The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
SHAW TALKS
To V|RCIN|ANS
Secretary of the Treasury
Addresses Delegates TO
a Republican Convention
TICKET TO BE NAMED
Great Enthusiasm is Mani
tested and Mention OF Pres
ident Is Loudly Cheered
TICKET TO BE NAMED

ROANOKE, Va, Aug. s.-One Of the
largest Republican conventions in the
history of Virginia met here to-day 20
nominate a full State ticket Between
100 and 1880 delegates were present IL
was almost exclusively a white man
meeting, there being very few negroes IN
the hall
]. Lucian Gleaves. the temporary chair
man. pleaded for harmony and asked Ior
a square deaT' at the polls Every men
ton of President Roosevelts name was
wildly cheered- Committees were ap-
pointed and a recess was taken until
o'clock this evening.
Congressman Campbell SIemp, the only
Republican Congressman from Virginia
was introduced 10 the convention TO-
night and he in turn introduced Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Leslie NJ shaw
who had been invited TO come 20 Roa-
noke 10 address the convention Nj
Shaw was greeted with storm OF
cheers. He spoke in part as follows;
The spirit Of The last half century was Re
publican II was progressive Ihe spirit q
the twentieth century viii be Republican II
Will be progressive. Judging the future by
the past there is reason 10 doubt that the com
nnunities most in harmony with the spirit o.
the century will gather mostly rich harvest
OF progress I come 70 preach the gospel o.
American progress and 70 tsacn these Pc. pI-
ciples and spirits which have made Is what
we are, and which viii carry Us 70 Yet nlgns-
planes and grander achievements whenever
under God the brain OF the South and the
brain of the North the brain q the East ard
the brain OF the West shall be allied Tor az
arrnative reclamation and no portion o. our
common country shall be longer held 70 Us
negative traditions, which tend only 70 retarc-
And now my friends. what are these prln-
cipIes that divide parties? The parties ss2a-
rate primarily on questions OF political econ
orny Every industrious citizen - bcIh q pro
Queer and q consumer The dominant party
appeals 10 the producer. II tells nm tnal
the question OF greatest ifrpsor lanSS 70 ~ =
the price az which he dispoSss OF his products.
whether those products be labor or the results
OF labor. The opposing party promises the
American consumer the best market IN ms
world in which 70 buy. The Republican party
promises the producer the pest hlaTAsl ID tAr
world in which to sell
Gentlemen we cannot have both our pSill-
icaI opponsn;s may promise high-pr1ced labor
and cheap products. high-prlced WhsaI ana
meal but they make these promises without
possibility OF ful6llment- Whenever IneS nave
put their policies IN operation We have had the
chezp products OF labor. 1or me prooocts O
ir stperabundance. But cheap products OF IA
Dor mean cheap labor The cheap factory
r,roSfct carries as a conConitant curse low
wages for the artisan and Low wages Tor the
artisan means curtailed eorsurnp ptlon OF larlh
rroduc<s and results in q reduction n Ihe
I,-ice thereof. while reduction n price means
Ioss To the producer Of clothes OF furniture, O.
cars OF building materials and every oiEer
article Of rural consumption All Inls IS oal
q name sor stzgnation and panic Entch nave
-,a-tad every experiment with tariff tor reTe-
nus onlv from the beginning Of our history
AZ the conclusion of Mr.. Shaw's ad-
dress. the convention adjourned until to-
morrow, when the committee on resolu-
tions will report