Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-08-13

and of courage which it was, they defeated
the Democracy and baffled its ignoble aims
The Republican party attracted the flower
of the youth of the land, and its achieve
ments have been their achievements. Let
the young men who are their successors, and
who enjoy the benefit Of the free institutions
which they preserved by their blood and
toll, remember that this Democratic party
confesses to no error of principle or policy
before the war, or during the war, or since
the war; but, on the contrary, in the con-
yeption which nominated Hancock and Eng
lish adopted and reafiirmcd them all. 1--WE
pledge ourselves anew" says the first resolu-
ton of their platform, ''to the constitutional
doctrines and traditions of the Democratic
party, as illustrated by the teaching and ex-
ample of long line of Democratic states
men and patriots, and embodied in the plat.
form of the last National convention of the
party"
The standard-bearer Of the Republican
party has young heart and one of the
most touching and eloquent of his many
noble utteranccs was an appeal to young
men. 1t was at Cleveland, last October,
Just before the last State election in Ohio,
Gen Garfield spoke to an immense gather
ing. We give below what he said to the
young men, and we wish that every young
man in Vermont might read it. Gen. Gar
field said
81 see in this great audience to- night a great
many young men, young men who are about
to cast their first vote. | want to give you
a word of suggestion and advice as yon
are about TO pitch your tent in one OF the
great political camps. Your life is full and
buoyapt with hope now, and | beg you,
when YOU pitch your tent, pitch it among
the living and not among the dead. APP
plause. If your are at all inclined TO pitch
il among the Democratic people and with
that parry, let me go with you for moment
while we survey the ground where hope
YOU will not shortly lie Laughter 1t is
sad place, young man, for you to put your
Young life into. 1t is TO me far more like
a graveyard than like camp for the living.
Look at it. 1t is billowed all over with
graves of dead issues, OF buried opinions, OF
exploded theories, of disgraced doctrines.
You cannot live in comfort in such place.
Laughter Why, look here Here is lit
lie mound look down on it and read,
Sacred to the memory of Squatter Sover-
eighty and the bred Scott decision. A mil
lion and a half of Democrat votes for that.
but it has been dead fifteen years-died by
the hand of Abraham Lincoln, and here il
lies 1Applalise Young man, that is not
the place for you.
But look a little farther. Here is an
other monument-a black toml,-and beside
il, us our distinguished friend said. there
towers 10 the sky "A monument OF four mil
lion pairs of human letters taken from the
arms OF slaves, and read on its little head
stone this: Sacred 10 the memory OF human
slavery. For forty years of its infamous life
the Democratic party taught that it was
diyine-Gods institution. They defended it,
they stood around it, they followed it to its
grave as q mourner But here it lies, dead
by the hand of Abraham Lincoln. Ap.
plause. Dead by the power of the Rcpub-
ilcan party. Applause. Dead by the jus.
tice of Almighty God. Great applause and
cheers. Don't camp there, young man
But here is anothcr-a little birthstone
tomb laughter and read across its yellow
face in lurid, bloody lines, these words ;
Sacred to the memcry of State Sovereignty
and Secession Twelve millions of Demo
Gratis mustered around it in arms TO keep II
alive; but here it lies. shot to death bv the
million guns Of the Republic. Applause.
Here it lies its shrine burnt to ashes, undei
the blazing rafters of the burning Confcde.
racy Applause. 1t is dead | would
not have you stay in there minute, even in
IL IN at n
Laughter.
But just before | leave ii | discover 8
new made grave, q little mound-short. Tho
grass has hardly sprouted over il, and al
around it see torn pieces OF paper with the
word fiat on them laughterl, and looh
down in curiosity, wondering what the little
grave is, and | read on it, Sacred to the
memory of the Rag Baby llaughierl nursed
in the brain of all the fanaticism of tho
world Ilaughterl |, rocked by Thomas Ewing
George H. Pendcton, Samuc, Cary, and 1
few others throughout the land But il
died on the LIST of January, 1879, and the ont
hundred and forty millions OF gold that Coo
made, and mol lat power, lie upon It's little
carcass to keep il down for eyer. PRO
longed applause.
"Oh. young man, come out OF that
Laughter. That is no place in which IL
put your young life Come ou., and CONT
over into this camp of liberty, of order. Of
law. Of Justice, of freedom Amen of al
that is glorious under these night stars.
..Is there any death here in our camp
Yes yes Three hundred and fifty thou
sand soldiers, the noblest band that ever trot
the earth, died to make this camp camp o.
glory and of liberty forever. Tremendous
applause.
.sBut there are no dead issues here Their,
are no dead issues here. Hang out our ban
ner from under the blue sky this night unit
it shall sweep the green turf under your feet
1t hangs over our camp. Read away mp un
der the stars the inscription we have writer
on it, 10, these twenty-five years.
twenty-five years ago the Republican
party wss married to Liberty, and this is our
silver wedding, fc.law-citizens. Great ap
plause A worthy married pair love eacl
other better on the day of their silver wed
ding than on the day OF their first espousals
and we are trucr to Liberty to-day. and dear
or to God than We were when we spoke on
first word of liberty Read away mp undo
the sky across our starry banner that frs
word we uttered twenty-five years ago
| What is it Slavery shall never extend owe
another foot of the territories OF the Grca
West IApplause Is that dead or alive
| Alive, thank Cod, for eyrrmorel Applause
And irucr tonight than it was tine hour
was written! ApT lause. Then it was I
/ hope, promise, purpose. Io-nish, IL
equal with the stars immortal history AM
immortal truth. Applause.
Come down the glorious steps OF our Ian
ner, Every great record We have nhdc W
have vindiCatrd with or blood and or truth
1t sweeps the ground, and it touches tn
stars. Come there, young man, and put II
your young life whcreall is living, and wher
nothing is dead but the heroes who defended
i'll lArplansc. | think these Young mel
will do that. Of oqlrse they will!