The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-29
THE FUTURE BY THE PAST.

The writer of this topic dmy recall the gloom which, forI
months followed the second nomination Of Abraham Lincoln and
writer did realize the meaning Of the time but subse
quen reading experience has taught him with the of his
temporary the Republican party usually presidential
fight with apprehension and the apprehension that exists the
likely the party make supreme and successful effort the
polls as it did in the battle year of 1904.
ncons time the Republicans have been beaten but twice
and then by the Grover Cleveland and he elected partly
through Republican appreciation of his extraordinary public qualities
The northern campaign which General Mcclellan led against Abra
ham Lincoln in 1904 was powerful and threatening one over mi
young Republicans absent from politics the field and at
towards billions currency deprecated
low ebb Mcclellan pledged himself peace
june July and August his election seemed certain September there
signs OF change and October and November the Republicans
psffal ma6fty followed
President Johnson the post VicePrednt
threw party uproar He had policy aside from
loyal Nohs which though had good points, came thirty years
too He organized the party machine for himself and nppnted
every Federal ofoer who would not subscribe to his Baltimore
platform The Republican party seemed rent into fragments and
doomed defeat but 1868 the solid and elected
Ulysses S. Grant president
which far pang than anything of the kind that has
happened leaders and national fell Of the party ranks
with him and nominated for President against Grant who
G Grs RU Sc mn as Ca s B. Graft Bn bance NJ
Depew, George W. Julian Theodore Tton and score of Re
Greeley platform bridging bloody
left by the In june JULY August and September the new dis
carried all before it, but October and early November
the Republican tidal wave mounted and swept all opposition away
counting and before the electoral college met the beaten candidate died
insane
Hayes the Republican compromise He
had beaten Blaine and John Sherman for the nomination and check
mated Grant for third He popular and during his
troops withdrawn the polls
negro Republican budozed of politics. The Solid
South arose confront Hayes administration There had
been dispute his election which had been awarded him by the
Electoral eight He
by electoral During his
aenated greatest Republican including
Colng John A. Logan and Matt Quay and about half the party
press Factions had which subsequently
and 1alf-breed Everything pointed Democratic
elections of $780, when the defeat Of Garfield the
predicted all he chosen by the odtme
ties The third had been beaten again but the
Presidency Arthur Sawart embttered Republican
and enabled the Democrats with Grover Cleveland their lead
four years probation beginning 1884 But Cleveland
the reconCed Republicans 1888 yet got his second
policy which brought hard
Democratic hopes for Four years later Mckinley the
after sassnated This brought Roosevelt in and 1904
nominated and elected President 1908 Taft
succeed him and took his in 1909 What of the future?
During the weight years thus accounted for since the election
Republicans
pey has steadily grown the boundaries the nation have been
ended by the republic has potent
worlds affairs party sedtion has grown up partly
effort provide through "natonam dissatisfied
whose yauing ambition has
ready overaped itself fallen the other side Then
failing, Ocastc
change the organic law for the Not time the party
great 1872 and losing ground while
the Democratic fiscal policy bound fail surely did
lands second term Why then talk of probable Republican defeat
November? The tests show that hostile Roosevelt will prove
effective against Taft hostile did
Grant, that Progressive Republican 1912 half
threatening the Liberal Republican of 1872 Why
talk pemstcay Tas prospects nominated? Who
trustworthy Chief Magistrate than he2 Who has