La Junta tribune., 1904-10-29

party. First and foremost among thoo<
many victories will forever stand that
victory for which the immortal Lincoln
gave his life. the abolition Of slavery.
With the blood of patriots he washed eAs
stain forever from the stars and stripes
The Republican party saved the Union
and gave freedom to four millions Of peo-
pie. Foe all time the victory Of the
abolition of slavery stands 20 the credit
of the Republican party.
Then. thirty-seyen years later. the cry
Of the oppressed went up from fair Gu
ba; her people had been ground into ths
duse for four centuries by Spanish greed
and oppression. Another Republican
President. another American martyr.
came to the rescue of the Queen Of ths
Antilles, and William Mckinley freed
Cuba and started her on her Dlustrious
career of destiny.
FIrst Rsts Dspioaass.
Peace hath her victories no less re-
nowned than war. Scarcely Q genera
ton ago q Republican Secretary OF State,
with far-seciDx vision common TO Repub-
ncan statesmen. saw that the most de
spotjc power in the wor!d-lsussia-by
its possession of Alaska might some day
be q menace TO our Pacific coast Alas
ka was purchased by Secretary OF State
Seward and the Republican party: and
instead of being a menace IT now stands
as a sentinel guarding American interest 9
In the Northern Pacific and the Arctic
Ocean. For all time the victory Of peacc-
fully acquiring Alaska stands to ths cred
!: of the Republican party.
For more than q half century past the
American people have demanded Q canal
10 connect the watcrs of the Atlantic
with the waters of the Pacific. The great
advantag gcs of such canal are too OBJ
vious to be dwek upon. The advantase
to the Uuited States In time Of war
will be immeasurnbh. OF its feasibility
there II no question. OF ks early con-
struction there has been no doubt since
the recent day when the Republican par
ty, at the hands Of the Republican Pres-
ident. gave TO our nation the American
Panama canal. For all time the victory
Of the Panama canal win stand TO the
credit OF the Republican party. When
We acquired the Philippines and Porto
Rico We found school privileges practical
ly nonexistsnt. Only six years have
passed, and to-day over three hundred
thousand Filipino and Porto Rican
children are receiving American sduca-
ton and ainEing the songs Of freedom In
the Angio-American language For all
time the victory of inaugurating ths pub
lie school system under which these chill
dren are being fitted for sveotual Amse-
lean citizenship stands 60 the credit Of
the Republican party.
Buiids for shs TsturA
Another Republican SecretaFy Of 0anss
saw that American trade In China vas
a Necessity. aud. BY q series q clever
diplomatic mov>s. has secured Tor - .
commercial open door In China. For all
time the victory Of the open door policy
will stand to the credit of John Hay and
the Republican party.
When the immortal Lincoln was Arss
elected President We had l2J.O0O fseeo-
ries. with 1,OOO.OO workers. At the
present day. under the protective tad6
OF tho Republican party. We have over
GDO.OOO factories. with abouf 5000. 900
workers. For all time this industrial vic
tory will stand to the credit Of ehs Re-
publican party.