Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-29

ranks of the young men, the first vot-
ers, or dwindle into insignificance
without them. 1t is from this source
that the waste places are filled. Old
men die, and while the ranks are be-
ing thinned at one end they must be
augmented at the other, and to secure
that there must be more than sound
ing brass ana tinkling cymbals." This
is an intensely practical age. time
when proof, positive evidence, is de-
manded in lieu of mere assertion.
Young men rightfully demand to know
the right tnat they may be right.
When democracy ceased to entlce
into its ranks the fresh new blood of
the country it began at once to decay.
When it turned its face from front to
rear it lost its nerve and foresight in
dealing with issues 1t permitted it's
reason to become clouded, its patriot
ism to become tainted with the Grim
inality of treason in its desperate de-
termination to establish slavery as a
permanent cornerstone of a new re-
public, has fioundered ever since amid
the quagmires of doubt and the quick
sands of despair, drifting to decay,
drifting to ruin, drifting into oblivion
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truth for the fallacy of fraud its brain
withered, its heart became throbbing
cancer, the marrow rotted in it's bones.
1t was then that young men with rich
red blood in their veins, contemplating
the present and prospecting the future
their hearts aglow with the spirit of
patriotism, turned in disgust from the
sinking craft to view with faith and
hope the waving banners of the new
republican party. a fresh combination
of patriots whose first solemn vow
registered in heaven was for the pres
ervation of the Union; its second, the
| freedom of mankind, and it's third, the
equality of all men before the law
Grand principles. Glorious living is,
sues, beacon lights that no amount of
democratic sophistry can hide from
the vision of rising generations. Be.
meath republican banners young men
find glorious opportunity to march on,
ward, never backward, to keep ster
with the inspiring music of the union
boosted nationality. freedom for al
and complete Justice for the humblest
of mankind. There they are. There
they are contending, and there they
will remain until the column is halted
until it begins its march to the rear
until it begins to die the death of the
democratic unrighteous. Then they
will desert the republican ship just as
the democratic craft was deserted, will
avoid its organization just as effete
decayed and offensive democracy il
spurned, despised and rejected b.
them now But the republican part!
will make no such mistake. If it doc S
it should die. Full armored for thu
right in every conflict, animated b.
the Hottest patriotism, demanding al
that is best for every citizen, stunning
no conflict with error, maintaining jus
tice for all as it's polar star, knowing
, no DOUBTS and taking no counsel o
fear, it will continue to enlist the ia
vor and fervor of youth, will continue
to widen and lengthen every pathwa,
of human achievement. Here is tn
rightful political home of every youn
man who sets his heart upon success
The democratic party offers absolutel
nothing more promising than doub
assures them nothing but the shame G
defeat. They turn from it in DISCUS
are found enlisted by hundreds c
thousands each year beneath the RI
publican banners, becoming the bon
: and sinew, the heart, brain and cor
science, the fighting force and winnin
> power of the mighty political army tina
has shaped the legislation and the de.
tiny of this nation for almost half
richest and freest of earth.-Ne'
Sharon Star.
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nAIL IL So,
!. thing actually pathetic about the al
nouncement that the Democrat
: speaking campaign in this state wi
? undoubtedly have to be abandoned b.
u cause of an utter lack of funds wit
!. which to pay the necessary expense
/. And yet the democratic party has n
! one but itself to blame for the dil
!. straits into which it has fallen. If
e . has been confronted with an oppo
u tunity of accomplishing something
has frittered the time away. 1t hi
= flirted with every heresy, made go
: goo eyes at every exploded theory an
|, endorsed every impracticable is
y which has been brought to it's motto
= Intelligent people are inclined to tai
. too serious view of the responsible
= ties of government to entrust them !
~ ~ a party which seems to be without st
y bility of conviction or capable of &c
= ting into step with national progress
{ Hence, while we may be inclined !
= shed a tear as we note the deserte
and gloomy aspect around democrat
g campaign headquarters. it also b
- comes necessary to admit that the s.
~ uation is but the natural vindicatic
Z of the general logic of actual events
d Des Moines Capital.
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