The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-10-24

10 the great majority Of the president
ial campaigns since 1860 the people
had trusted the Republican party and
the Republican party had trusted the
people and that the Republican party
was nearer to the people at the
present time than ever before. In
closing Judge Gill said no man had
ever received more cordial welcome
than that extendedto Mr. Fairbanks
by the people Of this city.
Mr., Fairbanks was again received
with generous outburst Of applause.
He began his speech by saying that
this was the second Vinita audience
he had been intrcduced to since his
arrival, and did not know how many
more were to come before bedtime, as
he was being presented on the install
ment plan. Seemingly" be said,
1--WE are pretty close to the people.
He stated he had travelled far thru
Uhe Indian Territory, and one has to
travel far to get thru it, it being both
broad and long He compliment
ed our citizenship in matchless terms.
He Saids was a pleasure and surprise
to witness the evidences Of industry
and enterprise encountered every
where along the route, but none more
interesting than the closing scene Of
the day
He stated that we came here to
reason together; that he believed
In unity and the reasoning powers of
men. "In our form of government, I"
he stated, "the responsibility rests
with the people because it is Of the
people. 1t can't get away from the
people, for the people are the govern
ment, and the government has been
pretty well disposed towards the Re-
publican party"
He uttered no unkind words about
the Democrats or the Democratic
party. He realized that honest differ
ences prevail in politics andi reiig-
ion and stated that it would be un-
fortunate for the country if we did
not have the two political parties. He
said political party brought good or
evil and out Of charity to his soul he
threw cloak over the evil that came
during Grover Cleveland's last ad-
ministration, simply alluding to it as
the party that failed in the test when
supreme responsibility came to it. He
said the subject WIS too melancholy
for him to pause to repeat.
Hetold Of the great change that
followed i'll 1896 under President Nc
Kinley's protective tariff policy. The
people had reasoned their way out Of
the difficulty, but had the people
chosen unwisely In 1896 universal want
and distress would have been the re-
suit. In this connection feeling and
impressive eulogy was paid TO our
martyred president, William McIkin-
/ ley. President Mckinley's admins
tration brought back prosperity to
the American people in all branches
Of industry in a measure never before
experienced, the record being bril-
liant one.
He spoke Of the prosperity Of the
farmer during the past five years ana
the increased purchasing power Of his
products, and also mentioned the fact
that the increase in valuationof land
in the past five years was 80 per cent
per acre, aggregating the enormous
sum Of six billion. one hundred and
twenty million dollars.
He said the charge to the effect
that the protective tariff was the
cause Of trusts was not founded in
fact, because trusts exist in countries
where there is no tariff. He mention
ed the fact that the antitrust law,
the rate bin and other reform meas
ures had been placed upon the statute
books BY Republicans and that these