The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-30

il that you DO not carry one this year.
III any man did less than his duty last
year, make him ashamed of himself by
doing more than your duty this. Show
him that you are for harmony aud victory
when you are not personally interested
as we'll as when you are. Do not punish
him at the expense of the Republican
party, but ct the expense of the enemy,
by setting better example than he gave.
Such is our duty.
Great men and great quest ons arc not
all dead. We do not need To live in the
past or on the past. The Republican
party to-day, as much as ever before, rep
resents the highest aims. the purest pur-
poses and the Hottest ambitions of the
American people. Who are to-day the
champions of American labor and Ameri-
can industry Where lies hope for the
preservation of a sound financial system?
To whom are the people of this country
looking, this very hour, for free ballot
and fair count? What would suffrage
and political equality be worth TO the
colored man of the South but for this
party and its promises2 At whose hands
are the men who periled their lives that
this nation might live to receive the ben
etits of pension legislation that will mete
out 10 them a just recognition OF their
invaluable services? Who is to-day, with
wise, patriotic and far seeing statesman
ship, binding the States of North and
South America together in the bonds of
commercial union? Who settled the
Samoan question? Who is defending our
interests in the northern seas? Who is
every hour almost adding to the dignity
and the greatness of this nation, and
where the flag OF the United
Statesp When. in time of peace,
had we to deal with graver matters, and
when had We greater success or more
capable leaders? When did the country
have a more careful, patriotic, moral. aud
high minded Chief Magistrate than Ben
jamin Harrisoa? When since our gov
eminent was founded had Americ IN in
tetests better defender, or Republican
ism an ADLER and more brilliant represen-
tatlye than is James Ct. Blaine? When
was there a sturdier advocate of the right
AM justice OF our cause in the chair OF
the Speaker of the House OF Representa-
tises than is Thomas b. Reedl And
when among the great men of the milton
did the Republican Representatives of
Ohio stand higher than they DO to-day
In al the Senate no man ovrrranks John
Sherman, and in the House of Represen-
tatlyes our party never had a moro gifted
more capable, or more successful
leader than is William Mckinley, Jr.,
and no leader of his party ever had ADLER
assistants than ars mis- colleagues from
this State. The truth is, Republi-
canism never was more important, and
Ohio Republicins never had greater cause
to be both proud and satisfied.
To administer this country's affairs, to
maintain her rights, to extend her COM
merce, to preserve her peace and main
tain her hoLo or through all this coming
growth of physical and political power,
is n duly worthy of the best days of the
Republican party. In a special sense
this duty is ours. II we fail TO fully and
successfully discharge it we shall disap-
point the just claims of both our fathers
and our posterity We must not fail
Our opportunity is here. This is the
starting point. Are we ready to meet
this issue and answer the demands that
rest upon us? The man who does not
say yes" Is not a Republican,; the man
who says yes" end then sulks in his
tent because he doesn't like a candidate,
or doesn't ike a committee, or doesn't like
some other thing of the kind, is false to
his party, false to his country, and false
to his conscience. Let us then close up
the ranks and 60 forward with courage
and confidence. Let Us lift our banner
higher this year than ever before. Let
us here and now determine to be satisfied
with nothing less than an old-fashioned
war time victory, such as will strengthen
aud cheer our cause everywhere, make
the way easy for the redemption of the
STATE next year, and enable us to lead the
column in 1892.