The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-12-06
Bismarck.

makes an awful spluttering in the water,
but he can't fly. The current of events is
evidently setting against him. Several of
the most prominent English and American
papers have declared open war On him, and
unfurled the banner of revolt against that
insolent censorship which he sets up over
the press every where. The equity old
| tyrant has known how to silence several
journals in France, and has attempted to
control those of England and the United
States, through the supposed bgotry of sup
posed majorities.
Not only does he assume control over
the press and the telegraph, but he
brings his pressure to bear upon Princes
and Ministers. Disraeli thought, some
days since, to boast little about personal
rights in Great Britain in comparison with
other countries but the words were hardly
uttered before he was compelled to retract
them-that is, deny their intended appli-
cation. He meant Arnim, bat when Bis
marck growled, he denied it. Disraeli is
used to lying and the English are accus
toned to observe that frailty in the good
old Hebrew, but they must feel very sore
at the ungraceful utterance of this particu-
lar lie. In fact it was choked out of him.
The Prussian Eagle screamed, and the
Lion, instead Of roaring and flashing his
sides, lowered his tail and whined. No
wonder that the Pail Mall Gazette becomes
bitter. The London Times, even, chief
organ of the Devil as it is, and therefore
sworn ally Of his head man Bismarck 81
even the Times will have to give some ex
preston to the national modification and
the popular indignation.
That's the way with the world. 1t al
ways divides it's forces in the moment of
victory and forms them into hostile camps.
So long as the truth is to be warred against
the forces of the world, the flesh and the
devil combine and organize perfectly, but
when it looks as though truth and justice
were about conquered, the evil passions of
pride, avarice, ambition, prejudice, and
hatred that have been cooperating, burst
their bond of wicked alliance and fight
among themselves. Then truth and right
revive.
So long as nobody's corns were trod
upon, Bismarck could go on with one Of
the most iusolent and iniquitous persecu-
tions that modern history has recorded
| but when he DULLES the English people
through their Prime Minister, look out for
q change in the atmosphere. All this time
the American press has been as silent as death
| over his open villainies the editors couldn't
see them. Not word said, not protest
entered, not breath of Indignation drawn.
And whyf Because the English press
was silent. American journalism has not
yet declared it's independence. Perhaps it
is waiting for the year 1875. In the mean
| time 1t takes it's key note from the London
Times & Co. as servilely as England and
| America take their fashions from Paris.
Well as we said above, they have
grumbled abroad, and the New York
Herald has Immediately opened fire on
Bismarck. Pretty soon it will be opened
all along the line and the Prussian
Chancellor will be we'll peppered.
The wicked, sooner or later, inevitably
fight among themselves. That is the way in
which the Almighty protects his Church.
He does not as general thing, permit the
sword to be drawn by his own followers for
the mere rights of his Church uncombined
with some national issue, but whenever
war is necessary to protect those rights he
divides her enemies among themselves. He
arms them with weapons of mutual EXTERN
ination, and dissolves the wicked alliance
that held them together.
At this particular juncture, the cohesive
principle of that alliance is not strong. 1t
is nothing but Professionalism. Some three
hundred years .ago, Professionalism was q
living force it had great vital power; it
was instinct with the vitality of vicious
and enthusiastic bigotry. But as we have
taken occasion, several times heretofore,
to contend, Professionalism is now virtu-
ally dead. 1t is an expiring carcase-just as
large and ponderous as ever, but on the
eve of decomposition. In fact it smells
badly already. Bismarck made a
or;avous hlnnder He anDealad IN n dead