The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-23
IT'S POLICY As TO MONEY
AND ALL OTHER GREAT PUBLIC
QUESTIONS SHOWN TO BE SOUND.
Appeal for Conservatism Regarding
the Disaster at ann-Points
from Other Speeches.

tables, OH the floor of the big auditorium,
and as many more of both sexes looked on
from the galleries. At the speakers. table
on tho stage were q score of Republican
leaders of national reputation. over these
hung Il canopy in patriotic colors and cleo
trio light effects of similar hues. The gall
lery fronts and ceiling arches We're hung
with bunting and flags, and patriotic music
enliveEed the occasion.
Senator Burrows the postmaster, intro
duced Governor Pingree, who, while cordial
ly welcoming the banqueters, warned them
in characteristic fashion against political
pitfalls. Senator Cushman X. Davis, Of
Minnesota, spoke on "Our Foreign Rela-
TONS" Referring to the Maine disaster, he
said: az am commissioned to bring you no
word from the government but l have seen
our President weighing these questions of
the hour. A large portion of our people
wish to drive him forward and into war.
Let us take the advice of Captain Sigsbee
and suspend judgment ON the Maine dis
aster. If then our dark forebodings are
justified by the investigation, be assured
President Mckinley and the United States
government will not be found wanting in
any act which that dreadful circumstance
shall render necessary. Does anybody sup
pose that Mckinley, the ex-soldier that our
John Sherman. your own General Alger,
John ID. Long and the United States Senate
lightly feel or stintingly put aside these
great questions? It's mighty easy for one
not having these responsibilities to urge do
ing something right away, but impose these
responsibilities upon those who thus COM
plain and they would approve the course of
the President of the United States
Senator Fairbanks on Repubiicanism.
Senator C. w. Fairbanks, of Indiana, was
the next speaker his topic being THE Re
publican Party" He said:
MIR President and Gentlemen-I count it
good fortune to be permitted to meet, UNI
der such exceptional auspices, the Repub-
iicans of this splendid commonwealth, VINO
never falter when the Nation and its honor
are in the balance. l would be recreant TO
the promptings of my heart if L did not
pay the tribute of my admiration to the
memory of your old leader. the incarnation
of Virile Republicanism, Zachariah Chan
dler. His laconic utterance: Hayes has
1S5 votes and is elected, confused the plot
spired with hope and courage Republicans
everywhere, and the dshonor OF a pur-
chased presidency ;s WAS , averteo' 5e
name of Chandler will be one to
conjure with. Honor it and preserve II as
a part of the imperishable splendor of this
great State.
THE sharp competition in international
trade, the multitudnous questions borne OF
p pros Intelligence of great party.
1t is a trite saying that the luxuries of
yesterday are the necessities of to-day our
children are wiser than the philosophers
who studied in the shades of Academus.
The world is moving forward with electric
momentum and the political philosophers OF
the Platte are unable to stop 1t. An adj
vancing country demands party OF pro-
gressive principles. A party which neither
learns nor forgets is national hlndrance
and valuable only "reminiscences. Inc
country has outgrown Democracy as 1t has
outgrown the OK cart, the stage coach and
their contemporaneous instruments OF CIVIL
iZatiOn.
sRepublicanism stands for social order,
for the observance and enforcement or the
laws of the land; it Is for the CONSTITUTION
founded by our fathers; and when an at
tempt was made to partially overthrow IL,
the Republican party, reinforced by thou-
sands of liberty-loving. God-fearlng Demo
crats-aIl honor to them-pronounced a po-
tential veto at the ballot box: 1t was under
the leadership of the Republican party that
Court founded by Washington and his COM
patriots. shall not be destroyed; Let the
ignorant passions of the hour and the Iury
Of the mob beat against 1t, yet 1t snail re-
main unimpared. for it rests in the
patriotic affections OF the American people;
Before that august tribunal the weak ana
the strong the poor and the rich, stand
Inon a plane of absolute equality, and who
ever attempts to undermine the confidence
az the people III It's integrity OE JUSTICE ~
an enemy of the Republic.
REPUBLICAN DOCTRINE.
s.Republicanism seeks the enlargement of
the field of labor, of work and wages. 1t
holds to the belief that the markets of this
country should not be invaded by the
nroducts of the underfed underpaid. pauper
elements of foreign lands and that a just
discrimination should be made in our i'm
posts to the end that our own Countrymen
NAV not be forced to the low and unsatis-
factory conditions which prevail abroad.
II was in this spirit that we swept from the
statutes the Wilson law, of fragrant MEM
ory. and enacted in its stead the Dngley
bill, which is fast justifying itself
..Republicanism is solicitous of the well
fare. the progress and the elevation of ev
cry citizen, from the humhlest in the low
est walks of life to the most exalted.
"Repubicanism is proud of our past
achievements. The most rapid develop
ment of the most favored foreign land is
but slight compared with ours Our de-
velopment is the fruit of republican insti-
tutions; yes, il is the outgrowth of Repub
lican principles and policies The vitaliz-
ing fact the vivifying influence of Repub-
licanism to-day is bathing the country with
the sunshine OF prosperity. The clouds and
mists of adversely which have rested upon
our land for the past few years are lifting
under the restoration of Republicanism in
our governmental policy. The people are
lighter hearted and fuller handed than they
were and look hopefully and confidently to
the future for even greater things.
"Republicanism lays the groundwork for
the larger development of the opportunities
which a bountiful Providence has placed
within our grasp. The material conditions
are here. the capital is here, muscle and
brain are here, to lead us under Repub-
licanism to still greater heights of pros
perity.
"RepublicanIsm is evolution; evolution TO
higher and better conditions: evolution out
of commercial paralysis to industrial pros
perity where labor and capital are joint
sharers-
Republication is optimistic; il is at war
with caste; with favoritSm: and is as
broad as the t-embracing all
States. all Territories all sections of the
land-knowing no South. no North. no East
no West, no enemv's country.
when our erring brethren Of the South
sought to divide the land and TO erect out
OF the Republic a new state or empire
Republicanism marshaled a mightier army
than Caesars. Hannibals or Napoleon's
and re-established the integrity and unity
OF this land. Republicanism healed the
scars of civil war and with brotherly love
expelled hate and reunited the warning ele-
ments. Republicanism is catholicity cf
spirit. Its monitor in the national con-
science.
"Republicanism Is honesty in govern
mental affairs. is integrity Of garpose in
national policy. Nc Lati0f which is not es-