The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-22
f FAIRBANKS
ON CAMP Align.
III Letter Of Acceptance Vice
Presidential Candidate Up
holds the Party Policy.
DISCUSSES VARIOUS ISSUES
Says Republicans Have Been
Guardian Of the Financial
Credit Of Country.
fRv Associated Press.

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(By. Associated Prcss.)
II INDIANAPOLIS, IND. September 21.--
The letter Of United States Senator
Charles w. arnirbanks, accepting tho Re-
publican nomination. for the vice-presi-
dcncy, which was made public to-day,
is II, part rs follows: n
The principles which are so frankly
and felictously expressed IN me pliitfE o,
iec .t I to tn the test Of ACTUAL experience,
and have been found TO n pe nees
Of M material development, and have made
the nations name respected among the
peTMSs o ce 81 en- on we'll .s hearty
presidcnt Roosevelt. Tbs Is sharply rpl;;
ASSUMED ass med tho rcsponsibiiitics Of chief exc
cutIvo with a pledge to carry out the
Geeesso Of s o R sapS he a9a u
dent Mckinley, composed OF tatesn1en or
eminent ability, In whom, the country
p Ward t im.' Ssneonpleted Work
kept kept scrl,pulously: the promise has been
b 6ea Rfsed I'd setaa s 2'1 ye
s sraas ays Gsh ;oresa
Foreign Policy.
The foreign policy Of the. administration,
las has n made FOR the q peace
Time and events have given US q q, larger
place in international affairs. While we
have enlarged our foreign
with the sword, but through the peaceful
agency Of enlightened diplomacy. ~
Eyents IN TIE Ear H oe s cdgg me
Of the present foreign policy. w, have
Russia and Japan bSsane55
the suggestion made by the administru-
ton limiting the zone q host ut IS
merce. II. IS tho policy Of the: Admin
.istration, predcated /. upen, the ,soundest
by treaty so far as possible, those inter-
national differences which might lead TO
future friction.
al disagrcements by an appeal to rea son.
rather than to arms. A great majority
OF the questions which arise between IA
tiona honor, be submitted to arbltra.-
lion. The Administration Of President
Mckinley did, well TO- ala in the ,s crsa-
dent dent Roosevelt is entitled to great credit
for being the first to invoke It's jurlsdic,
ton in the settlement Of the Plous Fund
cases.
better. we have avoided all entangling
alliances and in,sthe a1ngEnags Of the
Protection and tFreeftTrade.
=
ns foexapHh WSsy eSsassa and
velops our industries" and that the
measure q protssction should I, a, alwayS at
s9st st9pa ome aea n cost
lateiy aas s fiea q
pro1sfton robbery her yfa q the any
tariff.
Is. by no means, Il new one, for while
the Republican party has uniformly ad-
5!sass - patty has $ Been Consistent
N II rc S9Ries'' 81 qut,ey should be made
tt the iS'i pSlbliS RteEest f, depsaads TIER
ca ssS'a ysy lie
= revision and reduction .bXmthose who /.
en- euss Serious ss a a among all whose
y g rsSs Is
nessent TIE eoenfS * whf aspses o
til y protective system. 4 revision Of the
tariff along revenue lines ,menns the in
fpssn naS Of wh hs 9apsts e
competition with our domestic proc due
ton. It means a loss to the American
wage earners and to American capital.
ton which Is presented to them, but Is
It, can be settled BY them. and by Them
The development OF the country during
the last fortyfour years. Is a complete
vndicatlon Of the. virtue s ssn ], efficacy Of
our exports was s6
ssss5 anG ye yaar 1853 %as s So
ses a IF IS at w IF nSe
thus denied by actual Sesults. In con.
sdfns the eec5 OF hf rspoe sa ap
to consult past experience; What 4 roye-
eI industrial development and enlbar-
llabor and eapital. Neither ESCAPES its
countrles ''consistent With tho principles inf'Es
OF protectlon." has long been. one OF the
we'll recognized policies OF the Republic
cun party. Tie present ADMINISTRATION,
IN tho fuco Of serious Democratic. opposi-
ton, secured a treaty OF reciprocity with
Of large share OF tho commerce OF that
island.
Capital and Labor.
"The platform appropriately recognizes
combinations Of capital and labor as tho
outgrowth Of our economic development,
and as entitled to the equal projection
aud subject to thc Ike restrictions Of
the law.
"Thc Administration has enforced the
Sherman antitrust Act, which was OF
Republican origin, in cases whore COM
blnati9ns have been formed in violation
or Its provisions. The law, which Was
regarded AS ineffective hy Democrat tic
administration has been invoked by the
President against combinations IN re-
strnint Of wholesome commerce, ana 1t has
been upheld by the courts.
''Thc Congress last year enacted q law
to eXpedlto tho henring and determinu-