Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-09-16

ings and to subdue the noise Of its fac.
lions, So that to-day the puny and shriv.
elcd administration Of Mr. Cleveland is
confronted by an opposition that has
gained strength from defeat and out Of
misfortune has gathered the building
materials of success, (Applause) The
Democratic party came into power upon
a platform narrowed to an eager promise
TO reform and purify political methods.
Under that mask the administration has
covered itself up for eleven months and
II to-day there is one intelligent man who
accepts tho profession Of good faith he
IL entitled to stand up with the most
guileless characters or history, Laugh-
ter,) No such festival of starvation
ever found hospitality at Washington,
and out of tho clamorous multitude no
such dissipated outfit ever took Office un.
der y civilized form Of government.
loud laughter) The period from 1851
to 1884 is forever memorable for the
great names which under God tho Re
publican party has given TO the nation
and for the great principles which under
God tho Republican party has woven
into the life, Of this generation, In all
that period the sole business of tho Dem
ocratlc managers has been TO defame
these leaders and to belittle these princi-
pies, and yet no Democratic manager
darcs TO lift finger against single line
Of tho Republican record. No such trb.
ute was ever before laid at the feet Of
political party, (Applause) Yet every
step of the recent national progress has
been numbered by the reckless malice OF
Bourbon objection. When Lincoln foil
at his post, he carried in HIS mighty
heart not tho weight of the great Rcpub.
lie, but also the grievous burden OF mi.
ygrsal Democratic abuse. The grave Of
Garfield hid from tho decent memory OF
men scheme without precedent
in the annals of public detraction. When
few months ago the people stood In
revcrent silence, while tho shadow OF
death was falling upon the face of tho
soldier of tho rebellion, IL seemed almost
like blasphcmy to recall those strange
jeors, when tho politics Of Il Democrat
consisted mainly Of gross and ignorant
inslnuatons against tho namo of General
Grant. cloud applausc) And say to.
day, now that these sublime figures aro
gone from tho strife Of polltcs--that
their work IL donc-it Is notable and
but
publicly proposes to disturb the achieve.
ments of the party of which they were
the recognized leaders.
And not only has the Republican party
made the history Of the last 25 years, but
into its hands IRE committed tho greater
problems and questions Of the next half
century, II the party shall wisely put
itself in harmony with the new and llv
problems Of labor and industry of this
country, IL IL shall wisely take a stand in
favor of the right and the helpless and
against those who whether right or
wrong arc not helpless, II they do that
faithfully and interpret In tho future ~
they have In tho past the best brain
and conscience of tho country, there Is
living to-day no one Of us that shall set
limit to the prosperity and power Of tho
party. | congratulate you upon the
beginning Of this convention.
and trust that its close may be as graft |
flying to US as 1t shall be disappointing
and disastrous to our friends, tho enemy.
Great applause)
1t would be impossible to describe tho |
with which this speech was
and IL would be ample praise |
to say that 1t fully sustained tho speak.
er's reputation MS being tho foremost
young orator of Iowa.