The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-23

definite policy and point with pride TO
what they have already done, as they
always do, and having definite policy
they will again be trusted by the people
TO cary it out, and in 1908 the trust ques-
ton Will have been solved under the
second administration of Theodore Rose
velt and the Democrats will have dis
! covered some new nightmare that threat
! ems to enslave the people.
PARTY GROWTH.
! Mr.. Grimes, secretary of Oklahoma
has the distinction of attending every
territorial Republican convention since
the organization of Oklanomas govern
ment. He is thoroughly conversant with
the progress of the Republican party in
Oklahoma having been closely identified
with its success. Mr.. Grimes was given
"A Party Growth in the Territory and
responsed as follows:
Mr. President: When in my magma
ton. ! go back to fourteen years ago to-
day and see the rush OF humanity from
the borders of this fair territory; when
l follow its wonderful development, not
only in natural, financial educational, but
political resources as well. | am reminded
of a story of the 65th anniversary of the
New England Club by Henry w. Grady.
The story goes. that there was an old
preacher once who told some boys of the
Eible lesson he was going to read in the
morning. The boys finding the place,
glued together the connecting pages. The
next morning. he read on the bottom of
one page, When Noah was one hundred
and twenty years old, he took unto him
self wife who was Cunning the page)
one hundred and forty cubits long, forty
cubits wide. built of gopher wood. and
covered with pitch inside and out" The
H.
He read it again. verified ii. and then
said: My friends. this is the first time 1
ever met this in the Bible, but l accept
it as an evidence that we are fearfully
adm wonderfully made. " So. Mr.. Presi-
dent, in taking your subject tonight
assigned me, Party Growth in the Terri
tory it might all be said in the language
of the old preacher. that we are fear
fully and wonderfully made"
THE growth of the Republican party
of the territory of Oklahoma should be
encouraging to Republican students OF
political history.
There has been no abnormal or phe-
nominal development of the party's in
terest at any time, but a steady. sturdy
and tenacious disposition to meet every
emergency and condition. by reason of
ever changing population.
Oklahoma at its organization and
opening to settlement, was made up Of
n cosmopolitan people. coming from the
north. the south the east and the west:
was without political cast amt problemat-
zeal as to political complexion. Not only
was this true at the original opening.
but Of each successive opening of the
several reservations.
Republicans recognize the Importance
and necessity Of party work. We're the
first In the field to organize. In Deem
Der 1893 4 few of our leading and enter
prising Republicans. as a self constituted
committee. met at Reno City. in what
is now known as Canadian county. and
called the first Republican convention 10
meet at Oklahoma CITY in January. 1890
a few weeks later The principal pur-
pose Of this convention was TO personally
acQuaint ourselves one with the other
and. further to prepare for party work
and partv orga nization This was an i'm
portant convention: friendships formed
that day. seemingly. have never been
broken. 7 see several faces here tonight
that We're at that convention. Our worthy
president was one OF the number. and
the pledges made by him and others at
that time to stand by and build a rarity
that would receive the commentator
OF all good people in future years re-