Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-11-22
TWO REPTBTTCtN DTEUs

| iHSiC etiC NllOSt dlnOtlE US WHO DclleNG
SO fixedly in the Republican party that
they cannot bear to think of its defeat
without pang. They are not mere
selfish time servers, who follow the
party for spoils. They know-as tens OF
thousands who think as they do in the
United States also know that the
"spoils' are not for them. That If the
Republican party were less than a hun
dredth part as large there would not beo
fees enough to goaround even then. One
of those lifelong Republicans asks the
Press to republish the following extract
from a speech delivered by Garfield be
fore the election in 1870:
Now, fellow citizens, word before leave
you, on the very eve OF the holy day Of God
"A ht moment to eonsecrate ourselves finally
to the great work Of next Tuesday morning
sec in this audience tonight a great many
young men-young men who are about to cast
their first votes want to give you word of
suggestion and advice. | heard a very bril-.
liant thing said by boy the other day, up in
one Of our northwestern counties. He said
to me General, have a great mind to
vote the Democratic ticket" That was no,
the brilliant thing. said to him why 2"
why said he, "my father is Republican,
and my brothers are Republicans, and am
a Republican all over but | want 20 be an
independent man, and | don't want anybody
to say, That fellow votes the Republican
ticket just because his dad does, and have
mind to vote the Democratic ticket Jus, to
prove my independence. | do not like the
thing the boy suggested, but did admire the
spirit Of the boy tina, wanted to have some
independence Of his own.
Now, tell you, young man, don't vote the
Republican ticket just because your father
votes it. Don't vote the Democratic ticket,
even il he does vote it, But let me give you
this one word qf advice as you about to
, pitch your tent in one of the great political
, camps. Your life is full and buoyant with
hope now, and | beg you, when you pitch
t your tent, pitch it among the living and not
r among the dead. II you are at all inclined to
e pitch it among the Democratic people and with
: that party, let me go with you for moment
I while we survey the ground where hope you
2 will not shortly lie. 1t is sad place, young
: man, for you to put your young life into. 1t is
G TO me far more like graveyard than like a
+ camp for the living. Look at it 1t is bill.
4 lowed all over with the graves Of dead issues,
e of buried opinions OF exploded theories, Of de-
[ grad ID doctrines. You can not live in com.
= fort in such place Why look here Here
. is little dirty mound. | look down on it and
), read, "Sacred to the Memory Of Squatter
l. Sovereignty and the bred Scott Decision. "
d A million and half Democrats voted for
n that, but it has been dead fifteen years-ded
by the hand Of Abraham Lincoln, and here
it lies Young man, that is not the place for
: you.
II But look little further. Here is another
c monument, black tomb, and beside it, as oui
s distinguished friend said, there towers to the
: sky monument of four million pairs of human
S fetters taken from the arms Of slaves, and
y read on its little headstone this Sacred ,c
5 the Memory Of Human Slavery" For fort,
n years of its infamous life the Democratic Far,
C taught that it was divine-God's institution
81 They defended it, they stood round it, the,
c followed it TO its grave mourner. But her
5, it lies, dead by the hand of Abraham Lincoln
'r dead by the power Of the Republican party
& dead by the justice of Almighty God. Don
"a camp there, young man.
But here is another-a little birthstone toni
3 and read across its yellow face, in luri,
u bloody lines, these words: "Sacred to tn
oy 4
&c Twelve MILLION Of Democrats mustered aroun,
it in arms to keep i, alive but here it lie
II shot TO death by the million guns Of the Re
public. Here it lies its shrine burned to ashe
under the blazing rafters of the burning Con
u federacy. |, is dead | would not have yot
e air, to look at such place.
10 But just before l leave | discover new
D made grave, little mound--short The gras
J has hardly sprouted over it, and all around
y see torn pieces of paper with the word " fat
% on them, and look down in curiosity wonder
= ing what the little grave is, and read on it
y "Sacred to-he Memory of the Rag Baby.
Nursed in the brain of the fanaticism OF th
world; rocked by Thomas Ewing, George ii
e Pendleton, Samuel Carey and few other
> Throughout, the land. But it died on the frs
. Of January, 1879, and $I4o, 900, 600 Of gol'
:, that God made, and not fla, power, lie upo
~, its little carcass to keep it down forever.
;;,o Oh, young man; come out OF that That
"A no place in which to put your young life. Com
IN out and come over into this camp of liberty, c
"a order. of law Of freedom, Of justice, Of all tina
is glorious under these night stars.
Is there any death in our camp1 Yes Yes
h Three hundred and fifty thousand soldiers, tn
,a noblest band that ever trod the earth, died t
Il. make this camp camp ofglory and oflibert
= forever But there are no dead issues her,
40 There are no dead ideas here. Hang OF
n your banner from under the blue sky this nigt
N until it shall sweep the green turf under you
9 feet. l, hangs over our camp, Read away II
10 under the stars the inscription we have write
&C upon il. 10 ! these twenty-five years
TO Twenty-Five years ago the Republican part
10 was married to liberty, and this is our silv,
II wedding, fellow-citrens. A worthiy marie
" couple love each other better on the day
IN their silver wedding than the day OF the
v. FIRST espousal; and we tIuer TO liberty toda
nj and dearer to God than we were when we fir
he spoke our first word Of liberty. Read away "
.ir under the sky across our starry banner tn.
to first word We uttered twenty-five years ago
iy What was iii " Slavery shall never stan
m over another foot Of the territory Of the grei
to west" Is that dead OF alive Alive. than
God for evermore And truer tonight tina
it was the hour it was written, Then il was
he hope, promise. purpose, Tonight ii
nj equal with the stars--immorial history and in