The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
MISSOURIANS
HEAR FAIRBANKS
ROOseyelt's Running Mate Is
Greeted by Big Crowds as
He Travels Through State
ENTHUSIASM DISPLAYED
Senator Is Received With
Cheers and 0utStretched
Hands at All the Depots

MARCELINE, Mo-, Sept. S.-When
Senator Fairbanks left Kansas City
on his return to the East to-day he
was scheduled to make brief stops at
several points in Missouri and his
plan was pursued. The first stop was
made at Lexington Junction. There
the Senator made no speech, but he
personally greeted all who were as
sembled.
At Carrolton there was a longer
stop and q larger crowd, and he made
q brief speech from the rear platform,
saying among other things:
1t is gratifying, indeed, to witness
as 1 travel through the great State of
Missouri the evidence of interest
which you are taking in the great po-
litical question which concerns the
American people. Missouri, during the
past few years, has enjoyed a meas
ure Of prosperity that has been I'M
usual TO her. There has been pros
perity in the factory, prosperity on the
farm, prosperity upon all the great
lines Of commerce. All of this in the
fullest possible degree is a high trib-
ute to the efficiency and virtue Of Re
publican policies and Republican ad-
ministrauOn. Do we wish to continue
with our progress? If we do, then
we should hold fast to the policies
much and we should support the ad-
mlnistratiOn which is achieving so
much in our common interests. We
have to-day in the White House a
brave. splendid man, worthy of the
continued confidence Of the people Of
Missouri and Of the entire United
States, Theodore Roosevelt, and I am
glad to see evidence in the State Of
Missouri which leads me to believe
that the Republicans of this grand old
commonwealth have determined to
put a magnificent Republican in the
Governors Office"
Mr.. WaIbridge. the Republican
nominee for Governor Of Missouri,
who was aboard the train, also spoke
fOl a few moments.
At Marceline there was another crowd
and also a brief speech by the Vice
Presidential candidate. Senator Fair
banks in his speech recalled a trip he
had made over the Santa Fe Railway
In 1896. and said there was by no means
as many signs of prosperity along the
line then as now. He said:
There then were many 'empties' and
dead engines. whereas to-day the
equipment Of the road is taxed to its
utmost. There are more engineers at
the throttle to-day than there were
III 1896. Why? Ny good friends. l will
. tel YOU why. Because during the last
seven years we have been operating
under Republican politics and there
have been two great, patriotic Ameri-
can statesmen at the throttle in Wash
ingtOn. One Of them. William McKin-
ley, we followed Loyalty and lovingly
IN 1895. and again in 1900, and in the
language Of Edwin n. Stanton. he now
belongs 10 the ages. We have in the
White House his constitutional sue
cessOr who is carrying into effect the
same policies and the same principles
for which Mckinley stood.
While the Senator was speaking a
large American flag fell over against
him. He pushed il aside. saying: I'VE
win not pull ii dOwn-Repubhcan
never pull down the flag"
The turnout at La Plata was large
and the Senator was enthusiastically
greeted