Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-03-09

OF EDWARD Il. BRAD.
hIFORE TIE YOUNG
REpUBLlCAH CLUB.

Or EDWARD Il. BRAD.
blFORE TIE YOUNG
REPUBLlCAE CLUB.
EV'G. MARCH 6.
bent and Gentlemen of the
ems Republican Club
trabean, amid the kindling
French Revolution, closed
oauent and powerful assault
bbility of France with the
In " Privileges must have
the people arc eternal !" an
I'M shot through the hearts Of
ymen. He haal touched q
Dusive to the conscience, and
ons Of the nation. He had
nt.uient that had been stead
aud assuming shape in the
II popular masses. Beneath
utterAnce lay the conscious
rigbts, the dignity, the will
wer of the people. He had
a simple, and yet pro-
ih Of progressive political
Ie nher ent worth and broth.
nau-a truth that coheres
illumined by the principles
b civilization In their highest
hit, and 10 destined to shine
hing lustre az knowledge
thought deepeDs.
III truly said the youthful
ust before the dawn Of the
century; 1.-The privileged,
i> idual Ia becoming less, and
race are becoming more.
Nude is rising from the dust.
lard Of the few, now of the
} Of the prerogatives Of a
OF he rights Of ali. We are
never before, through the
envelopments Of ranks and
the con mon nature which IL
b: and are beginning TO learn
being who partakes oft, has
r. to cultivate, solemn d uties
iuahenable rights TO assert,
ssliny 10 accomplish. The
of humanity, Of the impor-
ln as man, Is spreading 81.
surely"
10 America, rather than the
ll.e Old World, that we must
the truest conception and
practical recognition OF the
the innate dignity and 30
4 manhood. Here in the soil
its deepest roots are driven.
Irs its richest fruits. This no.
ilderiies our distinctive
berry, and gives color and
h grandeur 10 our most cher
|ca Institutions. IL impera.
hnds an equality of civil
n. all men If il be true
is Inherent worth in man.
Illtlcal goy.rnment exis,s Tor
a mankind. rather than
Dr the welfare Of political
If the grand design and
Ia. nation he,be elevation M
and not merely the inainte-
artificial social or govern.
hem il there he a broad and
truth underlying the words
BEFORE man made us citi.
nature made us men :" Il
bs rue. caste and class dis,
H., Inevitably Weld 10 tht
iptrIpais of individual man
naAiy vi men and of tb.,,
he accented an the founda,
lanizAl societv Man NAV
ue In intellect In atreng,S
|ents Of birth and of fortune
ieat ineu nalities disapnrar
kelntlatiou of onr com,nor
ss tho basis Of the institu.
rie,y. There isno room fa,
caun in min, of wor,b -,
manhood "A. ,nanboo.i m,
az q member of the na,inr
Essential di.ni1v and istbere
bd totquAl civil rights viii
But 6y an .ouali,S of c,vi
mot mean .onal,fv, IN w,alti
st.,lon Snrh an onaI;,,
bin the rigl,tful nroyinca ~
gislarlon Nn,hinp onnId y.
! rou, 10 soc,e,v than sucb a,
euua,ity TIA. ins,,,shIa ~
b be luo t,tai oi.ra.arS ~,
indly,dna, mari, r. ,,,na ,,n
lguation in lien nt ,andahI,
and ttor, anJ - u,'sna'
b owed Inv mi.sr, al vI',
""
assault p,,, ,h. uu;,.,,,..
and tn, Ia ua of -, p.t i,t.
Rd with imnnnitv a,d a., ~,
ty could long con,in,,e 10 axi.
(se condiIions Nhsn " 100 sa
bi civil riphts Iref,,r r.,bsr !.
ianiuut.i riphta ~ n.r-''a d.
alm OF CIVILIZED onve,nn,1,,, ~ n,en
eqnality in Iho.a e".,' y; 'h,a ~
|d nnclli.ies eouaI o,nar,,,s',,;n ,ru,n AZ
law tran '' op'', su"i'ie
h. iorbids ho.,ii.. Ia. W. .no rae
apmauds iha, ,n. s'd;s i;s,s ios'si
a I pc ,he iim;, % nt ,ia ooi,y .
H. Is RI. raa, W .ue hohr,
tlat The noblssr nnc,;n, y, ns ,ii .,i
the FREE. VA f,,I 1aio,i wv, v, .ii
blopp rnt ns ~. u,' anu he"iti
h OF the ind; ,;'a vno poneis % an
.s4d u,,h iua'' ,hn ioiouhe
declared :. ,ha, o an uoas' , ou
equai lhat ,hau a., :. 10 naou "t al y
crea,nr a';,, 'nos arc eiiuowe
b. that ,'n .maau oetIain ,a unaiiei =
End ,bc .ons . .ness' are ilI'
ttcur. No. a,su.. .', U, nappihes'
ttu,ed amn,,1 "'n, ,a xo'o, hlieh'
Sst powera s., n'oa' ueriviil
ers from the consent