Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-09
\ BIT OF HISTORY.

Asking the question. What made
his country great?" Congressman
Dick 7. Morgan Of Oklahoma says:
The Republican party mado this
country great Republican principles.
Republican policies, Republican
tatesmonship. Republican legtsla-
uon and Republican management OF
national affairs made this country
great great In population. great in
It's wealth. great in It's industries. great
IN It's trade and commerce. great I'm
Its transportation and communication
facilities ana great in It's prestige and
oowcr and influence throughout tho
world. To understand how the Re
publican party has made this country
great go back To- tho platform OF
1860. There you Will find tho funda-
mental principles upon which the Re-
publican party was founded-upon
which II won It's first national vic-
tory and placed In tho presidential
chair the first Republican president
Abraham Lincoln. That platform de-
clared, first, for tho preservation OF
tho union. second. for human liberty
and human freedom; third. for the
encouragement OF foreign lmmgira-
ton fourth. for free homestead
,aw; fifth, for governmental aid IN tho
construction OF transcoutinental
railway, and sixth. for protective
tariff policy.
Destruction OF the union would
have forever prccluled the building
OF great nation on tho American
continent We never could have built
great nation hero with slavery as its
chief cornerstone Happily for our
country. these two great questions
have long since been settled. Every
whore our people are alike devoted TO
the union. loyal 20 tho flag. and stand
FOR the highest ideals OF human lib
erty. Nevertheless. It is Il hlstorl-
cu fact that the chief purpose I'm or
sauiains the Republican party was 70
prevent the extension OF slavery and
to preserve tho union.
Through the reimbursement OF
foreign immigration the Republican
party contributed Immensely to the
growth Of tho nation. Population is
ne clement of greatness. In tho
Gty years Immediately preceding tho
tsccndency OF the Republican party
20 power slightly over fiyo millions OF
foreign born people camo to this
country. During the fitty years i'm
mcdiutely succeeding the asccudency
ot the Republican party to power 27,-
100000 immigrants from other coun-
tries came 70 our shores. Had II not
been for this immigration the United
states would have today less than
hfty millions OF inhabitants The Re
publican party championed the rights
of foreign born citizens. II pursued
economic policies which gave them
employment at remunerative wages
and offered them opportunities for
success in every kind OF business and
IN every line OF human endeayor.
The Republican party passed the
free homestead law. LAncoln's sigma
.ure to this great act ranks second
only TO his signature 10 the emancipa-
don proclamation. One made free
men: the other made free homes The
free homestead act. conceived by Re
publican leaders, enacted into law by
Republican congress, and approved
by II Republican president contrib
uted to the rapid settlement and de-
yelopment OF the country west OF the
Mississippi river. IN which today dwell
millions OF our most intelligent. pro
gressive and patriotic citizens
"Construction of the first transcon-