The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-04
InrCISrrNNIAI YOUTH.


70 day the Republic enters upon Us
second century. aud everywhere. in all
the land, the people with loud acclama-
tons of delight will hail the dawning Of
the new era. They will loo, forward
with confident hope to the future aud
| anticipate the greater greatness OF The
| Republic n greatness that VIII, let us
| cherish the font belief broadcl, year
after wear, through all The centuries oi
| the to-,e. True, experience has taught
ms the lesson that even national greatness
is transitory, and time points its warn
inc finger at the ruins OF empires
that once dominated IN the world anu
promised To endure until the end OF all
hut. unleeding this lesson and this warn
inc. Hope predicts that the Great Re
public will he an exception To the rule
that makes the destruction OF nations as
inevitable as the death of mortals. In
the enjoyment of this belief, how grand
the prospect that is spread ont before
us,-the Republic ocean-bound; MS acres
each garden: its people all free and all
| prosperous: the problem of human gov
crnment solved aud settled; equality
among men universally recognized;
| poverty nowhere, and wealth nowhere:
in short. Tcnnysou's Golden Year real.
| lied. May these things be
| But soft now before We 30 over the
brow of the hill too tar To look
down the side we have Just
come up. let Us look backward. \
goodly prospect, by all the gods at
once Down at the foot gallant baud
struggling for liberity-a mall but never
a more heroic band. Bravo, Ntctori-
Gus it emergeS from The smoke OF battle.
and. self-coutained, secures, by wise
craftsmanship. what it won by
brave fighting. Prosperity crowns the
brave men OF gallant battle
and patriotic craftsmanship. aud OK, OF
ieebleness grow strength and greatness.
The Press. the Telegraph. the Railroad
come like cSsings, and bind the STATE,
together-bind them so firmly together.
. that even War. rude handed. has not beer
l. able 10 tear them asunder: and 50. 10
day, the Republic stands indivi>lhle: fre,
in all its parts; the refuge of the Cypress
ed OF all the world aye. even of tbs
Monaghan. gentlemen Democrats an,
:, Republicans. no matter what YOU ina.
resolve; grand in its possibilities an,
great in its present.
Il No, no; we are not torgcttul ci tn
&c fact that there is ruptiou-sin-dread
IS ful wickedncss in the land. We know al
this; but we do not despair. We are
bad lot. rs the world goes, sure enough
y but we are not so black a. we ar
painted, and we are worse then we wi
/ ever be again. This is new era. an
with it will come new habits. The cour
try will grow honest-learn 10 unlear
n the rascalities it has learned under Il,
Is publican tutelage, and learn to be hone
ld under Democratic influences. Tildel
YOU know, comes at this time most al
spiciously, reformatory Hercules. wit
re his great broom, to sweep ont the Il
publican governmental stables-diri
stables that smell to heaven. He ca
do the work, difficult a. it is He swep
OuU 80. $500
with this experience, will be able to swo,
~ out the greater yillainies of Grantisn
t; With siNty-thrce years of the old centur
q. upon his venerable but vigorous Shou
dcrs, hr is the hope of the new.
So. with the past secure and the futul
provided for, to-day may be give
up to rejoicing. Therefore let II
patriots of the land culogiZc Il
good men of the early days, shou
squeak the file and bea. the drum, wa,
Is the flag of the tree hearts home al
Is hope, fire the cannon, and in rcioicl
'e noises and patriotic actions Of all kline
eXalt and gloriiy the Republic
Hip, hip, hurrah
Hip, hip, hurrah
Hip, hip, hurrah
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"All darby lOwcr'd the winter sky.
al And mid the wind and snow,
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