Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-23
A CABINET CAMPAIGN
Members OF Roosevelt's Official
Family Will Take Part in Pc.
litical Canvass.
Heads of Departments to Give
People Information That Is
Authoritative.
All But Two OF the Present
Cabinet Officers Are
Orators.

Washington, July 23.-All members O
the cabinet who can make puDll
spceches are to address the voters dur
ing the approaching campaign.
politics, and the action of the cabne
officers will be due to direct an intima
ton from President Roosevelt that h
desires them to so upon the stump. TIL
president himself is to make a few ad
dresses during the fail, and he has toll;
lis cabinet officers that he would lik'
them to do likewise. He takes th
ground that the country has a right t,
know from its highest officials jus
what is being done by the various de
rartments, and he thinks the heads o
these departments are better fualifie,
binary campaign orator.
| 1t is certain that two of the cabine
officers will not speak, but this is sim
| Fly because they are not qualified fol
the task. Postmaster General Payne
unlike his predecessor, is not an orator
and Secretary Hitchcock is also def
cient in the gift of public talking. With
these two exceptions, the cabinet Will
be in evidence during the fall.
Secretary Shaw, whose ability as ar
orator is Well known. will begin his
work in the Maine camItign. He has
received several invitations to speak in
| the state and will accept them not be-
cause there is any doubt of II republican
| victory in Maine, but because it is
worth while stirring UP the Maine re-
| lublicans and insuring If possible
| largely increased majorities.
/! Attorney General Knox has never
made political speech, but at the per-
sonal request of the president he is TO
appropriate occasion for his debut, and
will talk about the trusts. His speech
will undoubtedly be one Of the most inn
portant utterances of the campaign.
Secretary Root will make some
speeches upon his return from Europe
in the fall, and Secretary Moody will
probably be heard from in connection
with the presidents proposed visit to
New England next month. Mr.. Moody
lis an experienced public speaker, and
in this respect is a valuable addition to
the cabinet.
Secretary Hay will make one set
speech, which he will prepare during
his vacation Mt his New Hampshire
home, but this speech will be given the
widest possible circulation. Secretary
Wilson. who is an old campaigner. is
another member of the cabinet who is
also preparing to so upon the stump.
This will be the first time the adj
visers of any president have taken the
stump during political campaign, and
it is believed they will attract large
audiences. 1t has always been the rule
that when the president or any member
of his cabinet has addressed the people
tremendous crowds TUNED out to hear
them. The audiences will grow in size
as the campaign progresses.
Secretary Root is a polished and eff
fective speaker, and he will of course
deal largely with matters relating to
the Philippine question and to the
army. He is better qualified than any
other persons in this country to answer
the outrageous charges against the
army in the Philippines which have
been made by the democrats. He will
deliver {; number OF forcible addresses
on this subject and will demolish
completely the false charges made by
the democrats.
The secretary of war will call atten-
ton to the glorious achievements of
the army in the Philippines and point
out to the people the terrible hardships
the men suffered, and dwell on the
provocations which led some of the
men to violate the laws of war and visit
summary punishment upon the natives
who had treacherously murdered their
comrades.
Secretary Root has great admiration
for the army and a warm spot in his
heart for the officers and men. He will,
therefore, not lose an opportunity to
give them all the credit due them for
the hardships they have borne and the
glorious results they have achieved.
Much interest attaches to the speech
es which will be made by the attorney
general who will probably reply to the
unjust criticisms of the administration
with regard to its attitude on the trust
question. He will call attention to the
difficulties of securing Il conviction of
those who have violated the Sherman
antitrust laws and explain in detail
what the administration has done to-
ward breaking down combinations in
restraint of trade which have been
formed and have been in operation for
years.
He will be able to call attention to
the record of the administration with
regard to the beef trust and it's fight
against the merging of the northwest
ern railroads.
Secretary Shaw will dwell on the
healthy condition of the treasury, and
the people that thru the re-
demption of the pledges of the repub-
lican party they have been relieved of
the burden of the war taxes.
Secretary Wilson will have many in
terestng things to say tn the farmers
about what his wonderful department.
has done for the farmers. who have
so largely To the wealth of
the nation.
Secretary Hay in his address will re-
fer to the new position of the United
states as a world power. to which it has |
risen since the Spanish war. He Will
also remind the people that since the
rise of the United States as a world
power its citizens In every country on
the globe are respected more than ever
before.
Secretary Moody. who is an eloquent
speaker, will delight the hearts of the
people by telling of the superiority of
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