Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-29
FAIRBANKS TALKS
Vice Presidential Candidate Opens the
Campaign For tho Republicans In
Vermont Today-Grsat Demonstra-
ton In His Honor.

Campaign For tho Republicans In
Vermont Today-Grsat Demonstra-
ton In His Honor.
White River Junction. VT, Aug. 30.
The republican candidate for vice.
president Senator Charles w. Fair
banks, delivered his frst formal speech
OF the campaign here this afternoon.
Large numbers OF people from all parts
OF Windsor county and from western
New Hampshire were present. The
demonstration was arranged particu-
larly as a welcome from the people or
Windsor county, to the Indiana sena-
tor, whose father was horn within its
limits.
After paying tribute to the citizens
of Vermont and New Hampshire ! for
their loyalty and efficient service In
every national emergency, Fairbanks
entered upon an extended review of
policies of the republican and demo-
cratic parties during the past twelve
years. He pointed out that under re-
publican administrations the country
had enjoyed unprecedented prosperity,
while the four years in which the dem
ocrats held the reins of govern aent
were years of arrested developn mt.
OF panic and distress without parallel IN
American history. The senator argued
that the republicans firm attitude to-
wards the protective tariff and the
L. xfy,r hat 10
sue was the reason for the extreme
conditions in the countrys prosperity.
Continuing. he said: One of the
uppermost questions OF the present
campaigns, which is of far reaching
moment is. does the administration OF
President Roosevelt merit a vote OF
confidence? This question confronts us
at the very threshold of debate.
THE president took up the duties
OF his Office at a serious moment In
the history Of the republic. He as
sumed his great responsibility with II
due appreciation of their gravity and
gave assurance to his countrymen that
he would carry out the policies of his
predecessor. The people were familiar
with them. They We're the policies of
the republican party. They had
brought the country immeasurable
prosperity. and they naturally desired
their continuance. He has since adj
ministered our national affairs with
conspicuous ability. He has been an
earnest student OF the countrys needs.
He has been conscientious and untir-
ing In the discharge of his great re-
sponsihilities. He has been inspired by
but one purpose and that has been to
do we'll the work committed to his
hands" Judged by any test we may
apply, the administration of President
Roosevelt has been enninently success
ful. The last three years have been
years of exceptional commercial
growth. domestic peace and expanding
trade AS In 1892. the democratic par
ty now denounces protection as the
robbery of many to enhance the few
and pledges itself to overthrow tho
Dingley law thru revision and reduc>
ton of the tariff. What will be the re-
suit Of such a policy? We will find
most conclusive answer in the four
wears of the last democratic adminis-
tration Let the American people take
the democratic platform and the record
of the last democratic administration
In one hand and the republican plat
form and the record of the republican
administration during the last three
wears in the other, and pronounce their
potential Judgment"