New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-07
FROM DIVISION CAME UNITY.


Out of the unhappy divisions which followed
quickly upon the accession 10 power of the
Republican party came new national birth. q
fusing Of national sentiment which has increased
our national strength beyond the dreams Of our
fathers.
Fifty years is brief period when com
pared with the life OF the elder nations. Yet IL
embraces the entire life Of the Republican par
". a party whose achievements are among the
most lasting and luminous OF the deeds done
by any party since the beginning of the GOV
eminent. II has not lived the life OF repOse
and inactivity, for its career has been Charac-
teriZed by restless energy and serious work
Its lines have been cast amid stirring events
when great problems were % be solved and
mighty deeds were 10 be done. 1t has met
upon high level domestic questions OF far
reaching significance. and II has increased our
national prestige abroad. Our primaCy among
the nations OF the world Is generally aCkuOwi-
eyed. II is a cause for COngratulatiOn 10 US
that the orator Of this historic occasion should
he one who has done more than any other TO
establish our prestige among foreign courts, the
wise, able, modest, loyal. trusted friend Of
Abraham Lincoln, William Mckinley and The
odore RoOsevelt-John Hay.
The span of the last fifty years is indeed.
the golden age OF the Republic. During the
greater part Of that period the Republican par
" was in the ascendancy. Its principles and its
policies were in full operation in the nation, and
country advanced never before. It's
growth during the existence OF the Republican
party verges upon the marvellous. While the
tremendous progress that has been made can
not be ascrtbed. OF course, entirely to the wis
dom and beuefCenCe of its policies, vet it has
contributed tmne1SuraDiy TO the results which
nave been attained. 1t mas given security ana
protection TO capital and labor. 1t has been
the wise and loyal friend of each. for it has re-
allied that our greatest development must come
through their harmonious cooperation. 1t has
inspired confidence among the people in the in
tegrity and SoundnesS of its administration. all
OF which is essential to the highest development
and progress. No duty has been laid upon it.
matter how sudden grave but that It
has met 1t wisely and bravely. 1t has never
capitulated to mere expediency or made truce
to wrong. IL has taken the moral side of every
great question and has confidently trusted in
the sober and ultimate Judgment of the Amer
lean people 1t has taught the unity Of the Re
public the oneness of the American people and
their interdependency. 1t has stood against
socialistic tendencies and opposed those naIign
teachings which would establish class distinc-
lions which are the very life of mOnarchtcal
institutions and which baneful to the Re
PUBLIC
SPREAD OF HUMAN LIBERTY
The country of fifty years ago stands in
Then there were thirty-two States with some
25.OOOOO0 of people. part slave and part free.
To-day, have fOrty-five States with $4,000
600 OF freemen. Then, there division
among the States To-day, there Is unity Of
sentiment. Then. there was slavery, To-day,
it is dead and buried beyond the possibility Of
resurrection. The of human liberty has
been extended beyond the limits of borders
by the vaIor of our arms and este bIished among
alien peoples in the distant seas.
The progress of our people has been manifest
in every avenue of human effort. 1t has been
charity. in school and church. in industry and
commerce. While We have developed in the
material world beyond the most optimistic
dreams of those who fifty years ago assembled
here beneath the historic oaks. we have ex-
banded in all OF the higher and better qualities
which excite the pride and admiration OF the
most advanced people
We stand at the morning of n new century
which Is TO be greater than the past with all OF
it's glorious achievements. 1t is a happy augury
that we enter upon II with the Republican party
in the ascendency. under Republican policies
which suited to the largest national growth
The Republican party has given to history
many statesmen of great eminence whose names
have become part of the unreasonable glory
of the Republic We will enter upon the half
century which opens before with such hope
full promise under brave. patriotic, wise Amer
lean. whose ideals are In harmony with the best
traditions of the Republic. and whose ambition
Is TO lead our cOuntrymen and our country in
the paths of peace. prosperity and honor
Theodore Roosevelt.
Let us take new Inspiration from this hallowed
spot and prove ourselves worthy OF the virtue
and courage OF our fathers.
DISREGARD OF CONVENTIONS.
Speaker Cannon was next introduced and he