Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-07
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Fun Text of Speech Delivered at
The Theater This Afternoon.
senator Fairbanks spoke az follows
Gov. Wells Ladies' and Gentlemen
Of Utah; am profoundly gratined for
this most cordial welcome. for this
most favored spot of our most favored
country II recalls q scene / witnessed
mere four years ago, brief years when
measured by the calendar. but when
measured by the great events which
nave come and gone. how long indeed
: they seem Four years ago came
among the great ana patriotic men AMI
women OF utah, pleading the cause "
iepuDlicanism and William Mckinley.
IN that great contest the people of This
| splendid commonwealth took counsel
OF their highest and best Interests and
recorded their potent judgment in IA.
Nor OF republican policies, and i'm favor
OF one OF the greatest ana best presi
deh's tns country has ever had
| come today my fellow countrymen. In
Dehail OF me same policies which then
! dppealed to The patriotic judgment OF
we american people and I'm behalf Of
sue great wise and patriotic standard
bearer Theodore Roosevelt
REPUBLICAN POLICIES.
There is one thing about Republican
| poHcles J always liked and that rs that
lhey DO not change with the changing
Seasons they do not change with each
lour years but they continue the same
through the years that DE before u.s.
Ine policies for which Theodore Roose.
Nelt stands before the American people
are the policies for which our great
leader Abraham Lincoln stood. They
nave been ylndicated by the march of
events, All that Is greatest and most
splendid IN our national history since
1850 has been achieved through tho
virtue OF Republican policies and tho
wisdom and courage OF the Republican
party.
CONDITIONS IN UTAH.
Eight years ago things were not the
same In Utah that they are today
conditions then were dissmilar from
what they are now, Even four years
ago when ha the honor Of
standing here things were not the
same as they arc today. find
as Z nave travelled through this splen.
did commonwealth that you have ex.
tended In your influence. and that the
skies above you are more luminous to-
day and hlled with greater hope than
they have been at any time since the
first settlers set their feet In these great
valleys. one Of the splendid things
about the Republican party is that II
plants a hope In the human heart. one
OF the splendid things about Republic
can policies Is that we are able TO 20
forward and inward achieving higher
and bett5r regHls. One OF the splendid |
things about RepublicanisIh IS that TO-
morrow We shall camp upon ncE |
heights IN our march forward and up- |
ward. There Is about us everywhere |
evidences of Industrial prosperity OF y
social development, Of Improvement I'm |
an OF the activities which engage the
genius and the attention Of the Amen.
can people.
UTAH's BANK DEPOSITS
In 1892 the bank deposits OF this
state amounted to S920O0OO. Then we
We're under Il Republican adminstra-
ton. Four years later I'm 1896 when uu-
der Democratic administration, the
bank deposits had shrvelled, had
shrunk under the blightng touch on
Democratic policies until they amount.
ed 20 but SO 800 600 Under the splen,
did administration of William McKin,
ley and Theodore Roosevelt. and under
the stimulating effect Of Republican
policies the bank deposits of Titan,
which are a fair barometer OF your
commercial growth, had expanded to
t33. 500 900 ana yet the Democratic par.
ty comes before the American people,
asking you 10 overthrow the policies
ana oYertun the administration
under which such Incompatible results
have been achieved
DEMOCRATIC PROMISE.
In 1892 when we were going forward
inder the protective system OF the Re-
publican party, going forward under
he leadership Of Gen. Benjamin Har-
ison. one OF the greatest presidents
his country has produced the Demo
1atic party came 10 us and said. if
'ou VIII only overthrow your Repubi-
AN policies, turn out Of power your
administration, we will In
rease immeasurably the prosperity of
he American people. our government
nXious always to better their condi-
ion. anxious always to Increase the
Of home, anxious always 20
lrogress. accepted the offer Of the Dem
cratlc party. aud they voted out OF
lOWei Benjamin Harrison No sooner :
ad they accomplished the overthrow
L that great administration than they
egGn 10 feel that there were new
onditi0ns confronting them. and posi-
y new results awaiting them. You
annot overthrow great policies with !
ut changing results. You cannot re- i
erse an administration without re-. :
ersing your commercial conditions ln y
S92 We found no exception 10 the rule. =
With the reversal there came stagna- /,
lon In business. Instead OF marching 4
inward and upward 20 200. 900 Of people !
egan to struggle, and Il ~ one Of the !
plendid things about the Republican | I,
arty I'm all II It's splendid career, has =
ever sounded the note Of retreat be- y
lre we began 20 retrogade? We began y
> sink lower aud lower great CONNER 4
'al Industries toppled TO their fan, II
nanclal industries came IN the vortex y
nd We're oyerthroWn. In the midst of u,
l this commercial disorder. national y,
OPPRESSION, which beggars description. ~
here is no pen gifted enough TO per. n
'nally describe the conditions which -,
ar government experienced There u
no genius gifted enough to g"
3inl the picture OF that which was
ltnessed by everyone from one end Of
Ne country to the other d.
CONDITIONS ~ EUROPE. N
In 1895. after several years Of Demo. J,
attic administration I went 10 Europe ~,
study the commercial conditions A,
Iere. In Manchester that great thriv- es
< beehive OF British industry, ] dis M
,yered large factory several stories N
Oh. and hundreds Of men and women Id
gagged there, I discovered several ID
agon loads OF wooden goods which hud m,
en- manual tured IN that factory, and Am
hich were being shipped out of the ,tI