The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-06
SHAW ON TARIFF PROBLEM
QUESTIONS WISDOMOF ATTEMPT
 1T REVISION NOW.

Amy of the Great Questions win Ever
 be Devised That VIII Satisfy Them
 Defense Of Protective Principle.
 Manchester. vt., Aug. 5.-The political campaign in Vermont, which is consid- cred an extraordinary one by reason of the bolting faction in the republican party headed by Percival W. Clement contesting against John G. Mccullough, | the regular republican nominee for gov ernor, was opened here in General Me Cullough's behalf tonight. The chief speaker was Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, a native of the state, l and he dealt entirely with national questions, largely that of the tariff 1 Congressman G. J. Foster of this dis trict, presided, and United States At torney J. L. Martin of Brattleboro and Congressman Charles N. Fowler of New Jersey were the other speakers. Gen eral Mccullough was presented to the audience.
 Secretary Shaw in opening reviewed the record of the democratic party, say ing in this connection that the leaders of the party always appear to be in search of an issue which will appeal to voters and give them victory rather than making an effort to formulate a policy under which they may safely be entrusted with the affairs of the nation. He said that the tariff issue is always resorted to by the democratic party to provide an issue except in those years immediately following an experiment with tariff for revenue only. In those years he said they had been driven to other issues to bridge over the period between their experiments and the for getfulness of the American people. He doubted if the democratic party or any member of it would to-day venture to predict what would be the paramount issue of the presidential campaign.
 Secretary Shaw then referred to the democratic party's attitude toward free silver and the greenback issues and continuing, said now the democratic party lays great stress on the trust question. It is iterated and reiterated that the tariff is the mother of trusts and the democracy again promises re- form.
 He referred to arguments advanced by both parties in 1882 and in succeed ing campaigns until the Mckinley bill was passed
 Secretary Shaw said he was doubtful if any tariff schedule had been devised satisfactorily in every particular to any person. The republican party never at- tempts to defend a tariff schedule but does defend the protective principle. It is probable, he said, that many items of the present tariff schedule should be modified, but no modification could be made that would not still leave many items in dispute. Wilson's bill, passed in 1894, was so unsatisfactory that Presl- dent Cleveland refused to sign 1t. The question is not whether there are inac- curacies, inequalities or imperfections in the present law, but whether it is wise to attempt revision at this time. It is idle to suppose that any revision would satisfy our opponents who have no revision policy of their own. No policy of legislation, no foreign policy, no insular policy, no expansion policy, no Philippine policy, is or ever will be devised that will satisfy the opposition.
 In conclusion MT. Shaw said: "Let the republican party go forward doing that which it believes to be wisest for party and the people. When this has been done and no concession made to 8 democratic clamor the people have never failed to vindlcate the republican party, the party of progress"