The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-11-04
FAIRBANKS At LOUISVILLE
Tersely Contrasts Republican
and Democratic Work.
Some Extracts From His Very
able AddreSS---W0rdS
of Wisdom.

speaking Saturday at louisville
said:
Ladies' and gentlemen OF Ken
lucky: thank you for your more
than kindly welcome. lam gratified,
Indeed, to greet you and meet You In
this magnificent midday meeting.
have come to you to discuss with you
for a brief while those at questions
which concern our common welfare.
have come to address Republicans
and Democrats alike. for we are each
and ell alike interested IN the promo
ton of our common welfare. We
differ as TO the means; we differ as to
the ways. But we have no personal
difference with our Democratic
friends. A friend of miIe once
said.
~ don't hate my friend because
he has the rheumatism; | hate the
rheumatism because 1t has my
friend
my Democratic friends, we cannot
both be right.
1--WE were net both right In 1862
when the Republican party gave to
history Abraham Lincoln. We were
not both right Ia the great campaign
when Ulysses S. Grant was our lead
er. We were not both right In the great
campaign which resulted In the cleo
ton OF Rutherford B. Hayes, one OF
the most modest, yet one OF the most
successful Presidents Of the Republic.
We were not both right In the great
campaign In which the forces OF Re
publicans were led by James A.
Garfield.
1--WE we've not both right IN the
campaign OF 1899. when we placed
the banner or Republicansm in the
hands Of my own friend ard late fell
low-townsman, one OF the greatest
Presidents this country has ever had
Gen. Benjamin Harrison. We were
not both right In the great contest OF
1906, when the commercial honor
and national good faith were In
volved.
MCKINLEY--THENi ROOSEVELT.
NV friends, we were not both right
In the great contest of 1900, when We
were led to victory by that maguiii
cent, SPLENDID pure, exalted patriot,
William Mckinley. Fellow citizens,
you do well to cheer that name, ana
among all of the higher statesmen OF
the Republic there has never been a
gentler, sweeter, stronger, better man
than our great leade, OF eight years
and four years ago. elbow citizens,
we stand In this contest for the great
principles for which William McKin.
lev lived and wrought sc we'll. The
policies for which William Mckinley
stood are the policies for which Theo
dore Roosevelt stands to-day.
1.-THE great question before the
American people Is: Shall we over,
turn the policies OF William McKin-
lev and Theodore Roosevelt and In.
augurate the policies tor which the
Democratic party stands.
mo four years In the entire history
OF the republic, save the four during
the unhappy, civil conflict, were SC
long as the tour years Of the last Dem
ocratic ad ADMINISTRATION.
"In 1896 the American people In
the midst of their distress ref ected as
they never reflected before.
"In 1896 the Republican party ar
rayed In Its majesty of might, declar
ed anew before the American people
Its conviction that we would come
out of the morass of Democratic dis
tress upon the highway OF Republic
can prosperity"
Prosperity Is not a matter o
chance. Prosperity comes through
intelligent, sound and wise poll
cies."
During the last seven years our In
dustrial relations have reache mag
nitude unparalleled In the history o.
any country of which we now have
record"
why shall not Kentucky, whos'