Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-15

around the banner Of liberty, union and
national honor, between 1850 and 1866
(applause), and now summons you under
the same glorious banner. (Renewed
applause)
Appropriate Quotation from Lincoln.
81 cannot omit here to make a quota
ton from Mr.. Lincoln, written to the
young men of Illinois on June %, 1S4S.
Mr.. Lincoln said: Now as to the young
men. You must not wait to be brought
forward by the older men. You young
men get together, form trough and
ready club" and have regular meetings
and speeches. Take in everybody you
can get. As you go along gather up all
the shrewd, wild boys about town,
whether just of age or little under
age. Let everyone play the part he can
play best. Some speak, some sing ana
all holler. Great laughterD Your
meetings will be of evenings. The old
er men and women will go to hear you
and see you. Ii will not only contribute
to the election of Old Zach. but IT VIII
be interesting pastime and improving
to the intellectual faculties OF al en-.
gagged. Do not fail to do this (Great
applause)
81 commend these homely words or
Mr. Lincoln to the young men OF the
country. Such organizations as ne al
vses will have powerful influence In the
| political contest which is now upon us.
| They will not only inspire the young
men, but will cheer the hearts OF the
old guards of the Republican party.
| (Applause) 1t is seldom given TO the
| first voters of this country to start IN SO
| important n national contest, where SO
much is involved, and where so many IN
1 terests are at stake. 1t is year, 100,
when old party divisions count for lit.
| tie: when men of all parties are united
| in the common object to save the coun-
| try from dishonor and its currency
from degradation.
1T is always safe, young gentlemen,
TO arrange yourself on the side or your
country. (Applause.) 1t is always wise
to stand against lawlessness and repudi.
| alton. (Renewed applause and cries OF
That's right.") 1t is always patriotic
to stand against those who are opposed
to law and order. and who would raise
| artificial barriers between classes or sec
tons in the United States. Great APP
| plause) | congratulate you upon the
glorious opportunities You have. and APP
preciating those opportunities, am sure
you will use them for the welfare OF the
people and the glory of the country.
(Chcers)
Further Reference to MINIS and Mills.
my fellow citizens, ventured few
weeks ago to suggest in public speech
that / made that il would be better to
open the mills than to open the mints.
Great cheering and cries of THAT'S
rightly | see that some of our political
adversaries criticise the statement, say
ing that it is putting the cart before the
horse They seem TO think that the way
to open the wooden mills, for example Is
to start yardstick factory. Great
laughter and applausc) They forget
that You must make cloth before you
: can measure ii (renewed laughter) and
that the weaver must be employed before
the yardstick is required, (Applause0
But they say the yardstick IL too long.
| answer If you make n yardstick nine
teen inches long instead of thirty-six
inches, its present length, you will not
increase the output of cloth or its value
!, or give an additional days labor to an
American weaNer. Great applause)
Nor will 52-ccnt dollar increase our in.
crics n h NV ~ 100 T. .as as.as,
labor and ,wrak values, and has done so
wherever it fMk been used Great APP
pause and cries Of That's right.") More
cloth might require more yardsticks
Qaughter), but more yardsticks or short
er ones will not create demand for
= more cloth. Renewed laughter and cries
d of "Good, good.o Nor will short dol
: lars with wide open minis free to all
the world increase our factories Cap
> plause and cries of "You are right.")
!. More factories Mt work will find work
n for the good dollars now in their hiding
places, and find employment for the good
/: | men now lulc III lnelr MONIES. tlrcHlcu-
a dous checring)
: Industry must come first. Labor
y preccdes all else. 1t Is the foundation
I Of wealth; 1t is the creator of all
t wealth. Applause) It's active employ
n ment puts money in circulation and sends
n it coursinG through every artery Of trade.
u Great applause and cries Of THAT'S
n rightr') The minis don't distribute il
J. i'm that way. Cries of "You bet they
y don'tuO Start the factories in full
e blast and the money will flow from bank
s and vault. The lender will seek the
: borrower, not, as now, the borrower the
G 'sThat's rightvD
: "Start the factories and put American
:. machinery in operation, and there will
n not be an idle man in the country who
Y Is willing and able to work: there will
u | not be an American home where hunger
: and want will not disappear at once;
C great applause and cries of THAT'S
!, rightv): and there will not be farmer
= who will not he cheered and benefited by
= his improved home markets and by the
better and stcadier prices for his prod
z ucts. Gtenewed applause and cries OF
G ''That's rght!) Credits will take the
z place of debts. The wasted earnings OF
y the poor will be restored. A surplus
4 will take the place of n deficiency in the
!. public treasury (cries Of '"rhat's right!o;
! plenty and prosperity will return to us
: again: and do not forget, men and wom-
i en- of Wood county. that you cannot coin
:. prosperity great cheering), and you can
not revive Industries through the mnts.
Great applause and cries of That's
+ rightly They come through labor and
I confidence. skill and enterprise, and hon
esty. and they will come no other way"
y | 0Creot nnplause)