The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-06
Disrneli and bismarck.

We published yesterday piece of news
which deserved more attention than it prob
ably received. This was the speech Of Mr..
Disraeh in Parliament contradictory Of the
rumor that he had apologized to Prince Bis
marck for saying that an English workingman
enjoyed privileges which foreign noblemen
did not The Count Won Arnim had Just
been arrested. and these words were thought
to refer to that arbitrary measure. Mr.
Disraeli took an appropriate occasion-the
debate on the Irish Coercion bill-to say that
when he made that remark he was no more
thinking Of Prince Bismarck than Of Rory
O'More. This apology only aggravates his
offence.
Does the English Premier think it proper
to tantalize his German brother in this way?
Wars have often been caused by smaller
events, and Bismarck is known to be quite
sensitive As soon as he learned that Mr.
Disraeli thought no more Of him than of
Rory OMore he inquired who that individual
was. Now, there are two Rorys in Irish
history. One Of them was the leader of
rebellion, and the other courted Kathleen
Bawn, and teased her till "Yerra, Rory, be
aisy r. sweet Kathleen would cry. II is not
likely that Bismarck will be complmented
BY the comparison to either Of them. He has
Just threatened Belgium, and as it is but
step over through Holland 70 Great Britain
there is no knowing what he may do if Mr.
Disraeli keeps up such unpleasant classified
lions.
So much for Bismarck. On the other
side the Irish have a very high opin-
ion Of both Of the Rory ONIores, and
doubtless are indignant when Mr.. Disraeli
proclams in the House Of Commons TINT be
marck. They feel the affront more keenly
because it's given at a time when the policy
Of coercion which one Of the Rorys resisted
j. resumed We are much afraid that the
Premier has got himself into bad box. on
the one hand is Bismarck enraged at being
compared with Rory, and On the other is
Rory furious at being likened to Bismarck.
TIE JAuST 10 MEuco.-Some Of our
newspapers are making great noise because
revenue cutter has taken some Of our Sena-
tors and their families TO Vera Cruz and we
are told about the corruption of the govern
ment. about the vessels becoming pleasure
yachts, about the waste Of public money and
So on. We do not care much about these
complaints. These revenue cutters are used
for all sorts 81 purposes -fremen's excursions
up and down the bay, for giving tired poll
ticians a pleasant time, add Il Tie government
chooses 70 send one across the Gulf Of Mexico
il il small matter. These picayuns criticisms
upon the acts Of the administration do no
good. and only weaken the effects Of just
criticism when censure Is needed. n Presi-
dent Grant does nothing worse than allow a
revenue cutter to sail around the Gulf Of
Mexico with party of Senator'S IL viii retire
from public life with universal esteem. We
think II j. Carlyle who says that one az tho
most necessary things for man t. do i to
clean lis soul II can't and there Il nothing
that Is more offensive t. Is than these canting
criticisms upon the acts a the government
THE President has given biz opinion upon
Mexican affairs with more than usual free
DON. lie says there Is ~ present reason for
arprehending war, but of course, no one
could ten what might happen " ~ uture.
Ia the meanwhile the frontier i q lie pro-
tected, and the attention Of the Mexican
government officially called to the recent
raids.