Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-03
THE PARTY THAT DOES THINGS.


The Panama canal is only one OF
the great achievements which will
stand to the credit OF the Republican
party. One OF the first things that
the Republican party did vas to stop
the spread OF slavery. II did this in
the Kansas contest. before II got into
control OF the executive branch of the
government The second Of its great
acts was the passage OF the Morrill,
tariff, which il constrained Buchanan
to sign Just before he stepped out of
power In its colossal task of saving
the Union, II was compelled TO raise
armies and navics out OF the new. to
create a vast financial system to re-
store the governments credit, which
had been lost under Democratic rule,
and to provide for an expenditure dur
ing the four years Of war. which, for
long period OF time. reached $4,000
900 day After the party saved the
Union and killed slavery by the thir.
teenth amendment, II restored the Sc
ceded states to their old places. and
gave them start under which they
nave uIdIf EfFdAfi DlDEiFNs III Wv
past dozen years than they could have
done in two centuries under the slav-
cry regime. The new South, which Is
vastly bigger and better than the old
South ever could have been, Is ere
alton Of Republican policy through
wise tariff and financial laws. nearly
all of which have been opposed by
the South's dominant party
When the Republicans in 1875 pass
ed the resumption act. under which
every dollar of the country's currency
was brought up to the gold line, It
did something which would have made
the party's everlasting fame, II there
credit. The resumption act was
rushed through congress at speed
which surprised, as well as gratilied,
the country. aud which made a record
In the way of swift achievement which
has seldom been beaten even by the
party's biggest exploits. The speed
WAS necessary in order 10 head OFF
the Democratic house of representa-
lives, which was to come in immed-
iately afterward. as result OF the
congressional elections Of November
1874. The Democrats opposed The
hill In the congress- which passed II IN
1875. They assniled the act In their
national platform OF 1876 and demand
ed its repeal Several times they
made desperate attempts 10 remove 1t
from the statute book, in all OF when
they were beaten by the RepnDilcansi
In 1896 the election of n Republican
presiden, and congress killed the
Democratic movement 10 reduce the
country TO the Chinese monetary ba'
sis and in the act OF 1900 they placed
the countrys financial system secure
ly on the gold anchorage.
The waterway which will unite the
worlds two great oceans and change
the channels of the commerce OF the
nations Is merely IA single one in inc
list of magnificent exploits OF Inc ke-
publican party a lew months hence
thousands of laborers will be busy al
the isthmus. millions of dollars WIZ
begin 10 be expended at thai POM
and the world viii follow the progress
of the task with interest Long be
fore the election of 1904 takes place
the hum of industry Will resound IRON
Panama to Colon. To the worid az
large this will he Republican enter
prise. without any politics In 1t. To
the American people. however, II VIII
be Republican achievement, con
ceivcd by the Republicans. shaped by
n Republican national administration
and pushed to enactment by Repuh
llcap congress. The bulk of the ca
nal projects friends were Ropubii
cans. All it's enemies were Demo
Gratis. Two years ago Republicai
administration engineered the tasf
which led To the passage OF the ma
,,onal irrigation act by Republican
congress. That act, which VIII ere
ate a new empire in the West, ~ III
ting supplement- to the free homes law
passed just forty years earlier hn'
signed by Republican president, by
which more population has been ad
ded 10 the Vests total lhan was II
the entire United States AZ the time
of the declaration of Independence
No other political organization In th'
country's history except the grea
party of Washington. Hamilton. Al
ans and John Marshall, which framed
the constitution. which started th'
wheels of government under II, an'
which transformed the country iron
league into nation ever did any
thing like so much for the neonle a
has been performed by the Republican
party. An enumeration of even
small fraction OF the deeds OF the par
~ of Lincoln and Roosevelt sound
like roll call OF the greatest and tn
best In the annals Of American
achievement -Globe-Democrat
A mad dog in ST Louis was SUN
ciently foolish to tackle a beer waeol
mule. Results unnecessary to rec