The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-03-18

towns Of Strassburg. Verdun, Belfort,
Paris-these deeds were not inseparable
concomitants of war f; they might all
have been avoided without the slightest
detriment to the military operatio MS
and Just these deeds the French memo
rial had reproached the Prussians with.
Not word about them says Count
Bismarck. To make up for this char
acteristic omission, he accuses the re-
publican government of having terror
lied France into war after Sedan, and
Of preventing her, by its terrorism, to
pronounce for peace. And this accu-
sation from the mouth of a man who
has, at home in Germany, by the most
violent measures stifed the voice of
opposition to his war policy The ink
Of this refutations was not yet dry,
when one of the victims of Blsmarck's
liberalism breathed his las at Ham
over. DR.. EichholZ, an honest Demo
crat of the old school, who could not
believe that wrong, by beng success
full, was changed into right, and had,
therefore, at the beginning Of the war
been sent to the fortress of Lotzen,
which be was graciously allowed to
leave in November last-to die In his
own bed.
The elections will take place on the
Sd of next month, and the new Reich
stays is to meet six days later. There
are four parties in the field, represent
ing the different tendencies of political
life in Germany ! The Conserva-
tives-Prussian, Younkers, Landrothe
-Perfects-and all kind of govern
ment officials-who go through thick
and thin with Count Bismarck and want
to force tpue back behind the French
Revolu on, century or so. A subdi-
vision Of this party, the Free Conser-
natives, think 1t prudent to flatter the
spirit of our age by liberal word now
and then. Else chips of the same
block.
2, The National LiberaIs-members
Of the Bourgeoise, lawyers, etc.-who,
from fear of Democracy, and above all
Social Democracy, are for /" a strong
government" which only Prussia can
give them. They have liberal inclina-
lions which, however. they are always
rea to suppress in the national =
that is their own and Bismarck's-in-
terest. A curious appendage to these
forms the Party of Progress, SO called
because it does not progress. The pro
gressists are the thin remnant OF the
Democrats of l848 and l849-not ex-
actly apOstates, for they never had any
principles-nor weather-cocks either,
for they never know whence the wind
comes; but rather a mixture of the
two. The sole difference between
these ''invalides" and the national lib,
erals is that the former suppress then
liberal incIinations with a murmur,
while the latter do it without one.
8. The Particularists-the Conser-
vatlves Of the annexed provinces OF
!. Prussia and of the smaller German
states. They are opposed to the cen
tralizing power Of Prussia, and wish To
weaken it by gaining more indepen-
dence for the smaller states. In South
Germany this party is chiefly composed
of Catholics, and called there the Pa
triotic Party. In Saxony, Hanover,
etc., they 60 by the name Of Federal
Constitutionalists
4. Social Democracy.
From this short classification yoU
will perceive that we have nothing
whatever in common with any of thu
other parties, and that we have to fgh
by ourselves against them all. 'Man!
enemies, much honor" says a German
, proverb.