The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-17
Especial Correspondence.l

next Move mbpr,' the Republican con
gressional committee sought the
brightest literary minds in the country
10 present the case in a brief and for
Cibla manner. and from among 200
articles upon the subject submitted,
that written by Frank HendriCk of
Now York city. was awarded the first
prize OF $3.50.
This Is what Mr.. Hondrick wrote:
The Party Of Expansion.
9TH" Republican party wa- founded
upon the principle that this govern.
mont was established to protect for all
times the rights and opportunities of
every individual from abridgmcnt.
That principle IL has successfully main.
tanned. Through the Civil War ii con.
sr,ratrd reunited country to free and
equal American citizenship. II has kept
the channels of interstate commerce
open for all through the national bank.
iu- Hyrom tho rounding Of thA ma
tiUual 1'u' resumption Oi specie pay.
muuta. the uuI1 stan lard ant tho
emergency currency law ha sustained
tho l.Iu current of national integrity
"a. trus'oo o.. the national wealth.
II has investigated mineral regions.
eury.,.i .,il. d,yaInp.l wot.rwovs
Including tIn Panama canal irrigated
deserts conserved watersheds. and
husNaudud th" public lands. Protecting
American labor by regulating immi.
pratinn md hy falling at tho cu.tn,n
houso IN nav American taxos foreign
cati;al's adyautaro from lo,v wages il
has ur,s.rvad IA Auo,icap inlustri,s q
tho homo roarle, pf eighty millions of
tho ,.,rIi.s .,~,a,...t ,,',,s,,,,,,r. a,,.i -
loiE tho ,,r,.gt i,,eie r,r A,,,,,i,or com.
r.,f,f,,, T., r,r.i.,r ,,,o.l.,t, t-,itt,r,
,,,,itgl and Iar,r thu. f., a c,,,,,n,
rr's,..ri,,. md common eo,,rco or In.
rr,.g.1 ro,y,rd Z, b.e cr.o,,.a on,or
,uri.i,g ir,,r,,.I conditions ,f c,r.
,1,y,.,,t I.r,.gbt aI.,ut bf,,,,,r
e,,nd,rj of living .,I mara ,,id,.
snread die,rnr,inr cr ,y,oItb and wou
hatpo ana mad, .>,,r.i,n nnr,I nc
,,,r o.. ,,.,,.,f.l
entrusted win ioe,,Ior rossossinns
n Ias'lrnupbt tror r,,ro aud rr,.
,,r.ss ami Js,rn,ida1 fo,. tho o,,1,sio,
and rrot t,ctinp ,r American tralo ,nr
tho national dnfcrs. and FOR tho han.
orah1e discharge nf tho ros,nrsiI,iii,io,
of ,rorld ,r.atr,ss u,i,,tai,i,,, ,,,...,.,
at hnu. with fnroiyn nationg ord
annng thor, I, has siven Aroricou
r,rlts and American onnnrtuni,iae neyy
moquing throupbo,,t tho nation o,d
throrrhout tho world
The PARTY of prooresa and proe,sritv
"promising nrnrrass and ,roernrity
II has haen nnIitiralIv s,ncero 7, hos
rrniuli,c NJ, ,l,e. n,- a ,lo,,,,..,, -
negotj,n scheme of r.,,5iatirr rro.
gram of scut-le or doctrina Of dr,nafr
II has never lent itself ia a dnmeni for
revolution to be toIlowed nv raoc,inn
and r,,rnrressinn IL bae eto,d nr,n
for evolution by constant staabv and
enduring progress Finding tru.ts
gian, horn aourfsbinq under sr,rnso1
conflict of state and ration,I Iou. ,bo
douil. proli,ftinn of oviston,o s.r,
ing but ia foster their deyaIn,,,,.rt II
has mayer in m attonrt tn d.stroy
trusts Withdrawn in state or notion
the protection Of law from prosn.ri,y
Iut has tbrnugh ovar,tiv. ir,..,i,,.
rlon and resort IN IN. court. r,...I,',,I
the conflict which hal sirnnco1 I,y. on.1
riv,n trust. existence
eft has never prorneod to ,drorco
American workiugmen and Americ,,
institutions nv honisIfr, Aneri,or In.
dustries and huildInp ~, tbnsa of o,bo-
lands and scnrnod ia insuIt labor pi,h
an ipusionarv nrhniso of irn,,it,
from law Vet II naseod the n,,ro food
Iau and tho emrIovors, lio,,ili,,. ,,,..
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