Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-28

the largest political meeting Of th
Il Iowa campaign was held nthis cit!
this afternoon amid the moet favorabl,
circumstances. Arrangements wer'
changed at the eleventh hour but while
Senator Allison delivered the principa
address. Secretary Shaw's remarks up,
on the Iowa platform were the mos
notable because he had reserved this
opinion for his first Iowa speech. The
voters turned out in SUFFICIENT numbers
i TO crowd the O6eon theater to the
doors, more than 1000 finding entrance
Arrangements Changed.
Il was necessary, at $3.50 this after
noon. to announce change In the ar
fan9ements. The T.-R. received tel
egram this afternoon from Chicago, an
nouncfng that Congressman Robert g.
Cousins, who was billed for the princi-
pal address this evening, had been ta-
I ken suddenly i'll and would have to cam
y Gel not only his engagement here, but
al for the immediate future. Mr. Cous-
\ fms Ii III In q Chicago hispital. where he
was compelled to 90 after his Youngs-
town, o., date Saturday night and will
be compelled to submit to an operat Jon
s1or hemorrhcids. His condition, how
ever. h not serious.
II lwas thought for a time, after the
Freceipt Of the dispatch. that it would
! N necessary TO cancel the evening
meeting entirely. but Secretary Shaw
! Was appealed TO. and signified his will-
1nghess 70 remain over for the evening
ilneeting. Senator Allison therefore de-
liversd che main address this AFTER
i noon. and SITTER 1ie had concluded Sec
fet1ry Shaw was appealed toshr shrdl
Tetary Shaw spoke or forty-five min
utes, giving utterance for the first time
'lsis views on the Iowa platform. He
viii speak again tonight.
The platform discussion that has
Il heen going on In Iowa among republic
ans themselves was expected to draw
from the secretary of the treasury mo-
table utterance and he saved the ex-
preston OF his views upon the Iowa
platform for his Marshalltown speech.
which In effect are that there Is moth
Ing IA the Iowa platform to Justify a
controversy. that perhaps the language
IS "a tribe ambiguons. but that tariff re-
vision is such serious matter and the
political obstacles before 1t are so great
that caution Is necessary In undertake
ing 1t. When the arrangements were
changed the secretary launched into
this part Of his speech directly.
Largest Meeting IN the State.
The meeting this afternoon is the
largest that has been held in Iowa this
year. The Odeon was packed from the
first row of the parquet to the top tier
:6t seats In the gallery, and the audi
ence was almost wholly composed of
voters. there being only about twenty
i've women In the house.
The Odeon orchestra furnished the
music for the afternoon, and has also
been engaged for tonight. Hon. Henry
Stone introduced both speakers and onl
the stage with them were prominent
party workers. Hon. r. H. Spence, of
Mount Ayr. chairman OF the state re-
publican central committee, was among
those on the platform from out of the
city. The significance OF the Marshall
town meeting is apparent when 1T is
known that this Is the hrst big meet
Ing Mr. Spence has attended this year.
Senator Allison's Address.
sSenator Allison's address was confined |
largely to the tariff. with which he is |
SO Intimately acquainted on account Of I
his long experience in Washington. He
discussed in O general way, the condi-
fione of the country now, as compared |
with what 1t was during the period Of i
the last democratic efforts to govern.
He undertook to show that the policy of |
to American industry is a /
policy that has prevailed in the coun-
try unfnterruptedly with the exception
Of the four years of President Cleve-
lands last administration, and that
policy began with the Morrill, tariff
enacted In the early days of 1861. and
continued with the exception Of this
four years, until the present time.
.This long experience" he said, "has
disclosed the value of that policy to our
people and the benef1cent results dis
closed were the enormous growth and
OF the country during that
period" (Applause)
He analyzed the growth Of the coun-
try, more or less, taking the initial peri
pd under the census of 1850. and COM
pairing 1t with the census of 1900, as re-
,pects manufacture, industries and the
ton of the people. He said that
while this was not wholly due to the
tariff and the policy of protection, it
has largely resulted that this growth
has been most rapid since 1879, when
.he gold standard OF money was adopt
ID.
He traced that as the initial period
q respects our money. Alt'ho there
ave been many attempts to overthrow
he money Of 70. the republican party j
las, by its policy and constancy, main
aimed that standard by which we buy
nd SELL and which is used in all wages
nd earnings. He said that the domo-
ratio party, on the money question !,
.as, constantly. since 1894, sought to .
stablish the debased standard of free /
liver under the g1lise OF opening our II
hints to the free coinage Of both met i