New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-07
ISSUES OF CAMPAIGN.
Presented By Secretary Shazo in
Dela1care.

Wilmington Del. June 6.-The opening meet
ing of the Republican national campaign was
held here tonight in the Opera House under the
auspices OF the Roosevelt Workingmens Club.
OF Delaware. an organization formed recently.
Alfred O. Crozier presided. and the vice-presi-
dents included Governor Hum. United States
Senators Ball and Alice, and prominent Repub-
licans from all parts Of the State
Mr.. Crozier made speech introducing Secre-
tary of the Treasury Shaw, and announced that
President Roosevelt had accepted honorary
membership in the club
Secretary Shaw spoke in part follows:
The Republican party is not party OF sympathy.
but Of announcement. Instead OF posing as a De-
nevolent institution IL represents policies which re-
duce the occasion for almssiving 10 the minimum
Its bounty is opportunity 49,. ..-- ,.,,.-
fails 10 express sympathy for the overburdened;
to produce conditions which incite sympathy. When
the products OF labor ind ready sale. and labor
opponents are loudest in their protestatons of sym
patty for the overtaxed and overourdened people
They never congratulate; they always sympath1Ze
seldom cheer. except at the prospect or something
worse.
| am neither a prophet nor the OF prophet,
but the opinion that at least one-half OF
the opponents argument during the coming cam
palgn will be directed against alleged unreason4ots
is exorbitant; that the price OF bread Is un-
YOU buy has been unduiy advanced. and all because
OF Republican policies and Republican leslslatloH3c
proceeds yerv TAR there viii be furnished from the
highest possible authority in the United States we'll
aufhentfcs1ed data showing that the average wages
have increased in larger proportion than the aver
age articles of ordinary household consumption:
But of this do not care to speak AT this time MY
present purpose VIII De seTHs1 py @ gs5nsb
wages in the face OF high priced living ex-
ton OF our people, though at the same wage and
much reduced living expenses eaten the
wage. with living expenses hlgn is preLe1aoe , 70
Twin exua however cheap
This country has never seen and never viii see
constant employment. whatever the price OF food
and clothes And the converse OF thls Is also true,
This country always has oeen ana always wiz oe
filled with suffering whenever labor fails or employ
think I can demonstrates either one or both OF
two propositions. I show that the happiness OF
farm far products. and can also demonstrate that
Ine ProSpsrCy Ga Ie ISnoyre1t ~ tSa we earn
In other words. it is easily demonstrated that
the prosperity of artisan and farmer is interde-
Phil Armour once said to me: 7 got rich when
comparatively young man by watching the coal
and iron miners. Whenever they were employed
would answer. No, they are working now But
when ba saw We thf bs eG ana IRON quit sofa
The farmers Of my State understand this fully
1t has been taught in every schoolhouse, in tent
meetings in all groves and from the platforms or
a ' recent Republican State Convention than ever
before. and every one OF them came determined
pIoyed In other words, the Iowa farmer went TO
R o WS on ea May @ ta s ms
dence as thoroughly the Iowa farmers under
stand 1t, they, too, will go 10 Republican conven-
lions to protect their market.
And what is the market Of the American wage
Garner? IL is the American consumer-artsan.
farmer freight handler business man and capital
ist The Republican party insists that the Ameri-
can producer the limit OF his ability. shall sup
ply the needs of the American consumer. The
Democratic party seems think IL OF
quence who produces that which we consume, pro
vtded only 1t is cheap The Republican party in
ssts that il is measuraby unimportant what price
pay so long pay the price TO ourselves.
Higher wages more and better food for the
wage Garner more and better clothes for his fam
lily, better roof for the home, and, therefore, a
better market for the farmer. Higher prices for
cattle and more lumber for farm build
ings, more barbed wire for fences. and better
clothes for a happier family, more and better
furniture for the home, better carpets better
rtages. and more and better implements of agri-
culture and, therefore better market for the
wage Garner