The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-15
GOV. SHAW DISCUSSES
HIS PARTY'S IDEALS,
Address of Iowa's Chief Executive
at st. Louis Republican Club
Along Partisan Lines.

Governor Leslie NJ. Shaw Of Iowa last
night addressed a Republican meeting at
the st. Louis Republican Club. His was the
first of a series of speeches designed by the
Republican State Central Committee 20 re-
vive interest In party affairs in Missouri
and to promote harmony within party lines.
Governor Shaw was at his best last night.
His speech was strictly along party lines,
but was pleasantly spoken and abounded in
witticisms. He was introduced by Charles
Nagei and among the party leaders who
occupied seats upon the stage were Con-
gresham Richard Bartholdt, former Gov
ernor E. o. Stanard and Joseph Flory.
Governor Shaw's text was the Philadel-
phia platform Of the Republican party. He
followed minutely the leading acts of the
Mckinley administration and gloriied It.
much to the delight of his auditors. He
was at no time strongly partisan in his ut
terances. but INDUCED in considerable sar-
casm.
The club auditorium was not crowded.
and the speaker earned a laugh at the out
set by inquiring If it were not possible to
seats s ~ cannot" enough said 70 be III, "undeTstand
why they are not here. Nothing will be
said to offend them, l can assure you, for
1 have long since learned that it does not
pay to say Ill of ones political enemies:
I have great faith in the good intentions of
the Democratic party. and wish 1 might
say as much for their ability l GO not
think that any party would Intentionally
bring disaster to the country. and am
now engaged in making converts to sound
practical Judgment; which Is another name
for Republicanism."
He then went into the history of the Re
publican party. rehearsing its achievements
and triumphs Of the past reaching the con-
clusion that the party never stood hiSher
than it does to-day. Then he drew con-
trast by enumerating the vicissitudes OF the
Democratic party and declaring that It
than II does to-day. land that" said he.
"in the language of Tom Reed, Is saying d
good dcal.'
lection point of view, and advocated the
adoption of n policy of reciprocity with
European nations as means OF retain-
Ing American trade in that quarter. Ship
subsidy was advocated. and he promised
that Republican Congress would Iedeem
the party promise to establish a depart
ment OF commerce: and gave ave II incanabia as a Of
self-government and that 1t would be dan
gerous to grant them independence.
The trust question came in I.an. for some at at
Kin,ey was the author of the frst anti.
trust platform in this countryathat on on
which Benjamin Harrison was elected ana ana
trust act was put through Congress
He ridiculed the 1s to 1 free silver faith.
and declared that 1t .e was stolen Up 9y ,ht .ne
later on, discovering the loss of their issue
the PopulIsts stole the issue back and the
Democratic party along with it..
He argued that II the acauisit'9n . OF the ne
a member of the Paris Commission. and
VIM. ]. Bryan. who advocated the adop-
ton OF the Paris Spanish-American treaty.
ans for fhe existing state Of affairs
Governor Shaw was the only speaker. ard
at the conclusion Ct his address ne was in
ing a SORT OF informal reception on the
stage. He did not mention the name or
administration Of President Roosevelt dur
ing his speech.