New-York tribune., 1881-12-25
YOUNG REPUBLICANS.
AN ADDRESS BY COLONEL JOHN HAY.
A SPEECH BEFORE REPUBLICAN CLUB INclEVE-
LASD-wHY YOUNG MEN SEEK THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY-IHE FUTURE or THE PARTY BRIGHT As

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| PARTY-IHE FUTURE OF THE PARIf BRiGhi 40
PAIR MORNING IN SPRING.
| CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 24-COlonel John Hay
delivered an address this evening before the Young
| Mems Republican League, an crganiatIon oi young
men which did valuable service for the party IaSt
year. He saId
lam very glad 70 be with again and to renCwiny
membership In your association. have arrived ~ ] ut
period o lie when everything that implies yo1thuhes
has pleasing charm. Tue really young In youns
| club may be careless about coming TO nlGc'u-s
i,b ba - III ~ % en rae cI,e to thar halfway house
whcn may be called the urty Of youth or the QUIZ & m
maturity have sometimes thought TINS was one Ol @ L
strong points OF the Young Mems Christian NsS3 -
the always has pleasant a0uAu, anu u DSoto
still more desirable designation when the mtDcr a'
gubsantsy lost both his youth and his Christianity
do not at this moment remember whether cur coIr'l',
ou contains any prov isOn for dsmissng suerah
youths no lcel myself safe heru ior the rest ol Iy
days shall never put the plea tha am not
Republican, so long as the Republican paf'' I'n''N'
one great reason. gentlemen, why the RcpnhHe,G,n ,,n
parry Is strong, why Il ea5 been nNlhciro :" ~ %
aqers are wise It promise 60 on conpnrrnf ana
10 conquer or MANY years 10 come IA precisely ]
men OF the country Ia spite Of its long tenurro poW,t
Whch Is always rfEdrneG as an ~ j, nrr,Iars ana
ness We sec 81 every LrAr hc','S.iS@ - ~, f tbc coma
strengthening IL zrip upon the confidence oi Wv ,I
uy Why is tIs! III, because "ycIy year g AZ ia-!
thousand yuuag become voters, ana ine 'd7t -
ioiiy Of then vote tine Republican ticket: lhe ~
for this are obvious enough, ami ~ ncnlons H"i
| them / do not mean to deny thai thore are t"ott
and wise m ~ the D. u"cI'.iic panty htll Vl ,tr
J . d. t.f..t
for many Reasons 1pt pr.nc.ia!' c no, & ,, I,t
ii- id2,a @ re-. 21 M gi @ I'M: ,d vnung fellow OF
tWoaty-Cne, Sl,hoat any sp'c'l REASONS 'o' l','I
eaer party! aaa ne y a!m"a % s'S 10 Wat IN. been
the result Of ais Tgsng, Or instance II nc Hi.a So,
that about fEc time ne was born Abraham Lincoln
was elected President by the ErpubucRnS; INN lL'
DruocrDtir arty in The -csllh ercupOn went into r
bcion tha; tHe Republican, with the hsSiSanct oi lnr
best men in the Democratic party. many oI "h'n uI
bcc.inc Republicans u;lt down nat rbolion hatncaFy
&
agr-thc Liaoolus Stewards, Clase-. Slmn"r- 'ih''''
slcunaEs, sheridanS-Tcse E'plbhcm2 thft f c'iy J
every great measure ot pnbtic uly was IL' W"th
o. tha Republican, II nc hA' E.tu ') '''n'' '. nnfti
financial matters uc has learned thai Tue 'pGE iL'
against vicious theories lch brought us ra'y 70 ne
SUMPTION was IouShtr an "'n ~ s, won.
ems that the talH when 6a' onT so indus. U
tries was the work Of Republicans that Use NHion" t
banking - slc The bcs, yyc. hiaEd lht best IN l'
Ggy, trsi,s,r1c the COM. .nn, we're aao their work
suppose L. reading na, been more H mo line ' 'HeS
puuiIcans. Fake ur U5rous roll OF oar men o irt'r'-
what splendid Republican Convention ibCy ""lu
,,H Vo,iy i II.li, IIn'st Hare Wark Tauu
tire age-. Every mau oi them, VITA eArrp
tons too so-nty to D'niC9 ,o,lg a1ye lan .alr.l
IN advocacy OF Republican principles oar !ouut man
world OF science, business. tDt'rprse dua cAaIty' he
sccs grr,i pants Ilsa oy Republican plcd"hcrs;
mos or ,o.r 80 ami schools managed b.! Ecpu'ctu
tCsc-rTs; our gre rnrrp -"- run 10y IhcN our t''
cIlr.t- endowed aHh carried On Js tlcn 81" H"' I"l
pct IAc c~ceJOu1-Jut tury age e1ceitihr. hAh '"'!
are, i-s rue nol Ntry sound ia ihfii D'motl',|
Iuerr I-, d must DO confessed one Important class OF
pabIc ms l.uuons wnelC tnorc constant majority "l
tlc o.I,r pdFt a .r'' t.li .' ..' cas-. .' u.l @ @
ul Governor Bishop dl-eovci'dtno ia't' anu phdoAeu
Tuu~f o.. them ou..
