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Show FAIRBANKS ADDRESS. I H .j Span of Past Fifty Years Has. Been ' tho-Golden Age of the Be- ' I j public I i' 1 Senator Eurrows and Fcllow-Cltlzena: j' Wo aro mot to commcmorato no ordinary -event, for here, a half century ago, American patriots solemnly pledged & themsblvcs to vindicate tho first principles '- of Republican government; to challenge. tho aggressions of tho slavo power. Here j jfH was Issued tho second declaration of free- ) jH dom. Hero was taken tho initial step iH which led to tho overthrow of slavery , H and tho establishment of tho Government rH upon truly national lines. Wo freely pay , ; the tribute of our grateful appreciation . TH to thc memory of thoso who raised horo i . ' the standard of Republicanism. The Re- . ) publican party was bron of tho couse- I I quonco of the peoplo. and It was horo I JH dedicated to as high aud holy a service . ; as cvor summoned men to heroic duty. ,.' Tho appeal to the peoplo of Mlchlgun, (l fi jH whloh vas Issued by Zacharlah Chandler, . ' '! "ll that stalwart among stalwarts, and his ' . fi'jl associates was llko a clarion call to exalt- r 1 1 JM cd service. It was conceived In tho samo t ' 1 spirit which inspired our fathers In tho li morning of tho American Revolution. 1 Put on a High. Plane. ' ' j " Tho resolutions hero adopted were put f upon a high plane. DHTorences of Indl- . ., . vldual opinions upon all other subjects of it States or domestic policy wero subordlna- irjt j ' IH ted to the ono ovormaBterlng question of : K tho hour. It was solemnly resolved 'that, ". rM postponing and suspending all differences '-. 1 with regard to political economy or ad- j mlnlstratlve policy, in view of tho lmmi- i jiH nent danger that Kansas and Nebraska ( viH will bo grasped by slavery . wo f , icH will act cordially and faithfully In unl- ;i , son to avert and repeal this glgnntlo . ., . IH wrong.' Thus consecrated tho Republic- . ), ' IH nn party was hero christened, and sent 1 IH forth to accomplish a moro vital mission . I'irH than ever challenged the consideration of fy iH tho peoplo slnco tho foundation of tho i k 1 Government. : 'J . HH Stupendous "Responsibility. I To the Republican party was commit- ''H ted. In God's providence, tho stupendous ' Li responsibility of presorving the integrity ;jt; of tho Nation itself. Wo would not hero i kindle anew tho fires of past hates, or t , ' i 1 reopen the debato of lcng-burlcd dlffor- Hi'- IH enccs, which divided section against sec- ' tlon, for we stand reunited under the ac- " '.' IH knowlcdgcd supremacy of ona flag and ' I - ono constitution. But wo may approprl- 1 K i atoly rocall tho history of a past genora- , ( ; 1 tlon In which American contested with , !!H American for tho triumph of opposing 'M theories. In that contest tho Republican ' , : ' tM party stood for national solidarity. It K VlH btood for tho Nation above Stato, and tho ; 1 1 l victory it achieved blessed both the vie- , tor and tho vanquished. American op- posed American with titanic power. Amer- j ' lean mot American upon tho field of glory ; ; and tho god of battles was with tho v '''H cause espousod by tho Ropubllcan party. o j : Party Everlastingly Bight. I ' JH Tho hates and tho enmities which Ignor- ' J ' anco and false teachings engondercd have ' J, I happllv perlahed and porlshcd forovor. '.IJ'. The memory of tho valor of those who , r fought for connclenco sako beneath op- , 1 jH posing llnga rontalns as a rloh national . i t Inheritance Tho Impartial verdict of his-tory his-tory Is that tho Republican party was f, k everlastingly right, and Its further vordlct u f TJH Is that no American ever surrendered his hi 1 -tiH sword save to an American. Every gravo, t j whether it is tenanted by tho heroic I,., if lH youth who woro tho blue, or by him who ci IH wore the gray. Is an enduring pledge- of .-., flH tho solidity and unity of tho Rppubllc. , llH Out of the unhappy divisions which fol- , 1 lowed quickly upon tho accession to pow- lH er of the Ropubllcan party, came a now ,-hl IH national birth; a fusing of national son- '.' M'MH llment which hns increased our national I IH Htrength beyond tho dreams of our fa- , I thcr. s S Hns Been Actlvo Party. rH Flftv years is a brief period when com- J''l pared' with the life, of tho elder nations. I iH vet It embraces the entire life of tho Be- h ; tH publican party, a parly whose achieve- H ments aro among tho most lasting anrt CH luminous of tho deeds dono by any parly ; f.H since tho beginning of tho Government. It - . j ( tJB has not lived the life of repose nnd In- V H activity, for its career has been