What Bismarck Thinks

It ís generally conceded that Bismarck is one of the greattst, if not the greatest, livinr statesnian. Hs opinión, therefore, wiiii referenoe ' any question of statecraft is entitled to ueit'hty consldcration. I i a speech to the lieichstng May 14, 1882, lic ' ivc utterance to these views leardiiif.' thfl American system of protection: "BECAU3B IT IS MY DELtBERATE JUDGME1ÍT TIIAT THE PROSPERITY OF AMEKICA IS M AIXLY DUF: TO IT88Y8TKM OP PROTECTIVE LAVVS, I URGE THA.T GERMANY MAS NOVV KEACHED ÏHAT POINX WHEUEIT IS NECESSART TO IMÍTATE THE TAKVV SYSTEM Of TUE UNITED STATES." liNnmi'ck's recommendation was adopted and for the past five years the preat üeimun Empire, under the leadershij) of tlie createst premier Europe has jiroduoed for centuries, lias been imitatiiig the tarilt" polioy of the United States witb magnlttoent results. Tlie democratie papers have been publishing a lot of re8olutions purporting to have been puMd by a socalled labor convention belil at Indianapolis recent ly . A gentleman froru that city informa us tliat tlie people of Indiana, knowlng liow it was bruught about, pay no heed to t whatcver. It wa a democratie scIhmih', worked out for the feXpreM parpoM oi political bunconibe. Tlie couvention was packed by demócrata, and tlie whole wlcked tliing ftxed up weeks go. It no more representa the laboring men of Inilinna, tlian .lolin L. Sullivan represents tlie culture nf Boston. "Wïiy,"said our Informant; "Tlie laboring mimnm of Indiana have the greatest esteem for Gen. Harrisou, and they come by hundreds and thousands to shake hands with him, and get a (rood look at bk philaniliropic old face. Do jou know," continued the gentleman, "Ihat at one time when Grn. llarrison was building his present rertdence the dishonest contiactor skipped out iwiiiii the woikmei) a large aniount of money. The General put his hand in hii pocket, p iid the wnrkmen every cent line them, aml under his urn supervisión tlicy ftnteiied the houie tor htm and got tlieir pay evtry Saturday night. Do you think the men forgot tliat act t Not nnich. He bas lwyi talked and worked for the best interests of the laboring men, and I U'U you that three-fourtlin, ves, 1 lieüeve tive-eiifhts, of that olass in Indiana will vote for liiui next Xovcinber, regardless of thelr personal poliUcn] alliliations." EK-Confrressman Frank Bard N coming to Mumljran witfa the expeofcttlon of carrying it for the demócrata. The free wool Herd is not the popular one, Frank.