Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-06-29

for eighteen years out Oft, through the
bloody p@arturition Of the commune, was
born the French republic. Germany
appears to be treading the same psth.
IL Is net necessary to attach Il political
meaning to the two recent attempts
upon the emTeror's life, so far as the
miscreants Themselves Were concerned.
But the refusal of the Reichstay to
accept the legis alton proposed by the
crown in consequence OF H0edei's ats
tempt is very significant it remains to
he seen what will be the political conse
quence Of the more serious attempt OF
Ntebeling.
The Berlin correspondent Of the Lon
don Tinles-a Shrewd observer, q well
informed man, and one having the best
sources of information at his command
has written several letters to his jour
nal, de inesliag the growth Of socialism
in Germany. He properly places Or,
Lssllle IS the John the Baptist Of the
new gospel. But Prince Bismarck mus
be regarded IS the IT. Paul of the sect
He has, however, reversed the ro,e Of
the apostle to the Gcuti.,s Saul frs
prosecuted the Christ Us and then be
came their advocate, changing his name
as he changed his faith Bismarck first
set socialism on its feet in Germany and
made it Il power now he is prosecuting
it, and has not changed his name In
1866, when the German parliament was
first constituted, the so called Liberals,
of whom Bismarck was the antagonist,
were much like the Wing party OF Eng
land when it was led by Lord John Rus
sell. The rank and file Of the German
Liberal faction were composed ofmiddle.
class men, tine bourgeCise; they clamored
for liberty themselves that they might
pull down those above them; they did
not wish liberty for the peasants and
artisans, lest these might rise to their own
level. Suddenly, Bismarck sstonished
them by playing the same game that Dis
reali, two Yeas later, played in Eagland.
He went to bed one night a confirmed
conservative; he got up the next morn.
ing 6 radical Liberal, and astoni8hed the
country by declaring for manhood sut
frage, The Liberals stammered and h.si-
tated, just as Gladstone and Bright did
when, sitter Disraeli had defeated them
in their project ofgiving tine suffrage to
every man who paid Sc a year rental, he
threw in their teeth proposition to be-
stow it upon every man who paid even
sixpcnce rental For mere shame's sake
they accepted the prottsred boon, just as
the German Liberals did. In Germany,
where every mar thus suddenly became
q voter, the new constituencies were in.
vited to exercise their power in various
tempting ways All was done st a Jump
The professors in the high schools
and universities taught fueNspun
theories concerning natural rights; the
control of employers over their workmen
was abolished. The establishment of
joint-7tock companies aud other associa-
tons was emancipated from government.
tai supervision; all was made ready Tor
a general " social reform" The war
with France came. 1t ended in an in
toxicating victory and in the govern.
ment finding itself in possession of five
millions of francs which it really did
not know what to do with. In pure
~wantonness, as it seemed. the cover.
mpnt took The money and cast + rsrF.
lesslv all over the country Fvarvnne
| scrambled for It, and everyone directly
or indirectly. cot his share The wsce.
OF worEmen went up to 1915 a day.
where they used to be 81 % everything
else advanced in pronortion the cGnnt,y
lost its head. and for assessor the widest
speculatious were the race. The re.
action from this wss inevitable hut The
government FASTENED and aucravated il
6y a most criminal blunder. They de-
monetized the silver coin of the country
and by a single stroke of the men toot
ont of the hands Of the p9oul4 one.hgl
of their available medium of exchange
The contraction was felt everywhere
and a commercial and industrial paralv
sis set in that has lasted five wears. anf
is now as severe az ever. The man
Hoedel. who shot at the mperor th,
other day, said he did so in order 70 cal
attention to the misery of the WORKING
people. During this period of SUFFERING
and it has lasted from 1879 mill nov
the high snd low teachers of socialism
have been busy. II is not ST all noces.ar,
to tall foulot these teachers and to bprat,
them or their disciples. They are 81
honest enough. The academy nrofes.
ors. comfortable themselves. saw that
society was out of Joint. They searched
for causes as a chemist searches fo.
p@oisens found them and nronospd anti
dete, and p~ronhvlactic.. The workin,
classes, not at ali comfortable but viii
that reverence for science that il innot,
in the German breast istened r. Thee,
teachers; Wondered upon their theories
and enlarged them There were svstem,
for reforming ali abuses--t[a nronoI
laws were TO he sat right. the S-tfpteFs, ~,
idol that Rismerck saI mn in tbo niooo ~
God'Hwas to hs Lte q gad IN ;ts d p,"oG y
1900 ond oUn;nraso"oso gu :, 'u"ipo
hat ever rer mani bod ,v1rt o mJ' m ~ oe'