, 1874-09-12

not DO un'ct" -, - ~ X Tnrt,sr nhannn ar pro,.-
ros, rosi IN r'G amuetratio WhiIo tho Gore''n aro
All Sjowmo " and lo'berato pooplc, yet they nre
always thinking in tho direction oI impfo yonlont
Of doing things. Tho people Of 1ormsnr arc H.
most as u,,,ch the fountain Of powor - aro tho
people Of tho United statea. Whatovor may a1'-
aexists At lcsst with thar consent, II not by
thcir command. all t1er laws arc mado
and amondea by. tho legislators. whom
thoy elecs Al tho polls. rr,nce Dismarcks cnor.
mons power In psh!sc eiraisa ia tho measure 10, Of
Ills influence. and bis influence represents tho
degree Ok confidence which tho people have In
his wisdom and ability. md Of gratitude they
5eol tos tho uaefu} and brilliant acts OF ssatea-
commit some groat political bundor, lot him at
tempt to deprlvo tl,em OF nghta and 1iborttes,
and his power aud influence would quickly cram-
bio to piecus.. Tho Germans nro tue moat tena.
cons people h tho world In aofcnso Of WhhloVer
they cborish and prize n tho way of g privileges
liberty" Even the Emperor. 'ith All his nola
on tho popular affections, ~onld DO uttoey yn. poH
1aort On any vitai question. His groas strength
lios IN responding freely to tho popular Tsh9s'
and in seeking to promote tho wolfafo OF tne ctt
i1ens, and the safoty, poace, aud independence o'
II liz a historical fact that thore has nover been
but one political rebellion iu oormany,-'nat OF
| 1848,--Aud
THAT WAS COMPLETELY fucoESBFut.
Every King and Prince tion r1lliIIg was np'e,..
! from, Ills scat, Tho revolutionary moretnont, 1t
IL true. suffessa scactiont not long attsr"asos
but the reason wae. that ono party, which proved
| to ba tho minority, unanrtook TO carry tne
chnngo OF Government much further than tho
conservative element could bo tnaucad TO pro-
cecd and, for time, It peenod aa II tho fruits
| Of tho revolution vera loat. But not 10. Tho
r.,lers we're Obliged to make enormous oonces-
| hut gradually and continually. What
The Hhs ssovolntionists of 154s particularly
| insisted upon was constitutional representa-
tinn nd reapona;,e'o ~ sata nssonn,
defense. All those hHro boon conceded
aud secured. Az zach concession WAS made ~
tho ruling clasBes, tha hands Of tho maasea were
costly obtained, until OF last the whole fountain
at mower hte beer, transferred to tie people,
and Is auartcsod In tlolr Constitution, bit more
strongly atill In their fixed purpose to keep It,
| were either tbe result OF ro}gions persecution,
or attempted territorial aggrandizomcnt Of ono
potty r1,}cr over another, OF bono d!nastie diH-
pute. Tho, terrible "trhirty Yoara' Var" which
Catholics to stamp ont tho Reformation founded
hy Luther. Tho various wars with Franco
vero w.coa In dofenao Of their terrific
~ F.therland as they eal It. Fred. Efea.
| er.ck the Great first fought to- acquire
PROVINCES from Atstria. anil next fought
! 10 keep thor. But theso were not civil wars IN
! which oppressed nnason Of tho psnp!e resortea
to arms to ctanEe their form Of !3oVoE.'ment; or
own Kings and rulers by force. They vera not
ready TO proceed to such o1trenlites until 1873
Their provious political etlucation did not iustfy
it. Tic masacn did not comprehend tue nataft
aud. II 1t hnd been voluntarily thrown to them
, ! thoy would not lnye known how to opernto y
a | They xcro satiBiled with tho old 6ystcm until
they lad alud1cd ont tho nntre' regremetn'Is t'sa
and advantages OF tho 1low Ot1s. AS soon as t[1a
; vaa done, they ioat no limo m aemanalhg III
t adoption and they
j. WERE NOT 1oko X srcuh1s4 III, II: .;
They took NJ ttoir modols tlls british ant
Amsriean Constitutions. They l,ayo 70
tauod tho ltmitod rnonarclcal svatom o.
