New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-06-08
WHY / AM A REPUBLICAN.
COL. BOB INGERsOLL GIVES
HIS REASONS,

The Democratic Party an Enemy
Of American Progress--Sum
mary of Legislation Enacted
BY Republicans inthe inter-
est of the Farmer.
lam opposed to the Democratic party,
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
flag from the heaven that enriched was a
Democrat. Every man that tri ed to destroy
this nation was Democrat. Every enemy
this great Republic has 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 in the extremity of death, was
Democrat. Every man thatloved slavery
better than liberty was Democrat. The
man that assassinated Abraham Lincoln
was Democrat. Every, man that svmpa-
thlZed with the assass1n-every man glad
that the noblest President ever elected was
assassinated 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 lashes on his
naked back was a Democrat. Every man
that raised bloodhounds to pursue human
beings was a Democrat. Every man that
impaired the credit Of the United States,
every man that swore he would never pay
the bonds, every man that swore he would
never redeem the greenbacks, every nalig-,
ner OF his country's credit, every calumna-
tor of his country's honor was Democrat.
am a Republican,. I am Republican
because the Republican party says this
country is a nation, and not Confederacy.
l am here in Indiana to speak, and have
as good right to speak here in Indiana as
though had been born on. this stand-not
because the state~fag of Indiana waves over
me. | would not know it if should see it.
You have the same right to speak in
Illinois; not because the State flag
of Illinois waves over you, but because that
banner, rendered sacred by the blood
OF all the heroes, waves over me and you.
l am in favor of its being nation. Think
of man gratifying his entire ambition in
the State of Rhode Island.
PROTECTION TO CITIZENS.
The Democratic party says the Govern
ment cannot march its troops into the
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 ireside with your wife and
children about you, and the old lady knit
and everybody happy and sweet-the 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 fhell
and set you by the rudy, roaring guns and
make you fight for your flag. Now, that
your country is victorious and you
go back to your home, and lot of
Democrats want to trample upon your
rights, l want to know if the Government
that took you from your fireside aud made
you fight for It'll want to know if it is not
hn1 md tfNti rr1>f TOW
not protect its protectors is dirty rag that
contaminates the air in which it waves.
The Government that will not defend its
defenders is disgrace to the nations of the
world. ann Republican because the Re-
publican party says, I'VE will protect
home, and If necessary we will
march an army into any State to
protect the rights ofsthe humblest Ameri-
can citizen in 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 Republicanism says
to every man: Let your soul be like an
eagle, fly out in the great dome OF thought
and question the stars for yourself But
the Democratic party says: "'Be blind
owls; siton the dry limb of dead tree and
only boot when your leaders tells YOU to-"
In the Republican party there are no fol-
lowers. We are all leaders. There
is not a party chain7 there lis not
"a partyslash.. The man who does not love
this country; the man that does not love
liberty; any man that is not in favor of HUI
man progress, that is not in favor s0f;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 ifthere is
any Democrat within hearing who expects
to die before another election we are will
ing that he should vote a Republican tick
et>srnlply as reconciliation on his death
bed.
Free laDor, lowe, atfection-they have in
vented everything OF Use in this world /
am Republican, Itell you, my friends
this world is getting'better every day, land the
Democratic party is getting smaller every
day. We have gothic first fl ee country that
ever existed. And right here want to
thank every soldier that fought to make it
free. Every .one, living and dead I,thark
you again and again and again.
VOTE RIGHT.
Now, my friends, i want you to vote the
Republican ticket. / want you to swear
that you will mot vote for any enemy Of
human progress. Go and talk to every
Democrat that you can see. Get him by
the coat collar; talk to him. Hold him
like Coleridge's Ancient Mariner, with
your ,glittering eyes. Hold him; tell him
.ail'the;mean things his:party ever did. Tell
him kindly; tell him in Christian spirit
as | do, but tell him.
want: you, every one, to swear you will
vote tor the glorious Republican party I
tell you we must stand by the country 1t
is glopious country. Itpernlits you and
me'to be free. Itisthe only country in:the
world where labor s'respected; let us sup
port 1T. 1t lis the only country in the
world where the e.u man is the acisto-
crat. The man that works tor dollar,a
day and goes home at night to his little
takes his little how or hic Inn
he thinks that boy can achieve anything
that THE ,sons .of the wealthy man can
achieve. The tfree schools are open to
him; he may bethe richest, the greatest the
granaest and although sweetens every
drop 0t sweat that rolls down the honest
face ct toll. Vote to save that COMM
try.