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Show poses, martial law or repressive measures near akin to it, has been the rule thus far undor the empire. When, under despotic des-potic laws and police regulations, it was found that liberalism found a voice in tho reiohstag, the chambor was arbitrarily arbitra-rily dissolved and a new election or pretended election was ordered. Undor tho pressuro, which in France would have resulted i" a revolution, the Gorman Gor-man peoplo w. paliont. until at last tho "iron man" lias retired from the contest a disappointed anddofoatod leador. Three yearB aco, in tho city of Merlin, the socialists so-cialists cast nearly 9o,000 votes out of a total of 232,000. At the lato eloction, out of a total of about the same number, they cast 125,000. Hamburg and othor cities show gains for the socialists to an equal extent. The so-callod socialists are not os some suppoEO, anarchists, but are largoly composed of intelligent men of the middle mid-dle nnd working classes. The young emperor, whother from policy or principle, princi-ple, or a combination of both, sides with tho liberal view and the break betwoen himself and the chancellor is conclusive and irreparable. It is a Waterloo defeat for Bismarck and absolutism. It is well for the peace of Europe and the wolfuro of Germany that Bisniorck retires permanently from the leadership of the state, and that the voice of the people of Germany assumes its proper a-eioht. in tho nfTnirs of the emnire. i j I A WATICKi.tJO DEFEAT. 1 IJiomarck ia called the "Iron Man.'' With a great army at hia back and under tthe presBuro of I n extraordinary emer-jjoncy, emer-jjoncy, hs was iustruaicntal in brinirg about tho union of conflicting states and free cities, and thus creating tho powerful power-ful empire of Germany. liipmarek is not a statesman; be is tho porsonifica- tion of absolutism. No man having to 1" do with so intelligent subjects as tho ' Gorman peoplo are cannot bo considored a statesmen who dooa not take into con-v con-v eideration the wishes end welf.ire of the third - efitato tho peoplo. la Bismarck's echomo of force the free expression ft an intelhsoot p o ! be no place. To ell intonU and pur |