New-York tribune., 1908-08-20

FRANK HENDRICK.
Winner of $50 prize essay contest of Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee.
has been interested in politics since he to
this city and has made several fights for the Re
publican leadership of the 18th Assembly District
In 1906 he nominated for Congress from the
18th District by the Independence League. Mr..
Hendrick is the author OF Railway Control by
Commissions" and several other legal works.
Several thousand manuscripts were received and
two hundred selected for a second reading
OF these, twenty-five were chosen for submission
to the following judges, who committee of
award Ellis H Roberts, ex-Treasurer OF the
United States John A. Slecher, editor of Leslie s
Weekly and Henry L. Stoddard, editor Of The
New York Evening Mail" Their unanimous de-
cisfon. which is in harmony with the opinions Of
several officers OF the Congressional Committee.
caused the award to be made to Frank Hendrick
Honorable mention was made of the following
writer's of essays: George w Gallagher Geddes,
S. D.; Arthur j. Dodge, Washington; Ruford
Franklin, New York; John E Barrett Scranton
Penn; the Hon. J. 5. Whipple. Albany; Perry F.
Powers Cadillac, Mich. s. C. Price Atwood. Kan;
Harry T. Stiger, Wilamsport, Penn; Thurlow
Weed Barnes New York, and DR.. C. E. ". Dobbs,
Fernandina Fla.
Mr. Hendricks essay follows:
1.-THE PARTY OF EXPANSION.
lhe Republican party was founded upon the s prin-
tect for all times the rights and opportunities, Of
It has suceessfuy mantained Through the Civil
War 1t consecrated reunited country to free and
equal American citizenship. 1t has kept the chan
nes of interstate commerce open for all, and
through the national banking system. the refund
ing of the national debt resumption OF specie pay
ments, the gold standard and the emergency cur
rency law has sustained the life current OK national
integrity.
gated mineral regions, surveyed SOILS, developeq
%aterways nctadng saad te and usbanded the
p,rhI I{c lands American labor
iating immigration and by taking at the custom
Vanfage " from low wages it has preserved Aneri-
can industries the home market of eighty miIlons
OF the worlds greatest consumers and SO lald tne
surest basis for American competition In foreign
mon NJ nrosperitv and common source of increased
ward 1t has created opportunities, improved condl-
ard of living and more widespread distribution of
wealth and wellbeing, and made expansion moral
intrusted with insular possessions. it has brought
tnnEiop and protection of American trade for the
national defence and for the honorable discharge OF
ing peace at home, with foreign nations and among
them has given American rights and Al american can
and throughout the world
u-PARTY OF PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY
Promising progress and prosperity. it has been IN
politically sincere. 1t has never had canaidae o
a section, prejudice or class nor a plaIIoIin of f
negation scheme OF reputation: programne OF
itsaif fo a demand for revolution be followed by
reaction and retrogression II mas s.9OG ,rIr @ dr
ress Finding trusts, giant born, fouris9lng under
supposed conflict Of state and na1o4aI ,t IA tot tT
their development, II has never in an attenlpt 20
protection OF law from property, but has. through
executive invstigation and resort 70 Lae
solved the conflict wnlcn hao sHeiceo 10" OH"
given trusts existence , o-,,
1t has never proposed 70 s9ttions bY banshing
American industries and building up those OF - o.ner
promise Of immunity from law. Yet # passed the
pure food law and the empoyerS AIDED
agriculture created the Civil Service, estanIsned
free rural na penso4s Continuing naturally
marked out progress 1t VIII e Keep Its 6 55 dseoD
ment of the merchant marine ana make dae Gnlts ~ tt
States the financial centre as II mas mace 1t inc
industrial centre of the Worlo
T11-TEIE CONSTRUCTIVE PARTY-IT ORGAN
IzEs THE NATIONAL WILL
- 49,. e,,o,ution bv which party government has
become the extra-constitutional method OF secur-
ing responsibility to the people the
and the Democratic party the organized aspiration
Of indiviqnals from ISS to 1885 the two Demo
cratic houses and the Democratic President Were
wild team and helpless driver. Democracy ;
aei+stee local differences Republcanism organizes
tie national idea. In 1868 the people were COM n
Liberty and Union expanded for the first time
INTO f Tg7e T none was committed 10 specie basis
snan,a 0'v vas at once until 1898 no longer sought
and nr inteTest In 1895 business men
were again eomr1itted to confidence; before a
in fen wears deposits almost trebled-a perrna-
nent gain which the recent panic, state OF
mind" now completely dlspeled scarcely touched
In 1905 business was committed TO ratr methodS;
without compulsion violations largely ceased.
The Republican party, at each period sounded
the public conscience. felt the national pulse
framed its policies in response, and realized in law
the dominant American idea. Its constructive past
assures its constructive future. IL Is to-day as 1t
always h. been the party At TO govern
Iv-THE PARTY OF STATESMEN.
The party craftsmanship, II has been the
raining school statesmen. Its policies have been
forged in the heat OF public discussion. tempered
in the deliberation and shaped in the conflict OF
many trained minds, and drawn and finally
wrought for the country's welfare Dominating its
members through principle. it assures unity IN gov
ernment: it's stanchest partisans have made the
gres test contributions To national progress. The
roster of its leaders is the national roll OF honor of
public service.
V-TAFT AND SHERMAN CONSTRUCTIVE
CANDIDATES-A CONSTRUCTIVE PLATFORM.
Republicanism stands to-day for progressive pol
icies in safe hands. BY solving the constructive
problems of world power in the last two admin
istrations William II. Taft taught the world our
capacity and his In all constructive legts-
Iation for twenty years James s. Sherman has been
q leader In the records OF the Republican candi-
dates as we'll in the platform are written the
story of the nations progress and the reliance OF
the future. r,..--., ~,
would turn back those pages; thereafter Bryanism
would record Destructive" This the Republican
Senate could prevent. Under Taft and Sher-
man and Republican Congress the great progress
Of the past will be held and the greater progress OF
the future will be assured.