The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-21
Tells Chicagoans He Does Not Believe
Reciprocity Is a Step Toward
Free Trade.
PROTECTION A PRINCIPLE
THAT NEITHER LABoRER NOR MAN.
uFACTURER WISHES TO DESTROY.
No Reference to the Henderson Incl
dent-what should Be Done for
the Cubans.

CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-As an opponent Of
tariff revision and advocate Of rec
iprocity, Secretary of Treasury Leslie M.
Shaw spoke TO a great crowd in Mason
Park tonight The secretary was the
magnate which drew thousands to the
Republican rally, and though he disap-
pointed many In that he did not in any
manner refer to the Henderson incident.
he evoked applause in his treatment of
the issues which were so closely knit into
the resignation of the speaker of the
House. A point which seemed to find favor
with the crowd was that offered by Secre-
tary Shaw when he quoted from the last
speech of President Mckinley and defied
anyone to find in the entire speech any
thing that would indicate that Mr.. McKin-
ley had the faintest leaning toward tariff
revision. Other speakers at the meeting
were Congressman Foss, Boutell and
Mann. In part Mr.. Shaw said:
"I have been requested to discuss rec
iprocity as outlined in the several recent
national Republican platforms. This 1
am very glad to do, for / most heartily
believe in that political doctrine. 1 do
not consider 1T a step toward free trade, but
the natural handmaiden of protection.
'It is a cardinal principle with the Re-
publican party to protect the American
laborer. The Republican party takes the
ground that If the product of his labor is
protected he will be able to protect him
self with the proceeds. The opposition
party has always taken the other view. 1t
has legislated avowedly in the interest of
the consumer. and on the theory that 1t
matters little what he sells his labor at,
I1I he httx Qh has inxyt Tod
the unrestrained importation of the prod
ucts of foreign labor and has levied there
on only such duties as were deemed neces-
sary for purposes of revenue. 1t has again
and again declared that the whole protec-
tive policy is unconstitutional.
AMERICAN ARTISANS.
1--WE have established vastly higher
standard of living in America than in any
other country of earth. Comparing class
with class, American artisans with foreign
artisans, American clerks with foreign
clerks, and American day laborers with
foreign day laborers and our people live in
better homes than do the people of any
other country. And the reason lies in the
fact that the American toiler in whatsoever
field receives better compensation, and
therefore becomes a much larger consumer.
and being the largest consumer in the world
he affords his brother American toiler the
best market in the world.
For nearly century we have struggled
for commercial independence. We have
bulded. advanced. improved during every
period when we have had a tariff for pro-
lection, and our industries have gone to
pieces every time and always when we have
had tariff for revenue only. Under
protective policy We have built up our
manufacturing interests until now our fac
tories turn out more in value than all the
shops and all the factories of any other
two countries on the map by more than
three thousand million. We now have a
surplus OF manufactures as we'll as food
products. and the all important question
confronting us Is what shall We do with
IL. For the more common articles of man.
ufacture like iron and steel and glass and
the product of the loom and the spindle
we need more markets. In fact, We must
have them for II the ability OF our people
to consume should be materially checked
either by prolonged and acrimonious tariff
agitation or by failure of crops. We will be
confronted with a surplus, and labor will
again seek employment in vain.
IF nave made my premises clear the
conclusion Is irresistible. / am not advo-
eating opening our markets to the unre-
tricted trade OF foreign countries. That
must never be so much as thought of. / am
simply making as strong an arugment a.