The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
PLEA OF FAIRBANKS
ASKS THAT REPUBLICAN RULE BE
 CONTINUED.
Says that the Country Has Been Pros- porous Under Its Reign and Has Suffered .UnAer Demo- "A
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AlnCtHnatIt OCt. Eo.-OGHdtOT SHdIiCc W. Fairbanks tonight addressed great audience in Music Hall. concluding day of speech making, which included stops in English, Ind: Marengo, Ind; Mil1tan, Ind: North Vernon, Ind; Law renceburg, Ind, and Louisville, Ky. The Cincinnati meeting was one of the largest and most enthusiastic of the Senator's tour. Senator Fairbanks spoke In part as follows:
 'The great questions which engage the attention of the American people are questions of far-reaching moment: they hsve a direct and important bear ing upon our future welfare About us everywhere are wonderful evidences of prosperity Prosperity is not the fruit of chance. It is not the offspring of accident. Prosperity comes through on adherence to wise. rational poiiciess If we overturn the policies under which we enjoy prosperity. we do not earn Che prosperity we have.
 "In 1892 the American people were enjoying prosperity in an unexampled degree. We wer egoing forward under Republican policies and under the ad- ministration of my late fellow towns man, one of the best Presidents the country has ever had, General Benjamin Harrison.
 "The Democratic party said to the American people in the midst of the un- paraIleled prosperity that was about them, If you will only overturn exist Ing policies and overthrow the present administration we will increase far be- yond the present prosperity we have.'
 "The American people unfortunately accepted It's predictions---they accepted its promies in place of Republican full fillment and voted to overturh the then existing polices and overthrow the the then existing administration. After the election was over the people appreciated the fact that they stood face to face with new future---that they were to go forward under new policies and under a new administration
 The great question then came for cibly to them what would be the, result of the change? Would it be for the better or would 1t not? Commerce then began to furi her sails A spirit possessed the great comerical centres; capital went into its hiding place. The door of industrial institutions began to close, working men were turned in- to the streets and into the highways and byways of the Republic in a hope less search for work. The great inan- cial institutions tottered to their ruin. hope died out in the hearts of our coun- trymen.
 'In 1896 the people were resolved to think their way out of their distress They resolved that they had enough of Democratic distress and Democratic disaster. In 1898 a great convention met in St. Louis. There never was convention more memorable in all the history fthe republic save one and that was the great convention which met in Chicago in 1860 and gave to history of the republic save one and coin. The convention which met at St Louis resolved upon two great nolicies deemed essentiad to bring back prosperity to the American peo- pie.
 Tt resolved in favor of wiping the Democratic tariff from the statute books as with a sponge. It also re- solved upon maintaining the gold standard And having resolved upon these two great policies. 1t proceeded to nominate a candidate for president who possessed the confidence of the American people and the commanding genius and ability to carry these great policies into our national adminis- tration. That was the easiest part of the work It had only to nominate William Mckinley of Ohio.
 "A little later the Democratic oon- vention met at Chicago and 1t pro- ceeded to declare first in favor of free trade and second fin free silver, two policies diametrically opposed to the policies adopted in the great conven- tion at St. Louis. With the trium- phant election of William Mckinley a change occurred. The clouds of Dem- ocratic distress began to drift away. The effect of the Dingley law. great measure. was immediate. It inspired the people with confidence and con fldence is the basis of all commer- AmN- FNNa- bill stimulated enterprises and new factories were re-opened.