Iuy!,w OF an tui'. way ,loId youns man. choosing
h.s sIlc ln Ile.ll-elt ireo.'h, nor ot "a HepHysAh
Why s.ol!I ne b. .-,t iur c.-. "As rA5ut H, h3t
pH.j, "AU-e pasi Is ol.ni wan ihr Fgo.n o. o.io.S
achievements. -ud vGo-e u ufr Is ~ clear ana ah7l-
Iae a.1.5 l.t 10 90. ou, o. t, -i.tcs-I think Connect
ica-1 las..l Ia. 5t.,l ,., 'i '1 L.. l' a., ..
FaD..','ls & "a @ '.',. '' =, l ' m W 'i',,' n .i ne
t.0u.uC -sEttt Do WI tIorcG-A, r.iDr.I 10,
C,u service sH!ru u has already 80 sr"-tl! lin-
ITo,rG; VII c&,.c justice apu4 lt' ov ui' ,.iu5
i.-I, -. tur IN r VINO irf, r,Ii, go uI1u t.e go.-
science and .ut..I- -.ur, %. the American people
van a.. h, ~ M co'r,pr'lf.,i To- ,1 n.s.r-, 80
Republican Lea-I.. au,l enlarge aH4 increase A.
means oI u-e.u.nes-. Il dd sp.cr9a service A.at
uo cycry gear There never nar peeu time, snrc Tue
,ng,ln n, s55 La % ns- offered Dr,tel induce
mrh~ ,o honorable young iHen o loin IT, tan'' OF
work tf- autumn i- tne proof ol this need MOI
h"! u'H'I ""'. 'I't'''' '' "' t'''''. a"' ..'
worst. Glrl,.u W.., d,ad. N. n1o cherished srch !
msu hopes q" -'i."'r " "''Hh .'"i,i' "l'l ".'u
tl' character H- '.'''' ''' 'N'+' ''',.' '' i''
learning, nls exceptional E,inu- Tor udDlr thhi, 49,
Republicans ia both houses "i '"n-r',''
t."'u %. "' . I ' 49, -',. i,,,I t,.f az
world, vuIcu "rrr grn,rc1 up "a that great h"H -"'H
President were 'u7i and a't'N wa, P,.2
oI conflict Lud survived $50 blow The Na"""
laid away s dead VITA many Tears, aud li' '"i5 "N,"
"on INV 2 t5 sd 4 t.c H. nlary cnaiu
ttf ttfi 'I i %. q
in l4s saddle anu-"itn more than mortal IHaDca) |
aud command iu white, sim Licc-lcd tuc Inu.s "i
the cross 90 signal triumph the hose of the M
nd- a. viii Dc TO the lasting honor aud iamc OF ni.
leader had beeu lot 10 bic frst thai lonely DIli
side Dy I1ao l.re, 1t ".a Sth so .o,al 10 he 'irn
on. party Lac odt- j. NOT "A"Hy utpCuant upon IT,
caicl- II cIn tra,ci graf "'y on "a own acquired
make IN se%cn OF political capita. Our Our
have twenty years q. luminous traditions 10 walk by
We nave a gOOdy fellowship ot dead NOrhcs 10 copy |
after. We nave the memory OF LHcou's ne aud death
forever "lh uH, and the wise 'ympAlLcic owing voice
Garfield, our leader, ouI hel Ihor and our uchd hHh
oniy just ceased TO sound IA our cars.
IN hcIni1 ,1 10 rt a. Engbcan cgrdaies 80 bcn
tnry are nominated but In helping nominate the Tigut
kind We have been ircc lAus far ~ Oio from the cor
rupting and drmoraziug influence OF DOssr- |
/ hope Nc may long continue So but TIT |
cipaton In politics Of men Ike those who compose ni-
club, OF whom the great part have no personal Wishes
and desTcs 10 connection with public "cs except thai
good men thali MI them Men o TINS sort nave an enor
nous power wien they choose to exert II. Only the
other DAY a similar organization to yours completely
rryOusonzed the politics Oi brooklyn, eioctng gentle
man Mayor VINO entirely outside OF all tine pJ
-cA rings, and who viii probably the city the best
administration II has had. That success |
ehuOaIaSemcut 10 independent, unseiish young Eeyub
lcaus everywhere. Happily IN pressing need
mere, either city state Hdmnistrd
uDD. We are well represented In Columbus |
and Washington. Bat there IA always |
enough to do, and / believe this club, |
with earnest sngle-hearted work, could accomplish
great results IN this city. lOu you choose, make
yourselves rOues and strikers parties
You the convention OF both parties afraid
nominate IA Cleveland candidate OF shady character
doubtful Hutccedcuts Certainly q result this
WI worth all the time and trouble IL Will coat.