Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-02-20


We do II fifty ionrr the name of
Lincoln II We do not cOgnize about
his historic igure Il b. roes and states
men Of the civil wa, ai.l lack OF them
all the name JesS mi lion who gave with
Willing hear all they ! I'd to the treas
ury OF the tlOnal ;Iefe lse Nor ought
we t. rorgel recalling the sentiment
you have I ven ne, &. at every idea
which came hrOugg tn rebellion alive
was Republi an; Oh It 4 braham Lincoln
wrough; his mighty We as a Republi-
can aud at !. 81 sanCiliri by his blood
the pr"copts IT the Eel ublican faith.
EEsctly a the oid Hebrew nation
usCd u sing &c att,T ge their males
tic VA song wrOu ght nto SyllableS of
music ly q ig natioI ii poets, SO in
every i merI an hONe, rot only in the
mansions OF luXurl l. It in the quiet
cottage OF apeOl e. here love builds
palaces IF " .te M arl and lays I'D
treasures of right gol,., the worn and
patient face Abr4Ia Lincoln should
look from gh walls al / little children,
turning the ustIa I'd caves of his bi
OgTaphy shO I'll core years educated
in the fsscina ing leg nds of patriot
isnls aud libe ty.
We must /, Up .,a + 'publican party
III line with G pUGpO IS of the men
who lad its )ndi sion. Its further
victories mus be ron hand in hand
with the s.rugg ing iii ions of the coun-
try, So that al mCu nay understand
that the h story of Sc Republican party
is bound up in IS ii 1t victory, OF which
Abraham Line In StiU to the extra SEES
sion of 1911. The" ar for the union
is "a peoples "a struggle to main.
tain III the " thu form and sub
stance Of COVE. ment whose object is
to elevate the G ndi lra of man, TO lift
artiiic.a burdel fr2u all shoulders, to
clear the UithN : O. lHudable pursuits
for AL Sur 10 q iUrO % all an equal
chance IN the r? e az ife.
rejoice that 5e lave nan in tho
place Of Lincoln W to- experience en-
ables hlm to coz prrG, nd the national
obligation, md Nnosf heart is open to
the inirEities his e, Sabed comrades.
Alreadw hi, adm mist alton has won to
its support the 'reat body of people
who SEX mo- MI t.; ~ 10 prefer 70 do
business Tor IT, ms;lyes rather than
work for Ihe pub ic Sir their board and
clothes.
If any mistake has Jeen made, it is
the mistHke g d e p ty and not of the
president, and il les 4 the direction of
despising the E4U i've, Of party activity
and closing 20 b, noI ole party service
the avenue of tnO, .ble party ambi.
ton.
No political puUy IN live upon it
record alone. Il sut thing could be-
done the lfvpubliy m l,aTty could do it.
Nor on its rrOmis 5 . one: for if such &
thing could he done the Democratic
party would haN : ne it. A party
must meet theme. o. stiOns of the day,
and must coLple'e II unfinished bust,
ness.
We hear much g days about ballot
reform. The .rue ,. lot reform in the
United States k the JnsGming fire of
public opinion ia will make il in
practicable for ~ y parties to enjoy
the proceeds Of Il ~ against the rights
of American cltEelEhp, The time is
coming when lao . "a 'hall dare to pre-
sent himself for h 1t the bar of the
American hOuss1' esentatiyes from
community wee the vote has not
been freely cast ~ honestly counted
The man who n b , attitude clamors
for the Ausirrtr srstem of yctinsr
without breGA uC y partnership WI
the MississiIp ggstem of coupF %,
votes is cons .yu Is fraud, w .nt
he happens b. he & rGpor of ~ .,"a or
10y ths elas ~ the Did Souv no o vi
dent o. ult tnifei 'tates/ '"pie'i