i, tho formor, together viii. arohponHblo Ministry
? and harc copied tbs American fodoraflvo dea 9
/ n Legislative Body in which ono branch eE'oult
;. reproaent tho State noyo:eigntica Of Germany
!, whiio tho other represented Tho poonle discctl,
but, after adopting tho American sVato'a o
caual ainSlo aistricts, universal susfrage, mn
= lion oaf tbs Upper iIoune BY giving tho greta
4tatcs lnrEor representation than the Bu'6
;. ones. They have no such anomaly Or outrag
u on Republican equality aa il seon IN the un,te
II States senate,-.giving snack Of territory liz
% Delaware with bartlT enough population I'd
IL one district \ wnste Of mountains and Unit
- habitahlo desert like Nevads, with only ont
. third enough for ono member ct tile pupnl;
TO branch, tho samo weight IN the other 6ndy .
p New York will. 1900. 900 or Illinois With 3ooe
- Thev have Also oopled tho American idea Of
~ supratne Court, or High Court ol Apreals, f
j. the adjudication Of Bimilnr class of suits
u mar DO BROUGHT before the suprome Court
th | the United States.
H. Each of the twenty-five Staten Of Germany b
;. ITS HErARhTE LEu13t.ATuRE
- Tor tho enactneut of tawa on oil lncal subject
be Prussia, Which is much larger than any otl,
Ey. State. containing moro tham hall the popni
NJ ton Of tho Empirc,1is erhdiv1dea INTO s;ov sloy
Westphalia, Hanover, soll sEig-Holateln. etc
aud each Of those elects 4 i1ov!ncsal Assetne
'er fthe Governor being appointed by the ktng)
Of legieatc on purely local matlers. ana u ~ !
q Statea Of the Empire, somewhat correspondi
., With tho American comfy, each OF wli
na hss its little local Legislature, With nowara sig
MS lar to those oxorc1ged ny Boaros o. cpsnty thy
,h- have communal organization, closely resen
ling tho American township, aud thoae, too, q
op- managed by officers elected by tho oitize
enI | tlc!e0f.
tn Ina Many Germans arc now complaining tbat tht
sue a,e ton MANY elective officers, aud ton INT
~ IN tbatlot-boxing." They find fault 9Th tho =
,,o aoa systen Of Local Self Government because il
aus roro expensive than tho old appointtyo syste
oaa o and BECAUSE 1t roquiroa too much Of tho att
finn Of tic citizen to tho "details of local adll
c9' 1gtratlon. They think the American model
10, - Local Self. Government has been followed
'eI' far and that 1t NAV load hero, III there, to
on creation Of hummer casS Of corrupt po'itlcln
IT, 9fo- for whom tie Germans appear to have spo
az ~ dread and avorsion.
~ rnER srEEOu AND FREE rHEss
,ust in Germany are not quite up to the America!
ion. Eug3iBll standard; but enormous coneeHsl
70 ID have becn made to tho press within fow ye
,usa Tho newspapers diecnsa public Affairs ana G
Miro else tho oflicors Of the Government, will T.
1rritY dom ind virllence Tint would SURPRISE Am
) re- cans II the, could road them. Tue Emp En-
oun- aopo seems to cscapo tho cenBure and tho
oios madverMons Of tho German preHs. Tho law
Tn bids tho perpesrntiou Of it,els upon him. an'
tEo is the embodiment Of tile national majesty
n. iu dignity; but every ono olee III tho dovernn
Hcatchos It !" almost an severely as official cl
tho es do In A1uor1ca for sin.ilur proyocatio1s or
ureB In tito performance OF duty. Tho policies
measures of tho Administration arc discussed
tncs, | orticRod with tho utmoat freedom. So oI,
FIX d newspaper docs not asaail the Emperor
rail- charge h,sn with wrongdosng OF bad ,ntoptt
n;nal It may say with implnity pretty much VIII
n fa;rs. plcaaaa nhont everybody aua everything
tivos suppressions. Of newspapers for attaots Q,
msirs Government hayo become vory raro. Occa!
ta8A'N Iii, or n1itor IN 1sxu1a1 kafora the mi