Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-10

sunday morning.
Bisnarch noa she sss,., Deme-
ersss-Tne sp,ris ar rs.
All who are devoted to the spread
Of Republican ideas will hail with
pleasure the result OF the German
the other day. The
"Pr.nce Of Blood and Iron" has
met with q decisive defeat, al
though one of his sons, Count Will
liam Bismarck, emphasized the
violence aud indecency with which
the struggle was conducted on the
side Of the government by making
violent harangues, the refrain Of
which was, "down with the pro.
aEl5e ists." The imperious min.
found yes his defeat to the much
dsss1oo id social Democrats. The
spirit of '4s Is not dead but only
sleeps. No country 10 the worlds
history has been 30 cursed by
Kingcraft-by Kaisers, Kings and
Kinglings-as Germany. Centu-
ries ago the genius of Richelieu re.
duced the despots Of France to q
singular number. thus abridgipg
the evils under which that land
iabored incalculsbly. The French
alliance and the progress of events
the genius Of Napoleon III, and
Cavour and the valor of Garibaidi
did the same for Italy nearly twen-
ty years ago, relieving that coun.
try Of innumersble petty sover.
eigns and concentrating the execu-
tive authority In one head. The
Kings of Sardinia, OF the two Sici.
lies, and the innumerable reigning
Dukes, like those of Parma and
Modena, are a tradition Of the / AT
In Italy. Yet In Germany lheie
are stili iDnumerable Kings and
reigning dukes and princes
wheels within wheels, as numsr.
Gus as the c0ncentric folds of an
onion, all ready to recognize, each
other, In order to secure the com.
mon right to oppress. Owing to
this fact, the progress of Republic
csn ideas is hampered at every
town In that superb German land
whose higher thought has long
been emancipated from the preten-
sions Of kingcraft. It Is, therefore,
highly pleasant to note such an
evidegcs OF the vitality of the Re-
publican elements as was exhibit.
cd in the elections the other day.
Europe, and especially Germany,
fairly top.heavy with great arma-
ments Intended to maintain dy-
nastic ambitions, is at least stag
gering on the road towards goal
which. when reached, will make
them no longer necessary. No
sane man believes that there 10
any such clash between the inter-
ests Of the people Of Germany and
France, OF France and Italy, Of
Austria and Russia, as would call
for the maintenance of such tre-
mendous military and naval estate
llshments az exist In those coun.
tries to-dsy. Admitting that all
expectations Of a millennium in
which q universal peacs should
reign are Utopias, 1t is none the
less true that, were the Empires
and Kingdoms of Europe replaced
by Republics, the occasions for the
arbitram ent of the sword would be
reduced tenfoid, and that the
masses would not be hurried to
death to keep up the costly end
muJderous parsphernalia Of war.
Upon Italy and Germany, the two
most enlightened nations Of cont.
mental Europe not already R,pub-
loan, must be turned the hopes Ct
all who desire to see the Republi.
can propaganda a success. Not
withstanding the fiery and mer-
curial character OF the I,alians,
Americans look with q more as
sured hope for the earliest develop.
ment OF Republican institutions
amongst the mighty Germanic
race. The millions Of Germa MS
who have settled In the United
States, and who have become
habitusted to q self.government
which is an incident of their i'm.
proved personal fortunes, will not
be without their influence upon
their country men at home. These
inauences operate 60 fully in reei-
ments as In communities. The
day will come when battalions
which were supposed to be mere
machines will treat with contemrt
tho old martinez traditions and
avow themselves soldiers OF the
people. The death of old Emperor
Wilhelm will undoubtedly be the
signal for q new departure in Ger.
many. It will emanoIpste from
restraint elements OF q salutary
revolution which may be checked
ct first, but which will prove lire.
sistible long before the presen,
century has drawn to q close. Ger