The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-11
FAIRBANKS TALKS IN JERSEY.
THE CAMPAIGN OPENED WITH A
ROUSING GATHERING.

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Scott Says Gassaway'si in had Company.
The Republican national campaign in
New Jersey was opened last night by Sem
ator Charles W. Fairbanks, candidate
for Vice-Presdent, who addressed an audi
enoe Of 1900 people at Columbia Hall,
Ocean and Gator avenues, Jersey City.
Senator Fairbanks WAS escorted from
the Hotel Manhattan, this city, TO Jersey
City by Governor Franklin Murphy and
United States Senator John Kean OF New
Jersey and Senator Scott OF West Virginia.
Senator John p. Dryden OF New Jersey
was chairman of the meeting. He out
lined the Republican policies and said that
President Roosevelt stands to-day rs a
type for what is best in the American nature.
Senator Fairbanks glanced at his watch
as he arose to speak and an enthusiast in
the rear Of the house yelled: -oh, don t
look at your watch; we'll stay here all
night to hear you.
The speakers references to President
Mckinley and President Roosevelt were
loudly cheered When the audience filed
the hall with great volume of noise as
he spoke of Mckinley. Mr.. Fairbanks
said:
1Ah you do we'll to cheer that name,
one Of the grandest and most majestic
names In all human history
THE policies for which Mckinley lived
and died." he said later. ARE the policies
Of the Republican party
Senator Fairbanks began his speech in
part as follows:
| Republican and Democratic politics have
| always been sharply opposed to each other.
| The two parties are not in harmony upon
important questions affecting our industrial
and national welfare. Both are not right
which Is right and which will best administer
| the affairs Of the Government.
Industrial conditions to-day are radically
different from wnat they were eight years
| ago. Then there were many idle factories
| and there was a vast army Of unemploy ed
workmen The American people deiiberated
and determined to overthrow Democratic
politics then in force and restore the RE-
pdblican party to power They wisely chose ,ss
and declared in favor Of sound money and .
return to the protective system
change o. oqr economic policy ana tne
reopened old factor les in theindustrial centres
In New Jersey and elsewhere and HUNDREDS
blessings in every neighborhood..
The system under which all this ha. been
accomplished is again in jeopardy by the
protective principle has continued through
many years ana was never moro DTOnOuuCct
| than 1t is to-day. 1t has been the enemy OF
the system which has been the best friend
| of the American wage earners. Let US not
significance Of the efforts OF the opposition
to overthrow the protective policy
rom Other eountres 10 the
planted none A protective tariff has created
enlarged the field for the employment q
ihe while sd and farm
foreign foreign cou H GRs '1'' VI '' ' "
law was in full operation, / was In Perth.
Scotland. observed large factory TO which
an extensive addition was being built. A
hard times in Perth; He knew nothing Of
s ira the work from the Perth factory
to the United States.
The same factory, the speaker continued.
| again fourished when the Democratic rev.
enue law went into effect. At that time thou
sands Of workingmen in the United States
were idle. The Perth factory was engaged in
supplying products for the American market
which could have been and should have
been produced by American workingmen.
Then Mr.. Fairbanks said
There was manifest in the history of the
and
II the Dingley bill is to be ove5thTESwn wi,
waaf will be ss upsn Se free 5
and upon what schedules will reductions be
made? Will natural products be transferred
IS G IN line 1ne with bemocratie policy We should
bear in mind that there is nothing SO disturb.
ing to business. that 30 takes the life out Of
industrial energy, as frequent changes In
the policies upon which business is CON
Quoted. Continual tlnkering with the tariff
tirely injurious one-injurious to capital
and labor and the interests OF the entire COM
Prosperity is built upon, solid economic
foundations upon a rigid adherence to
rational policies, and buslne sslike methods.
they are altered the greater and more en-
during the prosperity will be:
There is some division in the Democratic
party with respect to the gold standard.
but there Is entire unanimity OF opinion with
respect to protection. Projection Ia denounced
Th9I syse HS ssd the
! Republican administration have brought
the country a measure Of prosperity never
Between tie The present administration and
Republican policies and Democratic admin
5 bns Rmd eannol BE- Diverted from
t tse upon the President What act Of the
Msst ene wsu sf yS na
tional interest or In c9 1nsriG OF the
responsiblity which has rested upon him in
a manner to- promote prosperity among the
people peace and good order. and maintain
unImpaired our prestige among the nations
OF the world.
Let us make some brief comparisons te-
tween what this administration has accom-
plished and what was done under the last
Democratic administration.
There are many more men upon the pay
rolls Of the railways In Jersey City than there
were in 1895 Increased industrial activity
| manifests itself in a. demand for additional
| men in the yards and shops and train service
| OF the great railways which centre here and
which have become a marvellous feature OF
our material development.
During the last year Of Mr. Cleyelands
| admin istration there were In the entire coun-
| try $40 600 railway employees. who received
| Si6s, 0OO. 900 In wages. Last year there were
| 800 900 men employed and they received
| more than s775 .O0o, 900; or in other words.
| $50 900 more men were employed and put
| upon the railway payrolls under Republican
administration, and were paid three hundred
millions Of dollars more than In 1890.
! Bank clearances. which are good business
| barometer, amounted to an annual average
| OF $50 900. 900 during the three years prior
! to 1890 and they reached an annual average
| Of 81 20 900 900 during the last three years.
| Bank deposits rose from nearly five billions
! Of dollars TO over nine billions OF dollars and
savings bank deposits from eighteen hun
| dred millions to twenty-seven hundred mil
| lions Of dollars.