The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-09
SPEECH BY FAIRBANKS
Candidate for Vice President DISGUISE.
Tariff and the Trusts in Kansas
Address.

Marion, Kan. Sept. 3.Thc republic
an campaign in Kansas was inaugur-
ated here today With speeches by Sen
ators Charles w. Fairbanks and Ches-
publican candidate tor governor. There
was Il large attendance and the town
was gaily decorated.
Senator Fairbanks speech was de-
voted almost exclusively to the pre-
sentation of economic questions. in
Guiding the trusts and the gold stand
ard but before entering upon those
subjects he made reference to subjects
of local interest. The presence of so
large Il gathering convinced him. he
said, that kansas is prepared to do
her duty" and that the state is OPP
posed to entering upon democratic eN-
periments, which have hitherto proved
so disastrous, not only to Kansas but
to the entire country" He also took
occasion to thank Those who few
years ago honestly though mistakenly
wandered from the republican fold, but
who have returned and pledged anew
their fidelity and support to the prin-
ciples of the republican party. We
have hospitality in our ranks" he add
ed. for all of our countrymen who are
in favor of good laws and good gov
eminent.
As to the Trusts.
Regarding the trusts the senator
said:
THE republican party has enacted
laws for the regulation of combinations
| in restraint of trade or commerce be-
tween the states, and they have been
enforced as they We're intended to be
| when they were enacted. While the re-
publican party believes in restraining
! capital which is organized to restrict
| just competition, 1t l1rmly believes I'm
safeguarding that which is engaged in
| wholesome trade ana commerce. Our
modern development requires the use
of larger capital than was necessary q
few years ago. The use of such capital
is not a menace. 1t h;rs a vital func-
| ton to perform in our material deNel-
| opment 1t is only the misuse OF il
we seek TO guard against.
The democratic party has put upor
| the federal statute books ne act to reg.
| ulate combina tons which concern the
| public welfare, nor has 1t enforced
| those written there by the republican
party. All that has been done Will
respect to trust regulation has beef
done by the republican party. The
Sherman antitrust law vas the frui
of republican statesma3Ship. Presi
dent Cleveland in his last annual mes
sage recognized existence of trust evils
but declared that the laws enacted b,
congress for their cure were made
quate
I'VE should not forget that the SAM
laws which Cleveland regarded as in
sufficient have been effectively ell
forced by republican administration
and sustained by the courts. We fin
what has been done an earnest, no
only of the good faith of the ad
ministration, but an evidence of TIL
capacity of the republican party t
do what it promises and to meet in am
pile measure the public requirements.
IF we are inspired by Il sense of jus
tice and act with full knowledge an
with firmness we shall have little diff
Guilty in dealing with all the industra
and commercial problems which Ell
gage our attention. We must deal wit
them as patriots. not as pessimists
with n view not to tear down but t
build up, in a rational. wholesale wa,
We want to preserve the good. Will
we destroy with unsparing hand tina
which is evil among them"