National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-29

troller, alderman, or mayor; he cannot, or
he uses the small 'I' for the personal pro-
noun. lie could not tell on which
side Of the Allegheny mountains
Ohio is. Educated canary birds, educated
horses know more than he, bnt he cast his
vote and II will balance your vote. His
Ignorance is as mighty as your intelligence.
That is not right,All men of fair minds Will
acknowledged that is not right. Until man
can read the declaration OF American inde.
pendence and knows the difference between
q republican form OF government and
monarchy or despotisn he was unit TO
exercise the right of suffrage at any ballot
box between KeyWest aud Alaski. On Tor
the education Of the ballot-box 1t is the
ark Of the American covenant to be carried
in front Of the host. A very old box Is the
ballot-box and very sacred. In Athens,
long before the art of printing, the
people dropped pebbles into It to
give expression TO their sentiments,
after that beans were dropped into IL, a
white bean for the affirmative and black
bean for the negative. After that when
they wished to vote man out OF citizen.
ship, they would write his name on shell
and drop that into II. O'Connell and Cob
den and Macaulay fought great battles in
the Introduction Of the ballot-box In Eng
land, and to-day II is one Of the Businesses
of this nation. II is one OF the corner
stones OF our government. 1t Is older than
the constitution. 1t Is our national safety.
Tell me what will be the fate OF the Ameri-
can ballot-box and | will tell you what
will be the fate OF this nation. For
the protection and education OF the
ballot-boX and through IL the per-
manence Of American Institutions l
solemnly appeal. Hurry up, American
Congress, with your appropriation for COM
mon schools! The average school life OF n
49,, a., NI.r,.. No .nral
school life of southern boy is Que year
II the present Congress does not act IL Will
miss saving a large part OF the present gen.
Grafton. May we all, as patriots and Chris
tlans, and voters, and rulers, come up to
the present oNigency. To most OF us this
country was the cradle, and TO most OF us
IL will he the grave. We want the same
glorious privileges which we enjoy to 20
down to our children. We cannot sleep
well the last sleep, nor will tho pillow OF
dust he easy to our heads, until we
arc assured that the God, OF our
American institutions in tho past will be
the God Of our American institutions in
the days that are to come. Oh,when oil the
rivers which empty into the Atlantic and
Pacific seas shall pull on factory bands,
when all the great mines-gold aud silver
and iron and coal-shal be laid bare for
the nation, when the last swamp shall be
reclaimed, and the last jungle cleared, aud
the last American desert Edeuize1, and
from sea to sea the continent shall be occu.
pied by more than 100000 600 souls, may
II be found that educational and moral in.
fuences were multiplied I'm more rapid
ratio than the population, and there shall
be four doxologics coming from north and
south, cast aud west - four doXolOgies
rolling toward each other, and meeting
midcontinent with such dash OF holy joy
that they shall mount to the throne; "And
heavens high arch resound again, with
peace on earth, good will to men,"