Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-01
LEXAhDR|A AFFAIRS
Secretary Shaw Makes Stir
ring Address
IN THE OPERA. HOUSE
PROLONGED APPLAUSE GREETs
DISTINGUISHED GUEST.
Talked of the Tariff and Other Is
suesGeneral and Person
al Matters.

At the republican mass meeting held at
Lannon's Opera House last evening Score
tary of the Treasury Leslie NJ Shaw deilv-
cred an eloquent address on the issues in
the present campaign. The stage was oc-
cupied by prominent local members of the
republican party and was profusely dec
Grated with American flags and bunting.
Large pictures Of President Roosevelt and
Vice President Fairbanks were suspended
on either side of the stage. The meeting
was presided over by Col w. l. Shelley or
Ballston, Alexandria county, who intro
duced as the first speaker of the evening
Robert w. Blair of Wythe county Va. Mr.
Blair opened his speech with a review of
the position occupied by Virginia during
the past thirty years of democratic control.
Speaking of the election laws, he stated
that the people of Richmond would have
been glad of the presence of a regiment OF
Russian Cossacks or of Japanese regulars
to cleanse their ballots AS a remedy for
this condition he urged his hearers to break
loose from their old idols and vote the re-
publican ticket at the coming election.
He was followed by Secretary ShaW'
whose appearance was greeted by proong-
ed applause. Mr.. Shaw said that IN al MS
experiences in public affairs he had never
been so cordially received as by the people
of Virginia. He had been informed, ne
said that there were some members or
the democratic party in the audience He
expressed his appreciation OF thelr presence
and invited them to call his attention 10
any msstatement which he might MAKE
He said he was not present to forward the
interests of any candidate for office, out
to speak only for good government.
The burden of government, he SAID, rest
ed upon those vino think and then vote
their convictions, and not upon those VINO
vote their first ballot father did ana
continue voting the same ticket from haDlt
He prefaced his remarks on the tar1IL
question by stating that incorrect policies
will always bring unfortunate results not
because they are voted for by BAD men, out
because they fundamentally wrong;
while on the other hand he said there are
correct policies which always give good re-
splits, not because they are voted for by
good men but because the policy itself is
right.
Economic Questions.
Continuing he said: Parties are divided
primarily on economic questions. NhceVer
adds to the sum total OF American prod
ucts is producer whether he be farmer
manufacturer merchant or laborer. All
are consumers. 1t is only lazy people, he
said. who give themselves concern about
the price of the articles consumed, and it
is the democratic party that always Appeals
to the consumer, while the republican party
says the essential thing is good price Tor
the producers. The democratic party says,
Elect u.s. and we will give you the best
market in which TO buy. The republican
party says, Elect US, and we will give you
the best market in which to sell your 1rod-
ucts.'
In the opinion of the speaker the Ideas
of the democratic party concerning free
trade were not only wrong. but bad been
proven wrong whenever they mad been
tried, and 1t was a strange thing to rim,
he said, why the democratic leaders did not
see the error of their ways ami depart
from them.
He thought that the leaders of the demo-
cratic party, instead of trying to devise
some wise means of government, had al
ways endeavored to discover some point at
issue upon which they might win the cam
paign He charged that the democratic
party was without an issue and had never
had one which had proven equal to the test
of more than one campaign.
Secretary. Shaw spoke for nearly two
hours, during the whole of which time he
received the closest attention from the large
audience which filled the auditorium and
the galleries. The speaker expressed deep
plasure at the opportunity of addressing an
Alexandria gathering He was frequently
interrupted by enthusiastic applause. Among
those occupying seats on the platform were
Messrs. Park Agnew, who introduced Col
Shelley; Charles King, F. NJ. Phillips.
Thomas Burroughs, j. X. Schwarz, Alonzo
Wolford, Thomas Bayne, Donald Atcheson,
j. A Eggborn, Worth Hulfish, Paul Hultish,
w. H. p. Kelly, John B. Henderson and
United States Marshal Morgan Treat.
Assaulted and ROBBED.
The police department was notified last
night of a hold-up and robbery which oc-
Cured between and s o'clock in the even
ing on Patrick street between King and
Prince streets. in which Miss Mamie De-
witt, teacher of music whose home is at
SPA Duke street was the victim. Miss De-
witt was returning TO her home from Wash
ington, where she had given music lessons
in the afternoon After leaving TN eiec-
tric car she started down South Patrick
street, and while passing an alley was sud
denly accosted by a negro, who demanded
her money. He attempted to seize her
pocketbook, but she vigorously reslS ed,
whereupon he dealt her a heavy blow. Her
screams attracted several persons TO the
scene. but they did not arrive before the
assailant had secured SIS in cash and had
made his escape. He was followed by a
crowd in the direction of the Southern rail-
road freight yards. where he succeeded in
Guiding his pursuers. Miss Dewitt was al
nv ha ft