| Show r PARTIES P. S S There have hl been a good many of t them tiler-I one time and another But nut there thure have ilave lal never b ben en more mor than tWI vo l I S that coun counted ted There hel has lias al alt always al- al t t 1 j WLl ways been one le leading parLy It Jt may r t f. 1 i havo ousted O under different i ln Po D But 1 t n t the h e formative o of t tho th nation na t J. J j. j lion tion there hero wasa was a constant to that t 1 C. S 'S declaration d clar Uon of principles which were wro I enunciated In In the Fremont platform i- i of or the Republican party part its ita ut utterance utterance ut- ut t terance rance to td th world adopted in 1856 If It u was wu the croca of a free fee the fk political religion of or the republic And AndL L to 10 the tho clarion notes of or that bugle alt all I I the vital Hal forces of a young young- commonwealth commonwealth common common- r wealth rallied Four years from torn lom the tho 7 date late of or that election the Republican h I S part parly controlled the government and government and 91 S the great the measureless work of or SSi S- S S i nation S uon building was begun Its process of had hail the tho t i effect of ot putting all an opposing forces Corces I Into antagonism Instantly th the ReS ReI Republican Re Re- S publican party parly proved its vitality HsI HsI Its Hs I justice and Its aL ability to tho the world I t tho the opposition was forced Int Into inta united action netlon against It Thoro tootI tood tho the f Democratic party part rallying to Its Hs banner ban ban- A t ner nOlO all tho the elements that that had hall b been en InY in Y political existence before the war warS and md nd nd'S S 'S j It It became a menace of ot tr tremendous 5 Possibilities The ho Republican party part had far Car Carto gone to th the fore Its very S j prominence as as a pioneer challenged r. r r- r Z r s tho the criticism of one ono who had hull V t views of ot his own which views had hael l 4 j- j I never novel been tested by time nor verified by wisdom The leaders of ot Democracy Demo Demo- aC cracy acy had hall no settled policy polley and anel cheerS cheerfully cheer cheer- S fully declared for any which d victory for the moment t t And so with ono one party which knew S- S 1 hat w-hat the people needed what they wanted and how to get set it and with 1 another r party part which could do 10 no mor S. S nd dared for COl Its lifo life do no no 10 les less less- than thun oppose the thc struggle for tor a iviS national na na- ivi- ivi S S Honal party part and anel a national progress I i.- i. vent went on S i There were little parties on the tho one oneS S side or the other One Ono was S on religious hate and the they called It Il S the Nothing Know party part It wakened wak I ened oneil bitter strife and nd the grave where 5 It IL Ii la is burled is wet with tho the tears and anti antiS S blackened by the curses that it waked S 5 One Ono was a party It professed a n superior virtue a greater great great- er ct honesty a finer liner patriotism a deepS deeper deep deep- S er or righteousness It was directed h by byS S ability and Inspired with hope But Bul ButS BulIt S It offered nothing nothIng- desirable the regular regu su Jar lar party was not sure to secure and S when It as died died as It did In less loss than thana S a 0 year It year It left few to o mourn and V. V 5 5 nono to warn the l later ter party proS pro pro- S moter II n vanished utterly There Thero was the Greenback S party part f which fought the Republicans In tho the S hour of or their severest trial It 1 prophesied all aU evil and marked theS tho the S day of or specie resumption as the tho da day dayS S rt 55 of t f doom oom But Dut months before b the appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed nt d da day came around resumption S. S v wag asan an accomplished fact a n triumph forces f e which h tho Republicans alone f 1 i C j jI I J had had the sagacity to foresee And the nation was stronger because e the prophecies of or the could no not bo be fulfilled The Silver el party followed It Beyond Beyond Be Be- yond the immediate future tho ho Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans saw the highway of greatest great great- est st good for tor the greatest number la lay where silver did not lead Sliver Silver meant a 0 narrowing future the neglect neg- neg lect bet of or measureless resources s the stopping half halt wa way when life's lifes richest riches rewards awaited tho the completed iou Journey rimey It was another difficult lt conflict Never were men In this nation more Impassioned In their debate of ot the contending positions Never did a n avain avain vain cause so mesmerize tho he sen os osof S Sor of or brilliant men Never were such rounded periods hung flung to the winds of debate But Dut the third party vanished in n the thc vanishing smoke of the battles of on one campaign The les lesson had hatI been learned In the rising fortunes of ot all the people From ocean to ocean I from the lakes to tho the gulf ulC silver prophets of evil were discredited and tho the wisdom of the Republicans was again revealed The sliver silver party went ho tho wa way of the Know Nothings Know and antI the he most Illiberal Liberals You will note that that In each of these cases no matter what the name under which the third party sailed it was in opposition to tho the permanent ml mission mis mh- I slon sion and the present name o of tho the Republican Re Ito- publican party part No 1 matter what tho the purpose aimed at the defeat of ot Republican Re Rb- publican principles the tie overthrow of oC Republican leaders was the object most Industriously sought And no matter what the argument deduced the disastrous failure allure of Republicanism Republican Republican- Ism was vas always foretold Yet tho great Republican party has hns g gone on from height to height of or success sue suc cess ceS' winning the polls h because because be be- cause its purposes es ver right and Its means were Just because Its mit slon vas s as ns sacred as ns the hope of tho the patriot fathers Cathers and Its Ils resolution as i high as the stars which dotted the tho white while field of its country's s banner Dont Don't join jolli a third party Dont Don't lose your our Identity there Hold with the tho theold theold old party parts with the one party pirty Help it to build Do not tr try to to tear it down Make yourself valuable to the Republican party palt and it will make male life valuable to you ou It has realized that promise In eighty millions of ot human human hu hu- man lives Ji and it is not going going- t to deceive de you OU Let who will fight it Jt Make your choice as one of the host which Is now no and anti ever eve will be true to the lie one ono and only the tho right and rl righteous the strong triumphant Republican party palt I |
