New-York tribune., 1904-09-28
FAIRBANKS'S BUSY D1T.
He Makes Scrcn Speeches in Mon-
fana-4ccident to Car.

Butte. Mont, Sept. with a speech at Ana
conda. Mont. late to-day, and two IN this city
tonight Senator Fairbanks ended his second day
in Montana. The itinerary of to-day covered the
line of tho Northern Pacific from Billings to this
point and the party passed from the upper Yel-
lowstone country into tho GaIlatin Valley. crossing
the Continental Divide and arriving ~ Butte al-
most on schedule time.
In addition To Anaconda and Butte. stops FOR
speeches were made at Big Timber. Livingston.
Bozeman and Whitehall. At all Of these places.
cept Bozeman. practically the entire Populat ti"n
turned out TO welcome tho Vice Presidential can
ddete and his associates and the exception n
Rozeman caused b. misunderstanding of the
time Of arrival At Livingston and Big Timber th"
school children marshalled for special dis
play. and formed noticeable feature OF the day.
Addresses were made at all tho stopping points by
Senators Fairbanks and Dolliver.
At Whitehall the train backed slightly while
Senator Fairbanks speaking. and lie made an
instantaneous hit by remarking.
This must be "A Democratic train, as II shows
disposition move backward"
At Anaconda the theatre In which the meeting
was held vas filed 70 repletion The streets he
tween the railroad station and the theatre were
lined with people. and much enthusiasm dis
played. The employees from the immense smelter
Of the A1nalgamated Copper Company were at the
meeting in large numbers.
The Panama Canal question among the Is
sues discussed at the Anaconda meeting by SEN
ator Fairbanks. and on that point he said
~, The opPosLtion condemn the methods By which
franchises 10 construct and maintain the Panama
Canal. but they cheeTfuly accept the fruir Of his
efforts and promise 10 carry on the great work
The President Acknowledges the independence Of
the people OF Panama in the proper exercise OF his
constitutional powers.
Big Timber. Mont. Sept 27.-Senator Fairbanks
discussed the wool tariff in speech here to-day
light rain falling. and the air was decidedly
chilly. but, nevertheless the attendance was large
The meeting was held In a large wool warehouse
IN which President Roosevelt had also spoken
possible diversity industry throughout the
United States said the Senator. 1T is sought TO
stimulate the esta blishment of new industries by
means Of protection. 1t believes in encoura ging
sheep husbandry and I'm stimulating the produc-
tiou Of woOen goods in the United States There
is good reason why the American farmer
should not be able to produce the wool necessary
10 meet great and expanding needs We should
not turn over wool growing for to the
Argentine Republic elsewhere. During the last
Democratic administration wool here was worth
to cents d pound Now IT is II TO 20 cents
Whitehall. Mont. Sept. 27.-The only approach TO
accident that has occurred on Senator Fair
ben1ss tour occurred to-day at Dogan. There was
a short stop there. and the lower step of the
private was let down. When the train started
IL struck the station platform. and the steps were
demolished Colonel Randall stood on the steps
but escaped injury. Senator Fairbanks was stand
ing on the station platform, and did not try 10
enter the car until the train stopped