Republican Party History
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Find out little known facts about the achievements of Republicans over the years! |
| The People’s Party It all started with people who opposed slavery. They were common, everyday people who bristled at the notion that men had any right to oppress their fellow man. In the early 1850’s, these anti-slavery activists found commonality with rugged individuals looking to settle in western lands, free of government charges. “Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men,” went the slogan. And it was thus in joint opposition to human enslavement and government tyranny that an enterprising people gave birth to the Republican Party…..Read full article |
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 There are many accountings of Republican achievements written by Michael Zak. More of Michael Zak’s work can be found here and also grandoldpartisan.com Also Michael Zak authored the book “Back to Basics for the Republican Party” available on Amazon |
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Martin Luther King voted for Eisenhower/Nixon In 1956, Martin Luther King voted for the Republican presidential ticket, Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. Martin Luther King told Nixon of his vote during a public meeting in Ghana, where they were attending a presidential inauguration. While campaigning for re-election, Vice President Richard Nixon declared: “Most of us will live to see the day when American boys and girls will sit, side by side, at any school – public or private – with no respect paid to the color of skin. Segregation, discrimination and prejudice have no place in America.” The following year, Vice President Nixon helped defeat the Democrat filibuster against the GOP’s 1957 Civil Rights Act.
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Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY) hosted Booker T. Washington (R-VA), the famed civil rights activist, for dinner at the White House. They discussed ways of reviving the Grand Old Party in the southern states. Democrats were outraged. Outraged! Several Democrat-controlled state legislatures passed resolutions censuring the president for this gesture of respect for an African-American. Some Democrats went so far as to demand that President Roosevelt throw away whatever dishes and cutlery Washington had used.
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The origin of Memorial Day On Memorial Day, as Americans saluted their fallen military heroes, Republicans can be proud that the holiday was established by one of their own, Senator John Logan (R-IL). Logan Circle in Washington, DC and Logan Square in Chicago were named after him. Read full article
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Abolishing Slavery led by Republicans June 7th, 1864, the Chairman of the Republican National Convention, Senator Edwin Morgan, opened the national convention. At the suggestion of President Abraham Lincoln (R-IL), he did so with a brief statement: “The party of which you, gentlemen, are the delegated and honored representatives, will fall far short of accomplishing its great mission, unless among its other resolves it shall declare for such an amendment of the Constitution as will positively prohibit African slavery in the United States.” Read full article |
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Sheila Jackson Lee and the Ku Klux Klan grandoldpartisan.com | 7-14-2010 Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) has falsely accused the Tea Party of having ties to the Ku Klux Klan. Speaking at the NAACP convention, she said: “All those who wore sheets a long time ago lifted them off to wear Tea Party clothing.” Now is the time to speak some Truth to Power. It would have been far more truthful for the congresswoman ……… Read More |
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Condoleezza Rice’s father was a Victim of Democrat Oppression grandoldpartisan.com | 8-1-2010 Grand Old Partisan salutes Condoleezza Rice (R-AL), the first African-American woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State. On this day in 2000, she addressed the Republican National Convention. The highlight of her speech was explaining how her father, Rev. John W. Rice, overcame Democrat oppression: “The first Republican I knew was my father and he is still the Republican I most admire……. Read More |
