The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-30
CHARLES FAIRBANKS GREETED
BY A LARGE CROWD LAST NIGHT

endeavored to anticipate the duties Of
the future, believing that the Ameri-
can people can always be trusted to
do in full measure all which honor
shall suggest towards the people Of
the Philippine islands. The flag Of
the United States was raised in hon.
or in the Philippines, and no one need
have any fear that it will be stained
while there by any act of national
dishonor.
1--WE shall not be dissuaded from
the discharge of our duty to the Fill
pinos by the ungenerous attacks of
the opposition. Our course is plain.
We must not depart from it. We
have but to continue to adhere to the
exalted policy marked out for the
American people by President Will
liam Mckinley. He correctly inter-
preted our national duty in the Phil
ippines. The course he worked out
is the one we are now pursuing. Our
but in conformity. with the spirit of
republican institutions.
"If the republican party triumph at
the polls it means that there will be
back of President Roosevelt for four
years to come wise counselors, men
of large experience in public affairs.
We have got to have men Of ability.
We have such in the chief executives
chair and his brave and patriotic
hands will be supported by as able
men as were ever in the public serv-
ice.
SHOULD the opposition win, what
will be the character of the admin
istration? If present signs are to be
accepted, democratic success at the
polls would be like the opening of
Pandora's box in the city Of WASH
ington. There would flow from that
result overcautiousness and distrust
which would communicate itself to
the people of the country. 1t would
manifest itself in hesitation. in doubt,
in uncertainty. 1t would check our
prosperity and our advancement.
Recollect. my friends, that prosperity
is not the child of chance. Our great
and Incompatible progress is not the
fruit of mere accident. Commercial
prosperity is founded upon confidence.
Our highest development and in
crease Is founded upon confidence.
Our national growth is the fruit of
confidence. Upon confidence our tenn
pies of justice are erected-confidenc
I'm ourselves and confidence in each
other. Confidence is the foundation
of our social and national progress.
Republican victory means that there
is to be confidence, 1t means con-
fidence. 1t means that the men of
means, the men of trade, can go for
ward building and calculating for the
future.
Fellow citizens. am proud of this
state. l became familiar with 1t sew
eral years ago, and my knowledge
since then has been enlarged. You
stand, 1t seems to me, at the morning
of great future. God Almighty has
lowered you with rich natural advan-
tages beyond the dreams of the most
optimistic and If you adhere to sound
and rational policies and stand by
republican administrations you will
go forward achieving still greater and
more splendid triumph for your state
and our beloved country"
Senator Dolliver was introduced.
His witticisms, used in an argument
ative manner, ELECTED the warmest
applause and his thrusts at the posi-
tion of the democracy brought forth
roars of laughter. His speech was a
word picture of the accomplishments
Of the republican party in spite of
the tactics of the democracy. Some
were as follows:
II am convinced from study of
our country's history and some-
what elaborate observation that the
republican party Is the best party
qualified to do the administering, and
that the democratic party possesses
most remarkable adaptation for
standing on guard.
And every page of history Of that
so years has been written by the re-
publican party. 1t seems that divine
providence has permitted the demo-
cratic party merely to put in pune
tuation mark here and there. They
have put in a comma here, an excla-
nation point there, and occasionally
a colon, a semicolon or an interroga-
tion point. During Grover Cleveland's
last administration we came to a full
stop so far as our worldly affairs
were concerned.
I'VE republicans nominated a man
because we were acquainted with him.
The boys on the other side nominated
a man In the hope that they would
be introduced to him some time dur
ing the fall.
Judge Parker may be a very good
man--no doubt he Is. I've never heard
anything against him; In fact, never
heard of him at all until about four
months ago. But David B. Hill, who
has slept In the same bed with him
politically for 25 years. confessed to
the boys on the resolution commit
tee down at st. Louis that he hadn't
the slightest idea what his views
were on free silver"
In closing Senator Doiliver called
attention to the situation in every
state In the Union. not Washington
alone. as one bearing on the whole
country. He urged united support OF
the republican national, state. legis-
lative and county tickets. as being