The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-01-18
Fhs Future efIthe4 Republican Party.

Colonel John Hay delivered an ad-
dress at Cleveland, D., recently, before
the Young Mems Republican League.
an Organization Of young men which
did valuable service for the party last
year. The following Is an extract from
his speech; lIgr9 9siioq Sdt "a
"One great reason, gentlemen, why
the Republican party Is so strong, why
It has been invincibles in the battles of
twenty years, and why, Il its present
managers are wise,. it promises to go on
conquering and TO conquer for many
years to- come, is precisely because It
has so firm a hold upon the young men
Of the country. In spite Of its long
tenure Of power, which Is always re-
garded as an element of weakness, we
see IL every year increasing its numbers,
and strengthening y its grip upon the
confidence of the country. Why Is
thisP 1t Is because every year great
many thousand young men become
voters, and the vast majority of them
vote the Republican ticket. The rea-
sons for this are obvious enough, and
In mentioning so1ue of them l do not
mean 20 deny that there are good and
wise men'in the Democratic party, many
Of whom / am proud to count among
my friends. They care therefore many
reasons, but principally, I cannot help
thinking, from reasons of family or
early associations. But take q bright,
intelligent, clear-minded young fellow
Of twenty -one, y without any special
reasons for Joining either party,
and he ID almost sure to become q
Republican. , Everything leads him
that way. What has been the result of
his reading, for instanceP II he has
taken an interest in the history of his
country he knows that about the time
hel was born Abraham Lincoln was
elected President by the Republicans;
that the Democratic party in the South
thereupon went into rebellion; that the
Republicans, with the assistance Of the
best men IN the Democratic party,
many of whom then became Republic
ans, put down that rebellion; that near
ly all the great statesmen, soldiers and
orators OF our heroic age, the Lincolns,
Stewards, Chases, Summers, Grants,
Shermans, Sheridans, were Republic
that every traitor and secessionist was
a Democrat; that since the war every
great measure Of public utility was the
work of the Republicans. If he has
given any attention to financial matters
he has learned that the long battle
against vicious theories which brought
us safely to resumption was fought and
won by Republicans; that the tariff
which has so wonderfully fostered
and diversified our Industries was
the work Of Republicans; that the
National banking system, the best we
ever had and the best in the world to-
day; that the vast internal Improvement
which have Transformed the continent,
were also their work. Suppose his read
ing has been more In the line of bellies.
letters, all the authors he cares anything
about are Republicans. Take the illus.
trious roll of our men of letters, what 8
splendid Republican convention they
would make-Bryant, Longfellow, Whit
tier, Lowell Emerson, Stedman, Aldrich
Bayard Taylor, Holland, Holmes, James
Motley, Hildreth, Holmes, Harte, MARI
Twain-ail the names which are to rep
resent our century to future ages. Eyery
man of them, with exceptions too scantJ
to mention. have raised their voices, witt
no uncertain sound, in advocacy of Re
publican principles. Our young mer
must stop reading If he wants to avoid
the utterance of Republican senti
ments. If he looks abroad int
the world of science, business, en-
terprise and charity, he sees tn,
great pulpits filed by Republican
preachers; most of our colleges ant
schools managed by Republican teach
ers; our great, enterprises run by them
our great charities endowed and carried
on by them. do not forget the excep
tions-but they are exceptions. and the,
are, as a rule, not very sound in thei
Democracy. f.,.t..'--.