The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-10-23
WHY AN \ REPUBLICAN.

uM hepuo''caH' VIII Iclt you
Why: This Is tho IGi7 free Govern
meut in :ls world. The Republican
purity maze IL SO. The Republican
party took tho chains from 1000 900
Of people. III. Republican party.
with tue wand IF progress, touched the
auction block and it became u school
house. The Republican party put
down tho rebellion, saved the nation,
kept the old banner aaOa! in tho air,
and declared that slavery Of every
kind should be extirpatcd from the
fuce Of this continent. What more ?
l am Republican because i. is the o.
ly FREQ party that ever cxistcd.-lt is
parsy'lhat has platform as broad as
humanity, platform as broad as the
human race, party that says you
shall have all the fruit Of tho labor Of
your hands, a party that says you
may think for yourself, a party that
says no chains for the hands. DO fss-
tiers for the soul. I am a Republican,
because tho Republican party says this
country is u nation aud not confeder-
acy; I mn here in Indiana to speak,
aad | have as good right to speak
here in Indiana as though had bcen
born on this stand-nSt beeaue tho
State flag of Indiana waves over me.
wouldn't know it il l should 200 it
You have the same right to speak in
Illinois; not because the State flag Of
Illinois waves over you, but because
that banner, rendered sacred b. the
blood Of all the heroes, waves over me
aud you. I am in favor Of this being
nation. Think Of man gratifying
bis eutirc ambition in the State Of
Rhode Island. We want this TO be 4
nation, and you cao't have q great
grand, splendid people without great,
grand, splendid cOuutry-Ths great
plains, the sublime mountains. the
great. rushing, roaring rivers. shores
dashed by two oceans, and the grand
anthem Of Niagara, ruiuslc and enter as
it were in the character Of every Amer
lean citizen, s7d make him, or tend
to make him, q groat and grand char
ucter. ain q Republican because
that party allows me to be frcs-allows
me to do my own thinkiugiu my own
way. l am Republican because it is
party grand enough and splendid
enough to invite every human being
in favor Of liberty aud progress to
fight shoulder to shoulder for the ad-
vauccment Of mankind. It invites tho
Methodist ii invites the Catholic ; it
invites the Presbyterian and every
kind ofseOtarian; it invites tho frso.thin-
ker it invites tho inidsl, provided ho
is III favor Of giving to every other hu'
man being every chance and every
right that be claims for himself. lam
a Republican, | tell you. There is
room on the Republican sea for every
sail. -Rcpublicluism says to every
man :. "IIct your soul DO like an ca
gle; fy out 10 tho great dome Of
thought, and question the stars for
yourself" But tho Democratic party
says: +" BE blind owls; ST: on the
dry limb Of dead tree. and only boot
whom Tildon & Co. tell youT' In the
Republican party there are no follow.
ers. We arc all leaders. There is not
a party chain. There is not aparty
lash. Any man that does not love
this country. any man that does not
love liberty, any man that is not
in favor Of human progress. that is
not in favor Of giving to others all he
claims for himsslf-wo don't ask him
TO vote tho Republican ticket. You
can vote it Ii you please, and il there
is any Democrat within my hearing
who expects to die before another cleo
ton, we are willing that lie should vote
one Republican ticket. simply as a
consolation on bis death bod. What
more' | am a Republican because
that party believes in free labor. 1t
believes that tho FREQ labor will giva
us wealth. 1t believes 10 free thought
because it believes that FREQ thought
will give u, truth.-Speseh Of Col.
RoJt. IngerstR.