The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-13
REPUBLICANS
GIVE BANQUETS
Birthday of Abraham Lincoln
Observed in Various Places.
SECRETARY SHAW ATCHICAGO
JUDGE GOODWIN OF SALT LAKE
AT DENVER.

Chicago. Feb. 12.-Lncoln's birthday
was observed I'm Chicago tonight by the
Marquette club with a banquet and
public meeting at the Auditorium. Sec
rotary of the Treasury Shaw was the
principal speaker He talked on THE
Democratic OuadrenniaI Search for an
Issue, and said.
NO phase OF the money question can
become the paramount issue I'm the
campaign of 1904. The gold standard
has been established.
Neither can the campaign of 1904
be- fought upon any issue growing out
of cur recent wzr with Spain Imperi-
alism has been siIenced as efectuaIly
as it was sileuced ia 1865 and 1872.
The Independence Of the Philippine
islands cannot be made an issue. The
promise made four years ago by VIII
liam Mckinley in his letter Of accept
aHce, has been redeemed.
Neither can the forthcoming cam
Taign be fought upon amy phase Of the
trust question
Tariff as IN Issue.
1t viii be somewhat difficult to get
an issue out Of the tariff. The last
Democratic victory was achieved upon
the declaration that the federal gov
eminent has no constitutional power TO
impose and collect tariff duties except
for purposes of revenue only. Not con-
tent with denouncinS the protective
policy as economically unWise, they
went 10 the limit and declared the
principle unconstitutional. The plat
form viii never be reaffirmed
There is considera bic talk about
high and low protective tariff sched-
ules- But this does not involve prin-
Ciple. and cannot be made an issue
The only other points at issue that
can lee carved from the tariff is the
proposition that our protective tariff
shelters trusts and monoDolies.
The American people by this time
ousnt TO understand that any tariff
policy that viii destroy a monopoly
viii forbid the creation of q COMPETE
tor FOR the monopoly and viii deprive
labor OF much profitable employment.
Reciprocity.
1T must not be forgotten that in
1908 the Democratic party i'm AIassa-
chUsetts declared in favor of reciprocity
with Canada: and several Democratic
congressman recently made speeches
i'm support Of that proposition. This
viii proba bly, be an issue in the next
campaign.
No agreement has vet been con-
summated. And why2 Simply because
OF the Canadian attitude ON the sub
iect- She asks free trade in natural
EoducJs and offers little else.
reciprocity from the Democratic
standpoint consists In giving away our
own markets upon the theory that if
Ar do so generous an act. other COun-
tries viii Of necessity emulate our mag
uEnimity- The experience of other ma
tS1s does not Justify tho inference"
Secretary Shaw reviewed the Pan
anna situation. iustifying the course Of
the administration and added
No -caInpaisn material can he ex-
traCted from the evpnt The people
Of the United States have determined
10 construct o. canal and. having SO
determined. they viii rot only approve.
hut they viii applaud The termination
Of 100 years of negotiation. of debate.
ct discussion and of idle talk and the
Inauguration Of q campaign of action
Praise For Roosevelt.
In closing Secretary Shaw said. IF
The issue were to be candidates. there
would be no campaign. The admins
JratiOn of the last seven years has been
progressive. it has been honora BILE, il
has been wise, it has been consistent
and IL has been clean. Re the issue
what IL may, the result Of the next cleo
tion is assured. The people viii re-
turn to the White House that scholar
among all scholars, that prince among
all Americans, and that statesman
among those who have helped TO make
this country what it is and to win for
IT the respect OF all Hati0uS-TheOdOre
Roosevelt"
Other speakers were Representative
Cousins of Iowa. who replied TO the
toast Abraham Lincoln and Con-
talked on The Latest Triumphs of the
Republican Parts"