New-York tribune., 1904-10-13
ENDS HIS IOWA TOUR.
Senator Fairbanks Speaks on I'm
periaIism, Currency and the Tariff.

Davenport. Iowa Oct. 12.-With a speech at
the Turner Opera House in this city tonight
Senator Fairbanks ended his tour Of this State.
He came here on the Rock Island road in the
afternoon. and after crossing the river and
speaking at Rock Island H., returned to this
city for the night meeting.
In addition to these two points he spoke dur
ing the day at Des Moines. CoIfax, Newton.
Kellogg, Grinnell Brooklyn, Marengo Iowa City.
West Liberty and Durant all in this State. The
crowd at the meeting here tonight was large.
Most Of the day stops we're OF only brief dura-
ton. and when there were requests from the
crowd for more time the Senator would re-
spond: This IS a Republican train. and IT
moves on schedule time"
The longest day stop was made at the State
University town OF Iowa City, where the meet
ing was attended by a club OF two hundred stu
dents calling themselves "Teddy's Hawkeyes-"
To them, as TO the students at Grtnnell, Senator
Fairbanks addressed himself especially. telling
them that the Republican party stands for
primo lpIes as fixed and enduring as the stars
A large part of the day spent in the IId
Congress District, the only Democratic district
in the State. and Senator Fairbanks was ac-
companied by A. F. Dawson the Republican
candidate for Congress.
Al both Dapenvort and Brooklyn Senator
Fairbanks discussed the question OF imperialism.
At Brooklyn ne said:
Our Democratic friends have suggested from
time TO tine that there is some danger Of i'm
periaIism- They have got it into their heads
that the Republican party is inimical 10 the
Republic; that the Republican party IN some
way or other IS going TO subvert our republican
institutions and build upon their ruins imperial
ism. Did you ever hear OF a more prepOsterous
suggestion since the stars first sang together?
The Republican party has been the loyal in
telgent supporter OF republican Institutions
from the time Abraham Lincoln took the oath
OF Office in the national capital down to this
beautiful morning. 1t has been the steadfast
adherent OF those policies which are for the up
building Of our national strength and the eX-
pansion of our glory everywhere.
out OF what does this charge OF Imperialism
grow? Out OF action II the Philippine ISL
ands They 60 not pretend to observe evidence
of any imperialistic purpose here in the United
States. We have built up prosperity as never
before. The laws have been enforced impair
italy and effectively. But away OF in the Phil
ippines. thousands OF miles beyond the western
coast. they say we are governing in an i'm
perialistic way
Fellow citizens they are wrong about that
We have carried into the Philippines the prin-
Ciples Of the Republican government. We went
there with no thought of territorial aggrandize-
ment. We went there because national duty
compelled us 10 60 We went there under the
leadership OF as true a patriot ever was born
IN the Republic We went there under the lead
ership OF William Mckinney Did he lay the
groundwork OF Imperialism No, my Demo-
cratic friend. = you so believe you have mis-
Judged YOUR countrymen. William Mckinley or
gauized civil government in the Philippines.
ceediug the military government. At the very
first moment possible with civil authority he
carried 10 those people the blessings of Repub-
ucan government in the fullest measure posi-
BILE. We have been educating them in the ways
az civil administration. inviting them 70 the
fullest possible participation in the administra-
tor of their own affairs
The Philippines came TO Us as one Of the fruits
% a great revolution In the progress OF the civ
inzed world. When the wa- with Spain closed
and the treaty Of peace was exchanged between
the Two powers w found ourselves IN posses
sion Of the islands. Could we have leftf Some
OF our Democratic friends have said: on, II
Dewey had only left Manila Bay after his feet
had accomplished It's Incompatible victory We
would have no Philippine question 10 vex US"
The Republican party has improved the ad-
niuistraJiou I'm the Philippines II has sent
there thousands Of school teachers from the
United States II has erected schoolhousea in
the archipelago There has beer some debate as
70 whether the Constitution follows the flag
There is some difference Of view about that, but
upon one proposition Republicans and Demo-
Gratis Will all agree and that is that the Anert-
can schoolhoUse follows the American nag
The speech ar Rock Island devoted 10 a
defence OF the currency and tariff policies Of the
Republican party. and the speech made here to-
night was along the same lines