either some indiscreton, OF
the 'sintoxication Of success" must have
rendered the King-Emperor careless Of
the consequences. So much is sure
the two kilograms have produced the
very worst effect, and the PrussiaI
press bureau has received orders tc
demonstrate that they were mere form
alities. Formalities forsooth Govern
ments of England, Austria and France
\ had ample opportunities, during ths
last pesce negotiations, to convinc'
themselves that the Prusso Russian al
lance is no mere formality, but q hare
and ugly fact, to which the defeat of tn
Neutrals, in their attempts Of prevent
ing the humiliation of France, 10 main
ly due-a chapter, Jet shrouded in mys
terry, which, however, il 10 be hoped
will not last forever. At oil events char
ter, not conducting to the hosor Of d
plomacy proving it to be miserable
kcowsrdly sham, q thing that in eiths
nothing or the servile lacquey Of tn
brutal master sword. OF with it int
history's lumber ROOM.
! The result of the elections is !: j
Prussia the Bismarckian candidate
have been chosen nearly everywhere
and in the dependent States too.
think, there will not be twenty real o.
position members in the new Reicl
stag, fewer than in the old one. This
the first fruit Of our victories. Gu
party has two seats. and will probabl
| get . third one. Liebknecht has bee
overcome by . coalition Of the Laberal
National and Progressist) aud the Pal
ticularisla combined with strong pre-
sure from the authorities. Its unlawfI
influence has been set in motion, az ca
be subslantiated in many instances, W
have protested against this election, q
well as against another one in whic
We were beaten by the same mean,
The absence Of our imprisoned friend
has been felt much during the election
# we had been able 10 use our Who'll
strength We should doubtlessly bav
conquered eight seats ut the loves
noWttcIs VIC uhNc ~ IcaeOn W uc III
satisfied; though We have not game
any seats yet we have gained In Ii
number of votes given for our cand
dates, which, at this election was NOR
than three times as high, % 1t the la
election.
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~This argument, which find IN the Gaset
Of The Cross Che mort fashionable and rea'
tiouary Of Prussian newspa pers) In IN inyolu
tary scknouledRment Of the superiority Il .
publican institutions, " hich Is all The more VA
liable for being involuntary. Il ought to
recomme ended to the stten ton OF your Pres
dent Ulysses 8 Grant @
FROM OHIO.
CISoIssAz, May Is, 1871.
To The Bsisorsf thswosErssHAzs ABvsoAfz.
In the ADVOCATE OF today find
communication from "Lsbor Reform
err" of New York, in which we are IN