The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-29
THE IOWA CAMPAIGN
SECRETARY SHAW INTERPRETs
THE STATE PLATFORM.
Says in His State Tariff Revision
and Trusts are Not Issues-We
Can Stand High
Prices.

Marshalltown. Ia. Oct. 2S.-The largest
meetings Of the Iowa campaign were held
here thse- afternoon. ard evening. sena.
tor Allison delivered the principal ad.
dress in the afternoon and Secretary
Shaw spoke tonight. His address. in part
was as follows:
The campaign in Iowa has assumed
it seems to me, more than merited noto.
riety. confess to see nothing in the
Iowa platform which justified the con-
troversy l was at Cedar Rapids when
the same platform was adopted a year
ago. and. while l recognized and called
attention to the fact that the language
employed was liable to be misinterpreted
l did not discover any difference of opin-
ion as to the Interpretation II ought to
receive. Personally, have always re-
GREETED the money plank of the Republi-
can National platform of 1892. II. too,
was ambiguous and some construed 1t as
declaring in favor of the free and un-
limited coinage of silver. The tariff
plank in our State platform is not a dec
laration in favor of tariff revision. nor
is 1t a declaration against tariff revision
Our political enemes demand a defense
of the details OF present tariff laws and
they charge us with ct 1nding pledged to
the maintenance of existing rates. This
is not the Republican position, and So
to officially answer the charge, 1t is emf
nently proper to make the declaration
contained in the Iowa platform.
For a month or more II was published
broadcs st that Massachusetts was ready
to declare for tariff revision. The Mas
sachusetts platform Is In harmony with
the Iowa platform, but it is little more
specific and. therefore. I like 1t quite as
we'll
IF the State Conventio nof Iowa should
declare specifically for tariff revision, or
for any specific remedy for trusts.
doubt not the Iowa delegation would be
very prompt to heed and certainly the
Iowa members of the Cabinet will bring
the subject to the careful attention OF the
President. This has not been done as
yet and, therefore, neither tariff revision
nor aEti-tariff revision is party meas
ure in this State.
whether Congress would give heed to
an utterance of a State Convention in an
off year on national questions calculated
to qualify or enlarge the declarations con-
talned in the national platform. l am
not prepared to say. How soon we may
expect a NhS A|lh6lSJ
tariff law l also am not prepared to pre-
dict The responsibility is with Con-
gress. The Republican party never sub
mits details of legislation to vote at
the rolls. 1t lays down the great doctrine
Of protection to American labor and 1t
fights for this principle at the polls. but
IT leaves to Congress elected by the peo-
pie. the task of carrying out the details
of legislation.
Il anticipate some opposition will be
enRendered among Republicans and Dem
ocrats alike If an attempt shall be made
to relieve the tariff from such articles
as are produced by large corporations.
popularly called trusts. The idea is not
novel 1t has been urged in times past.
We can stand high prices far better than
we can idle labor.
Before the remedy can be applied, 1t
will become necessary to determine the
fact whether a trust exists or not, and II
IT exists, and that fact can be established,
the Sherman law is quite SUFFICIENT to
correct the evil Certainly. no one will
wish TO apply the Breckenridge idea Of a
removal OF the tariff on trust-made goods
TO an industry upon naked rumor that
It is controlled by a monopoly. but 1t
will take no more evidence to throttle 1t
under the Sherman act than 1t will to
Law the foundation for the application OF
the Breckinridge idea