The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-21
On the other Hand. the Democrats,
the Secretary Declares, Have
No Case to Try.
HON. HUGH H. HANNA PREsIDEs
BRIEF REMARKS OF SEVENTH DIS
TRICT REPRESENTATIVE.
mt a Dinner Given by Mr..
John o. Perrin.


of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw spoke to
one of the most satisfactory audiences from
a political standpoint last night that ever
passed through the doors OF Tomlinson
Hall The size of the crowd, and IL was
marked, was not the most notable feature
of it. 1t included every class OF citizenship.
Laboring men, business men. professional
men and all classes of workers. attracted
by the magnetism Of an unusual personal
ity, filled the hall in the expectation OF
hearing something extremely worth while
in the way Of a political address. That
their anticipations were more than realized
may be imagined when II is said that few
speakers were ever received in this city
with such demonstrations of favor as
those which punctuated the periods of Sec
retary Shaw's speech and followed it's con-
clusion.
The speech itself was not alone a mas
terly exposition of Republican doctrine
viewed from the standpoint of a man OF
affairs, well close party affiliations.
but Ii was a masterpiece of eloquence,
the tension of which was charmingiy re-
lieved by humorous bits of narration and
some stories too good TO be lost. Secretary
Shaw spoke almost continuously for two
hours. and yet the attention of his auditors
was held constantly. His man-to-man
method of speaking. his sympathetic voice,
his exquisite diction and his command
of the spirit. as well as the technique OF
eloquence, were the essential parts of the
great speech.
All the great questions of the day were
handled by the secretary in a manner con-
vincing, not only to Republicans. but per-
ceptibly also to many of his auditors not
of his own political faith. He first took up
the question of the tariff. reviewed its .
course as an issue in the political history
of the country, explained the variance OF
the dominant parties on the question. re-
lated the disasters which have followed
Democratic juggling with tariff laws, spoke
of the progress OF protection as against
tariff for revenue only. and concluded that
topic with the declaration that the Demo-
cratic party does not now dare to demand
the abrogation of the entire protective sys-
tenn. In speaking OF the money question
as an issue Secretary Shaw alluded to the
demogagic utterances of Democratic cam
paign orators and pointed out with the ut
most clearness the falsity of sixteen to
one and the soundness of the gold standard.
THE LATE WAR.
The entire course of the war with Spain
and the subsequent troubles In the Philip
pines was reviewed by the secretary, who
pointed out how, step by step. the Demo-
cratic party seized one phase of the situa-
ton after another in vain attempt to make
political capital. His speech made 1t clear
even TO the Democrats in the audience that
it was the Republican party that has done
the positive work and that IL is the Demo-
cratic party that has done nothing except
offer opposition TO every policy. The SUBJ
ject of trusts was covered fully by the sec
retary, who explained their earlier signih-
canoe, how they were organized, how after.
ward in their original form they were rem
dered harmless by the Sherman antitrust
law, and how the magnates through the de-
vice of selling their interests TO one great
corporation managed to evade the law. The
difficulties of dealing with this subject 10
explained in detail; not the least Of which
he pointed out was the natural and human
desire of people I'm every community to keep
in their community any business institution
no matter whether IL was connected with
a trust or not. The only party. he said.
that has ever done anything worth while
against the trusts is the Republican party.
and, he said, IL is President Theodore
Roosevelt who is now making the most
courageous effort ever made to neutralize
the harmful activities of these combina-
tions. The remarks of Secretary Shaw on
the trust question were listened to with
keen interest. and his frank and thorough
handling of the question caused many ex-
pressions of pleasure and satisfaction at
the end of the speech.
Cacratarv Cha me- of kaan huxnor
intensely appreciated by his audience Sell
dom did he miss a chance OF illustrating q
point by story or joke particularly pat
to the situation.
ARRIVAL IN THE CITY.
Secretary Shaw arrived In the city yes-
terday afternoon at $40 over the Penn
sylvania Railroad from Chicago. He was
met at the Union Station by Representa-
tive Jesse Overstreet. A. A. Young. John
o. Perrin. ID. NJ. Parry. Charles w. Miller
and others. When the train came to a
stop the secretary's smiling face was the
first TO appear. He stepped quickly 20
the platform and caught the hand OF Mr..
Overstreet. saying: You certainly are a
busy man; the last man I saw in New
York and the first man here" Mr.. Over
street presented Secretary Shaw TO the
members of the party who had not known
him and the gentlemen got In carriages and
were driven TO the Columbia Club.
AT the club Secretary Shaw was enter
tanned during the evening M John O.
Perrin gave a s o'clock dinner in his honor
at which were present the bankers of the
city. numbering about forty. The dinner
was served In one OF the parlors. the par
lor and the table being exquisiteiy dec.