The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-13
FAIRBANKS
in CONCORD
Crowds Throng New Hamp-
shire Capital
ADDRESS AT STATE FAIR
-
BY the Vice President-welcome Ex-
tended by Governor McLane-Many
Other Prominent Men Among
the Guests.
ADDRESS AT STATE FAIR

Concord, n. H., Sept. 49, Thronoina
to the state capital to greet tile yiee
president Of the United States. thou.
sands of residents Of al sections 81
! New Hampshire came here On regular
and special trains The occasion III the
visit 81 Vice President Charles M. Fair.
banks to this city was governors day
at the state fair. For several years
the fair management has secured dis
tinguished speakers for governors day.
and IN 1902 lis especial guest was Pres
ident Roosevelt. Vice President Fair
BANKS arrived IN Boston Tuesday even
ing and spent the night in that citv.
aiter having been met BY delegation
from Concord who went there to escort
hlm into New Hampshire. He reached
this city at l;30 o'clock yesterday after
noon, anu all arrangements we're COM
pletcd for his being met BIT Governor
John McIanc, the members 81 the New
hampshire delegation IN congress, and
otner prominent citizens, and escorted
70 the taIr grounds, some distance from
the centre Of the city. The programme
At the grounds yesterday afternoon in
Guided an address OF welcome by former
Goyernor Nahum ! Batchelder. president
q .nc state fair association, Ill behalf
Of the management; welcome Is the
state by Governor MeIahc and re.
Spouse by Vice President Fairbanks.
Mr. Fairbanks spoke in part as fol
lows Ne live in an era Of progress.
period 81 many rapid and marked
changes N our social and industrial life.
AS We contemplate our foreign commerce
we are amazed aud Inundated to ob.
serve that the greatest share Of ouf
commerce with foreign countries i car.
ried under the protection Of alien Aags
Less than thirteen per cent Of it Is car.
ilcd n our own vessels. This certainly
" ont 81 harmony with The spirit 81
American expansion. The United States
does not need to take second place To
any nation in carrying her own com,
merce upon the seas. There Is no good
reason why we should not have a mer
chant marine worthy of the worlds re-.
spect. A. il stands today II n Va in.
significant as to be an object Of con.
tempt and derision among the great
commercial carving powers The sub
Ject IS one OF vast magnitude and il /
VIII continue to receive the eonsidera. |
tion Of American statesmen. capital, In
Dor, genius and enterprises. until We {
have attained our rightfnl place a. one |
of the foremost carriers of commerce /
INTO All q the ports Of the earth.
ouf trade statistics have reached a
magnitude which is almost bewilder.
ing. They tell Of progress in every
branch Of domestic economy in every I
state and territory Of the union. Our
people everywhere are cooperating IL
make the nation great and strong ana
iur civilization the bcSt upon this earth.
There are few drones. 4 few oilers
! few pessinists, few diseordant ele
ncnts, bHt the great body Of our conn.
rymen Join heartily in the music Of tie
lafipn and keep steps to its inspiring
train There j. apparently no cloud
y cur industrial sky no menace AZ
lsnle Of abroad to our national ran.
Iui,liiy.
Tie absence Of present peril shouLl &
lot cle-e ON eyes to the fact. sancti med
3 past experience, that perils will be
tand u our future pathway, ana there
va G 10 doubt, many Which, win tax
9 the utmost degree our wisdom, our
atienee, and Our patriotism. NJ have ,
zen esgaged in recent years snd are /
ow concerned with the consideration 0f
rstltms with which our fathers were /,
nfani'iar- Some Of them were uueN J
cctediy east upon Us BY the fortunes {
! war; We are not yet able to foresee {
Fcir ultimate solution. We havs l,aw. !
sef, no fear or Fssult. for We have G
rouahf end shall continue 10 bring =
, the.f consideration bnt one purpose
nj tlat j. to give each 1nd all 80
y as " have light to see ana capacity
: % 70 the largest possible pr.sleres
70 bcnffts which a,w from Republican,