The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-31

ment of other important issues. It's
broadened experience and developed
strength, If animated and swayed by
correspondingly lofty motives. render it
fitting agency to direct the Ship of
State.
Such an origin, such a record, such
a power such an undertaking purpose,
such a scorn of base advantages and
such capacity for the advancement
of the public veal has the grand old
Republican party. Grand in it's origin,
grand in its battle against human OPP
preston, grand in its struggle for ma
tional honor, grand in its unfolding
of national credit and grand in its
elevation of labor The real greatness
of the United States dates from the in
ception of the Republican party
I have called it a grand old party and
may therefore be considered a grand
old man as I am it's senior by eight
years. It's rise is within my own
memory and I pray God its fall may
be long after all memory of me is lost
in the obscurity of time. 1t was fairly
launched into existence in the Presi-
Dental campaign of John c.. Fremont
in 1856. need not recount the issues
which called it into existence. The
Declaration of independence was ma
tional leland the mission of the Re-
publican party was to make it a ma
tional truth. The immortal document
was written by a Democrat named
Thomas Jefferson but history fails to
record any special observance Of it by
the Democrats who came after. The
election of Lincoln in 1860 was the pre-
lude to civil war. The abolition of
slavery resulted. On the Republican
party tha1 devolved the perpetuity of
the union. It did not shirk the issue,
but, with resolute determination that
while the number of stars in the
American flag might be increased, they
should never be diminished, poured out
| treasure and blood in the sacred cause
of national honor. 1 was but g young
! spectator of that terrible war. but there
are among US tonight veterans who
were active participants, who followed
the flag far better than the Constitu-
ton has since. They are survivors of
a host who have passed to the great
beyond and whose graves are believed
with the sympathetic tears of an appre-
ciative country and decorated with the
| flowers of its grateful memory. How
well has the Republican party borne
! in mind the gallant soldiers who rallied
to the defence of national freedom and
honor!
The war being over. it devolved upon
| the Republican party (the Democratic
party being still on a vacation) to effect
| the national recuperation. How well
| they accomplished this task let the
prosperity which followed on the heels
of this terrible war attest. And this
prosperity was distinctly tracsable to
| the wise tariff legislation of tie party
which fostered and dignified labor and
i called capital from it's vaults. Indus
| tries and enterprises hitherto unknown
| sprang into magical life. Prosperity
| abounded everywhere except in the
| Democracy 1t then became the mis-
| sion of the Republicans to keep faith
with the creditors of the nation who
/ had stood by it in the years of its ex-
| trelnity. Wealth increased and pros
perity prevailed in spite of the protests
of the Democracy. In vain did the poor
Old party contend that any number of
| pieces of paper were any number OF
dollars if the Government only said Sc
The credit strengthening Act of 1868
was the final blow to the fond Demo-
ere &c scheme of reputation. Then
| gold hitherto hidden commenced cir
culation in the channels of trade. The
/ Republican party had achieved human
| equality, manhood suffrage, national
| progress, national prosperity and ma
| tional honor and credit. Even Demo-
| Gratis, who thoroughly despise prosper
/, jty, became wealthy. The prosperity
| foste-ed by the Republican party ,1as
been continuous with occasional inter-
| walls of depression from overproduction.
It's policy has been consistent as well
as progressive. It's platforms have
never been contradictory. They have
never been trimmed to accommodate
the dictates of expediency. 1t is true
| that in the unexampled prosperity
which has ensued trusts have sprung
up In an extremely fertile soil weeds
grow as we'll as grass. believe that
the Republican party can be trusted
to cope with the evils resulting from
unlawful combinations inimical to the
general welfare, and one OF the nrst
steps taken in this direction viii De
the keeping Of a certain Democratic
oil magnate from presiding over the
next Senate In the brief time allotted
to me I have merely given hints OF
the glorious history of a party which
went into power forty-four years ago,
and has been continuously in control
with the exception Of eight years Let
the Democratic party derive all the
| consolation it can from those deplorable
| eight years. 1 have shown you the wis
dom, the patriotism. the ability and
the honor of the Republican party. II
the eye could only dwell forever upon
this glowing visioni But alas the