The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
From the n. Y. World.

From the N. T. World.
The Times says:-
''When the World gives the German Ameri-
cans the cry of States rights now, it hap
PLY forgets that the watchword of the liberals
in Germany is united federal government,
with strong powers, and that the reaction
have inscribed on their banners States
rights and the independence of local COM
munities. No people have felt the evils of
local Independents, and of the constant op-
pressiops of small States, like the Germans.
They have more fear of extreme individuali-
zation separation of community than of an
overweening federal power. They see in this
country that terrible civil war like ours, and
a grand act of national emancipation, neces
sarily involve some abnormal and semi
military measures, for the sake of preserving
the peace of the country and protecting the
freed slaves. It is not the Ku-klux bill which
has separated the New York Germans from
the Republican party, but far other matters,
not so important, perhaps, but which possess
great weight in the view of Germans"
But when are the ''semi-military measures"
to end?
The Times misestimates the intelligence
of German-Ame when by the proffer of
free tobacco and free lager beer it under
takes to diverttheir attention from the con-
manding topics their countryman, Carl
Schurz, places before their eyes, They
know what is really going on in Germany
and here. They see clearly that Bismarck
has no thought of prostrating the local rights
of Bavaria or Wurtemberg at the feet of Ber-
lin, as Missouri and New York are now at
the mercy of Washington. In Germany the
sovereigns of the separate confederated
States and the States themselves have rights
which Prussia dare not attempt to take
away. In the upper house of the legislative
department the members are in fact dele
gates, and in effect they vote as States. The
new Constitution of Germany is, like our
own, strong for foreign operations-"B pIu-
Ti6uS anuna" = but in purely community
affairs it recognizes the wisdom and necessity
of local self-government. 1t is a sensible
combination of State independence and aggre-
gate strength. But what would the father
land say to law of the Federal Assembly
at Berlin which proposed to authorize
Emperor William to punish in Bavaria
offenses against the laws of that kingdom,
as our Ku-klux law endeavors to enable
Grant to apply, by his army and navy, IN
New York the Jaws of New York, whenever
he sees fit TO think the rights of citizen of
the United States are endangered? German
Americans know full we'll that the danger
now in this. country is not from excess of
centrifugal force. More than that, they feel
that civil liberty, religions liberty, and per-
sonal liberty, each and all, are safer in this
country with the States powerful in such
things, than with a Washington master. They
! look back to the era OF the fugitive slave law,
and observe the tendency of national power
! then while the States moved in an opposite
! direction In respect TO African Americans
Congress to-day runs wildly in one direction,
| but in the coming day its current may run
as fercely in another course. German Anne
! ricans Sc G that if Know Nothingism were tC
spring up again, or religious hate, and gel
possession of Congress there wonld be nc
security for them, with State rights pros
trated as they are by the Ku-klu1
law. They see and hear that it is amone
the wild schemes of the political reform
association, of which the Times is organ
and BIr. Evarts the decorative orator, tC
bring the Federal Government from Wash
ington into this city to put down what il
called LOcGL Encouragement. The property
Of citizen of the United States is taken frou
him by Jim Fisk or some one else in New
York-pOssibly Tweed-withOut ''due process
of law" in violation of the fourteenth amend
ment, and the State courts are unable or IN
willing To punish the offenders. Hence Gran
enters with his army commanded by Sheri
dan fresh from the entOardge of imperialism
Such is the logic of Mr.. Evarts' new politica
associates! If the State and city of New Yorl
venture to take steps looking to a vindiea
tion of their rights, then corruption" is the
wstchWofd and reply of Republican con
spiratois.