The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-26
BOrah Paints a
Rosy Picture
for G. O.P.
Senator Tells Hopeful Leaders
that all is Needed for Sue
cessful Party is a Few Lin
coins.
nv Icascd v,rc to Isvcmne H--aId.l

lBy IcRacd w1rc ,o Evening H--aId.
Detroit, Mich. May 2G.A glowing
picture of the future OF the Rcpuhi-
can party reunited with the Progress
sivc element which left IL in 1919 was
painted here today bv senator vii.
Ham u. Horlh. uf Idaho. speaking at
statewide conference" of IlcpubH-
cans
The Republican party said the
senator. "is coming back into power.
Tho proof of o. is on every hand.
The trend is unmistakublc / suid
year ago that the amalgamation
which would take place would be au
amalgamntion of the voters. not the
assumed leaders I said Furthermore
that that was the only umalgnmatiOn
that was worth while. The men who
voted the third party ticket to the
number of four million for reasons
onircly satisfactory 10 them can neith-
cr he questioned AS To their .rteEriiy
OF purpose or their patriotism. But
that ID was protest and not "A man
Hesitation Of purpose TO permanently
leave the party is now established by
facts and figures which can not be
doubted.
Nov In view of this pronounced
ana unmista kahle purpose Of those
who voted the third party ticket To
ally themselves with the Republican
party. in view of the determination
to support its principles and its poll
cies. what is the task before us? n
is unquestionahly To make our party
equal to the tremendous problems
which now concern Us. II iR 10 huild
up in this country out OF the tradi-
uons the achievements aud prestige
ot the past. the duties ana obligations
of the present and the hopes and as
pirations of the future an organiza-
ton sufficient. militant and progress
sive worthy of its old days and equal
to the obligations which now rest up
ON us. II is our duty. IN other word.
la unmistakuble terms 10 make Il
clear that the Republican party rs u
bee as 1t was In it's best days. thor
oughly progressive party. We ought
not tu assume for a moment or con
Cedc FOR moment that because the
party bids fair to go back into power
there ia going to hc any compromise
with the forces which brought IL near
Its ruin. There is in this country a
powerful Influence Tor the bad In
politics and It Will take possession OF
7 ~
which D. enjoying power. This Kind
uf an influence does not fight party
IN the open. it holds .tsoif in readi-
ness tu correct the course of any par.
~ which happens to he In power. with
such Influences there can be- no COM
promise n we are To have party
which is going To meet and solve the
grent problems which a new Industrial
lie ana new social condition have
Imposed upon MS.
NO man living In this splendid age
amid these cNhilirating environments,
can afford tu permit the corrodlng
poison of pcsfimism to enter his soul.
Hut ON the other hand the curse OF
our age is that cold, cruel selfish
conservatism, which living In lts ease
aud comfort enjoying wealth and all
10 brings refuses tu see or symptthizr
with the conditions of those. who G
the midst ui world Of plca,y, are
bordering on the hnc of hunger aud
misery who refuse TO see the new
conditions or the new problems which
must br met and dealt with In the
same spirit and with The same cour-
tgc and prngressiveness that our
fathers met the problems of their age
The great and almost supcrhumnn
task. my friends, o. not the gathering
ot wealth but its fair and equitable
distribution.
What we want In this country Is
r. party which viii do the simple hut
profound thing which Lincoln did.
hat is gather up the common sense.
the common honesty, the common
the common courage and I
the common righteousness of the /
common people of this country. and /
Organize it into "a militant progress
siV", disciplined force for legal and 4
social Justice. and do Il all under the /
ana laws of this blessed .
old republic"