Grand Old Partisan

Grand Old Partisan highlights Republican reverence for the environment. January 11th 1908, Theodore Roosevelt signed an order designating the Grand Canyon a national monument. Authority for this had been granted by the GOP-controlled 59th Congress. Five years before, the President had ridden a mule on the Bright Angel Trail: "In the Grand Canyon, Arizona has a natural wonder which is in kind absolutely unparalleled throughout the rest of the world. I want to ask you to keep this great wonder of nature as it is now." Back to Basics for the Republican Party  is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more information, see  www.grandoldpartisan.com .  Here is a  YouTube Video  about this article. Here is a  TikTok Video  about this article. Here is an  Instagram Video  abo...

"First among Nisei" Grand Old Partisan salutes Masaji Marumoto, born in Honolulu, January 27th 1906. He graduated first in his class from McKinley High School, then graduated with honors from University of Chicago, and became first Asian-American to graduate from Harvard Law School.  After the Pearl Harbor attack, Morumoto chaired a government committee tasked with lowering racial tensions. Republicans credited him with dissuading the Democrat administration from mass incarceration of Hawaii’s Japanese-American populace. Enlisting in the army, he taught Japanese to military intelligence operatives and after the war served in Okinawa and Korea. While president of the Hawaii Bar Association, Morumoto was active with the local GOP. President Dwight Eisenhower named him to the territorial supreme court. Statehood achieved, a Republican Governor appointed him a state supreme court justice. Back to Basics for the Republican Party  is...

Grand Old Partisan spotlights Republican commitment to promoting economic growth. January 27th 1898, William McKinley delivered a speech at the National Association of Manufacturers annual meeting. He was the first president to do so. Addressing a thousand businessmen at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, the President offered many words of wisdom:  "National policies can encourage industry and commerce, but it remains for the people to project and carry them on. If these policies stimulate industrial development and energy, the people can be safely trusted to do the rest. The government, however, is restricted in its power to promote industry. It can aid commerce, but not create it."  "It is you who must build and operate factories, furnish the ships and cargoes for the canal and the rivers and the seas." "It is our duty to make American enterprise and industrial ambition, as well as achievement, terms of r...

Grand Old Partisan denounces Democrat devilry. January 26th 1859, the Democrat Governor of New Mexico Territory signed into law a bill passed by the Democrat-controlled legislature. Known as  An Act for the Protection of Property in Slaves , it legalized slavery and imposed harsh restrictions on African-Americans. Three years later, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law a bill passed by the Republican-controlled 37th Congress which abolished slavery in New Mexico and other territories. Back to Basics for the Republican Party  is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more information, see  www.grandoldpartisan.com .  Here is a  YouTube Video  about this article. Here is a  TikTok Video  about this article. Here is an  Instagram Video  about this article. Here ...

Grand Old Partisan highlights Ronald Reagan’s first State of the Union Address. January 26th 1982, the President spoke to Congress and the nation. He emphasized the Republican Party’s commitment to liberty and justice for all: "Our nation's long journey towards civil rights for all our citizens – once a source of discord, now a source of pride – must continue with no backsliding or slowing down. We must and shall see that those basic laws that guarantee equal rights are preserved and, when necessary, strengthened. Our concern for equal rights for women is firm and unshakable." Back to Basics for the Republican Party  is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more information, see  www.grandoldpartisan.com .  Here is a  YouTube Video  about this article. Here is a  TikTok Video  about this article. Here...

Grand Old Partisan highlights the GOP’s dedication to freeing students from Democrat shackles. January 25th 2001, the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee declared school choice to be  Educational Emancipation . Congressman John Boehner observed: "America is not yet a land of equal opportunity. Children of parents in poor communities do not have the same educational opportunities as their counterparts in wealthier neighborhoods. This reality disproportionately impacts minority Americans." "We can’t turn our backs on endlessly underachieving schools." "Education choice not only gives parents of all income levels the chance to choose the best education possible for their children, it provides a powerful incentive for all schools to strive for higher levels of academic achievement." Back to Basics for the Republican Party  is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history...

"No truer friend of freedom can be found than she."     Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than SEVENTEEN decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I honor Clarina Nichols, born in Vermont, January 25th 1810. She edited a newspaper and wrote articles calling for laws to grant married women control over their own property. This social activist moved to Kansas in support of anti-slavery settlers. There, she campaigned on behalf of the 1856 Republican presidential nominee and advocated that a statehood convention uphold women’s rights. Her house sheltered runaway slaves. During the Civil War, Nichols worked as a War Department clerk. Later years, she resided in California with her children and promoted a woman’s right to vote. Back to Basics for the Republican Party  is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about t...