Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-05-29
Mr.. Monroe's Speech.

Mr.. Monroe's Speech.
FELLOW REPUBLICANS: 1 return
to you my most sincere thanks for
this very kind expression of your re-
gard. Ishall hold it in memory as
one of the most valued distinctions
Of my life that was invited to pre-
side over the deliberations of that
party in Ohio to which both the
State and the Union are so much in
debted. greet you, fellow Repub-
licans as members not only of the
great party of parties but L extend
to you cordial greeting to-day, l Of
fer you the right hand of fellowship
to-day as members of the great par
ty Of the future. :, Applause.
The Republican party is some
times described as the grand old
party, but with equal truth and with
equal accuracy it may be described
as the noble and hopeful and strong
and prosperous young party.
Fellow Republicans,we are in our
youth; We are not in our old age.
We feel the blood of our youth
coursing in our veins and throbbing
in our hearts as Republicans to-day.
Looking before We can see q msturer
manhood. we can see, 1 have full
confidence, long years, l hope gen
erations, of usefulness for this grand
old party that saved the country in
the hour of peril. Applause.
You are not only the members of
the party which preserved the I'm
ion, which abolished slavery, when
even philanthropy despaired that it
would ever be destroyed, that estab-
lished those constitutional guaran-
tees by which life, liberty, and pro
lperty are protected, by which citi-
zenship and impartial suffrage were
given to the country;by which equal
protection before the law was
brought home to the humblest door.
The party which has SO rapidly re-
duced the national debt and so rap
idly reduced taxation as to excite
the admiration not only of the peo-
\ pie ofthe country but of the people
of the civilized world. l say, fel-
low Republicans, you are not only
the members of the party which has
tdone this but you are equally mem
i bers of the party which has the will
which has the heart to grapple with
the great practical questions of the
present day. Applause.
Why, fellow Republicans,you were
told very well this morning that all
these great questions which pertain
to personal liberty, to justice and
right,to the rights of men-all these
great questions, as well as the prior
| question of our nationality, have
now been substantially settled, and
undoubtedly there have been difficult
1 ties, local, temporary, in some parts
of the country, with theapplication
of these principles at times, but /
think it is on the whole pretty satis-
factory to us. The flag has NO. more
enemies. The constitution is prac-
ticaHy preserved, the nation rs re-
stored. This great work has been
done, and it has been done by = the
Republican party, has itnot? Well
L have occasionally met some men
4 who express a doubt on the subject.
Well, will they not be good enough
, to tell us who did it? II the Repab-
lican party has not settled these
great questions of liberty and Eight
please tell us who did settle them?
think that answers the question.
While these questions are settled
We are now brought face to face
with q wholly new class ofquestions
l was going to say almost as impor-
tant as the former. They are fun
damental to heSnational prosperity.
This class includes-and to this class
r l should have added, the attention
of the whole nation is now being di
rectedNthis class includes all ques-
tions that relate to the material re
sources and prosperity of the eoun
, try, it includes all questions con
, cefning the public debt, the best
: methods of raising the revenue, the
: most economical methods of expen
j diture, the equalizations and the re
r steration of our commerce, the grea;
: question just now so much discussed
: almost overshadowing all Others
4 the great question of transporta
= tion of the products of the nation
from one side of the continent to tue
other, questions which l might men
ton now confront us and the Re
E publican party, 1 believe, is prepar
, ing to grapple these questions and
!. to settle them, and my friend.
S let me add, frankly, that we must dt
f it. 1t is Gods commission for US
1t is the duty of the hour which H,
e has laid upon us all. We can't es
: cape from this message or refuse tt
S deliver it. Neither God nor maj
!. will give us so hard task and ex
u pect we shall arrive at perfect wis
l dom, on all these questions at once
, But both God and man will demand
e of us that we Should address botf
honestly and earnestly our best in
telligence to these questionsi ant
5 should settle them as well as we car
e at as early day as we can. Why
r fellow Republicans, there is no ust
for party in the United States O
America that is not adequate to thu
? commission and is not able to make
some fair approximation. towards
the settlement of these questions
No political party can gain, mucl
| less can keep, the confidence of the
people unless it shows itself boil
: willing and ready to take hold, o
these questions, ! believe. the Re
publican party TO be commissioned
+ to do this work, 1 have no hope
| from any other. l believe these
: great questions are for US to discuss
: for US to settle in manner benefi
eial to the country and useful te
mankind. discover no indisposi-
tion in the Republican party to take
up these questions. / believe you
t have settled more difficult ones in
the time past. i reason from your
J past character, to your present youl
future, and l say a political party
} which could carry this country
through that long war for the Union
which could abolish slavery and Sc
cure the reconstruction of theUnion.
bringing the States again together
L. say, gentlemen, a party which