New-York tribune., 1901-04-10

PROBLEMS OF THE PRESENT
GOVERNOR SHAW SAYS REPUBLICAN
PARTY HAS SOLVED ALL THOSE OF
HALF CENTURY AND MUST TAKE
UP THOSE OF THE NEW ERA.

PHILADELPHIA April s-The twenty-frst annual
banquet Of the Young Republican Club was held
here tonight. Among the speakers were men OF
national Importance. They included Governor Shaw
OF Iowa, Governor Stone of Pennsylvania, United
States Senator Penrose and others Governor Shaw
the orator of the occasion. He said in part:
I congratulate the membership of this organiza-
ton that early in life they have allied themselves
with the party that has solved all national prob
lens within the last fifty years, and that now
stands charged with responsibilities ranking with
any presented 10 the American people. Slavery.
reGqnstruction protecIiGn reciprocity ana single
hcan. party. and in the solution OF none OF them
(the gold standard alone excepted) has there been
woven a single thread Of warp or woof spun by
Democratic fingers.
ought perhaps TO explain a statement made few
moments ago, 10 the effect that the Republican
party alone has had voice IN the solution OF past
issues. The war with Spain was non-partisan
and all parties took honorable part and rendered
patriotic service in the conflict which followed
and the treaty formulated at Paris was the prod
uet or PaIroflc; % staesansnip @ Inc
Senate by the OF one-third of all Demo-
of all Free Silver Republicans in that body. and
against the protest OF portion OF the dominant
present time. and from now on. think. gentle
ing out of our possessions the Republican
party has borne and will bear unaided and
supported the responsibilities and burdens thus
Just how these problems Will be determined no
fcatlon of the Treaty of Paris Porto Rico and the
United states These islands either must be dis
posed of they must be retained If disposed OF
they must be sold given away. But neither their
gift nor their sale their independence will
relieve the United States of the burden of fulfilling
the express guarantees contained in the treaty by
which they We're acquired. and such other obliga-
ttons as are imposed by international law. II these
islands are retained they either be organized
into territories preparatory their admission a >
States into the Union. the United States
pursue a policy toward them differing materially
from anything for which there IS precedent in
our history. l doubt exceedingly II the people OF
the United States prepared 10 sanction the sale
gift of these islands 70 any foreign power and
am no less doubtful Of the wisdom Of their i'm
mediate or remote admission into the Union, but
unless or the other is done, repeat, there is
nothing left but policy unlike anything which has
heretofore been pursued
You may call that Imperialism or what you
American prOteCtOrate, has no express warrant In
the constitution. and il is in direct conflict with the
traditions of the fathers. IL therefore becomes
question Of wisdom and not of sentiment. and in
its determination the nation has the right TO de-
mand the counsel and support of every man who
think and who can hold mis- conduct in ObedI-
TO his conservative judgment. With a high
Of our responsibilities with exact justice and
interest of the inha bitants OF these posses
siOns be they willing unwilling wards We must
advance gradually. step by step as we have gone
thus far. and thus doing. I have no question that
OF IL all Will come great good to them and
good and good the world. The flag OF our
country has yet cast a shadow upon any
land and has never waved above any people except
to bless them, and. blessed be God. IL never shall