The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
Political
Candidate Addresses
People at Many
Places.

SACRAMENTO Oct. 4-Senator
Fairbanks turned his face eastward
to-day and started upon his return trip
from the Pacific Coast, but, although
a considerable distance was covered, he
did not get far ON his way. The day
was spent skirting the southern shore
Of San Francisco Bay and in traversing
the fruitful Santa Clara, Livermore and
San Joaquin valleys. Stops for speeches
were made at Palo Alto, San Jose, Liver
more and Stockton. Senators Fair
banks and Fulton made speeches at all
these points, as they did also here to-
night. At San Jose and Stockton they
spoke from the Court House steps and
at the other two places from the rear
platform of the Edgemere. All the
speaking places commanded views or
semi-tropical vegetation and the tenn
perature did rot fail to perform its
share in maintaining the illusion that
the party were in the far southland,
for the heat was intense all day.
At Stockton was held the largest and
one of the most enthusiastic meetings
of the day.
The meeting here tonight was pre-
sided over by Governor Pardee and was
large and enthusiastic. Both Senators
Fairbanks and Fulton spoke and both
gave attention to the general issues of
the campaign. Senator Fairbanks
dwelt especially upon the currency
question, claiming much credit for the
Republican party in its efforts to main
tain sound money. On that point he
said in part:
Go back 10 the Civil War. Take the ques
tions that arose during the progress Of that
great national tragedy. The Republican party
them all hfVh Of national
duty and national honor. After the war
closed and the armies of Grant returned to
to render heroic service to the Government.
the country was confronted with new ques-
tions. Among them was the question OF bring
ing our national credit back TO a sound and
safe basis. 1t was a work OF great difficulty
under the circumstances. The Republican
party dedicated itself to the supreme duty
OF firmly establishing the financial credit of
the Government and improving the money OF
the people. 1t has always known that the
highest commercial prosperity and the great
est national development could only be ac-
complished by adhering to sound and wise
monetary laws. 1t funded the Government
debt. reduced the high rate of interest pre-
vailing during the period of the war and by
people.
In 1896 we were confronted with the ques-
tion OF the debasement OF money. The
Republican party went into that campaign
pledged to uphold the gold standard. 1t
period Of intense excitement We had then
a gallant leader as have now. The Ameri-
people put their standard in clean. brave,
patriotic hands-the hands of William Nc
Kinley. He bore the banner to triumphant
victory. and when the Republican party
intrusted with power il wrote upon the stat
ute books Of the United States the gold stand
ard laws.
In the campaign Of 1896 our Democratic
friends sought to frighten the country They
said the gold standard meant the crucihxlon
Of our great commercial interests. They
claimed that the Republican party SUBJ
servient 10 some collaborating class They
claimed that Mckinley and the Republican
party favored the gold standard in the in
terest OF dear money Said they: The gold
standard means increase the distress of
the people. Open the mints to the free coin
age of silver and you will have prosperity
But William Mckinley. wiser than most
men. said. No Open the doors OF the fac
tories Of the United States and set work
three millions Of idle workingmen and you
will bring back prosperity 70 all of the in
dustrial centers OF the republic
We wrote the gold standard law into the
statutes of the United States and ii proved
that all Of the dire predictions of Democracy
were unfounded. Money was never more
plentiful and never cheaper than to-day.