Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-05
SENATOR FAIRBANKS TALKS OF
ISSUES BEFORE THE PEG
PIE THIS YEAR.
LARGE CROWDS LISTEN
In Indiana His Train Is Met At Sta.
tions by Enthusiastic Voters Sec.
rotary L. M. Shaw Joins His Party
and Delivers Speech at Lafayette.

Green Castle, Ind, Nov. 3.-Senator
Fairbanks made his first address Of
the day at Bloomington, where he was
greeted by large and enthusiastic
crowd. Students of the University of
Indiana formed large and noisy. part
of the gathering. At Green Castle
there was another demonstration by
the students from Depauw university.
Senator Fairbanks address was mainly
along the line of those previously de-
livered, being arguments in favor of
the continuance of republican admin
istration.
AS was the case yesterday, today's
crowds at all the stations have been
large and much interest has been dis
played.
Address at Lafayette.
Senator Fairbanks addressed the
meeting last evening at Lafayette
1--WE have been engaged in import
ant campaigns in the past" he said,
"but have never been engaged in one
more important, perhaps, than the
present 1t is necessary that we
should determine at the ballot box the
policies which shall be in force dur
ing the four years which lie before
us. 1t is important that these policies
should be sound in order that they may
not lay the groundwork of distress
and commercial reaction.
Which Policies are Best?
The question is whether democratic
policies or republican policies are to
be preferred. 1t is upon that question
We must pronounce our judgment.
"The democratic party asks to be en-
trusted with the control of national
affairs. Is it wise political party, is
it notwithstanding has it done in all
it's career justifying us putting our
confidence in it, at the present time?
1T is important .lat We make no mis-
take We cannot expect to change pol
icies and change parties without chang
ing conditions. 1t is important for us
to be sure that we do not change con-
ditions for the worse.
"The democratic party in all its
past has stood opposed to the great
doctrines of tho republican party.
There has been no great question for
which the republican party has stood
posed. There has been no great
| achievement in our last fifty years of
history (and a great and splendid his
! tory we have written in that brief
time), that has not been opposed VIC
| lently and earnestly by the democratic
party.
Democrats AS obstructionists.
1.-THE democratic party in the last
seven years has done much in the way
Of obstruction. That is not an unusual
role for the democratic party to as
sumo In criticising the party do not
criticise individual democrats-not at
all, they are honest in their views.
They want good government and good
times. When a party appeals to us
| for our confidence we should know
what it's history is, what it has accom-
plished in order that we may be as
sured that it will not mismanage our
great business affairs and bring on us
commercial paralysis and industrial
misfortune.
"In the last seven years we have
/ been confronted with great problems
j We have had to deal with the tariff
/ We have had also to deal with the
4 currency question. we nave QedlI
with these questions in an intelligent
and successful way. We have not had
the aid of the democratic party It
has stood in sharp protest against ev-
cry step we have taken in our national
i development"
j Shaw Upholds Protection.
/ Secretary Shaw, who joined the
Il party yesterday, also spoke at Lafay.
4 cite, Ind. Shaws address was largely
j devoted to an exposition Of the bene.
fits which he said would accrue to the
producers of the country from a con.
tinuance Of the policy of protection.
1--WE collected during the last fiscal
/ year in internal revenues $4,000, 900
] This is collected almost entirely on in
toxicating liquors and tobacco Unless
Senator Davis family of five persons
consumes Intoxicating liquor in some
! form or tobacco in some form, they
scarcely contribute cents per capita
to the support of the government.
"Now what do we do with this
money? We spend it in many ways
We spent $10,OOO,00o last year in the
erection of public buildings in hun
dred cities and towns in forty states
Who got the money? Those who quar-
ried the marble and granite, those who
cut the stone. those who transported
them, those who laid them in place
those who mined the iron and coal tt
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