Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-03-25

did not hate each other their ignorance
of each other was made use of to create
unfriendliness. While the Frenchman had
built out of his imagination demon and
called it German, the German had built
out of his imagination monster and called
| ii a Frenchmen and both were mistaken.
We see Two forces thrown, together in
Europe, to accomplish this last collapse of
civilization which we call the German war,
and it is the greatest danger of the 10th
century. Men say it will take 81, 200, GOO
to restore the beauty OF Paris, but that is
hardly n consideration worth mentioning,
beside the graver aspects of the question.
1t has devoted the Prussians to system
Of preparation for similar war that will
monopoliZe all the energies of the State in
that direction. They take three adult years
out of every mans life, merely to make him
n soldier Fifteen million of people have
given three years. Forty-ive millions of
wasted years wherein man has neither
planted nor sown, to leave mortgage on
his fellows. That is to make the Prussian
army now a nation able TO dictate to Europe
at the point of the sword. And, if England
is ever to maintain her place, she, too must
adopt the system. And so must France
and if you live you will see 100,000,0UO of
wasted years in Europe-wasted in the
mere preparation for battle. The resto-
ration of the feudal sy stem would be no
greater evil and the name of Bismarck,
that produced such system, will be loaded
with the curses of the next generation.
Great applause, and cries of Hear, hear.'
The first step that he made westward from
Sedan, when Napoleon's broken sword lay
at his foot, he forfeited his title of states
man, unless he can prove that he was the
tool of II bgoted King or heartless soldier.
Kisses and applause long continued. Up
to that moment every Prussian had been
taught by his mother to remember and re-
venge the insults of 20 years ago at Berlin.
When Bismarck stood there, if he had held
out the hand of brotherhood and said, The
people of Germany have no war with the
people of France it would have been a
greater guarantee of the peace of Europe
than dozen such territories as Alsace.
Applause. ....
FRANCE DEFENDED.
Instead of that, he has planted in every
Frenchman's heart the cruel purpose to
carry back revenge to the gates of Berlin.
l know wha. is said of Germany, her meta
physics and her advance in Professionalism,
but France has done more for popular rights
than dozen Germauies. Applause. But
for her, English Whig aristocracy would
have sat like an incubus on Europe for
centuries to come her revolution, which
is called a hell by some, was the revolt of
thought against superstition, of the people
against kings, and with all her short-coin-
ings France has done more for civilization
than any other kingdom in Europe. Ap-
plause. She is like the beast in the Cos
pel-the Devil rends her as he departs from
her, and her normal condition, and the
place she occupies is standing protest in
favor of right, humanity, liberty, and the
masses. Applause. Europe congregates
powers in the world to- day. England stands
third rate behind her is the Irish question
on one hand, the Alabama claims on the
other. Russia, Prussia, and this Govern
ment are the only three ; and do not
think it becomes the United States to send
out congratulations to the b!asphemous
Emperor of Germany for his cruel conquest
in this infamous war. Applause. mean
what ! say for France ever since 179l has
! been our yoke-fellow in the great uprising
| of the people. She is the only power in
Europe that with her will or against it,
has been the bulwark always at the side of
progress in this country. Applause With
all her Shortcomings, in the cause of the
people, France is volcanic, aid Germany
| is mud, and she stands to-day in the van
guard of everything dyuastic and aristo-
cratic in Europe. And England let France
| fall, leaving herself the sole representive of
freedom. She was judicially blind moth
ing but her channel hinders Bismarck from
debating the same law in London that he
does in Paris. Applause. But no power
will be allowed to domineer over Europe,
for the workingmen will fling all these dy-
nastics to pieces within the next twenty
years. ......
LABOR AND CAPITAL.
This question is social here, Here it is
the protest of labor against wcalth-labor
against capital. i am not going to enter
in any breadth upon the complaint oflabor
against capital, although ! agree with it.
1t is a sound that | believe our children
will listen TO and wonder that their fathers
ever doubted it fora moment Y our great
grandchildren will sit in these seats and
listen to some orator telling the story of Q
Vanderbilt with as much wonder as q
modern audience hears Agassiz describe
the habits of a mastodon-I laughter oil
as we wonder now that we ever thought Il
right to keep iellow-creature il bondage
aud so, 20 years hence your descendent;
will listen to the story ola Vanderbilt ol
. an Astor with incredulity, do not say
that these men are wrong, they are but the
HTOMlD Vi u ldioc Dye
, Out of 100 children lying in their cradles
tonight in this city, ten will have turnel
out weak they cannot do anything with
|. out leaning on somebody. Ten more vii
have turned out idealists, men that dwell
in the skies (; make poems, invent things
, Laughter. Their feet never touch tn
ground, they do not want any bread, or
, they do, God gives II 10 them. Laughter.
! OF the 80 left, ten will be rich they viii
. be worth from million 10 forty millions
! and Of the 80 remaining members, they vii
rise every morning TO coin their daily brea'
Here is a man of 10 he Is worth fort
millions, he has gathered IL in forty years
: There are 5000 men that toll for him. A
: sixty most of them rise each morning /
Q beg of him leave 10 toll. In the chain whio
! connects the two there Is link which ne
: Iher justice nor Christianity sanctions, an
; YOU will lind Ii out. These are the me
o thai trade in money and swap stocks, an
z lhese are the men that trade in time. Ou
4 OF that class come four-tiilhs OF the Tle
, men. Girard said the first ! 900 he eye
: gal hered were gathered with more toll tina
z an the rest he possessed. That Is, Il too
D him mors labor TO get up ifon the poslllo
i Of pennilessness 10 q standing ON the de-
1 round OF the ladder OF capital, than Il loo