The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-23

Leslie M. Shaw Of Iowa, President
Roosevelt's secretary of the treasury, de-
lighted an audience of 5000 people at the'|
Exposition building last night with an
old-fashioned stirring campaign speech.
For an hour and half he held their
closest attention, and correct short
hand report Of his speech would be lib
orally punctuated with 'laughter' and
applause"
Secretly Shaw's address was aimed at
any democrat who might be present, and
he sought to convince them that in times
past their party had been invariably
wrong: therefore. they should get in line
with progressive republicanism.
The Iowa idea was ignored. The
speaker, by an analysis of recent history,
showed that protective tariff and good
times had gone hand in hand and tina
democratic revision had brought disaster.
He ridiculed as another foolish democratic
panacea the proposition that scaling down
the tariff would solve the trust problem.
The secretary offered no cure-all for
the trustevl and rejected current theories
for their suppression. He stood on the
proposition that the only action taken
against trusts was by the republican
party, and that President Roosevelt and
republican congress could be trusted with
the future working out of the problem.
lie did not go into the question of rec
iproCity.
The meeting was enthusiastic and sue
cessful in every way. Former Mayor Eus-
It's presided, and after some songs by the
SuWanee River quartet, introduced the
first speaker of the evening, Fred NJ
Powers, candidate for mayor
Mr. Powers said that the patriot might
just as bravely serve his country by
everyday service in time Of peace as in
the neat OF warfare. He paid a tribute
to President Roosevelt for his part in
settling the coal strike. The meeting he
said, was not so much part of a cam
paign as an occasion Of tribute, to bid
Secretary Shaw carry to his chief the
love and thanks Of the people of Mime
apolis.
Mr.. Eustis took up the case of John
Lind. He said that eight years ago Mr..
Lind left the republican party on the is
sue Of free silver few nights ago he
asked for the votes of the people Of Min
neapolis and in a speech Of two hours
never mentioned the issue on which he
left the republican party. Mr.. Eustis
urged the audience to vote for Loren
Fletcher, and for Van SAINT for governor
and then gave the guest Of the evening a
compliment on his rapid rise.
He has only two more rounds in the
ladder to climb said Mr.. Eustis-
United States senator and then presi-
dent Of the United States"
Secretary Shaw Warmly Received.
Secretary Shaw was roundly cheered
by telling them that they resembled an
Iowa audience, the highest compliment he
could pay them. He appealed to demo-
Gratis who might be present to call his
attention to any misrepresenta ton. He
wanted to be fair He wanted the au-
dience to act as Jurors.
For ten years, said Mr.. Shaw the tariff
question had hardly been discussed. Be
fore that time, In every campaign the tar
If had been the paramount ISSUE The
Democratic party wanted the doors opened
wide to let in foreign products and get
our products for consumption as cheaply
as possible. The republican party con-
tended that our farmers and producers are
entitled to this market Democrats said
The tariff was unconstitutional as a sys-
tenn and unwise as a policy. Republicans
said 1t was lawful and wise.
The least disa ever produced by the
democratic policy was in 1893. That was
the best times democracy ever gave U.S.
The first Cleveland administration was
powerless to alter the tariff because of a
republican senate.
The issue Of 1892 was high prices.
Measured by wages, they were not as
high as In former years. but the demo-
Gratis won, and prices did fall They fell
too low, and the panic came. The Will
son-Gorman bill was not signed by Gro
yer Cleveland, who said it was full Of
perfldy and dishonor." That was because
Senator German wove in some measure
Of protection. But for that, the disasters
Of the panic years would have been
greater.
Mere Bidders For Votes.
THE democratic party has evidenced
more desire to draw platform that would
catch votes" said Secretary Shaw, than
to draw up lasting policy for the good
Of the nation.
Excuse me for not talking about can
: In,,'f
anything about your local issues. I would
like to say something for your senator's
and for your congressman. If I said moth
Ing for Mr.. Fletcher you might say 1 did
not like him. If 1 didn't, 1 would be the
only man in Washington that didn't
Secretary Shaw pOked some fun at
democracy for robbing the populists in
1896 Of the free coinage issue Did YOU
ever stop to Think he said, chow much
of your 1892 platform you could use in
1896? You lost by the change some of
the best blood in your party. The republic
can party has twice had splendid acces-
sions from the democracy, in 1860. and In
1898, and both times they saved the coun-
try"
Democracy and Trusts.
The speaker gave concrete ilustra ton
OF the formation Of a trust, as first Or
ganized in the sos. So many were Or
ganized during the first Cleveland admin
1stratlon that congressional committee
was appointed to investigate. 1t did not
report until two days before the adjourn
ment OF congress, and nothing was done
The committee could not agree. The next
congress had been elected, and on plat
form, the first in existence that ever men
toned the subject Of trusts. John Sher-
man introduced the Sherman antitrust
law, and 1t was passed. That stopped the
old-fashioned trust. Then the constituent
companies sold out to one company. The
law could not reach that kind Of a trust
States can regulate trusts but the
trouble Is that every community that has
a trust wants to keep it. The trust