Genuine Old-fashioned Republicanism. A Good Political Religion For To-day

Tlie following extract from the speec of a prominent citizen at Terre Haute n 1880, will beur re-reading a groat 111:111 times. We commeml it to the youn, men about to become voters. If the Beek light on the history of the two gre parlies, history will lully corrobórale tli following statements : A partisan. Mr. Chairman, I am. I any chuich is worth belonging to, it i worth belonging to not a little. The (ireat book Bays: "Whatsoever you hands iindeth to do, that do ye even witl your nilght." That is as true ti politie as in religión. If I did not believe tlia the republican party ia in the main right if I did notbelieve that it is breakiii the way for future ages; It I did not be lieve that those who come after us, look Ing across the troubled billows of [hi stormy sea wliich we have navigated, wil see standing hi}h up the peak the pen non of the republican party; if I did no believe thar, looking at the light house whicli the republican party has been building In the pathof time, will see etemal sunshine set on their lieads; if j did not believe that the 11 ig of the repub Ucan party, beyond any other banner ever borne in human hands, is indient and resp'.endent with illustrious achievenients, 1 wuuld not be a republican. I saw the republican party born int lite in the throes of a learful mortal and military earthquake. 1 uw it uke control of the goveriinient when every natiou of the earth save oue was banded together ng.iinst us. 1 saw it organize arinies and the fleets aiul the üuauces which fought successfully Ihe most gigahtic war iu history. 1 U it libérate four million slavea I saw it establish an absolutely free republic. I saw it regenérate the Xational Constitu Liori. I saw it build its house upon a rock, ai.d the floods caue, and the rains descended, and the winds blew and beat upon the house, and it feil not, because it was toiihdtd upon a rock. I saw the republic ms öo all these rescue from destruction 1 uatiouality iucontestably the greatest the world has ever seen - and uaviug done all these things, I saw the republican party stand. Therefore I am for it, not a little, bilt a great deal.