Evening star., 1902-01-11

standard. 1t was this speech, too, that
first set in motion the influences that made
Iowa and other western states the support
ers of the east in making the st. Louis
platform a gold platform. His fame quick
ly spread. Eastern papers printed the
speech of the new man, and even the New
York Evening Post so slow to see merit
in the west or ability in a western man,
printed it and called it the ablest exposi-
ton of the question of finance in all recent
discussion. Iowa at it's first opportunity
made the author of the speech it's COVER
nor, and two years later reelected him by
a doubled majority. Invitations for Gov.
Shaw to address bankers and business men
flowed in on him from all over the coun-
try, and some of these he accepted and
appeared in the highest arenas of such dis
cussion only to demonstrate his superior
equipment and his possession of certain
abilities and certain epochal ideals or plans
that are peculiarly needed in this time
His Views on Finance.
Those who have heard him have seen that
his views on finance and on the reforms
needed in our currency and our national
banking laws, and our financial systems
generally, comprehend in their broad scope
the interests of the people fully as much
as the interests Of the bankers It was
the discovery Of these things in the new
financier that so quickly led the western
people, who learned of his merit before the
themselves back Of him SO generally for
the presidency. President Roosevelt. who
had campaigned with him in two different
years, speaking from the same platform,
knew personally the governors great mer-
its, and also his power over the people on
all questions of finance: and thus did not
need to be told where to go in the west to
get the best man for this most important
better service to the people, during his
two terms, than in this. choice of the right
man for a hard place.
The executive ability of Governor Shaw is
OF the same quality as his practical genius
In finance. He has proved this as the gov
ernor for four years of the great state writ
ten about briefly herein. He found the state
heavily In debt and he will leave the office
OF governor with the states debts all paid
and S1,5OO,000 in it's treasury.
Two Iowa Men in Cabinet.
AS to having two Iowa men in the cabinet
one answer may be made by saying that
these two particular men are too broad in
their strength and too national in their
reputation. to be measured by the mar
row lines of single state. Another answer
Is that both Wilson and Shaw, In them
selves and in all their ideas and purposes
In government work, represent every state
In the west fully as much as Iowa. But no
argument or excuse is needed to justify
PRESIDENT Roosevelt in going back to the
best man for the place wherever he may be
found. Washington had two men from the
same state in each Of his cabinets. Adams
had two men from each of three states
Jefferson had two men from Massachus-
setts, and for while three. Monroe and
Adams both had two men from a state at
the same time. The fashion was not chang
ed until Jackson distributed his portfolios
to the states that had most helped to elect
him, and that he hoped would most help
to insure his reelection This fashion was
followed until Lincoln took two men from
Ohio, and johnson two from New York
and Grant two from Illinois and two from
New York, and Harrison two from Indiana,
and Mckinley two from Pennsylvania.
The east especially should confirm the
selection Of Governor Shaw and rejoice
over It. For 1t was he that led the west
TO gold platform at st. Louis; and back
or MIN In the treasury will be the whole
west as he shall mature financial policies
and reforms that east and west alike de-
sire, and will in the end alike accept and
approve. The whole country will see be-
fore long that Bryan woke up the wrong
man at the little Iowa town Of Denison