Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-05
SECRETARY SHAW MAKES RE.
MARKABLE ADDRESS TO PEo.
..A PIE OF NEWTON
DEPLOREs IOWA STRIFE !,
Says That Harmony and q Deslre For
Harmony Should Govern the Party's
sDelIberatfons-cails Attention-to tho
Importance Of the Tariff Az An Issue
From National Standpoint.

From National Standpoint.
Newton, June 4.--rn+the presence of
a. large audience here Saturday after.
noon Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
delivered one Of the greatest speeches
heard during the,present campaign. He
spoke at Knoxville to large audience
in the evening. In his speech here, he
said in part:
Our government Is government
by parties. 1t is both impracticable
and impossible to have 1t otherwise.
We read that in olden times countries
prospered or languished, advanced or
retrograded, according to the character
OF their rulers. In the United States
we prosper or languish, advance or ret
rograde-not according to the Charac-
ter OF our chief executive, but accord
Ing to the wisdom or lack Of wisdom
OF the party in power. We prospered
during Mr.. Cleveland's first admins
tration, and languished during the last
administration, not because the chief
wise in the 90's. We proposed during
wise in the 90'c. We prospered during
the former because the senate remain
ed republican, and republican legisla-
tion, republican policies prevailed. and
we languished during the latter be-
cause democratic policies then pre-
vailed.
THE remarkable prosperity, the un-
precedented prosperity which we have
enjoyed for the last nine years--is.
traceaB1e only in o small degree to thlE
individual wisdom, great as it was. of
William Mckinley; and to the indi-
vidual wisdom, great as 1t Is, Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt Our prosperity has
been dependent In q larger degree than
most men imagine upon the wise poll
cies of the partp !, placed these men
at the head or our national affairs.
mo man, however strong or how.
ever honest, could have stayed disaster
under the party policies that prevailed
from 1892 to 1896, and no man. how
ever weak or however corrupt, could
have stayed prosperity under the wise
Legislation that has prevailed for near.
| ly a decade.
DO not misunderstood me. would
not detract from, or minimize the eff
feet OF wise leadership, but wise lead
ership is worthless without wise fol-
lowing. This was emphasized in the
Presidents memorial speech on Wed.
nesday last, and 1t is exemplified on
| every page of our national history.
DepIores Party Strife.
Il regret the present trend towards
party disorganization. I regret that
the democratic party is SO unorganized
rather than disOrganized-and so de-
void of issue or policy or plan or pur-
pose. regret that in several demo-
cratic states imaginary issues are be-
Ing waged between would-be leaders
Of that party. In Georgia, for instance,
for two years contest has been waged
between certain candidates for the gu
bernatorial nomination on the demo-
cratic ticket / am credibly advised
that over 100000 has been spent on
either side, and you and I know. with.
out being told, that the issue between
two democrats In a democratic state
is manufactured issue.
"The same character Of a contest "a
being waged for gubernatorial and sen.
atorial honors in several other south
ern states, and all on manufactured is-
sues. Such things are not good for a
state. and such things are ruinous to
a party.
II also regret the trend towards dis
1 VI 61hiA1IlCA Ill LILO ISpuDllCdQ ranks.
have kept out Of the controversy in
this state-not because am any the
less citizen of Iowa, because have
been temporarily domiciled in Wash
ington, but because have preferred to
keep out Of 1t. claim the same right.
however, that is possessed by every
other Iowa citizen.
Taking Part In Campaign.
I'm December last accepted an In
vitation to speak early in February be-
fore the Polk County Republican club.
When accepted the Invitation. / ex-
pected to be private citizen on Feb
ruary Q. When other arrangements
were made, agreed to give a later
date for Des Moines This I did. and
made speech in March. am told
at a recent county convention reso-
luton was offered criticising me for
thus taking part In the compaign In
my own state. l am now told that
those who then criticised republican
citizen for making republican speech
in his own state. and who have de-
manded that the Iowa delegation In
i congress and the Iowa members OF the
Presidents cabinet should keep hands
off the Iowa campaign. have now sent
to an adjoining state for great ora
tor to come to their aid In controlling
the politics Of Iowa
IF understand the situation Alright
the presence within the state Of Iowa's,