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Show Thirty years ago Abrahnm Lincoln, the founder of the Republican Re-publican party, could foresee its drift and the natural tendency of its policies. He said: "We may all congratulate ourselves our-selves that the cruel war is near-ing near-ing its close. "It " has indeed been a trying hour for the Republic. "But I see in the near future a crisis arising that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. "Ab a result of the war, corporations corpor-ations ht s been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places .wilLfclowJ:J..;;v;.v.: "The Money Power of the country coun-try will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upen the preju-dic preju-dic s of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands ai.d the Republic destroyed. "I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country coun-try than ever before, even in the midst of war," |