The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-06
SHAW SPEAKS
TO BIG CROWD.
Secretary Of Treasury Addresses
Delegates to National Repub-
licall League Convention.
mo 4 ssoo,ated press,)

=, IN1,1ANNPoG lND !. 9a ,aInirnt % d
lic ar the Hon. Leslie NJ: Shaw Secretary
1 of the Treasury, and George IN gnt. o.
Il CALIFORNIA;. address the. delegates attend
ling tho National Republican League Con-
ME-. Shay was greeted will all outbur rs
II OF applnuse, Which lasted several nlll'utes
After reviewing the issues OF the can
Iaigi. and declHring that the Delnocralic
candidates and party were not ~ con ~,
cord, he said II, reference to COMPRESSION.
(, al ii1vestigat' on: s, ~.
lEtrcme cases arg tlo1b tless bcne hcial, ~ =
\ fi1ev fi,t. USUALLY inuugurated FOR the Sole
|! purpose OF furnishing cnlnpLlgn pS nt,,
Itteclinlcs. 1t Isl bad enough Tor. g RI Ra1i =,
\ TO 20 on record. rs our opponents ulu ~
their convention telegram to thclr Can
\ ditla,ter that only en- M paign Issues WeIE
meiltioncd III the glttorfn W VI, s,,,, MIR
111ose al swelling tho nu1nprA OF cafnpa.5n
..If, however,, committee Of Congre Isl
srlf ap,oanted or othcrwse. were 10 ASK
that the Treasury Department cease pus y
mess while they verified It's reeelpts a i,,
disbursements, It's contracts amd the IL
tcgrity It's noro than ooq tri s.eo and
there would lie no intination OF congre 1s.
sionaI llsurpntion, wltl1standanE NJ W..
Jefferson expressed opinion tlilt tue i y,
tcrferrncc in the business OF one pran J, q,
would, andanger tic very existence Of the
government itself. n. . 49,,
MS spess o. n afSspta ai three thr
Coordinate branches of the government - -
GlIiS languages: -, !. !, ,,,,.,
..E.It must be confessed. that In inc coulsc :.
OF our history executive departments
have employed powers not bclon Ell 81. t9
Them Crhis is aimed ut the pres,dencs.l
statutes have becn passed thnt nre, ,o eS,
pressly forbidden by the Conssst =, =, !
have been set side as ~, ,,1
when IT WINS difficult to point out the pro, 2,
visions said to be offended agains.ti ~. ~
their enactment (ThiS is ai1led ~ VIC
'.Whnt trio laws shall be within the linz
itations ot the CONSTITUTE ton, Congress &C.
JENNINGS What the Go eri5a Whether
laws enacted by Congress encroach upon ,n
/ the Constitution. the Supreme, court ue,
tcrmincs. But Tor. the execution 81 IN Ing
strict constructionists like MI. Jeft erson
thought the executive branch was alone
, responsible. NLr Jefferson seemed TO
tnjn tas the ts Snas na g adea
branches and that tt was subordlnatc
to nothing but the laws enacted by Con-
gress. as construed by the courts.
During all the years of our history
!, the utmost harmony has, prevailed be,
tween these Co ordinate branches. and
God grant that harmony may ever pre-
VAN. NC dlStlnHulsleu Jutiot Su
ness and perpet,,ity or this government
arc depcpdent upon the mutual. iiden,fe
and co-oberatlon prevailing 81 between ;;, US
coSorrli,1lteg branches lbtlt4ra Thomas
Jefferson has not 50 said. 7 see. reasons
why he should hesitate to express an
opinion OIL the subject s5{ Ss s5&
Eff n President can be no better or
wiser than his party, then candidate and
party ought to, agree at least on the prln.
ciple of free trade or the principle OF
projections. they ought to unite for or
against the free coinage Of silver: they
ought to l,rmonizo- their ideas with ref
erencc to the retention and government
or the disposition Of the. Philippine is
lands: they should, IL possible, agree
whether the common law affords n sum.
cicnt relief against trusts, or whether
additional laws are advisable, and It
would also be wise to determine as soon
rs practicable whether they ntend to be
strict or, liberal construet tonists as re-
spects the pgxsrss and rsstEictions 81 3;