Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-05
GOV ! ' SHIN At S[DAuA.
lowa'a Chief Executive Opens the
Republican National Campaign
In Old Missouri.
Makes Some Telling Arguments and
Ably Answers Cry Of the
lmperialists
A Parable That Shows Up the
Fallacy Of the Bryan
Talk.
sedalia, Mo-, Sept. 5.-The republican

sedalia, Mo-. Sept. THE republican
campaign in Missouri opened here yes
terday with an address by Governor
u. NJ. Shaw. of Iowa. Governor Shaw
received close attention. He held that
the money issue was predominant. as it
would exist after Imperialism and other
s issues Of The day had passed away. Tho
Philippines, he insisted, had come into
the possession of this country thru the
fortunes of War and must be retained.
Their future will be determined hs the
Character of the people and thar ca4
pacity for self governmeIit asstney de-
velop under American rule. Governor
Shaw said in part:
The sole issue of this. campaign
: worthy of consideration is the. enc IN
Nolved in the first battle. but now
sought to beconcealed behind the mask
of imperialism Aud! What is involved
In the money question: We listened to
academic discussions four years ago,
3, not only until we We're tired. but until
THE remembrance of them makes us
tired. a great school was conducted
Every man, woman and child became a
pupil and nearly all aspired to teach.
propose 10 review this class and see
3 how much we have renembered of the
underlying principles Which have sup
ported all successful financial .agisla-
ton since the worlds We're made and
upon which our commerce and, indus
trial prosperity must continue TO rest
until the worlds are no more. After
imperialism has faded away-and that
time gtwill soon arrive-after the Issues
growing out of the war with Spain have
been satisfactorily solved, after trusts
have had their day and have fallen to
pieces of their own weight and because
they Violate the ineXerable law OF COM
petition, our pros parity will still depend
upon sound financial and economic
legislation and upon conservative adj
ministration.
..I do not know whether anti-imper-
ialism. falsely so-called, has aroused
any interest in Missouri or not. In my
d state we fought. that issue out last
year and Won it hands down. The res
publican majority was four times as
large as two years before Do You
know what Imperialism is? I do not l
have watched the press pretty careful-
"; read speeches: looked up the def
nitions of the word; and listened to
democratic agitators by the hour and
confess that cannot get mucn light
or satisfaction out of it, In the trial of
causes in court I have found ii helpful
TO agree just as far as possible and to
try only those questions which are in
n Hes l,r,u, .ti
& parties can agree on war and insular
4 problems. presume all admit that
the United States went to war with
Spain, and that the democratic party
was accessory both before and after
the fact.
They advocated war and their leader
accepted a commission bearing the sig
nature of William Mckinley, president
of the United States They even want
ed to go3into the war before we had any
ammunition manufactured and, before
we had fuse enough to have mined g
single harbor. We got ready before
we went into it. however, and of this
fact gave very substantial demonstra-
ton. 1t Is an admitted TACT that Adj
miral Dewey did not sail out Of Manila
bay as soon as he had achieved this
remarkable and universally approved
naval feat And If any man ia the
Tinted states hen thought II wise ttat
he sboula sail a,yav@ he rerfainty failed
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