The Washington times., 1905-03-23
Fairbanks Makes Plea
For SsCIeQn Politics"
Notable Welcome at Greensboro, NJ c.,
Where He Speaks TO the Tar FIee! Club.
A White Mans Gathering.

sent the opinions and aims of other dis
tricts- You cannot shield yourselves TOO
much against the jealousies and heart
burnings which spring from these mis-
representations. They tend to render
amen 10 each other those who ought
ton.
Suited to Our Time.
This utteranee is wen suited to our
time and we should carry it into the
future. No section should be set
against section; no class against class:
no race against race.
We are not satisfied with o,,r nreeant
achievements. We seek a still higher
and better destiny. What the years be-
fore US shall bring forth no one has a
prescience to foresee. We face oues-
tions OF vast pith and moment and the
future holds in its keeping MANY which
are beyond our vision There will he
much need TO deal with them as they
arse, through the instrunentality OF
pohucal parties. They must be met with
an eye single to our country's welfare.
Lney must De met so as to advance the
fortunes OF no mere political party
They should be met in al manner only
to promote in the fullest possible meas
ure the interests Of all our countrymen.
What Parties Should Do.
Let US Danish bigotry, put aside lit
tleness of spirit, envy, and jealousy.
They have frequently played too large a
part in American politics Let political
parties be broad ana chiyairous, gen.
erous and tolerant, so as to advance
only those things which exaIt mankind.
Lift American politics to high
plane Let the same ethics prevail in
politics which maintain in our indi-
vidual affairs Let no man do in poll
ties what fine sense of individual
honor would not permit him to do in
the conduct of his own business. We
often hear ii said that in politics the
end justifies the means. This is un-
sound II is a totally perverted view of
patriotic duty
and clean measures Success achieved
under a banner upon which shall be in
scribed Such principles viii be worth the
having 1t VIII abide Any other tri-
unph is bit temporary, and worse than
defeat
We wish for all our fellow-citizens.
no matter where they reside, the fullest
possible measure of blessings which may
flow from the political institutions hand
ed down TO us by our fathers Let us
cherish them as the most benefcent ever
devised by the genius Of man, and trans
nit them with virtue unimpaired. and
with glory undimmed, to those who shall
come after u.s. s -
With an expression of his delight in
being the guest of the club. Mr. Fair
banks concluded his speech, and the 800
banQueters rose and chaered him heart
IIy Then the orchestra struck up u
Dancing DerviSh'' wIffrl of music, and
il was evident every Tar Heel son was
glad he had come to the great jollifi-
cation.
The Other Speakers.
Internal Revenue Commissioner John
W Yerkes. of Kentucky, was intro
duced by Toastmaster Blackburn as
'sonce elected governor of Kentucky.
bur by some methods counted out of
the place" Mr.. Yerkes made a strong
party speech. praisins the men who are
giving their efforts to building UP the
Republican organization in the State.
He paid his respects to the men who
had voted the Democratic ticket last
year, but had prayed for Republican
successes. You are here in political
peonage, victims to man of straw, II
you listen to the cry that it is not
respectable to be q Republican in North
Carolina"
Representative Dixon of Montana
spoke as a native of the Tar Heel
State, and made some political predic-
tions. He declared the old Bourbon
machine had lost its hold on North
Carolina. and could no longer scare
voters by the cry of negro DONNA ton.
After two more Presidential elections
he expects to see North Carolina, Vir-
ginia. Kentucky, and Tennessee in the
Republican column He advised his
friends to work for party success, not
for appointment to office I
Twelve toasts on State topics follow
ed by, party leaders includipg State
Chairman T. S Rollins. c. j. Harris.
late gubernatoriaI candidate. and eX-
Representative Tom Settle.