The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-12
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Big Crowd in Town Yesterday
to Hear the Candidate.
GOV. CUMMINs ALSO SPEAKS
Speeches Made From Platform
Erected South of Central Depot
Fully 1000 People Present.

Fairbanks day was big day in the quiet
campaign that is being waged by the two
parties for the control of the National
government The Carroll band was on
the streets early and furnished fine music
all day long Good crowds came into
town over both railroads, which had made
excursion rates for the occasion, and
large numbers of farmers aud their fami-
lies drove in from the country to avail
themselves of the opportunity of hearing
the vice-presidential candidate.
A platform was erected just south OF
the Central depot from which the address
was made. The special train arrived on
time and the candidate was greeted with
cheers as the rear end of the train came
up even with the platform The way from
>she car to the platform was kept open by
the Roosevelt First Voters Club who
were gaily decked in the national colors
Senator Fairbanks was introduced by
4 Congressman Conner and spoke in part
fas fellows:
Ladies and Gentlemen:-I appreciate
the generous welcome which you have ac-
corded me as an evidence of the fact that
each and all of you are interested in the
questions of the day l am gratifed to
meet the friends and ne;ghbors Of the
present Secretary of the Treasury Leslie
M, Shaw. (Applause) who is administer.
ing with conspicuous ability the duties of
the great Office founded by Alexander
Hamilton, one Of the greatest statesmen
in the history of our country 1t affords
me great pleasure to meet on this plat
form your present representative in the
halls of Congress, ]. P. Conner. l have
.switnessed his work in your behalf and can
n say that he is loyal to republican interests
& and consecrated body and soul to the vel.
fare of the great Tenth district of Iowa,
Iitizens of this country. but we have more
to be grateful for under republican ad-
ministraton than we have. under1 demo
= cratic administration Under continu
d alton of republican administration, agri-
culture must flourish There seems to be
kind of inseparable connection between
republican success and agricultural pros
perity. Democratic administrations are
marked by the want of prosperity among
the farmers. During those periods the
products of the farm brought inadequate
prices. There l. no genius with ability
subtle enough nor mathematician with
knowledge sufficient to estimate all the
loss which fell upon the farmers during
the last democratic administration. When
Isay the last democratic administration
mean the last, for until the American peo-
pie forget the recent administration of the
democratic party, predict there will not
! be another one for many, many years tc
coma. (Applause) We wish to continue
po.2ur present prosperity because it make:
! lour country great and strong l have
sseread much and have studied the sentimen
e. the American people on the questions o
today and it is my opinion that on the 8tf
das Of next November. from all over this
great country of ours, there will come uE
an Overwhelming endorsement of the pre-
SEM administration of Theodore Roose
vel.
Senator Fairbanks then thanked th
audience for their more than cordial greet
ing and yielded the platform to a numbe
of distinguished statesmen whom he salt
was with him.
II Gov. A B. Cummins was then intro
duced. who was greeted with cheers. ii
did not pretend to be one OF the dlstin
guished statesmen to whom the Senate
referred. He yielded to no man in hi
affection for the principles of the republi
/ can party nor in his admiration for tn
q vice-presidential candidate, Charles War
rem Fairbanks. He expressed dominan
feeling of pride in Iowa, pride in her tert
lie fields, her great men and women, prld
:, in the republican party of Iowa and als
! in the democratic party. He said he be
lieved the republicans of Iowa we're tn
best people on earth and that the demo
Gratis of Iowa we're the next best. Th
Governor spoke only few minutes AM
was followed by Congressman Walter
Smith, of the Ninth district. Smith onl
had time to tell one or two good storie
when the time for departure arrived an
th party had to go to their car, AS til
tram was getting ready to pull out larg
numbers crowded around the rear platforr
shake hands with the candidate, VIII
accommodated as many as he could an
then waved to the cheering crowd as th
train pulled out.
Among the party of persons were; Go,
= ernor A. B. Cummins, Senator Dollivel