The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-25
SENATOR SPEAKS In
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
Addresses Open Air Meetings at Aus
tin. Albert Lea and Owatonna

The first speech of the day was made
by Senator Fairbanks at Rushford,
Mimi, and this was followed by speeches
in succession at Lanesboro, Spring
Valley, Austin, Albert Lea, Owatonna,
Faribault and Mortified. Austin and
Albert Lea furnished the largest au-
diencess but there were good turneuts
at all the stopping places and general
interest was manifested. Senator
Fairbanks was accompanied during the
day by United States Senators Dolli-
yer and Clapp, Congressman Tawney,
r., c.. Dunn and w. H. Eustis, all Of
whom made speeches at the various
stopping points,. All the meetings
were generally delivered from impro
yised stands near the railroad track
. At Austin the stand occupied was q
large fiat car, on a side track. Re-
ferring to this fact, Senator Fairbanks
said he had hesitated to ascend it be-
cause he had at first thought it a DEM
ocratic platform. He had reached this
conclusion, he said, because of it's NOV
ing quality, rendering it impossible to
know where it will be tomorrow"
AT all points he contrasted the eco
nornic condition Of the country under
Republican rule with the condition I'M
der Democratic administration, con-
tending always that the conclusion
must necessarily be favorable to the
Republicans.
The trip for the first half of the day
was made through country populated
largely by people of foreign birth or
foreign descent. Referring to this cir
cumstance at Lanesbero, Senator Fair
banks said:
Il have found here many who were
born beneath foreign skies. They left
their native lands and have joined
their lots with ours, because they can
better their condition. They have come
here to build their homes among us.
They have renowned allegiance to
their old governments and have given
it to the republic of the United States.
As much as they love the countries of
their birth, they love more the country
of their adoption. The roots of their
affection sinh deep into the institu-
lions of the United States. The fact
Is that the most of those of foreign
birth in the great Northwest are in IA
vor Of the great conservative policies
for which the Republican party stands
When the integrity Of our currency
was assailed those of foreign birth in
the Northwest thought upon the sub
ject deeply and seriously and they rem
dered verdict which was in favor of
the maintenance of individual and ma
tional credit. The great Northwest
was in favor of and is still in favor Of
the maintenance of sound and ra-
tfonal monetary system. 1t was the
Northwest that helped to settle and
fix the gold standard which we now
have upon the statute books of the
United States. 1t was through the ge-
MUS, the craftsmanship and the patri-
otism of the Republican party that the
gold standard was established. Some
of our opponents, but not all of them,
now, after eight long years of hard
contest, say it is firmly and irrevo-
cably established. They acknowledge
too much 1t is true it is firmly es-
tablished, but it is irrevocably estab-
lished so long and so long only as the
Republican party or some other party
stands back of it, willing and able to
uphold ard maintain it,"