The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-02
Vice President Fleet Outlines
Policy to HON. Market Club
at Boston
LAUDS PROTECTION
WHAT 1T HAS DONE
SAYS THE RECENT ELECTION
MEANS THAT THE GREAT
POLICIES ARE TO BE
MAINTAINED WITH
RESOLUTION.
NJ the Associated L,rnsA.

II
Boston Mass., Dee, - Before an
'udicnce Of more than 5000 people.
Vice pres.dsnt-clcct Fairbanfs, de.
ined the attitude of the Republican,
administration On the tariff question
! the annuai sanqnct Of the Home
fArket clue in Mechanics HaIl to-
dgat Among ot1cr guests were gr-
rnor John II. Bates OF Massachn.
est., Former secretlry Of the Navy
ohm D. Long DR.. W H. Montague Of
aoronto, a psiyy councillor Of the Do
ainicn o. Canada. and Gosernor-eIccs
ienry Roberts of Connecticut.
The speakers were ganator Fair
ianks, Governor Fate Secretary
-ong and DR. Montague.
Former Congressman Davis Of FaIl
tfye., president Of the club, as toast
iaster made the opening address and
4 referring 10 tie principle Of a pro.
ec.Iye tariH which ii f0stered BY
re Hone Market club. said leading
MEMBERS Of tha national house III
eprcgcniatIyes ana senate would
'oon confer with the administration
IN the subject Of tariff revision. Tel.
grams Of regret at not being able to
le present were received from Pres
dent Roosevelt and the mass Of sen.
ltors.
Senator FairbanIcz speech.
Mr.. Fairbanks said ID part.
we have sought to build up
home market first and thereafter SO.
cure fair share OF the markets
ibroad We have believed that in or
Ter TO command foreign markets we
must have strength enough 10 control
,ur own. We have worked from fha
'enter outward. contrary to the poll.
" of those who antagonize the pro
ectiye system.
Domestic Development.
The development Of our domestic
iarkct since the beginning OF Lin
oln's first administration now has
cen so stupendnus as 10 defy ac.
urate computation No one can ad.
quately comprehend It's vast mag.
'itude We have Witnessed its rapid
ncreaso under the stimulating effect
4 the protective policy enunciated
n the Chicago platform forty-four
ears ago. We have seen the value
II all manufactures in the United
itates increase from less than 5000.
$4,000 to more than $4,000. 900 900
n a period Of thirty years preceding
he last annual census. We have OBJ
'erved our total manufactures rise
mtil II Is but little less than The
manufactures Of the United Kingdom.
iermany and France combined. we
ave Witnessed the transfer of indus
ries from foreign countries to our
'wn chores; we have noted the i'm.
1igration of countless thousands
rom foreign industrial centers 10 in
mstries erected in our own country:
ye have seen them renounce their al
eglance 70 alien governments and be-
;ome American citizens. because our
policies opened to them new and
promising fields of opportunity. With
lne hand we safeguard our domestic
narket--more essential to US than an
with the other reach out
Sor those which lie beyond our bor-
io-s. This IS preIicated upon sound
aational policy, upon considerations
u the highest national interest Il
nay be said by some TO be a selfish
)olicy. Il is. however. only that en-
tightening selfishness which is the in
ipiration OF trade and commerce.
How We Have Grown Abroad.
The expansion of our foreign com.
nerce under Republican policies and
Republican administration is conciu.
'ive evidence of the fact that Repub-
lean policies are not restrictive so
ar as our foreign trade is concerned.
u 1860 our exports of manufactured
'roducts TO other countries amount
d TO only s102.a00.ooo while last year
hey reached The enormous sum of
i52. 100000
The balance Of trade is greatly in
'ar favor and II We but adhere 10
he policies and uphold the admins
ration which has SO spleudidly ser
ed Us in The past. golden currents
rom all ports Of the earth viii con
inue to fow hither in a large If not
degree. Our foreign fraae
alance constitutes a record without
parallel in our own history or in tie
istory Of any country Of which we k
ave knowledge
From the beginning - George
fashingion's first administrator 10
William Mekinley's first term. the
ct balance IN favor of he fsn.sas
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