Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-09
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John Brennan--Why Republican
quent Tribute to the Flag Facts
as to the Solid South.
We present this week that portion of
Mr.. Brennan's speech wherein he gives
trenchant reasons for voting the repub-
lican ticket, and comparison of the
votes north and south. Other portions
relating to the civil service and the
tariff will be published in subsequent
issues of THE REPUBLICAN,:
MIR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AID FELLOW CITI-
ZENs:
| noticed upon arriving here two splendid flags
| across the principal street Of your city, and
noticed first the republican hag-the Harrison
and Morton flag. noticed with a sort Of melan-
choly satisfaction that you were kind enough to
drape the flag In honor OF him who lies In death
tonight upon the coast of Massachusetts,. And
noticed, too, that our democratic brethren were
kind enough to follow suit-because without
knowing, and without seeking information,
will venture to say the republicans did 1t first;
and, to the credit OF our democratic friends,
whenever the republicans do real good thing,
they usually come up, from an hour to years be-
hind, and say we always thought So (Applause)
But it is very pleasant, and Is a hopeful sign
when your democratic brethren join with you In
doing honor to the memory Of the heroes Of the
Union Army.
They tell us from time to time that we are ad-
dictcG to waving bloody garment. Gentlemen,
this is Il brutal expressions; one which ought not
to be used, in the presence OF ladics-an express
sion which no gentleman will use, and which
never ought to De used, or limited at, except for
the purpose of its condemnation. What they
mean is that republicans now are In the habit
oi reyiving the memories Of the war period. Now
will venture to say tonight, that | reflect the
sentiment of every republican within the sound
Of my voice when utter this, that the highest,
| dearest, hottest wish Of every republican In re-
laton to the war period Is to see the results OF
| that war respected and observed In every part
| of this country, and to join our fellow citizens
north and south, east and west, in achieving the
blessed victories Of peace, contributing, as best
| we may, TO Il reunited and an inseperabc nation
atty. (ApplauseD
| Now it is pretty generally understood through
out this country that ! was once a democratic
voter, and am not here to apologize for that
| circumstance. When was a democratic voter
voted with the very best light that had.
might say to you in the language OF st. Paul,
that 'whcn was a child thought as u child;
| ,pakc rs Il child; | understood rs a child but
| when became man put away childish things"
| Applause,
If were an Italian. spRniard, German, or
black man, people would pay no osileciDl atten.
ton to the fact that vote the republican ticket,
but owing to the fact that am an freshman
these gentlemen who assemble upon the street
cOrner-and petty leaders of the democratic
party--clam me us their property; and when
undertake to have thought of my Own-whcn
assume the responsibility Of Il citizen OF my
adopted country, these men pursue me with
something If the spirit of the old shareholders
pursuing biack-.nan; AMI for what? why to
| Ibis extent and no mOre-that ii iietns ntratff
with the privileges Of u citizen Of the United
States propose to vote as please and please
to vote the republican ticket IApplausc.)
The first time that | ever saw this hag-the
nag of the United StatcS-it Is now more than y
years age; .ag then boy saunterng along til,
Western coast Of my Aattse islei.A, and saw
great many flags of different Hat,QnS, Rpt u
, seemed TO my boysh fancy that this flag, Will
its large, long stripes and bright galaxy Of stars
was prettier than all the rest, and asked an ole
man who was strOllng by to tell me the name o
t this flag. He told me 1t was American; thi
much leasi.sd, askGi him the pane of its cOun
fl try, and he said this: "My R9y, l am pgt rtste.
in the books or on the maps, ] know this fa
and that 1t is American, INT beyond that can
not particularly tell YOU Its name, hut there !
y one, circumstance about this flag that l hav
occasion to remember: That In the year ISL
when the people Of Ireland we're starving, thi
4 is the flag that waved over the ships that brougll
j my kindred bread"
q Well, in time l was privileged 70 swear allie
| glance to this flag, and l trust when am deat
| that if men remember me for anything In th
life; that il men shall ever mention ny name
l. that Ii Il word may be ever written on my toni
stone, 1t shall be this: that came to this land
4 stranger and an exile; II opened Wide Its arm
=, and received me to its bosom, and that WI
u faithful to its constitution and laws, and n goo
II citizen with the best light had. applause
e Now why did vote the democratic ticket ?
p pledge my word, gentlemen, and am not speal
-. ing of it by way II lake, that ahelt the on
- reason that is offered to my cOnntrymcn he,
II why they should vote the democratic ticket
le that John, Tom, Pat or BIN Is an freshman al
= that being an IriShman he is democrat.
- Some little time ago a wcll-tO-dO Chinaman
the city Of Chicago was interrogated as to Il
IL politics Of the Chinese, The democratic newsp
le pers had spread ii broaacasi fhst the Chinese
If California were supporting Harrison, aYd III
9 Chinaman in Chicago was Intercepted as
- what the fact was and, OF course, this Chinamf
It had sense enough to know that it was q dem
rr cratic invention, pure and simple He sad Il
fact is that not one Chinaman In ten thOusai
ever heard gf Harrison; not one in a hundr,
thousand cares Il i'ina-a ID sanff for Harriso
The only politics % ChinainRB knows Is THAI
hates the democratic party because h. mide
IL stands that every freshman is u democrat, ~
as that every democrat Is an Irishman. (Appla,l
Or aud laughter.)
,r Now, gentlemen, this may be subject
- laughter. but it brings the blush OF shame to II
Il face, because IL l. not in the nature OF my cOI
rs trymen to be the pefsscggpr ~ anybody; il is II
I'd their nature to be unpatrotic: il is nSt Iht
Of nature to be disoyal. The history Of this cOt
try ahundantly proves that. But for some n
v son unaccoIntable that attaches to on; race,
sc have permitted ourselves for three generation
ID to do the dirty work of the democratic part
Ia But give gali this solemn assurance that it
not safe now to t't y4ur money that because
i man happens to he called D'BrieH, ~ ftIrEe,
v Egan, or Finerty, that he II quite certain to
ne counted for the democratic party IA adyanC
,o applause and laughterD
Va Nov am not finding any fault with the raj
and file aemocrsts. They are all right. 1t
% pretty safe for a MAJ, " aggq9 and admit, al
he honestly admit that the rank aud file ct ,le d..
or ocratic party is made up of men who are hone
,g and patriotic as the rank and file of the rel,,i'
can party. lnG fault with the leadership-t
~ :. real democratic pasis. Itmay BE- likcned to
is dog the body resides in the s0utl, and ya.. n
= northern tail at pleasure.
IN Grover Cleveland fills the Office of prcsider
ad but he was no more elected to that Office than
was. Take this nation today from Bar Harb
." down to Long Island Sound, the six New En-
ne land States are still safely republican. Last f
- Connecticut-dem9cratic IN 'st-resumed reas,
id ana reversed itself, Every inch Of ground fro
= Bar Harbor to Long Island Sound, and fro
= Harlem River to the Pacific Ocean, north of ii
eS Ohio River is republican to the core and natio
ed al to the marrow. From the Big Sioux Riy,
an from the western line Of Iowa. there Is street,
| OF Territories, along with n,kat, 5no ,,,iI.,