Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-16
REPUBLICAN PARTY
MADE NATION Great
D. T. Morgan Says Country
Owes All It's Strength
TO G. 0. P.
CITES NUMEROUS
BENEFICIAL LAWS

shall choose between TWO great polit-
ical parties. it is pertinent to ask
What made this country great?
The Republican party made this
nation great. Republican principles
Republican policies. Republican
craftsmanship Republican legislation
and Republican management OF ma
tonai affairs made this country great
great i'm its population. great IN us
wealth. great i'm it's industries. great
in its trade and commerce. great in us
transportation and communication IA
cilities. aud great IN It's prestige anu
power and influence throughout me
world" declared Representative DICK
r.. Morgan. Of Oklahoma. in state
mcnt given out here today.
ITO understand how the Republican
party made this country great 90
back to its platform Of 1860 con
tinucd Mr.. Morgan. "There you viii
find the fundamental principles upon
which the Republican party was
founded upon which il won its hrst
national victory and placed IN the
Presidential chair the first Republican
president-Abraham Lincoln. That
platform declared. first, for the pres
,rvation of the Union: second. for hu-
man liberty and human freedom;
third. for the encouragement OF for
cign immigration fourth. for a free
homestead law: fifth. for Government
aid in the construction Of a transcon-
tinental railway: and sixth. Tor a pro
tectivc tariff policy
OBSTRUCTION of the Union would
have forever precluded the building
0f a great nation on the American
continent We never could have built
q great nation here with slavery as
its chief corner stone. Happily for
our country. these two great ques-
lions have long since been settled.
Everywhere our people are alike de-
voted to the Union. loyal TO the flag,
and stand for the highest ideals OF
human liberty.
Nevertheless. it is an historical
fact that the chief purpose in organic
ing the Republican party was to pre-
vent the extension Of slavery and 10
preserve the Union
Through the encouragement OF
foreign immigration the republican
party contributed immensely to the
growth OF the nation. Population is
one element Of greatness. In the fifty
years Immediately preceding the as
tendency of the Republican party to
power slightly over fifty millions OF
foreign-born people came to this
country During the fifty years I'M
mediately succeeding the ascendency
OF the Republican party TO power
100000 immigrants from other
countries came TO our shores. HAD
il not been for this immigration the
United states would have today less
than fifty millions Of inhabitants. Inc
Republican party championed inc
rights OF foreign born citizens. IL
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 endeavor.
THE Republican party PASSED the
free homestead law. Lincolns sigma
ture to this great act ranks second
only to his signature to the Emancl
patton Proclamation. One made free
men. the other made free homes. me
free homestead act. conceived, by Re
publican leaders. enacted into law
by a Republican Congress, and ap-
proved by n Republican President
contributed TO the rapid settlement
and development of the country west
Of the Mississippi River, in which To-
day dwell millions of our most intel
ligent. progressive, and patriotic citl-
zens.
construction Of the first transcon-
tinental railway was an event OF vast
importance. The Republican platform
of 1860 declared for the immediate
building Of such a railway. and for
Governmental aid to secure its con-
struction The party redeemed Its
pledge the aid was given, the rail'
road was constructed. It's completion
marked an epoch in our history. In
this splendid achievement the Repub-
lican party put this country forward
i'm its progress a third Of a century
strengthened the very fabric Of the
Republic. and gave the nation a vast
impetus in its growth and develop
ment.
Finally. the protective-tariff pol
icy. as eXpouuded and administered
under Republican rule. has been a
mighty factor in our material develop
ment. m the growth OF our industries
i'm the expansion OF our trade and
commerce. in the production Of our
trade and commerce. in the produc
ton OF our wealth, and in promoting
the well-beng. the prosperity. the
contentment. and happiness Of all ouI
people.
THE Republican party was in
power nearly half century prior "a
March 4. 1913. In all these years
there was a growth in both our eX-
ports and Imports growth in the bal
ance OF trade in our favor; growth
in the value Of the annual products
Of our industries; growth in the mum
her OF persons employed in gainful
occupations, in the amount of wages
paid TO employees. and I'm the aver
age daily wage paid to wage earners
in all lines Of industry: growth in the
total amount of money i'm circulation
and IN the per capita circulation for
each individual: growth in the amount
Of our bank deposits and in the aver
age amount TO the credit Of each de
positOr growth in the deposits Of our
savings banks. which represent the
surplus earnings OF our wage earn
ers and other persons OF small means
growth in the mileage OF our rail-
roads. in the volume OF their business
and i'm the character OF tho service
rendered the public; growth in the
annual revenues OF the Government
sufficient TO meet the natural anC
necessary increase OF expenditures
growth in the amount of cash in tine
general fund of the Treasury. ade.
quate in amount to give the United