Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
Task of Secretary of the Treasury
as Vice residentja Nominee.
ROOSEVELT and SHAW lNylNClBLE
lowan Strong campaigner, But Does
Not Care for Vice Presidential Hon
ors-Importation of Cattle Made Un-
der Sanitary Regulations.
FRY FRANK J. sTILLMAN.l

IBY FRANK j. STILLMAN.l
Washington, April l3.-The talk OF
Secretary Shaw as a running mate LOT
President Roosevelt in 1904, in Iowa,
has caused the topic to again become
the subject of lively discussion IN
Washington, not only among the Iowa
colony, but by high officials genrally In
Washington and in the east
That Secretary Shaw might have the
nomination for vice president OF the
United States handed to him without
effort, is conceded; the only difficulty
encountered in the consideration OF his
candidacy is the stand taken by Sec
Rotary Shaw, himself-he says he is
not Il candidate for vice president.
Secretary Shaw has but two aims OF
the first magnitude, to-wit: to make
satisfactory record as secretary OF the
United states treasury. and. second,
to assist in the denomination and re-
election of his chief, President Roose-
welt.
Secretary Shaw is regarded as an
ideal candidate for vice president in
every way. AS a matter OF fact he is
considered full presidential size and
fully qualified to assume the relns OF
national government, and these quail
fications render him all the more de-
sirableas vice presidential candidate.
Secretary Shaw comes from the
right section of the country, repre-
sentative republican from the great
northwest. AS a campaigner he is
conceded to have no superior and 1t is
doubtful if his equal as a vote-getter
lives in the United States today. AS
running mate with President
Roosevelt he would make whirlwind
campaign that would sweep the coun-
try, the politicians assert, and add
many thousands of votes to the ticket,
Secretary Shaw is not only strong III
the west and northwest. but in New
England he has great hold upon the
people In Maine the peaple swear by
''Shaw'' and regard him as a second
Abraham Lincoln, as a public speaker.
The consensus of opinion is that
ticket headed by Roosevelt and
Shaw would be unapproachable foI
logic and invincible politically.
The difficulty is that the Office OF
& vice president has not alluring fea
lures for Secretary Shaw He is con
tent to remain at the head OF the
greatest financial institution on eartl
and will be abandantly satisfied if hi
administration of that responsible OF
fee shall meet the approval OF thu
business world
Assistant Secretary Armstrong act
ing upon the advice of Secretary o
Agriculture Wilson that the importa
ton of meat cattle from Norway
Sweden. Great Britain, Ireland, tn
Channel islands, and the countries o
North, Central and South America, II
Guiding Mexico, will not tend to the IL
PRODUCTION or spread OF contagious
infectious diseases among the cattl
of the United States, and directs GU:
toms officers to note that the operatio
of the following law suspended so ia
as it applies to these countries; an
8 the importation of cattle from tn
above mentioned countries will there
fore henceforth be carried on unde
the sanitary regulations prescribed b
Secretary Wilson. The section OF tn
law suspended is as follows:
"That the Importation of meat ca
tie, and the hides of meat cattle fror
any foreign country into the Unite
States is prohibited: Provided, that tn
operation of this section shall be su
pended as to any foreign country {
countries, or any parts of such coul
+ try or countries, whenever the seer
tary of the treasury shall officially d
I termine, and give public notice Their
of that such Importation will not ten
to, the introduction or spread of co
tagious or infectious diseases anon
the cattle of the United States; ar
= the secretary of the treasury is her
by authorized and empowered, and
shall be his duty, to make all necessal
orders and regulations to carry tn
section into effect, or to suspend til
same as herein provided, and to ser
copies thereof to the proper officers
the United States, and to such Office
or agents of the United States in fo
eign countries as he shall judge nece
sary."
Judge Seeds, deputy auditor for Il
war department, whose Iowa home
at Manchester addressed the mo
fashionable colored congregation
Washington, yesterday, his remar
taking the place OF the regular sermo
Judge Seeds spoke of the great oppt
tunities at present enjoyed by the G.
ofed people, ana admonlSned MS nei
ers that they, the representative ella
of negroes, would be cited as the be
type of the race, and that it behoov
them to make the most of their oppt
tunities. Judge Seeds said that if IL
class of colored people were able to
tain the degree Of enlightenment on
par with white man, that the verd
of the world would be that natura
the negro is as well endowed as
white man. but that if. this standa
was not reached the verdict would
that the negro is incapable of SO hi
a degree of civilization and mental
yelopment.
The story of the worlds commerce. p'
and present, is told jim the Statistical !
straet OF the World the first chapter
which has just made its appearance in
monthly publication of the treasury
leau of statistics, is an Interesting o
This first chapter of the Statistical .
stract of the World presents the figures
the commerce of every country of
world, so far as obtainable. extend
back rs far Ms possible: in some cases o
z. f,,tlr