charac- . torlzed bv restless energy and serious .; J . work. Its lines have been cast amidst j U stirring events, when great problems wero , l f'H to be solved and mlShly doeds woro to , , -.H bo done. It has met upon a high loycl , ,h ilflH domestic questions of lar-rcachlng Dig- I 1JH nUlcnnce, and It hns increased our nn- I I Jl tlonal prestige, abroad. Our primacy V Ij among tho nations of mo world 1b gen- f lH orally acknowledged, It Is a causo for f comrrntulatlon to us that tho orator of i( in 3ehlstorlc occasion should bo ono who , . hns done moro than any other to catab- j 11 llsh our prentice among foreign courts. f ( f the wise. able, modest Ioyaj tnisted friend of Abraham Lincoln. llllom Mc- JOnlcy and Theodore Roosovclt-John liMI Golden Ago of Republic . , Jf (ij fH Tho Bnan of the last fifty years la, to- , X I ) JcdVlhooldon age oXXtRfrfiObUc Dnr- C ft ( f i Ing the greater part of that period the j Republican party was In the ascendancy, j Its principles and Its policies were In full operation in the Nation, and our country j ndvanccd as never before. Its growth 1 during the existence of the Republican party Verges upon the mavelous. While j the tremendous progress that has been j made cannot be ascribed, of course, cn- Hj llrely to the wisdom and beneficence of 1 Its policies, yet it has contributed lm- j measurably to the results which have j been attained. It has given security and 1 protection to capital and labor. It has 1 been the wise and loyal friend of each, for it has realized that our greatest de-velopmcnt de-velopmcnt must come through their har-monlous har-monlous co-operation It has Inspired con-lldence con-lldence among the people in the lnteri-i ty and soundness of its administration, all of which is essential to the highest dc-j dc-j velopmcnt and progress. No duty has j been laid upon it, no matter how sudden or grave, but that It has met It wisely nnd bravely. It has never capitulated to mere expediency or made a tmco to 1 wrong. It has taken the moral side of 1 ''very great question and has conlidently j trusted In the sober and ultimate Judg- j ment of the American people. It has j taught the unity of the Republic, the B oneness of the American people and their interdependence'. It has stood against co-rlallstlc co-rlallstlc tendencies and opposed those ma-H1 ma-H1 llgn teachings which would establish class distinctions, which arc the very life of monarchical Institutions and which arc baneful to the Republic. Wonderful Contrast. The country of fifty years ago stands In marked contrast to what wc behold -today. Then there were thirty-two Stales, with some twenty-live millions of people, part slave and part freemen. Then there was B; division among the Slate Today thcro 1 Is unity of sentiment. Then there was slavery. Today It Is dead and burled bo-yond bo-yond the possibility of resurrection. Tho 1 home of human liberty has been extended beyond the limits of our borders by tho valor of our arms and established among alien people in the distant seas. The progress of our people has been B manifest In every avenue of human effort. 1 It has been marked In art and science, In philanthropy nud charity, In school and church, In industry and commerce. Wlillo we have developed In tho material world beyond the most optimistic dreams of those of fifty years ago assembled here H b"neulh the historic oaks, wc have cx- panded In nil of the higher and better riualltle3 which exclto the pride and ad- B miration of the most advanced people. Morning of New Century. H We stand at tho morning of a new ccn- u,r7 w,hicli la to bo greater than tho past H with all of Its glorious achievements. It i9 a happy augury that wo enter upon It with the Republican party in tho a.scend-incy, a.scend-incy, under Republican policies which are suited to the largest national growth. The Republican party has given to hlstorv many statesmen of great eminence whose H names have become a part of the Im- mjasurcublo glory of tho Republic. We will enter upon the half, century which "pens before us with such hopeful prom-!sn, prom-!sn, under a brave, patriotic, wise Amcrl- K ran. whose idealo arc In harmony with B lne bcst tradlilona of lhe' Republic, and j vhos ambition 13 to load our country- t "nan and our country in the paths of l )ca.:e, prosperity and honor Theodore j Roosevelt. H( et us take henco nev,- Inspiration from ) nls hallowed spot and prove ourselves i worthy of the virtue and courago of our B Hair Specialists H For ladles and gentlemen. Ml3s Char- H ottc Lyngberg und Miss Carrie Lea- l-.er. Formerly with Dr. Nell C. Brown, now at 417 to 421 Constitution build-H build-H leg; 'phono 2033-X. |