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

ngs and 10 subdue the noise of its fac.
tons. So that to-day the puny and shriv
eled administration of Mr., Cleveland il
confronted by an opposition that has
gained strength from defeat and out Of
misfortune has gathered the building
materials Of success. (Applause) Tho
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
If to-day there Is one intelligent man who
accepts tho profession Of good faith he
is entitled to stand no with the most
guileiess characters or history. (Laugh.
tcr) 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 q civilized form of government.
cloud laughter) The period from 1861
to 1884 Is forever memorable for the
great names which under God tho Ro.
publican party has given to the nation
and for the great principles which under
God the Republican party has woven
into the llfo' OF this generation. In all
that period the sole business of tho Dem.
ocratic managers has been TO defame
these leaders and to belittle these princl.
pies, and yet no Democratic manager
dares to lift n finger against single line
of the Republican record. No such trib.
ute was ever before laid at tho feet OF a
political party (Applauso,) Yet every
step of the recent national progress has
been numbered by the reckless malice OF
Bourbon objection. When Lincoln fell
at his post. he carried In his mighty
heart not tho weight of the great Repub.
lie, but also the griovous burden OF mi.
ysrsal Democratic abuse. The grave OF
Garfield hid from tho decent memory OF
men n scheme without precedent
In the annals Of public dctraction. When
few months ago the people stood In
rcverent silence, while tho shadow OF
death was falling upon tho face of tho
soldier of the rebellion, II seemed almost
like blasphemy to recall those strange
jeers, when the politics Of Democrat
consisted mainly Of gross aud ignorant
inslnuations against the namo of General
Grant. cloud applausc) And | say to.
day, now that these sublime figures arc
gone from tho strife of politlcs--that
their work Is done--it il notable and
significant that no Democratic leader
publicly proposes to disturb the achieve.
ments of tho party Of which they were
the recognized leaders.
And not only has the Republican party
made the history Of the last % years, but
into its hands nre committed tho greater
problems and questions of tho next half
century. II tho party shall wisely put
itself in harmony with tho now and liv
ing issues Of Justice that concern thu
problems Of labor and industry of this
country II it shall wisely take stand In
favor OF the right and tho helpless and
against those who whether right or
wrong arc not helpless, IL they do that
faithfully and interpret In the future ~
they have In tho past the best brain
and conscience of the country, there Is
living to-day no ono 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.)
IL would be impossible to describe tho
enthusiasm with which this speech was
received, and It would be ample praise
to say that 1t fully sustained tho speak.
er's reputation MS being the foremost
young orator of Iowa.