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Show HI 8 i.xir Tin: ui:i'1!1ii.icax r.utTV. H Mj Tlita In j-racllcallj the list tiny 0 tlie IHB itrncDt administration and of Ittpulp IHt1 llcanrtile, for nmt jeareal leaal, tho HMJ Democrats (akin lostesslon of the EH IKl l'resldeuoy and loth brandies of Con- 0 R rer at Boon tomorrow. Wliat It done IfHIffl by ths outfoera within the few aliott Ifj I lioun of ortlclal Ufa left to thtm to. Ifj i morrow It likely to be morn ceremonial HVAi Hiau ofllclal or exocutlTc, aa tlie stir- J roundlnita aro turu to baiorjolay.ao M demonttratlToaml so full of entbusl- Mm Hist little could ba done ovea If It "Blwl were desired. ft II After a reign let-Inning with Msrch HR H 4tb, 1801, and extending continuously Vf! down lotto present time with the cz "BFwj ctptlon of the Cleveland adnilnlstra- M jgf tlon ending feur yean ago, the "grand n) old party" at last gota to the rear. Hjjjj During eren the period named It had H m a majority In the Beiiate, to that HJ ' though a negation lu tho gorem- H R' ineiit Ha lower waa none the B R les a potent; It could not tlu, Lut It coil Id HB ,J and did prevent tho opoellton from H i doing. Also during tho term of I'lisl- B i dent Johnson It was able to reduce him Bjl to the position of a rcfteclable fliture- BflS head, having a tliree-fourtlit mtorlty BJI In both house of Congrra and thua Bfl,f' able to enact any lawa which It do- 3J tired tolntpltoof the ixecutlvo veto. 1 Hut wllll tho advent of thu meridian BbJT hour tomorrow It got' out altogether; Bfl 1 J Ita voice will ho silent, lla work that of Hni the past. Si Wbat an eventful carcor hat been iJj that of the Itejubllcaii tartj 1 It be- id p.au wltti a failure In lttfl when John HJ Jjj V. Fremont waa overthrown by the Hi !Pi Democracy under tho leadership ol Bf James lluchauan. Four years later Hb A j according to tho loglo ol flgurir, It fllj should have Iwen defeated again, for IJ ta against the whole Demccrallft fi vote Ita abowlng was that 3 j of a beilthy and growing H . boy at;alntt a giant In tho full- H,ij nets of his manhood and strength. Hiflj lut Ita hour of triumph had come; the Hi enemy divided ita raiilts, one part HbI lighting the other part as bitterly and HR uncompromisingly as either bad ver Hh fought ltepubllcanlsm lu Ita wiloua HjTila forms. The counnun op)Hnent waa rjp' stronger than either wing of the HW?1 greater pally, aud It waa waited tu Kl' succeta through tho gap which thu HB H Democracy madu for It. Then we had HKy trie war, In which the built of northern HBM Democrats joined tho ltejubllcaiia, HMf nud when the bloody four yiara had HBTj' ended they were msstett of thealtua. H) Hon physically, politically and morally. Bij It was u long time beforn tho regular HBM Democracy obtained control any- HbjCJ where; even in their present strong- HJjfflj hold, tho Houth, they were dltfrau- HB)fi chlsed and the enterprising carpet- HV M baggcralded by the newly enfranchised HHj African waa In full away. Hut llttlo HW by llttlu the wronga iractlced oti HBiT both aldea melted away under the Hj'i iDtlueiico of tolerance and for- HBflf bearance. finally tho carpet-bag Hi HI system came to au end altogether, that HmJ gentry mainly rtturnol to their HKp Northern homte, the negroes were out- HKi voted In most places and outcoui.tcd In HUi others, and piacu and Democracy u mW solid aa solidity lUelf settled down un f the land of Dlite. Then, with tho HHijj help of the northern wlngof the I arty, HJv the House of Representatives waa oap- HjHt tured, thou the rienatt; then the mom- (. orablu struggle In which prima cl Hamutl J.TIIduu waaihoeeu l'rcsldeut I took place, aud It begun to look dark ii for the Jtepubllcau party; Lut the MHj 'j electoral cotumtnslon gave It another H '! lease of llfu and It has held 011 In one or HF '.), more branches ever elncv, having full HW - control In the first tiro ytara of thu re- HH" t tiring administration. HjBi , Look at the array ot namra Hj ij which ataud out conspicuously umuuj HH j the list of American statesmen who BV) will go down to poeterlty aa among Ul the brightest and boat of tho world'. HBj I peapleand v. ho would lu many cases at HB Ij least havu beau uutuard ot outsldeof a HBj I smalt circle but lor thu Ilepubllcnu HHjj j party! IJegluuIng with thu murtyr HHJr Lincoln uml hit hlstorlo nttooiales, HjW ' then on to Urant, and Hhcrldau, and HHl-li Hayes, and (Jarfleld, and Arthur, BJBJfr and Hsrrliou all measurably ob- KB tcurj until the Republican party HjVJl' bruftgbt them to the fori', wlillo HjVX' tho Hit of able, Iniluentlal and even ( powerful man which It developed but who never climbed ao high otlk'lally would makoavolume. Two ol thist, lllalne and Conkllug, It has been n.' claimed were too grent to be 1'resldeut', HBI perhaps this la true, but whether so or BJHgf not, tew there be who will say that HBflf either did not havu thu itijulsile train- J( ' Jug and character for Hut lofty station. BBl) Onu of them dlod while hla party was ll'it strong uud full of promise, while he BH.jI liltuault w-a conijaratlvely young aud Hi vigorous; thu othtr lived Just long HJ enough to see that arty which he had HI, done so ruuth to build upuudeustalu, Hall Uu'tated all along the llnu lor thu HH flr.t time alncelta llrst victory. HHu- I'rtsldent llarrlion'a ndmlulatratloii HH' las been conspicuous for Ita IB evouutas and cleanness. o has bad HH time trying iuestlons, some awkward HHj aituatloua to dial wllh, but hat lu HH ovistj luto shown hlmsell njual to the HHJ occasion. His clllc'lu) udvUers have, ? bteu men of tharacler und ability If not so cousrlcuoua before their stltc-Hen stltc-Hen assume otbira. Altogtther the) havo hlvt 11 us a four-years' term w hlch I coin arts favorably with uuy of recent aa ' times aud the l'realdent particularly HHiiHjW hVbKHHVw may retire with the gritlfylng hnoni-tdgethatheleivu hnoni-tdgethatheleivu rin tmcml'tb ilntl hi ni, while of the few critics win) will ply their vocation at hla xrc""'. fewer still, wa think, will havo the temerity to attack his urrlghtneis or hla grandly superior moral charai tar. All may sincerely Join In wishing him a happy, prosperous an I leireful life In whaleVerplacehemay bu or to whatever what-ever hla attention may be lurntd. The l'josldent goei and the I'rnl. dent conns. Hall to tho Chief in illher cael |
