The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-10-28
LARGE CROWD
HEARS5;SHAW
Brief Notice and Unusual Hour
Do Not Keep People Away
Greatest Speech Ever Delivered in
G Denison Given by our
Fell0WtOWnsman.

THE greatest speech ever delivered
in Denison' is the verdict of repubi-
cans and fairminded democrats alike,
concerning the brilliant, convincing
unabusive speech delivered by Secre-
tary Leslie NJ. Shaw before splendid
audience on Monday morning. 1t was
not known that Mr.. Shaw could be in
Denison at all until the afternoon of
Friday The splendid crowd which
gathered to hear him and which re-
NAMED long past the regular dinner
hour was q testimonial both as to the
regard in which the Secretary is held
by his Crawford county admirers and
the eloquence of his address. Mr..
Romans pronounced it rot" but Mr..
Romans has fallen into evil hands. as
the accomplice of jim Weaver in
populism he has lost that kindliness of
Judgment which formerly character
lied him. We regret it. The people
thought differently They were proud
of their old friend and neighbor
whether they agreed with him or not.
Many drove for twenty miles to hear
him speak and went away feeling fully
repaid for their time and trouble.
The speech was convincing because
the Secretary did not abuse those who
disagreed with him. He did not call
democratic arguments ''rot" !" He gave
his opponents credit for sincerity of
purpose and acknowledge that many
people OF eminence as thinkers and
speakers disagreed with him. Calling
things "rot" is no argument and the
Secretary had sense enough to know
it. All people are not similarly en-
,dowed, it appears.
During the forenoon two bands en-
liyened the streets with music The
Boys bard made good showing and
rhe repnoiics 3 we're f@rtunase enough
to secure the theatre band which gave
some fine music. Promptly at eleven
O'Clock the meeting began. The opera
house was filled at the commencement
and the crowd was larger at the end
than at the beginning of the great
speech, for many laboring men made a
lunch DO. for their midday meal and
spent the noon hour as auditors.
Hon. j. p Conner introduced the
speaker with a few timely words and
Mr.. Shaw was greeted with a tremen-
dous ovation when he rose to speak.
The speech was of general nature
1T was enlivened by bright Illustrations
and homely parallels drawn from Craw.
ford county people. He spoke of the
great deeds that had been accomplished
through nonpartisan action and urged
that there was too great an attempt to
drag into politics subjects which should
be decided by the people as a whole
He compared the record of the two
parties on the trust question and said
that the democratic party had done
nothing but pass resolutions in conven-
tions, while the only antitrust law on
the statues books had been passed by a
republican Congress, signed bv re.
publican president and was now being
enforced the most strictly than at any
other time in our history by republi-
can President.
His argument on the tariff question
was one OF the strongest we have ever
heard. We believe that the speech
not only aroused many republicans to
activity but that it strengthened the
purpose OF many who were hesitating
between, their best judgment and old
party ties, to step out this year and
vote for the interests of their own
pocket books and the republican ticket.
The republicans we're highly elated
with the success of the meeting. Nearly
every town and township in Crawford
county was represented and the effect
OF the meeting will be widespread.
Secretary Shaw is looking in good
health, in spite the strenuous life he
has been leading for the past few
months at least. He has proven him
sell the greatest Secretary of the
Treasury since Alexander Hamilton.
Denison is proud of him and all with
out regard to party are rejoced that
the democratic trickery was thwarted
and that once more the people of his
Old home town were able to hear him.
Mr.. Shaw left in the afternoon for
Omaha. This afternoon he speaks at
Marshalltown and the speech which he
delivers there will be of more specific
character and will be one of the great
est speeches of his life. We would ad-
wise all Of our readers to obtain a copy
of this speech.