, 1880-05-22

3lHlEf Will UD EAl4Eu uIIIl ~ ACEtNV hANPAl%l
tho l,ulters from honest majority rule can bo
USED to enforce dishonest majority rule.
The NatIonnl Convention will pnss upon tho
question whether n Grnnt faction, nfter
sc1zing solid delegations IN ifty.one coi,ntics,
cnn bolt against two-thtrtts lilajority In oie
county, nIatl thereby rorerse the regular mn
.iorlty Of tho Stata Convention. This will oo
decided III the National Convention outside
tile votes Ut tic 1LiMuls packed delegation.
Tho "Boss " will find thu case reversed-the
tables tnrletl-when he comes to Chlcago
B1smARCK's NEW MILITARY TAX BILL.
Experience has already demonstrated TINT
the Increased rovenue expected by bismarck
from his protective tariff Is not likely to 10
rcnllzcd. Protection for German interests
wns urged by him rs the reason why tho bill
| Which ho proposed should he aunptctl. This
| pleu found favor In the RBichstnR, old In
| ducctl many members to support Him who,
| III other matters, uru generally edalnong
his opponents. Tho bill was passed by tho
German Parliament with tho tdea that 1t
| would boMetlt German Industries. Without
| this 1t would scarcely have obtained tho
reauiBit majority. but Bismarck. I'll Offering
| It, desired other results than mere protec-
tion. Ills wish was that tho tariff, wien
! adopted, should also ba ono for reycnt,c atnl
| lle appears to have been Ut the opinion that
tho additional Income which It would Atf0rd
would at least be sufficient to meet thu o,,tlay
rendered necessary by tho Increase uf the
0erman army.
Prince bismarck fs essentially Prnsstail In
nil his characteristics. Ills methods Ut states
,uarsllip unmtstakab1y buar thfs stamp. III
encl, measure lie proposes for the benefit of
united Germany tho special interests OF
Prussia can easily bo discerncd rs having
been carefully lookcslafter by him. lie, be-
yu,ad all other Prussian statesmen, Is the
arttent advocate for ind dbyoat believer In
tie wisdom Of tic policy which PRUSSIA 1las
maintained slnct Its overthrow BY Napoleon
in 1900. This policy las made Of Prussia one
vast camp, In which every resource Of tic
country, oyory industry, Is made subsidiary
to Its military organization. Every other i'll
torcst, whether public Or private, Is deemed
secondary to this, and forced to contribute to
It's development. Trassla has very justly
been described rs ," a country possessed by
MI nrlny," ,a1,d Bismarck, wlilo rendering
Germany subordinate to Prussia, would
make the expression we. quote equally np.
pllcable to it. Iii these two Ideas Inay bo
|
found tho key TO ifs policy Tor the internal
affairs of Germany. IIe Is MI ayoWcd hdvo-
; cate Of tho saying that "AIigllt mnkes the
right" atlti lis measures for domestic leKts-
lation aro generally intended to preparo for
Its application whenever circumstances Will
; permit.
ltls now eVluent 19lht ttlo i"tl'l ~" "'''
full to provide the necessary mealls to inalil-
i tain thu now army Increase, Other means to
meet these expenses na'e uaereloto pecothe
necessary a pfuaehtcNfo lor tho ihoue'aEy
anu business lntefests OF TIC country woalu
!. llave s''gEessea That Tue army sAools9 not no"
ho eillafgaa' o. at ieast that @ctiosl III the
: matter Should 30 postpohca ahul me
, finances u Tue pcop!e "oto po'toi NUS ~
afford 1t. lilslnarck' however, III 1orolig tale
. military potoy upon ulo ues!i'"'t peopte
;. SHOWS no sucn woEa Us psuaoneo. AZ ~
trusala, no eonslaefatloh WIZ TOT momell
y 10 allowea by NM 70 interiors VIII ens
Il development or dorinany's hl!ltaFy macll!n'
: 10 us ntfnost capac6y' ~ nas' uerelofe
y llls upon q sche1ae ny WHICH u!o iesu'se'
amount can 10 obtatned' ma when consist
= Ill mixing every Gefnal cltlzeh VINO. uhtie
II tho pfcsoAt ia"' "on!a oe e1cuseu 'fol'
+ military service pay for suc1! privilege
. Iho olll ny WHICH 1hls Is 70 20 aeoon'
y pllssled has not Set been proposed to til
ltolclsstag' 1t Is nntlerstood tiat IL laa Dee!
~ ttlscusseu III TIE Aahacslath. anu t'9t
" woaltl havo beon suonllt'ea 10 taa Lowe
j. House 1t the repeated defeats snatntned RI
% Gently by tue Government laa NOT !et 10 TIL
! holeHstas's t!ssolauon. upon tho tneof
II that every Gef1nnn citlzen owes h''htaF
10 sqrvice to Ills country, aud that every dEt
hAf1a f11fI