I want to call your attention to the remarkable change that has come over the spirit of the dream of the Republicans; to remind you, gentlemen of the North, that your slogans of the past--brotherhood of man and fatherhood of God--have gone glimmering down the ages.
Hoar critiques the changing ideals of the Republican Party, emphasizing a loss of moral vision.
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