The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-08-30
SHAW VISITS
HIS OLD HOME
The Secretary Spends Two Days With
Old Time Friends.
TALKS OF PUBLIC QUESTIONS
Is Frank and Open in His Discussion
of Tariff Revision and Other Cues
lions of Public Concern.

Secretary Leslie NJ. Shaw was the vel
me and honored guest of Denison on
Old Settlers Day. 1t is hardly fair to call
him guest, however. as he is as much a
part and parcel of benson life as he ever
was
On every hand were heard remarks of
delight that he was at home again. that he
was the same Shaw that he was before he
became National figure, and each one
had some story to relate of the earlier
days and the cid times when the secretary
was struggling young lawyer and his
fame extended not beyond the boundaries
Of Crawford.
1t was genuine home coming OF which
any man, no matter What honors he had
| received at the hards of others, might
well feel proud.
Mr.. Shaw is looking well. His hair is
whittier the lines of his face are perhaps
more deeply set, but he appears in the bes,
of health and spirits.
For the benefit Of Iowa people we
would state that Mr. Shaw seems to be
thinking less about his presidential posi-
bilities than any other man in the country.
In fact the matter does no. seem to be
worrying him at all
number of years ago when in confer
ence with Mr.. Shaw as to the ACCESSIBILITY
OF his being candidate for Governor, he
SAID. there is but one thing to do, either
to run for an Office or to run away from
IL, while he has not changed his ideas in
this respect he evidently does not think
the time is ripe for a decision in the case
OF the Presidency. He appears to be
much more interested in the prosperity of
the country and the success of the repub-
lican party than he does in any personal
ambition.
We feel we are treading on dangerous
ground in attempting to give anything con-
corning the secretary's views, not that he
is not frank in the statement of his views
but that on account of his prominence
any unauthoriz d interview is apt NOT to
express the exact and explicit views of the
one interviewed.
What we may say then as to the Secre-
| tary's tariff views must be taken as
1t is meant-rather as our view of his
views than as his views themselves. With
this understanding we would say that Mr..
Shaw does not meet all the requirements
OF the opposition press. He does not be-
lieve that all of our tariff schedules are as
they should be, nor 5oes he think they
should not be revised from time to time.
We gathered that he thought reduc-
ton on many items could be made without
damage to the prosperity of the people
but he believes that it is neither the part
OF state craft or of party wisdom to make
such changes now. For proof of this he
points TO the general prosperity of the
country, the great increase in the volume
OF our exports. He believes that any
general revision of the tariff means per-
iod of great business unrest; that from
time to time the iniquities If any set of tariff
schedules may become so great that il
will pay the nation to stop the wheels of
industry while the machinery is being
over hauled, but that it does not pay to
stop the whole machine because there is
some lost motion some place.
He thinks the present prosperity does
| not indicate that any general over haul-
ing is necessity of the hour.
AS to tariff tinkering. revision by piece
meal Mr.. Shaw seems to think that while
in theory it would be all right perhaps it
could rot be done in practice.
Should the frien-s of revision attack
the steel schedule, for instance, they
would meet the solid opposition of the