Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04
SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR
Iowas Chief Executive Addresses a Large
Audience at the Bluffs,
HE ElUClDATES REPUBLICAN DOCTRINE
Mastery Handling of the Money and
Philippines Question-spealSer Is
Generously Applaudcd
by His Hearers.
HE tluClDATts REPUBLICAN, DocTRlN

Governor Shaw addressed the republicans
of Council Bluffs last night at Odd Fellows
temple, being greeted by an audience that
filled the hall. John N. Baldwin presided
and presented the governor to the audience
In brief but eloquent speech. Governor
Shaw was greeted with the most enthusias-
tic applause when he advanced to the front
OF the stage. For nearly two hours he spoke
In happy vein and not for moment did
the interest In his address flag His speech
was devoted In the irst part to the money
question. He made the dry question inter-
esting to degree and his meaning was
plain to ALL He touched on all the impor-
tant issues Of the day and referred in length
to the Philippine question. which he claimed
was temporary question, but none the less
important Starting out on the money ques-
tion he said in part:
Now what ! want you to do tonight is to
la lay al aside all pTe]udtce and vieT what say
for, jurors who are looking for the truth
and, who will return their verdict in
prejudice.
This is not squabble for office, not
tween individuals. But we are contending
for, certain political principles principles
which will bring to us, necessarily because
! they are right, prosperity and happiness.
The application of these principles by
government will bring the same results as
good business principles will bring when
truthfully when | say there are business
policies, les. which , viii always iail ami here
There are principles which will bring dis
| aster.
twelve months is the money question stiil
These other, propositions will be gone to-
teUsEf afand and hey will be Of no vital IN
| cial question will be with us until we have
become educated and have settled upon a
patform in 1885 said Hf that this gold
was was of the British policy; IT ought to have
aha6 pocy il was tse he hsR fy
policy in fact of every commercial nation
i stated that 1t made subservient to
you will find prices marked in pounds,
nnngs rMaS "a, ana Up bpenee 9os VIII not find them
Dill is made out In poinLs shillings and
pence, and when you settle it 1t will be with
g, draft on London or Liverpool and not on
New York city. Do you know why? Be
cause there is no question about the stand
ard in England; there is no ques ton about
the value Of the English pound, There is
no doubt about whether it will be paid in
silver. greenbacks or gold 1t will be paid
In gold: We are better situated; we have
earth; we have more energy and push. and
we 0ught en- and must mark the prices of goods
IN al, the world. Our financial centers must
can do 1t when we have demonstrated that
we are as safe and conservative as any
other people of the EARTH
/ As to Free Coinage.
Coming to the question of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of
is to l. Governor Shaw said:
The democrats in their platform of 1896
demanded this. 1t meant that the govern.
ment srnt,. should operate the mints free and
come here and have it coined into money
:rst It was to to be unlimited; They W de.
initiative in this matter. They wanted this
country to stand alone, so that if it proved
and if we failed we we would m get t the si creates
the arguments used They claimed @ that that the R
; mint and have it coined: silver. they said
shou.n sht, ~ have the same advantage, Was no
terest? they asked. These arguments, sucl
Hs enssa"s meh Is ana matte tns;
, o. thct any coin coined by the government
> iree Will be worth the material of which /
coined Any manufactured article manu-
| tactured free Will be worth the material o
which 1t is manufactured. The same re
suit would be true of silver.
! referring to the arguments of the demo
. Gratis that there was not enough money il
2 circulation in this country with which t,
i conduct the business, Governor Shaw said
t The majority of commercial transaction
and IS per cent Of our business is done o.
credit and checks and no money is used
The democrats say IL s5 per cent of bus
. use of the other, per cent? You cannot d
. 70 per cent of the business without none
ama s nSt Saye have the other per cent Xo
. Every time check is drawn In a com
t mercial transaction it is tested by tn
= standard. If you are not satisfied tina
- your silver and greenbacks and notes an
u checks are good, have them tested. Col
S Is the standard. The, free and unlimite
M ne itNy TiN
q gold out OF circulation. 1t would send gol
q . to premium, and when it reached pre-
o because it would then become an articl
O OF commerce II gold goes to premium
- ye,v we VIII H. no, use II. . 1t was to avoid eond
advocates Of free silver to make their cor
II Altgeld all had their contracts payable
II gold so that they would not all be ruine'
h This demand ~ md, for the free and unimite
ie party platform for years. 1t was not ney
although it never before had been in II
p not be used again They had tried It an
failed The democrats n1 rats realized that the
heS haa go 1% of bus
peoples party-that had an issue
r had originated. Their little baby broth,
,f had frecracker that he had made hims,l
- 1t looked like as IL 1t would explode. Tt
one the democrats had had proved to be
little baby brother and holding their col
vention in Chicago adopted it and labele
II democratic.
Turning to the question q trusts the go
20 ernor said that both parties hal declart
that the trusts must go. but that neith
Z party had said how they sh uld go,
Both parties are satisfied that they a
bad, but neither party has plan specifi
100 The democrats say the republican par
Is responsible for trusts. We know th
when times are good there Is always
combination of capital l am not bad
100 frightened at the trust question.
Philippines Question.
700 In speaking of the ratification OF Il
;2o treaty by which the Philippine islands we
acquired. Governor Shaw said in part
Both President Mckinley. the represent
Jennings Bryan. the leader of the dem
'e ratification. Mr. Bryan went from n
% braska to Washington and urged democrat
.22 populists, free silver republicans and ind
&c pendents to vote to ratify the treaty
S was understood that Mr.. McKnley's inf
ence was also exercised within his par
10 the same end. Both were measurab
successful. Both failed in part. Mr.. Bryi
= secured the support OF practically all 4
prominent leaders OF the radical silver vii
of his party-Senators Jones and Stewa
. OF Nevada, Teller of Colorado, Allen of
ka braska and others-but was unable TO
To- cure the support of Senators German
Maryland, Bacon of Georgia and othel
40 Mr.. Mckinley was unable to secure I
iii and sat- fan ~ Gas,n