The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-05
FAIRBANKS OPENS CAMPAIGN IN
CALIFORNIA

Charles w. Fairbanks. Republican vice
presidential candidate. addressed al,
audience of 10000 people in Mechanics
Pavilion. in San Francisco. MONDAY
night. The issues of the campaign were
e~loquently and logically discussed by the
gifted senator. We reproduce below a
part of his address:
Now, as to the political conditions
that have prevailed in this country in
recent years. In 1892 we were enjoying
a measure OF prosperity unexampled in
everywhere. all were employed and there
was bread for every mouth. Then the
country was progressing under the ad-
ministration of one of the greatest presi-
denis the country ever had. Benjamin
Harrison. (Cheers.) In the midst of al
this prosperity the Democrats came and
said that If the people would only over
throw the Republican party the meas
ure of prosperity that had come with its
administrator would be increased.
One of the uppermost desires of the
human race Is to better conditions. The
people unfortunately accepted the pom
Uses of the Democracy and Harrison ives
defeated. With what result? When the
result OF The election was known a tre-
NOR went through the entire country.
Commerce furled it's sails and capital
sought its hiding place. Retrenchment
trenchment followed and soon we were
in the midst of financial famine.
In 1895, while this deplorab.e condition
was existing at home. l visited Europe.
At Birmingham. England. l witnessed u
profoundly significant scene. l saw az
Immense factory-a factory four stories
high and a block square. About 1t every
where was activity. I saw goods piled
on wagons in process of shipment. ana,
led by curiosity, / asked their destiny. 1
was told by those that were superinteno-
ing the shipment that they were bound
for the United States. 1 said to myself
that there was some mistake about ali
this.
When 1 left home there was an army.
composed of many thousands of my fei-
l-ow-countrymen, that was idle and aus
cry. / said that 1t was governmental
policy that had closed the factories OF
the United States and opened those OF
foreign nations. and that was opening
the marts of the United States to the
producers of England. l said to myself
that this was an offense against the peo-
pie of the United States. And I knew.
as others knew. that it was Democratic
policy. not Republican policy. that was
responsible for this condition
In 1896 the Republican party met at
st. Louis. resolved to frame a policy that
would lift the nation out of the morass
vention two fundamental policies were
agreed u~pon-frst. protection: second. ii
gold standard. Having resolved that
these policies should prevail and knowing
that policies DO not execute themselves,
the convention proceeded to nominate .
man the Republican party knew could be
depended upon to see that they were pun
in force, and William Mckinley of ohio
was named for president. cloud cheer
ing.)
A short time later the Democrats met
and they decided also that two funAa-
mental policies were needed to brins
prosperity to the country and they adopt
ed them. They were: first. free silver,
second. free trade. The great campaign
came. This time the people were not 20
be deluded. They reached the conclusion
thai 1t is not only important to have
great and wise policies. but that these
policies must be carried out by great and
wise craftsmanship.
William Mckinley was elected; Repub-
iican policies triumphed: prosperity again
came. Factories reopened. The great
army of idle men re urned to work in
establishments long closed by Democrat