New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-02
FAIRBANKS FOR REVISION.
ACTION WHEN NECESSARY
Bates and Long Also Speak at Home
Market Dinner. Boston.

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than 1000 people Yice-President-elect Charles
w. Fairbanks Of Indiana. defined the attitude
OF the Republican administration on the tariff
question at the annual dinner of the Home
Market Club in Mechanics Hall tonight.
Among the other guests were Governor John l..
Bates Of Massachusetts. John d. Long, formerly
Secretary of the Navy; DR.. W. H Montague of
Toronto, Privy Councillor of the Dominion of
Canada; Governor-elect John McLane, Of New
Hampshire and Governor-elect Henry Roberts
of Connecticut. The speakers were Senator
Fairbanks. Governor Bates. Secretary Long and
DR.. Montague.
Ex-Congressman Robert T. Davis, OF Fan
River president of the club acted as toastmas-
ter. and In his opening remarks declared that
the growth and prosperity of the United States
were due chiefly to the Republican control OF
affairs for the last forty years
In referring to the principle of the protective
tariff, which is fostered by the Home Market
Club he said that the leading members of the
national House of Representatives and Senate
were soon to confer with the administration on
the subject of tariff revision.
And" he added, we are willing to stand pS
their judgment as to the time and nature OF
such revision"
The address of Governor Bates. VINO was the
first speaker, was replete with witticisms, par
ticuiarly when he referred 10 his own defeat at
the recent State election. The Governor praised
the work of the Home Market Club for stanolhs
bv one idea ''in season and out of season.
Colonel Albert Clark. the secretary OF the
club. then read kilograms Of regret at their IN
ability to be present from President Roosevelt
and the Massachusetts, Senators, Henry cabot
Lodge and w Murray Crane.
President Roosevelts message was as follows
u regret extremely that I cannot be with you
v~iT.ry ha %
dent-elect for your guest. I wish you most
enjoyable evening"
SENATOR FAIRBANKS'S SPEECH.
Following the reading of these kilograms
Observation-Disclosures Fairbanks was introduced
He said
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the Home Mar
ket club: | wish to thank you for your Eeis
cordial welcome The Home Market CLUB mas Getn
nartv and GOOD eovernmert has rendered con
spIcuous and valuable aid in prom99umg '4 he pao
pie and bring them to right understanding ,. OF
You have stood with intelligent devotion IN sup
port of the great policy OF the re J
which makes for industrial strength anu Id
We have sought to build the home market M t6t
first thereafter a full snare VI JiiS
markets abroad We have believed that in order
to command foreign markets We must have have
strength enough to control our own. We h4He
worked from the centre ont"ari ii,o sJ-s
policy of those who antagoIIze me ploCTicirT
tenn The development Of our donesuc nl 5HH
since the beginning of Mr.. Lincoln HISl au, ~
istration now has been SO stupendous as TO 1eiy
accurate computation No one can 3deluaIeS
messed its rapid increase under the stimQial. .
effect of the protective policy tltl[l''eu III AGO.
H,+9 Increase from less tran S2000Go0Q9 to
more ian $15 900 060 geo in tie period Of thirty
years preceding the last national census, Mi
thev are but little less than the manufactures Of the
United Kingdom. Germany ana franc i. fr'
foreign countries to our shores; we have noted
zion iriistrisI ra0tres 10 Industries erected in our
Town country we have seen them renounee theIr
irsf5 citzens because our policies opened 10 them
new and promising fields Of opportunity.
NOT INDIFFERENT TO FOREIGN MARKETS.
We have never been indifferent to possessing in
ketS of other countries We were never IN pelt'
position to push Our 3e@feig tI rfb than We
are to-day. With one hand We safeguard me o0I
others-and with the other reach out for ihosS
which lie beyond orr borders: This IS prealc1te( !,
the highest national interest. 1t may he sad ny
that enitghtenng seifshness which is the iuspira-
ton of trade and commerce. Inc expansion OF our
Republican administration is conclusive evidence
of the fact that the Republican policies are not
ceTned II 1860 our exports of HanufaGtured PROG
while last year they reached the enormous sum OF
We have been rapidly Increasing our wealth
| through our foreign commerce. The balance OF
70 a he Is ~ our LF% b adG II we PGI
have so spenadIy served US in the past the
golden current from all the ports of the earth will
ing degree. our foreign trade balance constitutes
a record without parallel in our history or
IN the history OF any country Of which We have
From the beginning of George Wasbngton's frs
administration to William McEiuley's first term
$3S3.e00000; since the beginning Of President Nc
hinley hrst term untl March 1904. the net bal
anee IN favor Of the United States was upward Of
$35n,000GO0- 1t would seem the part Of wisdom to
mold fast to those measures and that adminiStra-
ton of public affairs under which such gratifying.
and unparalleled results have been accomplished
The American people have spoken thev have ac-
centuated their faith and confdepcs sT=-the marty
and ITS policies under which so much has been
American commerce
The Republican PARTY has wisely devoted itself
10 the promotion Of al those measures which tend
making provision for the improve nent Of orr river
and harbors- II stands ready 70 make such further
qure. 1t is of the utmost Importance that The sraat
harbors of the country should be So improved and
seas may readily touch ana trade yf1bi ms ~
penditures should he conseVativelv made Vet rbev
commerce. ''7
IsTHMIAN CANAL TO AID COMMERCE.
We look forward with confidence and satfsrac-
ton to the early completion of the isthman canal
which VIII increase in a large measure the con-
Pacific seaboards will feel especial degree The
impetus given to their trade by the construction
Of this thOroughfare between the two oce.rS
Every section of the Republic viii shsrs in SON
measure the benefits to accrue from the completion
of this enterprise which will stand fortvnr ss "a
ship and the courage Of the Republican party All
Of the powers Of American dfponacv have Teen IN
Noked to enlarge the opportunity for trade i'm the
distant Orient. We find there a vast theatre Of
commercial enterprise and If we but true to our
most optimistic dreams.