The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-31

SENATOR CHARLES w. FAIRBANKS.
TO get together-one is by locking arms and
the other by locking horns.
THE distinguished Governor intimated
that we must settle all differences. al
most always agree with him, but do not
precisely agree with him in that utterance,
for. Knowing the Republicang of Indiana
as | do. l know that they have no differ
ences, they are together. In the closing
hours of this historic year they are firm
and united an intrepid force for good
government We shall go into the coming
contest with no apologies upon our lips.
We will go appealing TO the enlightened
judgment of the people of Indiana upon
record of ilustriOus deeds accomplished IN
the interest of the State and in the inter-
est of our common country.
FINE ADMINISTRATION.
I'VE have administered the affairs of
the State in splendid way We have given
the people of indiana was going to say
brilliant, but 1 do not mean that-we have
given to the people of Indiana a splendid
business administration, the best in the his
tory of the State We have given them
economy and efficiency in the public serv
ice. WHAT the people want of political par
| ties is a thorough conservation OF those
in power To the advancement of the great
| business interests of the people. The Re
publican party is successful because 1t ad-
heres to this doctrine; it is successful be
cause it carries business principles into the
management of the business interests OF the
people. We are greatly indebted for what
we have accomplished in State affairs to
our splendid Governor, who has just closed
his remarks, and we are indebted not only
to him, but TO the State officers elected by
the Republican party who stand with him
in the execution of the laws of the State.
1--WE will go into the next campaign APP
pealiDg to a magnificent national record.
We have administered the affairs of the
great government with conspicuous ability
i do not use the language of extravagance,
for the record is there irreversable III
is a record of which we are proud, and
of which our children will be proud after
US. No stain rests upon 1T; there is no
sition say. there are the postal frauds
l say 10 my Democratic friends the party
that will not whip out of place and power
the people who betray it is not worthy of
public confidence. 1t is the supreme duty
of a party intrusted with power to see
that the public service is made clean. There
is no ground for reproach i'm that Our
great our brave our Incompatible Presi-
dent, Theodore Roosevelt, by his consecra-
ton to the public interests, challenges the
admiration of the entire civilized world.
Applause He has been confronted with
great emergencies, such as have come TO
few who have occupied that exalted office.
He has net those eXigencies with one SUI
preme, one exalted ambition, and that Is
to raise our country higher and higher in
the esteem of the world. He has advanced
| prosperity al home and increased the pres
| tige of our Nation in all of the nations of
| the earth-prosperity at home and unpar-
/ alleled prestige abroad My cOuntrymen,
| that is a record upon which we may appeal
| successfully to the deliberate. enlightened
| judgment of the American people The
| course he has followed with such signal
ability he will continue to pursue: He is
| thoroughly consecrated to the public serv-
| ice: his north star is the public interest.
To-day he is engaged In the work of
carving out the will of the people in adj
vancing the construction of an isthmian
| canal, fraught with mighty consequences to
| states but of the entire civilized world
| His way is beset by serious embarrassments
! but we have no doubt that he will bring
| about the contamination of the work with
| out any act of national dishonor. Whoever
puts himself in the way of the early COM
! pletion of this entrprise will surely forfeit
| a large measure of the public confidence.
! POLICIES OF REPU3LICANISM.
1.-THE Republican party stands for some
thing in national affairs. It's policies are
we'll known; they have been tried in many
great emergencies and have been found
adequate The world knows what we be-
lieve with respect to the currency of the
country all mankind knows what be-
| lieve with regard to the tariff; every one
| understands our fealty TO the laws of the
| land In short our party principles are
part of the familiar history OF the Republic.
| They 60 not change with each political
Our next national platform will not be
awaited with serious anxiety nor doubt.
| What it will contain every student of Amer
lean political history very well knows;
every man of business knows; every man
| who labors knows. But not SO with respect
| to the party utteranceS of the opposition.
/ We can rest assured of one thing, however,
| and that is that the Democratic sails will
be spread to catch all possible currents in
the political air, though shipwreck may
| come later. Parties must stand for some
thing besides a mere desire to get into
| power They must stand for well-defined,
| rational policies. A party without sound
| and sensible policies, without policies which
| do not change with the seasons, is like a
mariner without a compass upon the in
| hospitable seas.
INSISTENT CALLS.
The senator attempted to end his re-
marks at this point. but the demand that
he continue was so loud and insistent that
he returned to his position on the floor with
the graceful remark: I'VE are so anxious
to get to the next election that l don
! want to detain you"
After the burst of laughter and applause
had subsidized Senator Fairbanks concluded:
"Our record in Indiana to which l brief
/ " adverted is a splendid one in many re-
| spects. but in no respect more particularly
than with respect TO reduction of the
| great public debt. | remember in campaigns
| past how discussed the accommodating
| debt under Democra tic administration, and
| how the Republicans promised in platform
and upon the stump and in the press that if
| intrusted with power we would not in
| crease, but gradually reduce the debt and
/ utterly eXtinguish ii. We have kept the
| pledge We have kept the faith. and by
| economy in adminjstra ton by wisdom in
financiering the debt of Indiana is less than