The Dickinson press., 1892-06-11
WHY | AN A REPUBLICAN.
COL. BOB lNGERSOLL GIVES
HIS REASONS.
The Democratic Party an Enemy
of American Progress--Sum-
mary of Legislation Enacted
BY Republicans in the Inter-
est of tho Earn,or

SSl ol li1e ulSTs
I am opposed to the Democratic party,
and will tel you why. Every State that
seeded from the United States was Demo-
cratic State. Every ordinance of session
that was drawn was drawn by Democrat.
Every man that endeayored to tear the old
ilag from the heaven that enriched was a
Democrat. Every man that tried to destroy
tins nation was Il Democrat. Every enemy
this great Ecpublc Las had for twenty
years has been Democrat. Every man that
shot Union soldiers was Democrat Every
man that starved Union soldiers, and re-
fused them i'll the extremity of death, was
Il Democrat. Every man that loved slavery
better than liberty was Democrat. The
man that aSsAssinatcd Abraham Lincoln
was Democrat. Every man that svmpa-
thizcd with the ass;lssin-cvcry man glad
that the noblcst President ever elected was
assassinatcd was Democrat. Every man
that wanted the privilege of whipping an
other man to make him work for him for
nothing and paid him with lashcs on his
naked back was Democrat. Every man
that raised bloodhounds to pursue human
beings was Democrat. Every man that
impaired the credit of the United States,
every man that sworc he would never pay
the bonds, every man that sworc he would
never redeem the grecnbatks, every malig-
ner OF his country's credit, every culumnia-
tor OIL his conntry's honor was Il Democrat.
am II Republican. am Republican
because the Republican party says this
country is a nation, and not a Conlcderacy.
am here i'll Indiana to speak, and have
us good right to speak here in Indiana as
though had been born OH this stand-not
because the state flag of Indiana waves over
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You have the same right to speak in
liiinols; not because the State flag
of Illinois waves overyou, but because that
banner, rendered sacred by the blood
ot all the heroes, waves over nrc and you.
am i'll favor of its being nation. Think
OF II man gratifying his entire ambition in
the State of Rhode Island.
PROTECTION TO CITIZENS.
The Democratic party says the Govern
South to protect the rights of the citizens
1t is lie. The Government claims the
right, and it is conceded that the
Government has the right, to go
to your house While you are sit
ting by your iircsidc with your wife and
ting, and the cat playing with the yarn,
and everybody happy and sweet-thc Gov
eminent claims the right to take YOU by
force and put you into the army; take you
down to the valley OF the shadow of hell
and set you by the ruddy, roaring guns and
make you fight for your flag. Now, that
your country is victorious and you
30 back to your home and lot of
Democrats want to trample upon your
rights, want to know if the Government
that took you from your tireside aud made
you fight for it,-I want to know il it isnot
bound to fight for you. The flag that will
mt nrt t, Il rt,y
contaminates the air i'll which it waves.
The Government that will not defend its
defenders is n disgrace to the nations of the
world. am Republican because the Re-
publican party says, 1--WE will protect
the rights of American citizens at
home, and if necessary We will
protect the rights of:thc humblcst Ameri.
can citizen i'll that State"
THE DIFFERENCE.
There is room in the Republican air for
every wing; there is room on the Republi-
can sea for every sail. Rcpublicanism says
to every man: LET your soul be like an
eagle, fly out in the great dome ofthought,
and question the stars for yourself" But
the Democratic party says: BE blind
owls; sit on the dry limb OF dead tree and
only o. ;h h1ot When your Leaders tells you TO-"
lowers. We are all leaders. There
is not n party chain; there is not
party lash. The man who does not love
this country; the man that does not love
liberty; any man that is not i'll favor of hu.
man progress, that is not i'll favor of giving
to Others all he claims for himself, we do
not ask him to vote the Republican ticket.
You can vote as you please and iftherc is
any Democrat within hearing who expects
to die before another election we are will
ing that he should vote II Republican tick
c: simply as a reconciliation on his death
bed.
Free labor, love, aifection-they have in
vented everything of use i'll this world. l
am Republican. tell you, my friends,
this world is getting better every dav, and the
Democratic party is getting smsller every
day. We have got the first free country that
ever existed. And right here want to
thank every soldier that fought to make it
free Livery one, living and dead. thank
you again and again and again.
VOTE RIGHT.
Now. my friends, want you to vote the
Republican ticket. want you to swear
human progress. Go and talk to every
Democrat that you can see Get him by
the coat collar; talk to him. Hold him
like Coleridges Ancient Mariner, with
your glttering eyes. Hold him; tell him
all the mean things his party ever did. Tell
US l do, but tell him.
l want you, every one. to swear you will
vote Tor the glorious Republican party. 1
tell you we must stand by the country. 1t
is a.g!orious country. 1t permits you and
me to be free. 1t is the only country in the
world where labor is respected; let lis sup
port it. 1t is the only country in the
world where the use III man is the a-isto-
crat. The man that works for dollar a
day and goes home at night to his little
ones, takes his little boy on his knee, and
he thinks that boy can achieve anything
that the sons of the wealthy man can
achieve. The free schools are open 10
grandest; and that thought sweetens every
drop OF sweat that rolls down the honest
face cf toll. Vote to save that coun-
try.