Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04
SHAM 5 FIRST SPEECH
The Governor Opens the Cam.
paisn With a Speech at
Indianola.
Considerable Interest in His
Stand on Taxation...Asrees
With Cummins.
Says Railroads Should be Taxed
on Basis With Other
Property.

on Basis With Other
Property.
Special to Times Republican.
Indianola. Oct. 4.--Governor Shaw
made his first campaign speech at In
dianola last evening. The governor de-
voted most of his time to national is-
sues, touching briefly upon the question
OF taxation, and promising in a later adj
dress Gin Boone) to submit some obser-
lvations which will cover every phase
of this subject. Governor Shaw devoted
a considerable portion of his remarks to
a discussion of the independent press.
which he insisted was always against
the republican party when the opposi-
ton had any chance for success, and
now that republican victory can not be
questioned. is seeking ito disorganize
the party
Governor Shaw said, in part:
I'VE have all heard that there is NO
interest in the campaign this fall; l
think this Is true. We. are also told that
there Is no controversy between the two
parties, This Is not true. There are all
ways Issues between democracy and re-
publicinism. The republican party will
ever insist that it is better qualified to
continue the supervision OF public mat
tiers, state and national, than its oppo-
nents; and while the democratic party
this year tacitly comedies the claim, at
some future time doubtless 1t will again
demand public recognition.
"a brief comparis on Of the present
with the recent past may not be unin-
Steresting in this connection. Four years
ago conditions We're quite different. We
had not then emerged from the period
OF gloom into which we had plunged.
We We're just beginning to see the light
thru the tree tops, but 1t was still dark
and shadowy near the ground. We had
just elevated to the Office of chief ex-
.ecutive Of the United States that prince
OF statesmen, as well as prince OF men,
the now universally lamented William
Mckinley. But he had been In Office
mics insisted that times had not i'm
proved, and that the promised prosper
ity was not Forthcoming. I think that
you will remember that in 1897 the dem-
ocrati': party made its nominations in
the full hope of success. Every demo-
cratic paper in the state put on Its war
paint and every independent paper
conscientiously Joined and Loyalty sup-
ported the democratic nominee. I re-
member very well the fears expressed
by leaders Of our own party at the state
convention. A nomination four years
ago was by no means conceded to be,
nor was 1t claimed even, the equivalent
Of. an election. On the eve of the cleo
ton in 1897 the chairman Of the demo-
cratic state central committee issued an
official statement over his signature, in
which he said: II believe Fred White
will be elected governor as certainly as
I believe next Tuesday will arrive
This was generally endorsed editori-
ally by the democratic and independ-
ent' press But You VIII remember the
result was quite sa tisfactory to repub-
leans We elected our ticket by the
largest republican vote ever polled In an
.odd-numbered year
Two years later the democratic party
conceded that the odds were slightly
against them. and the independent
press, still seeking an opportunity to
get back to democratic leadership. pre-
ldicted very much decreared republican
majorities. And again, just before cleo
tion, the democratic state central COM
mite predicted victory. and the indie
pendent press condoled us for our
much-merited defeat. But when the
votes were counted 1t was found we had
elected our ticket, nearly doubling our
plurality OF two years before, and null
tiplied our previous majority by four
How all Is changed. The democratic
party is scarcely able to get chairman
for the state central committee, and the
opposition press concede an unprece-
denied victory for The brilliant and able
leader OF our party. Without much
question the plurality of two years ago
will again be doubled and the majority
very largely Increased. think in two
years more we ought to make 1t unani-
nous.
BY this 1t must not be understood
that the opposition comedies any ele-
ment OF merit In the republican party, or
in the past administrations. state or ma
tional. President Mckinley during his
lifetime never did but two acts, SO far
as lean recall, that were approved by
these elements. In his message to con-
gress in December, 1893. he expressed
the opinion that we should have free
trade with Porto Rico. think that this
~1y hi ~ ~ to- n
ministration, and 1t Is his only act, save
and except his speech at Buffalo on the
day before his assassination, that has
been approved by the opposition. That
fact done was quite enough to discredit
his Recommendation. But the president
himself saw his error. Very likely he
became suspicious of 1t when he OBJ
served this endorsement. So, while he
Cid not change his public utterances. 1t
is understood that he personally urged
the passage OF the Porto Rico tariff.
Even that measure has been justified,
and the people of Porto Rico themselves
are now asking Its continuance. BY
putting false Interpretation upon the
presidents last speech the democratic
party approves 1t, or rather the demo-
cratic press Of the United States and the
independent press of Iowa approve
their own Interpretation of the presi-
dents speech.
Upon Iowa issues there is no contro-
versy. Both parties declare in favor of
equality of taxation. That is wise, tho
not novel. Others have suggested as
much. Everybody is in favor OF equal
taxation. I.have never heard q sugges-
ton from any one from which any de-