El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-20

The first convention of the Repubh-
can party was held under the oaks at
jackson. July 6, 1854. summoned by a
msnorial signed by 10000 Michigan
voters. Forty-nine years and seven
DAYS ago TO-DAY the Republican party
answering the call of the American peo-
0lp. entered into the possession OF both
houses OF congress and the presidency
OF the United States. From that day
To this the history of the Republican
party has been the history OF the
United States.
The history of the United States cam
not be written without writing the his
tory OF the Republican party. Whatever
of growth has come TO our land, what
ever of glory has come 10 our lag,
whatever of increase has come to our
wealth and TO Or prestige has come
through the successive triumphs OF be
publican principles and through the
operation of forces set IN mctdon by
Republican maj0ritles. The Republican
party sprang into being as the cham
pion of human liberty, as the de-
fender of the dignity and worth
of human labor as the foe OF pre-
iudice and caste and unequal rights. 1t
was founded in the desire to save the
nation whole and save Ii free, IN the
determination TO wipe out the shame
of slavery and vindicate the right OF
every man to the fruits of his own Ia
Dor. Equality of human opportunity,
EQUALITY of men of all colors before the
eve of the law, as In the eye OF Tod,
was the first ideal Of the Republican
nartv. Considerations OF domestic policy
and foreign relations came later HAVING
established the right of every man 10
the fruits of his own labor. the party
next devoted itself TO enhancing the
value of those fruits. Having made the
nation free, the party proceeded to make
the nation rich, and having made the
nation rich. il has proceeded to make
It great. and having brought the nation
10 a position where it is at once the
greatest. the richest, the freest IN the
world. the Republican party Is welded
To the DrooOsition of making 1t the most
useful and beneficent nation IN the
weird. In all history no merely. political
Marty was ever founded on basis more
ilnselfish. or was ever inspired by ideals
more exalted. or was ever sustained by
a courage more undaunted. or was oc-
clrpied with plans more beneflcent, or
i1rstified by results more magnificent
than this party of Lincoln and Grant,
Harrison and Blaine, Mckinley and
Roosevelt and Taft.
There Is S0nl6C1lng SO ddLLliIlg III INC
solar splendor of our achievements that
il i not strange that our opponents be-
orIldoe us full credit for what we have
done. We have accomplished so much
to be proud OF. are erecting so many
in1perishable monuments, have irrevo-
cablv established so many standards, We
have done so few foolish acts, we have
so little to explain away that We ran
afford to be patient with ungraclous
criticism.
Since 1851, with the exception of eight
wears. we have had Republican presi-
dents. For two years only has the DEM
Ocratic party had absolute control of all
branches of the government. For nearly
40 years all the legislation and all ex-
ec4Itive acts and treaties have been de-
termined by our party
We have created the policies and
shaped the laws
We have stood at the helm and direct
ed the course of the ship of state, upon
us has been the entire responsibility;
to US must be given the praise or blame
for the results. BY our accomplishments
and our deeds we must be Judged.
We found the treasury empty, and we
filled It.
We found the public credit dead, and
we resurrected it.
We found the nation shattered, and
we restored it
We found the army and navy disor-
gained, and We organized and recon
structed them.