Show DENO democratic CRATIC DO professor lewis lectures before the to Y M N 1 I A prof T B lewis of delivered livered 0 a lecture on democracy last evening before the young mens a and n d young lad ladies i ea mutual improve improvement m ent associations of the third ward in the ward meeting house the attendance was very fair and the address was listened to with the greatest interest the prof began by explaining that though political subject had been chosen for the eveni evening ngit ft was not political meeting and the then rilau launched nahed out on his subject he ile sat eaid 1 history alone can answer the question has ha 3 ever a I 1 free r e 0 government existed without parties 7 it answers no Is it possible for a free government to exist without parties no there is nothing great that can be secured without struggle Is it desirable that a free government should exist without parties no the security of the government rests upon a steady upright loyal opposition in a free government where libert liberty and freedom of conscience exists combinations are formed there would be combinations assuming arbitrary power were there not an opposition by parties I 1 do donot not mean factions but beato historical cical parties based on the fundamental principles of government such as the republican and democratic parties in every government there are two methods and two policies advocated as producing the better results re again it i ie s not good for any party to remain in power too long when such is the case the officers ol 01 the pa party ty become arbitrary and consider the office abig something am like their life possessions there should be a change after a certain length ol 01 time two parties are necessary ry but understand me young men I 1 d do detest the epithets applied by one party to the other I 1 am not here to ridicule republicanism there is nothing god god in the tile republican administrations that I 1 do not admire from this point the lecturer traced the origin and growth of the two parties closing his lecture with these words t there are honorable men in both parties the history of the united states ie is the history of noble men there Therel is ayour your grant your garfield your sherman there Is aleo also ila hancock n and mcclellan and other j lest tast as valiant in spelling seeking the perpetuity of the union just as valiant la in their fight for suppression of slavery just as valiant in crushing out secession at the close arii J bears sears moved a vote of thanks also that professor lewis he be invited to speak again next wednesday W wo a have tonight to night heard board about the democracy of the past said mr seara sears and would also like to learn something about the democracy of the present the vote carrie dand next wednesday the professor will again expound democratic principles |