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chamber, II am elected Governor
November next" ,. ,''H

November next "'H
ORATOR KNIGHT HOLDS THE FORT.
The crowd cheered Mr.. Higgins well when
he sat down. Then George A R Sia!gs lot tn.
was introduced. Mr. knight had the hard
task Of filing in between Mr.. Higgins and
Senator Fairbanks, who was reported then
to be on his way over from the brooklyn
meeting Mr.. Knight undertook the ,t tax
was in store for him. II was not until an
hour and half later that Senator Fair
banks arrived.
Mr.. Knight had the best voice Of any OF
the speakers 1t was II anything, better
Several times he began to apologize Tor
speaking 30 loud, but there were cries from
all over The Garden to keep 1t up, and soak
'em again. One OF his telling points was
when he pointed to the old Fremonters
"They followed the Pathfinder" he said,
those men with their looks showing the
diamond dust Of age. You cant find the
same number Of men who voted for Buchan-
an the a,Iltfnder who " III sit on Platform
Washington and Oregon, from out OF the
West, appeal to you to stand by your son,
Theodore Roosevelt"
Again the vast crowd was sea OF waving
flags and shouting enthusiasts.
THE GREETING FAIRBANKS GOT.
After Mr.. Knight had used up two or three
brilliant perorations. and had become ex :
hausted, he had to give 1t up. Repubiican
Club Glee Club was brought In to hold the
fort.
1t finished one song, and then there was
a roar at the main entrance OF the Garden.
The audience quickly turned in that direc-
ton, and down the aisle, between the cheer
ing ranks the tall form Of the Indiana
Senator was spied, escorted by several
stout policemen. He had come in by the
wrong entrance, but it made his entry only
more dramatic. Hail to the Chief, which
the bands essayed, was drowned In the
cheering
Senator Fairbanks, as he faced the crowd;
seemed to be surprised at the CROWD ana
the demonstration. He turned to Preel-
dent Stern and said something which sound d.
ed like magnificent The crowd yelled
Fairbanks" over and over again, and the
Senator beamed from ear to ear.
1t lasted. for three minutes. Then Mr.
Stern introduced him as the next Vice.
President and there were more cheers
Senator Fairbanks said in part;
speech Of Senator Fairbanks.
/ thank you and thank you again for this
magnificent welcome, for this magnificent
demonstration. :,
by no means personal to me. but that 1t
is due to the fact that for the time bein
| stand for those great national policies
which you have deemed essential Tor our
welfare and the welfare of our beloved
republic,
The policies of Abraham Lincoln are the
policies for which the Repu blicans stand.
They are the policies for which Theodore
Roosevelt stands. prolonged apPlausel
We stand for the pr elective policy for
which William Mckinley lived.
flames of Republicanism are leaping high.
Brooklyn is all right, and from what see
tonight, New York is all right. The Demo-
cratic party stands for policies. opposed
to those Of the Republican party. Both
Which which is right and which Is wrong? That
question will be settled by the ballots.
STUDY TRADE REPORTS FOR THE RECORD.
We have had the same administration
for eight years and one set OF national
policies during that period. You may
study the trade reports in vain to tell when
the. administration of MCKINLEY ended
and the administration of Theodore Roose-
welt began. There is no difficulty in telling
from these reports when the administration
of Harrison ended and that OF Grover Cleve-
land began. Read the same reports and
there is no difficulty in telling when en- tn. the
Of William Mckinley, began,
The triumph OF the Repub lican PARTY
means that weraye not only to have good
policies upon which prosperity, has been
built up, but republican triumph VIII mean
no distfust and no uncertainty in business
centres. The triumph Of the Democratic
party will be to fill the country with dis
trust and uncertainty, as was the case IN
1892.
THE PRINCIPLES To-.sTAND by.
Lei, us go forward in this campaign up.
holding the protective tariff system. Let
us stand by that great economic doctrine
which stands for the American people
Let us stand by the gold standard. the
fruit of the wisdom and the, statesman,
ship of the Republican party. Let us stand
by the Administration which has made
possible the construction OF the Panama
Canal. Great applause and cheeringl
And let us stand by the great admins.
tration which has adopted a wise foreign
| policy; which has raised the United States
| higher in the esteem Of the civilized worlo
than it ever stood before Great applause
| Under the administration of Theodore
| Roosevelt Iapplause American citizens
are protected in the enjoyment Of all theil
| rights to the uttermost limits Of the Re
| p,,ilir IAppla,ise1