New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-17
FAIRBANKS'S SPEECHES
President Tabs to Ten Thou
sand at -Four Meetings.

Vice President Fairbanks aid some rapid traVei-
ling about New York last night, and spoke 10
more than ten thousand persons ct four fsepuoli0
rallies all the way from 10th Hall at iScth street
and Amsterdam avenue. down to the Grand MUST
Hall al Orchard and Grand streets. CROWDS OF
enthusiastic voters greeted M Fairbanks
The crowds at the halls were so large that over
flow meetings were arranged outside. Inc oocldi
fists who had evidently foreseen this set up rlna
orators ane outside Of Grand Music Han inc
driver Of the Socialist speakers wagon trieo 10
run down one Of the Republican wagons sergeant
Fogarty OF the 9Th street station. who had twenty
five patrolmen the job, Tanned some u INV
invaders and drove them away
wr Fairbanks began his active evening at both
Hall where he received rousing welcome In
speaking of the problems be solved he said that
their settlement Of as much interest 10 DeHio
Gratis as 10 Republicans. since all shared aims III
prosperity produced by legislation Ihe Pohcy oi
the Republican party is known to you, ne salu
1T is expressed in its platform and in the present
administration But what the policies OF the'Delio
cratic party are only the good Lord knows MI
Fairbanks then took up the qualifications OF Judge
Taft and Representative Sherman, whose names
were cheered at every mention. From Loth HaH
~- Fairbanks was hurried Empire Hail. al No
80 West 18th street. More than one thousano
persons waiting there TO greet MIN "heh ne
was escorted I'D the aisle by the Rev Dr. Johh Z
Peters of St MichaeTs Church, who was formerly
an jndependent Democrat. but who had Informed
mis- hearers before Mr. Fairbanks arrival that ne
would vote the Republican ticket this year MI,
Fairbanks took up the question OF the trusts anu
IN discussing the legal proceedings against law
breaking corporations, said;
Some Complain because punIshments have not
hen rnort. numerous but the court records reveal
the fact thar many cases have been successfg3iig
prosecuted That there have not oeen more b5s not
been discovered after The most searching inVe i5
Tbe fact that the virtue of the law is not 10 oe
measured merely by the number OF proseS u .i
ctQes lies in their deterrent influence upon mos f
WHO N ire aoSeIes @ m iSl, interest If the
fsTs already enacted shall with larger kneWleGs'e
what The people desire and deserve in the way Of
intelligent fnd effective control me az SIN
pig such deficiency by proper legislative eilac'iii1
The vice-President found Turn Hall packed from
floor 10 gallery. with every foot Of standing room
taken and nearly every inch Of the wall covered oy
American flags. When the cheering. that Hdu
lasted for fully five minutes. died down his hrst
remark was that party better represented ue
national emblem than the Republican party -dr-
Fairbanks was in the best Of spirits. and when
more lights were turned on in the gallery ne
-srn:ingly said: Light from above-the Repue-
lean party has always taken its lights from on
high
He took VI the currency question and the tariff,
drawing the lire sharply between the Republican
and the Democratic platforms, saying;
We Republicans want sound tariff and sound
money. We stand for free trade and no nat
money Those who believe in tariff for revenue
only anc fat money should vote for Bryan .
Our Democratic friends have said Iouve had
2 panic F5ut Democratic and Republican panics
have not been the same The Democratic panic
lasted for four wears; they did not have one year
Of prosperity. The prosperity began with Mckln-
ley He came in charged with the purpose Of car
rvng out policies, and those policies were
dlanetTically opposed 10 the Democratic policies
He spoke Of the panic in Cleveand's administra-
tion. but inteTpOsed:
Let me say that there IS no man who holds in
greater reverence and esteem than do I the mem
CRY the Sage Of Princeton. who lately laid down
his burdens We differed politics during his
lifetime. but Democratic policies were put to the
test when he was in power. No one gTieved more
than he when ne looked upon an army Of three
million men starving and walking the highways
IN search Of work
Down IN Grand street. where he finished his
evening. Nj Fairbanks found the great East Side
turned out seemingly in p body There he dis
cussed the tariff and when lie left the hall, amid
the cheers of the big audience, II took q squad OF
police TO make way for his through the crowds