Arizona republican., 1911-11-26
This Shows Record of Re-
 publican Party THE STORY IS MARVELLOUS
Achievements Are the Most Notable in the History of the Country and People Must Decide if They Shall Continue.
QEy Walter J. Ballard.(


 When the republican party was born 50 years ago the control of this great national wealth was $17,OO0. .O0O,- 00O-now it IS fully Sl2000U, ,0OO.O0O- a gain under republican control and excellent fiscal management of at least sl04, ,O0O, ,OO0,O0O. In the mean time there were two short demo- crtaic interludes, but they do not count, except for retardatiOn, as the democrats did nothing while in of flee
 One year after the republican party vas born and assumed control Of the ship of state. the civil war broke out but after a fierce struggle of four years or so, republican management ended the war. saved the Union, recu- perated the country and today the South is far more prosperous thau it ever was before.
 Under q republican president a ~e- publican senate and republican house of representatives, the national honor and prestige was glOriously defended in the necessary war with Spain: Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil ippines were freed from the four centuries yoke of that oppressive and progressive country, and the two latter were added to the American ratonal domain.
 it was a republican secretary Of state who secured for us that mos, valuable territory of Alaska at a nominal price-a price that has been repaid many and many times over. a each year out of the valuable and apparently inexhaustble products of that vast region.
 Fifty years Of republication have given to our country a galaxy of mo- ble, able and patriotic presidents, among whom the hOnOred names of Lincoln. Grant, Garfield. Mckinley. Roosevelt and Taft, will live forever in our minds and hearts.
 When the republican party was bern a control in 1860 our pOpula- ton was 51,000.000; now it is 91.000,- coo. with nearly 10.0OO,OO0 more living under the American flag in other climes.
 Fifty years ago the now great stite of California was only a child 1e years of age, feeble, and not then blessed with much (realized) of the world goods; now it is q man Of e years. full of achievement, wealth hope purpose and marvellous re- source vet 10 be developed; a state which is benefiting every- Gay 2 d every hour by the wise fiscal policies of the republican party.
 During the fifty years of republ- can control the national public debt of nearly two and q half billions of dollars, created by the civil war has heen paid off; the present debt of about one billion dollars having been practically incurred for needs and ac- quirements since that period
 It was the republican party which on January I. 1878, resumed specie Iayments. the republican secretary of the treasury of that day having said in answer to critics. The way to resume is to resume" Ever since then the republican party has kept the American dollar worth a dollar in gold.
 When the republican party was born to control fifty years ago the total annual value of our foreign com merce. merchandise only, was S6S7. eO0,0OO. while now its annual value Is s ,303. .000.000, an increase of s2,616,- 900, ,000
 The republican party has reduced our public dept interest per capita | from s412 at the close Of the civil | war. to A cents.
 Fifty years ago the republican | party inherited a total money circu lation of s435, 1000. .0OO: now the total Is S3,300, 100000 (dollar for dollar of