Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-08-22

~, water until he died, bu
me stun tnat killed him was on {
side" tApplause.)
,, MIR. Emerson did not think 1t pos-
slDie to eliminate Mr.. Bryan from tbs
democratic leadership. He is still 8
factor, and free silver Is still an issue
Ihey are only masquerading behind
othef issues. They are wearing tht
oVefcoat of trusts to cover up the tat
tered garment of free silver. There
are trusts good and bad, and by a
strange combination of circumstances
they happen to be about equally di-
Vlded between the two parties. There
Is, FOR instance, Mr.. Teller, Mr.. Pat
terson. and Mr.. Bryan himself of the
silver trust; Mr.. Nixon, treasurer OF
the Democratic campaign COMMITTEES
VI the snip building trust: Chairman
Jones OF the Democratic national com
hlttee OF the cotton bale trust: Mr.
Croker, Mr.. Van Wyck, of the ice trust
and they tell US that the tariff is the
mother of trusts. Nobody ever heard
that the ice trust ever did the Kenne
bee river any good. And yet there is
no tariff on Ice. and this is one of the
most harmful and far-reaching trusts
because 1T goes deep into the pockets
OF the poor people of New York.
Under Mr.. Roosevelt's short admins
tration more bills in equity have been
brought against alleged combinations of
an Illegal character than in all the II
years OF the existence of the Sherman n
antitrust law, and during that time there
were four years of Mr.. Cleveland's ad-
lnlnlStrdt1on, four years of a Democratic.
attorney generals administration The
democratic party had eight years of op-
portanty and never put into the statute
DOCKS Il single line against trusts. The
only antitrust measure enacted mo law
was passed by a Republican Congress and
signed by Republican President
On the Philippine problem the Demo-
cratic party as AT present constituted in
congress proposes to bore n hole in the
bottom of the ship. These are not the
men 10 be entrusted with the affairs of
this great government The people of the
State of Maine. the people of this coun-
try. will not vote the American soldier 4
coward and a plunderer. When it became
necessary that we should take a seat
among the countries or this earth it was
Just as We'll that we took front seat and
took il in box A. There is no step back
ward. The Republican party is the power
house of the nation, and the people of
this country will not vote again to shut
off the power. tApplause).
At the close of Mr.. Emerson's remarks.
Chairman Kinsman introduced Secretary
Shaw. saying:
Ladies and gentlemen: We have as
sembled. tonight, to listen to a gentleman
OF national reputation. who has twice
been elected to the highest position with
in the gift of the state in which he lives
He is man of great intellectual power
lawyer of the first rank. possessing Il
stainless character, great moral coura ge
and a breadth of reading and wealth of
information seldom equalled. 1t gives me
great pleasure to present to you the Hon
orable Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of the
treasury.
SECRETARY SHAW.
AS Mr.. Shaw stepped to the front of the
stage he was greeted with hearty ap-
plause. He said in part:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Fellow Citizens: | assure you that it is d
great pleasure for ME to come to New
England, to that portion of the nation
where | was born. and present the issues
of the campaign as | see them. There is
something peculiar about the New Eng
land atmosphere In that it gives every
man who was ever born there. and whose
parents We're born there, n most hearty
and cordial welcome; L have been receiv
ed everywhere with great kindness.
Homes and hearts seemed to be opened to
me ana | appreciate it very much. | have
been reminded, however, of the story that
AttOrn@y General Miller used to tell upon
himself. After he was made attorney gen.
eral he went up to his home in the town
where he was born. He got off the train
at the little station and saw there an old
man who drove the mail. and he was
about the only one at the depot He said
to him, Can ] ride up town.? Yes.
He GO in and rode up a little ways and
remarked to the old gentleman, THE
town doesn't seem to have changed very
much. No. it is about the same" II
guess ycu don't know me, do you? Yes,
| know you. Your name is Miller DO
the people around here remember me-
Yes, guess so. DO they know that
have been selected by President Harri
son as attorney general of the United
States" Yes. they have heard about
it." wv hat do they say?" They don't
say anything, they just laugh" Uaugh-
teri.
| am glad to look into your faces and
to talk to you on these issues that are of
great Importance. There is one phase of
politics that intensely enjoy. and that IS
the trial of these cases before the Ameri-
can people as the jury. | have long since
learned to believe that campaign should
be educational. We send our children TO
the schools and spend much money in
their euucation to the end that they may
be able to protect themselves in the mar
ket place, and. my friends, if We are to
continue Il great Self-governing and self
governed people we will attend schools of
statecraft. and I-have learned to believe
that these campaign talks should be ed
ucational and not personal ca voice:
Rightly. ! never cared much nor do
care much now for what is called prac-
l,ical rolitics. 1t concerns you very lit
tie. my friends, who hold the offices, but
it concerns YOU, very much what politics
shall lie carried out by those who hold
the Offices. Parties divide, but they do
not divide because of the character o.
their personnel.
Continuing. Mr.. Shaw said in substance:
| have been quoted as opposed to re
vision OF the tariff. | have never opposed
readiustment of the tariff. Whenever
Congress reaches the conclusion that the
friends Of protection are strong enough to
modify conServatively certain schedules
so as TO meet changed conditions and at
the same time successfully resist the
efforts of the opposition to revise the en-
tire tariff laws, thus pdralyzinS business
for Il season. | am in favor of it. l have
expressed some doubt. however about
the wisdom of instructing by resolutions
or exacting pledges from candidates fol
Congress. when the effect is liable to
precpitate q protracted debate with very
uncertain results. There ought to be
some more tangible reason for such a
dangerous expedient than the existence OF
d sentiment in certain localities. now rs
always that demands a reduction OF the
tariff OIL articles there consumed and not
produced, while it stands ready to hght
TO q finish any reduction on the thlnSs
there produced. |, for one, must nave 4
very bitter and relentless enemy before
will consent to carry yellow fever germs
into my home town. Don't mlsunder
stand me; | am not comparing tfle reac
ilstment of a schedule here and there 10
an epidemic. But ] do declare there has
never teen a revision of the tarlk IN tne
interests of free trade or for revenue only
tbat hiss not proved as fatal TO business