New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-03
AS TRUE NOW As THEN.
JAMES A. GARFIELD's WORDS TO YOUNG VOTERS
From a speech Cleveland, on the saturday evening"
before the Ohio election of 1879.

JAMES A. GARFIELD's WORDS TO YOUNG VOTERS
From speech Cleveland, on the saturday evening
before the Ohio election of 1879
Now fellow citizens a word before leave you, on
the very eve Of the holy day of Coda ft moment to
cOnsecrate ourselves finally 10 the great WORK Vi
neyt Tuesday morning see I'm this great audience to-
night a great many young men-young men who are
about 10 cast their first vote. want 10 give Wuru
Mn Said Inv n how he other day up in one OF
Northwestern counties lie said TO me, General
nave ge4t inlhd 10 Vol ht inc aid y" him WHY
Why.s said he b" ny father Is Republican, ana my
brothers are Republicans and / am a Republican all
over: but | want TO be an Independent man. and
pYblcan ticket jusi because his dad does and have
half mind to vote the Democratic ticket Just 10
The boy suggested but did admire the spirit of the
boy that wanted TO have some independence OF his
Now. tell You young man, don't vote the Repub-
lcan ticket Just because your father votes It. Don't
vote the Democratic ticket even 4 he does vote II;
arc about 10 pitch your tent I'm One of the great
political camps. Your life Is full and buoyant with
pitch 1t among the living and not among the dead
If you at all inclined TO pitch among the Demo
for moment while we survey the ground where
hope you will not shortly lie 1t is sad place, young
me far more like graveyard than like camp for the
living. Look at It 1t Is beloved all over with the
theories OF dIsgraced doctrpes You cannot so 1--WE IN
little double mound look down on it and read.
sacred to the Memory Of equatter sovereignty and
Drcd scott Decision" million and nalt Democrats
died by the hand Of Abraham Lincoln and here 1t lies
Young man this Is not the place for YOU But look
little further. Here IS another monument black
tomb, and beside It, distinguished friend said
pairs of human letters taken from The Of slaves
and / read IT. little headstOne this Sacred to the
Infamous life the Democratic party taught that 1t
divine-GOds Institution. They defended II. they
moErner But iere t les dead by the hand OF ARA
ham Lincoln; dead Dy the power OF the Republic an
party dead by the justice OF Almighty God. Don't
bIims tone tomb-and read It's yellow face In
Of state sovereignty and Secession Twelve millions
OF Democrats mustered around It in arms to keep 1t
guns of the Republic Here It lies, its shrine burned
to ashes under the blazing rafters Of the burning Con
there minute, in this bamy night air TO look at
such place Bni Just befors leave discover new
hardly sprouted over H. and all around torn pieces
OF paper with the word fat them. and look
and l read It: Sacred 10 the Memory Of the RAG
Baby;' nursed in the brain Of all the fanaticlsm OF
dleOn, samuel Cary, and few Others throughout the
land. But It died the first Of January, 1879, and
made, and not fat power lie upon IFS little carcass to
keep it down forever On. young man. come ont Of
life
Come out and come over into this camp Of liberty.
OF order, OF law Of freedom Of justice OF all that IS
glorious under these night stars J. there any death
here in our camp Yes yes Three hundred and fifty
earth, died TO make this camp a camp OF glory and Of
liberty forever. But there dead issues here
There arc no dead ideas here. Hang out our banner
the green turf under your feet II hangs over our
camp Read away up under the stars the inscription
have written upon It, 10 these twenty-five years
Twenty five years the Republican party was
red to liberty and this is our silver wedding fellow
citizens. a worthy married couple love each other
better day of their silver wedding than on tho
day their first espOusals, and truer TO liberty
to-day and dearer to God than we were when spoke
our first word Of liberty Read away up under the
sky across starry banner that first word uttered
twenty-five years ago What was II ? Slavery shall
never another foot Of the territory of the
great VEST l. that dead or alive Alive thank
God forevermOre And truer to night than II was
the hour II was written. Then II was hope, pro
MISE purpose. Tonight II Is equal with the stars
immortal history and immortal truth Come down the
glorious steps Of our banner Every great record We
have made have vindicaed with our blood and with
onr truth II sweeps the ground and 1t touches the
stars Come here young man and put In your young
life where all living and where nothing IS dead but
the heroes that defended II.