Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-12
welt. unconsciously criticize them

The money question was next re-
ferred to. and i'm connection with it Mr..
Fairbanks took occasion to congratu-
late the people of Iowa for the main
tenance of the gold standard. There
is no doubt where the republican party
stands on the money question, as 1t had
pledged it's solemn faith at the st.
Louis convention in 1896, favoring the
gold standard. He spoke OF the gen
eral prosperity of the administration,
and the confidence Of the people in the
party of the immortal Lincoln, Grant.
Mckinley and others. He paid
touching tribute to Washington, Lincoln
and Nc Kinley, and in closing said
that he was glad to witness the evil
dence of such great interest In the
great problems. Take them to the
home, that heaven upon earth. sur
rounded by love and affection. ana de-
eide them for yourselves. Lift our
country higher and higher in the love
and affection of the American people
and raise it's glory higher among the
nations of the EARTH
Congressman Smith Talks.
Congressman Walter I. Smith, OIL
Council Bluffs, who addressed the ease
court room meeting while Senator
Fairbanks was at the Odeoil' eN
changed with the senator auu M
dressed the Odeon meeting Whiie W.
Fairbanks went to the east coul. iooi
where he spoke for fifteen minutes, :.
e. M. Wentworth acted as chairman VI
tho meeting. Judge Smith kept ms
and;ence I'm good humor thruout ,he
thirty minutes of his address, relatliis
,,.,y Amusing incidents to illustrate
h;s no;nts. The development of ehho-
hood info industrious manhood ana
1,-omanhood was his opening theme'
No idle people can ever be Prospe'ous.
Wherever the republican party IS ~
control, there will be found the Tree
nublic schools. The south had no Tree
schools until the carpetbag governors
took steps to establish them. me
government is extending its free school
system to the far-away Fhlappihes'
and has sent thousands or schooi
ma'ams to that country. Congressman
Smith ventured the opinion that II
these school maams can 'lo1 eiSii'Ne
the Philippines, no one can.
The republican party as an eouee'o, :.
was shown In many illustrator y.
what is being done In every quarter "
the globe. He eulogized Mckinney anu
told Of the Dingley law and OF the gen
aral nrosperity resulting from the act
TIC presented statistics showing the
balance of trade in manu1actureu
goods in our favor. The republican
,,artv wants to promote prosperity IN
every section. tho 1t be a defnocra.la !,
section. 1t knows no state Anes' uue
seeks to bless all who dwell unoer 'hs
flag and show their allegiance.
The democratic charge of extraVa-
pance in administration affairs was
touched upon quite fully ana MI
smith said that while the adm1nlstfa-
tion had spent a good deal OF money
IL had the money to spend. The demo-
Gratis have always declared for tariff
for revenue only, but had never hao
the ability to secure enough tarlH 10
fnrnish a revenue. He referred to the
great increase Of rural free delivery
which had grown to an appropriation
of s20.OOO,0O0 this year, and said that
If every one got as much rural Tree
delivery as COB" Cousins 1t would
take s6o.OO0,Oo Mr. Smith compli-
mented very highly llama Jim" VIII
son, the present secretary Of agricuH-
ure for his thorough work In the up
building of work in agricultural lines.
"All that we ask" he said, Gin this So
called extravaganza. Is that the money
be faithfully expended"
The Fairbanks Party.
Accompanying Senator Fairbanks on
his visit to the city were Col. D. M.
Ransdell, of indianapolis, sergeant-at-
arms of the senate, who is the execu-
tive officer of the party; Congressman
Walter I. Smith, of Council Bluffs;
Russell King, Of indianapolis, Senator
Fairbanks stenographer; Fred G..
Fairbanks, son of Senator Fairbanks, a
young man "a years of age; Everett r.
Tawney, of Winona, Mimi, son of
Congressman j. A. Tawney, director OF
the national speakers bureau; r. l..
Dunn, of New York, official photogra-
ton, Of the Associated Press; and S. w.
Bogert of Cleveland, O., Of the
Scripps-Ma League. In addition to
the regular members of the party Mr..
e. T.. Hart. Of Council Bluffs, Iowa
member of the national committee, ac-
companied the party and was present
at the meeting. Governor A. B. Cum
minis, Julian Richards, John Briar.
State Chairman r. H. Spence and Leon
Brown, the latter of the Register and
Leader, accompanied the party as far
as this city on the special train, and
took the evening train to Des Moines.
The Fairbanks special went from here
to Des Moines.