Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-30
IN HONOR OF MCKINLEY.
Sec. Shaw Saeaks at Dinner at New
York City.

New York, Jan 29-The memory OF
WA. Mckinley was celebrated. tonight,
at the annual dinner of the West Side
Republican club at the Waldorf ASTORIA.
| more than 600 Republicans joining in the
tributes voiced by the speakers.
The president of the club, Richard II.
Greene. presided. with Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw ut his right and Postmas-
ter General Payne at his left. Among
those at the table We're Mayor Seth Low
Rev. DR.. Frank NJ Bristol of Washing
pastor; Coy. Franklin Murphy of New
JERSEY. Lieut.. Gov Frank w. Higgins of
New York Assistant Secretary of State
Francis b. Loomis. Former Lieut.. Gov
gresham VIM. II. Douglass. State Comp
troller Nathan l.. Miller, Senator N. a.
jtlsberg. ACKNOWLEDGMENT Fred e. Wood and
President Robert c. Morris of the Repub-
lican county committee.
When President Greene proposed the
health of President Roosevelt. all arose
and the band played America"
Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol of Metropolitan
M Il. church of Washington. d. e., was
the first speaker. DIR. Bristols tribute to
the late. President evoked applause. In
concluding, DIR. Bristol characterized Nc
kinley as the ideal American ard the
audience arose and cheered for over q
minute
Secretary Shaw was cheered when he
arose to speak, and he said:
Secretary Shaw said in part: Il am
aware that most of the test books and
many of the colleges teach free trade and
l admit that free trade is theoretically
correct | am also aware that nearly
every statesman whose wisdom has con-
tributed to the advancement of Industrial
prosperity in the United States during
the last century has taught protection.
and | insist that. practically speaking
protection is correct.
Unless we propose to drop our stan
dard of living to the average Of the
world we must protect our people from
cnn11Gtit1Nn with the nrO(flIrt Cr N
foreign labor and from the presence os
cheap foreign laborers. BY so doing we
are relatively of greater advantage TO the
world than we would be 10 lower our
standard. The last fiscal year we actual
~ consumed more foreign products than
ever in our history. Our unprecedented
prosperity created II market beyond our
ability to supply.
But this does not imply that the
schedules of any tariff law are perfect. or
that they ever We're perfect, or ever Will
be perfect. or that they should never be
revised. 1t does imply however. that
they should not be revised simply be
cause they are imperfect. Some one.
some industry, some interest ought to
show an actual hardship before present
conditions are disturbed
After. reviewing the opposition to high
prices IN 1892. resulting in the election of
Mr.. Cleveland. MIR. Shaw said: "I'here
campaign is to be waged against high
prices. 1t is again. urged that American
made goods can be bought in foreign
markets cheaper than at home. suppose
this is true in 9Or,le instances. But this
is not the ,outgrowth of protection
No one presunes to say that existing
conditions might not be improved by a
revision of tariff schedules, and no one
dare insure against their being made
worse. When the present tariff law was
passed it was said in convention. on the
platform and through the press that it
would remain undisturbed for % years.