The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-13
FAIRBANKS SPEECH
The Indiana Senator Speaks to More
Than 1000 Persons at Ex-
position Hall.
Chary Of Praise Of President Roose-
velt-But Calls Him "That
Fearless American" +.

Senator Charles Warren Fairbanks Of
Indiana spoke in behalf Of Congressman
Fletcher Saturday evening. He addressed
an audience of more than 2,000 persons
at the Exposition building. Compelled. to
leave at 10 o'clock. his address was cut
short and was hardly more than an out
line.
Senator Fairbanks reviewed the political
history of the past ten years, showing the
progressive trend of the republican party,
and its courage in dealing with great
questions. Ten years ago, In the same
hall, the lamented Mckinley had pro-
claimed the denomination Of President
Harrison. The country was then prosper
Gus. but democracy offered a scheme for
greater prosperity, and the people voted
that party into power. Tariff for revenue
paralyzed industry and the panic came.
Democracy proposed free silver as pan
acea. The republicans stood by the tariff
and the gold standard, and nominated
Mckinley. Under his enlightened policy
prosperity has been restored In the last
five and half years the balance Of trade
in our favor has been equal to that OF the
10S years previous. Yet the democrats
would overturn the system under which
this has been attained. To elect demo-
cratic congressman from this district
would be to help toward that result.
The tariff is not an inspired decree. said
Senator Fairbanks Its schedules may be
modified when conditions of production
change, if they work injury to the con-
sumner or to legitimate industry 1t must
be revised, however, by the friends of the
system, and not blindly.
The Trust Issue.
The tariff is not the parent Of trusts.
Free trade England is their homes and
beginning, and as we'll say that free trade
fosters trusts. Forty-three per cent Q
our imports are duty free. including many
trust products. The republican party Is
against trusts, but will not permit
breaking up Of our industrial system IN
order to do away with them, and will not
try to remedy them by letting in foreign
competition. The republican party has
done all the antitrust legislation, and the
Sherman law passed in Harrison's time is
not a dead letter. lit has been enforced,
and Is being enforced to-day said the
senator, "by that fearless American, The
odore Roosevelt
The democrats did not improve on the
Sherman law during their four years in
power, and did not even change 1t. II 1t
is not adequate to the present needs, the
republican party can be trusted to amend
it.
Senator Fairbanks defended Mr.. F'letch-
er's course on the isthmian canal. he
said that the republicans In congress
stood all along for the Panama route, and
the democrats for Nicaragua Panama
won, and MIR. Fletcher was Endorsed. To
attack him was to attack the party:
1.-The ballot box will soon be set up in
the Philippines said the senator, and
general assembly will be elected That
means that there is nothing in the
charges of Imperialism '<G.:
In his opening remarks, the dis
tinguished speaker complimented Senators
| nd oil q
eu1ogy on Cushman K. Davis and Robert
| G. Evans.
Praise for Loren Fletcher.
or the Minneapolis congressman he
| said: ~ssss..,. ,,I5ss 35GlsZ. /
| There is no more loyal friend: Of re-
publican policies than Loren Fletcher. He
| has ~consecrated himself without reserve
| to the interests Of his constituents and
| Of the country. His defeat. would not
mean much to himself, but it would be
a serious thing for you and for the" coun-
try. 1t might result in a. democratic, con-
gress."
The address was noticeably lacking in
the usual ringing period. for Roosevelt,
which every republican orator brings out
to draw applause. Hhe peroration men,
toned the president, saying that he had
given a. pledge to carry out the policy of
President Mckinley, and that it was the
duty Of every one to hold up his hands,
but concluded with a general appeal to
| the hearers, to be ''true to the policies
and the traditions Of Mckinley
| Not a Roosevelt Speech.
1t was Mckinley, and not a Roosevelt
speech.
Eugene Hay, who preceded Senator
Fairbanks, made delicate reference to
the visitors we'll known presidential as
pirations. He lauded his ability and pa
triotism, and said that the republicans
Of Minnesota hoped some day to join the
republicans of other states In calling the
guest Of the evening to higher duties.
Professor J. S. Carlson presided, and
James A. Peterson made the opening adj
Dress He said that without doubt the
democratic party could kill the trusts, as
it had killed small business enterprises in
1898: The republican party would handle
the trusts and repress them without in
jury to business. Messrs. Peterson and
Hay were limited to ten-minute talks.
The stage was well filled. and life was
given the proceedings by the university
band, the Suwanee river quartet, the
Flambeau club, the Roosevelt marching
club, and large delegation from the uni
versity. The audience generally was moi
administrative.