Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-29
ADDRESSES UNUSUALLY LARGE
AUDIENCE OF oT-uMWANs
MONDAY EVENING.
GREAT FAyORlTE HERE
Iowa's Eminent Son Deals in Eloquent
and Intelligent Manner With Cues
tons Before the People Address
Was OF an Educational Nature.
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Never was political speaker ac-
corded a heartier welcome by an OF
tumwa audience than was the Hon.
Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary of the
treasury at the Grand Opera house
last evening. The house was crowd
ed from the pit to the gallery with
one of Ottumwa's representative au-
diences and the distinguished Iowan
who has made such a record at the
head of the treasury department that
he has become known as the second
Alexander Hamilton entertained and
instructed his hearers in an admirable
manner Secretary Shaw stated dur
ing his address that he was not cap
able of eloquence. This statement,
however, was not borne out as his re-
marks teemed with eloquence and yet
his comparisons and explanations
4 were so simple that they were readily
understood even by those of his hear
ers who are not students of the polit-
ical issues of the day. He recited the
issues upon which the democratic
party has fought out it's campaigns
for several years past but ventured
no guess as to that party's platform in
the next presidential campaign. stat
ing that no one knew what the issue
is to be but that it is assured that it
will be something different than has
been tried before.
introductory Remarks.
81 Major Samuel Mahon, the chairman
OF the evening, introduced Secretary
Shaw to the audience with a few re-
marks. He said
1T is my pleasure tonight to present
to you &. statesman and man who
naeds no introduction to any citizen of
Iowa, a man who for two terms was
governor of this state and who from
thence Was called east to take up
greater national affairs | take great
pleasure in introducing to you Secre.
taIg Leslie NJ. shaw
Secretary S!law's Address.
A hearty reception was extended by
the splendid audience as Mr.. Shaw
stepped ferHard and began his adj
dress. Frequently. as he made tell
ing point, his hearers would interrupt
bila VIA enthusiastic applause and
commentator. He spoke in part as
follows.
" MIR. Chairman. Ladies ana Gentlene.,
and Fellow Citizens:
i have been trying TO recall waetn-
+ er | have spoken here since 1897.
/ do not remember, and presume that
gou would not Know if / did not re-
member But / remember in 1897,
was accorded q good reception here.
i appreciated it then and i appreciate
it now. J am Very glad to be here
again. You only need to get away
from Iowa 10 appreciate it.
Campaign of Education.
Il have learned TO believe that these
campaigns should be educational. We
send our children TO school hoping that
they may prepare themselves to take
their stations in the market places
j want TO say to you, if we want to
continue to be a great people and if
we want 10 become a greater people
still it will only be through the study
of statecraft, and it is in campaigns
that the opportunity to study state
craft presents itself. So / have come
not to tell you how to vote or to tell
YOU what your duty is, but to throw
out some suggestions which you MAY
take advantage of. We will part as
good friends at the close of my tallS
as at the beginning even though we de
not agree.
Men and Policies.
II heard Il man say the other day
] vote for men; ] do not vote for par.
ties Now | grant you there is much
of good in this but it is not the plar
I'VE should follow. We do not vote fol
NERVE vote for policies. Some mel
become identified with party through
their environments, some because o
their temperament. ] don't know how
il is here but in our county we hav,
some men who always vote for things
They want more churches, nor'
schools more railroads, more stree
3 cars--in fact, they want everything
Then we have other men who ar
against everything, no matter what i
is. They are against it. That's TEN