Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-16

Republican Opportunity.
By /. N. Stevens.
Much discussion is going on all over
the state about the opportunity of
fered the Republican party in the
coming campaign.
| should say that the Republican
party has never had such patriotic
mission since 1860 as that presented
by the conditions confronting the
people in this year of grace 1916.
1t would be amusing if it were
not SO gruesome, to watch the antics
Of some local party officials in their
attempt to jimmy a bid from the
Republican party for their support at
the coming election.
With the world on fire with pa
triotism, these people are cropping in
the outer darkness, and making Iusty
demands to be given an official char
lot if they come out into the light.
Our dealings with Mexico during
the past three years have been such
as to make every red-blooded Ameri-
can hand his head with shame. Pom
cho Villa, a constitutional bandit and
outlaw. furnished with arms and am
''..',nitinn by Mr.. Bryan and Mr., Will
son to overthrow tile only semblance
of stable government poor Mexico
has had since Diaz was driven from
the country. The American fleet sent
to Vera Cruz to enforce the demand
of an American admiral that Mexi-
can officials salute the American
flag, and after staying there many
months at enormous expense steams
home without any Mexican having
saluted anything American and leav-
ing that unfortunate republic still in
the throes of anarchy.
Hundreds of Americans murdered
by Mexican outlaws, and not even i
blood-stirrins message sent to Mexi-
can authorities for reparation or pun
ishment.
Polite notes to be read in scented
drawing rooms, as protests for all
manner of insults to our national
pride, our national honor and our ma
tonal prowess by nations, which
themselves are holding communica-
ton with the world only thru the roar
Of cannon and the din Of bursting
shells.
Theoretical free trade holding sway
when only the highest scientific tar
iff wall ever built by any nation can
protect one-tenth of our present in
dustries from total destruction as soon
as the war is over.
Economic history clearly shows in
time of peace that only one-fourth
of normal individual energy goes in
to industrial and commercial voca-
tons. 1t just as clearly slows that
after every great war-(such as the
Napoleonic wars-such as our Civil
war-such as the Franco-Prussion
war-this one-fourth of normal en-
ergy is raised to over one-half, and
thus it is that warning nations so
rapidly regain their lost wealth.
1t is but brief time until the peo
Pile of the United States must meet
the competition of all these warning
nations with their millions of siren
uous and trained men in the work
shops and factories, and counting
rooms, determined to recoup their in
dividual and national losses and will
ing to work for almost any wage
that will support distressed families.
In the midst of such conditions as
these, does it require any demonstra-
ton to show the opportunity of the
party?
All that is necessary is for the
party to name as candidates, from
president down, only those people who
are determined to make every star IN
Did Glory stand for the protection Of
rational honor, national pride and ma
ional effort; every stripe an emblem
# our ability to uphold every worthy
md humane cause, and every fold, as
/ floats on the breeze, an inspiration ;
o high ideals and courageous pur-
ore.
Uncle Ssm u Easy" u