The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-09-02
I. The Party Of Expansion.

The Republican party was founded
upon the principle that this govern.
ment was established to protect for
all time the rights and opportunities
Of every individual from abridgment.
That principle it has successfully
maintained. Through the Civil War
1t consecrated reunited country to
free and equal American citizenship.
1t has kept the channels OF Interstate
Commerce open for all and, through
the national Banking System. the
refunding Of the National Debt,
resumption Of specie payments, the
Gold Standard and the Emergency
Currency Law, has sustained the life
current OF national integrity.
AS trustee Of the National wealth,
1t has Investigated mineral regions,
surveyed soils, developed waterways,
including the Panama Canal, irrigat.
ed deserts, conserved watersheds, and
husbanded the public lands Protect.
ing American labor BY regulating
immigration and by taking at the
Custom House, to pay American taxes,
foreign capitals advantage from law
wages, 1t has preserved to American
industries the home market of eighty
millions OF the worlds greatest con.
sumers and so laid the surese basis for
American commercial competition In
foreign markets. Uniting capital and
labor, thus, In a common prosperity
and common source of increased re.
ward, 1t has created opportunities,
improved conditions OF employment,
brought about higher standard OF
living, and more wide spread distribu.
tion OF wealth and well.being and
made expansion moral as we'll as
material.
Entrusted with insular possessions, 1t
has brought them peace and progress.
and provided for the extension and
protection Of American trade, for the
NatiOal defense, and for the honorable
discharge Of the responsibilities Of
world greatness. Maintaining peace at
home, with foreign nations and among
them, 1t has given American rights
and American opportunities new
meaning throughout the nation and
throughout the world.
2. The Party Of Progress and
Prosperity.
Promising progress and prosperity, 1t
has been politically sincere. 1t has
never had a candidate OF a section,
prejudice, or class, nor a platform OF
scheme OF reputation, pro-
gram Of scuttle, or doctrine OF despair.
1t has never lent itself to demand
for revolution, to be followed by reac.
ton and retr0gression, 1t has stood
firm for evolution by constant, steady
and enduring progress. Finding
trusts, giant.b0rn, ilourishing under
conflict of State and Ma. |,
tional law, the double prohibition OF
existence serving but to foster their
1t has never, in an at.
tempt to destroy trusts, withdrawn,
In State or Nation, the protection OF
law from property, but has. through
investigation and resort to
the courts, resolved the conflict which
had silenced law and given trusts
existence.
1t has never proposed to advance
workingmen and American
Institutions by banishing American
Industries and building up those OF
other lands, and scorned to insult
labor with an ilIusory promise of i'm.
munity from law Yet IL passed the
Pure Food Law and the Employers
Liability Law, secured equal accom-
modations on railroads, aided agricul-
ture, created the Civil Service, estab
ished Free Rural Mail Delivry, re-
iueed foreign postage, and increased
pensions. Continuing naturally mark.
sd'out progress, IL will keep its pledg.
ssof Tariff readjustment, Currency Re-
'orm and development of the Merchant
and make the United States
The financial centre as 1t has made IL