The record., 1913-01-02

am a Democrat. NbN / Abill EiN'
otler a few thoughts on thiaEi Lead.
ing up To 1913. Aud ! ".nt L. say
to YOU gcaiiemcn ;hs; | am 4 hc
liever in pre,lcs,lniupn, inrcordiuA
ton and deCrces | care nothing
about your crceds, religious tenets
and faith; | believe that the NJ
mighty has a good deal 10 do with
the destiny of men and nations.
tod moves In a Mysterious way
Iii, wonders to perform.
lie plants his footsteps "n the deep
And rides upon The storm.
believe it because the Scriptures
teach IT from Genesis 10 Revcla-
tions; | believe il because the old
prophets, whose lips were touched
with fire from OIL the altar of lleav-
en-, foretold and predicted the rise
and fall Of nations and empires
down thro' the ancient of days.
Now | believe that providence holds
our nation within the hollow of his
hand and that the Democrats are
his favorite people; but unfortunate
ly they, like the Jews, did wrong IN
times past, and it is said that whom
the Lord loveth he chasteneth.
Hence, from some cause or sin
committed by our fathers in way OF
punishment, the Dcmocrates were
put under the rule of the Republi
cans and made heweTs of wood and
drawers of water for an hall 4 cen
tury. But now | am proui to tell
you that the Democratic party has
been miraculously rescued and re-
stored to liberty.
After using all the ways-and plans
that human ingenuity could devise
and after eyhausting the powers and
skill of genius and of great and
courageous intellects and after they
had reached that period of dissap.
pointment, when there appeared to
b. no way under Heaven or among
men whereby the Democratic party
could get control of The Government,
and when there seemed TO be no eye
to pity and no strong arm to bring
deliversnce, the good Lord heard
their sighs of mourning and lamen-
iation and knowing that they were
hungered and faalisslng for official
nourishment, he therefore lifted
from the Democratic party the
gloomy veil of the Republican
party. ! want to say that the night
of our suffering was long, dark and
dreary; but the good Lord so hard
ened the heart of Roosevelt that he
became a mad, roaring Bull Moose
and made war upon the Republicans
lie fought the battle of the Arma
geddon and succeeded In splitting
wide apart the Republican party
like unto the parting of the grea
waves OF the sea, and the Democrat
ic hosts marched over dry shod ant
reached the shores of liberty an,
restitution, a political Canaan o
safety, whose green fields sprea'
out before them decked with al
kinds of official fruits and flowers
whefe tacY shall soon feast upoI
the fatpess of the land aud satisf
their longing souls and aching heart
and can peacefully repose upon tn
gfesa pastures beside the stil
waters. Now | want to say tina
the year 1913 Is going to be Demo
cratic year and shall be the mos
wonderful in our country's histor
sage the time when the star c
Jefferssh asose upon the horizon c
our infant nation aud sent forth il
radiating leans down the run c
years. 1913 shall have no parable
CT The past, but shall become note
> and giided in history as the year {
: the commencement of the nation;
reform, elevation aud higher oivi
iZation. 1913 shall be a most even
ful year, a year of woderful demon
tration, changes and achievement:
k 1915 shall be year in which OF
r nation shall emerge from Ion
n night of ignorance. tyranny an
I despotism that cause mourning an
i lamentation to be heard in our gres
country. During the year 1913 tn
rapid advance and achievements l
: every department OF our coantr
e shall exceed that of many years ,
j. the past, for the yoke Of oppressio
shall be taken from the people