The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-16

prejudice. follow their
wherever they may lead.
THE movement was
| Sumner In the east, Sewar
York, Chase In Ohio. Bate1
souri,. Blair In Maryland. all
their Identical appeal to tn
motive; and In Illinois, VIII
most popular man In the stat
| ly and cynlcally announced:
care whether slavery Is voted
voted down. voice, Lew to q
| tion, replied: There are some
who do care. II slavery Is not
nothing is wrong'--and Abraham
coin came upon the field, not to
| 1t until he was triumphant In deaf
Our opponents sometimes say
| have no right to claim the credit
| the great deeds OF the last half eel
tury-that we could not have accom-
| plished them without the aid nf demo-
Gratis. Nothing truer was ever said:
and ii Is one of the chief gAories or
our annals, and 1t forms the suress
foundation of our hopes for the future.
"The principles upon which our par
| ty is built are so sound. they have SO
| irresistible an attraction to patriotic
and fair minded men, that whenever
| a time of crisis comes, when the ma
! tional welfare is clearly at stake. when
voters must decide whether they shall
| follow their prejudices or their con-
sciences, we draw from other parties
their best men by Thousands.
| ....lxN hrf0
those who founded our party shine the
names of democrats; and when tho
war came on the picked men OF that
| party rallied to the colors. Douglas,
shortly before he died, declared his
unfaltering support Of Lincoln. The
sun would so down before / could
| name the democrats who fought like
heroes for the country-Grant. Sher-
man, Sheridan, Dix, tSickles, Logan
in short, an innumerable host
ASK, them, the democrats, has the
president been a good citizen, a good
4 soldier, a good man in all personal re-
lations? Is he man Of intelligence. OF
/ education? Does he know this country
we'll? Does he know the world outside?
Has he studied law, history and poll
tics? Has he had great chances to
learn, and has he improved them? Is
he sound and strong in mind. body and
soul? Is he accessible and friendly to
all sorts and conditions OF men? Has
he the courage and the candor and the
God-given ability to speak to the people
and tell them what he thinks?' To all
these questions they will answer yes.
Then what Is your objection to hims
They will either stand speechless or
they will answer with the parrot cry
which we have heard so often: He 10
unsafe!
I'm a certain sense we shall have to adj
NIT this to be true. To every grade OF
lawbreakers, high or low; to a man who
would rob till or ballot box; to the
sneak or the bully; to the hypocrite
and the humbug, Theodore Roosevelt
Is more than unsafe; he is positively
dangerous"
Fairbanks Pays Tribute.
Senator Fairbanks, the next speaker,
said in part:
. Senator Burrows and Fellow Citi-
zens: We are met to commemorate
. no ordinary event, for here, half CEN
, fury ago, American patriots solemnly
pledged themselves to vindicate the
first principles of republican govern
ment; to challenge the agggessions OF
the slave power. Here was issued the
second declaration OF freedom. Here
, was taken the initial step which led to
, the overthrow of slavery and the estab-
lishment OF the government upon truly
national lines. We freely pay the tribute
Of our grateful appreciation to the MEM
DRY of those who raised here the stand
ard of republicanism.
"The republican party was here
christened and sent forth to accomplish
a more vital mission than had ever chal-
lenged the consideration of the people
, since the foundation Of the government
ITO the republican party was COM
mitted. in Gods providence. the stupen-
, dous responsibility of preserving the
integrity of the nation itself. We would
not here kindle anew the fires Of past
hates, or reopen the debates Of long
buried differences which divided Sec
ton against section, for we stand re-
united under the acknowledged SUI
: premacy Of one flag and one constitu-
ton. But we may appropriately recall
the history OF past generation In which
American contested with American fol
the triumph of opposing theories. In
that contest the republican party stood
for national solidarity. II stood for the
nation above state, and the victory II
achieved blessed both the victor and
: the vanquished.
J. Fifty years is brief period. when
i compared with the life OF the elder ma
e lions. yet II embraces the entire life oil
the republican party, party whose
Q achievements are among the most last.
d ing and luminous OF the deeds done BY
any party since the beginning Of thu
: government. 1t has not lived the lift
$ of repose and inactivity. for It's careel
q has been characterized by restless en-.
: ergy and serious work. Its lines have
! been cast amidst stirring events, vheE
: great problems were to be solved and
o mighty deeds were to be done. II hi
o met upon high level domestic Quee
lions OF far-reaching significance. en-