Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-24
Magnificent Audience Greets the
Secretary OF the Treasury
at Opera House
THE PRIMARY LAW AssAILED
Audience Apparently Not in Sympathy
With His Attack on the Principle
of the Primary system-Governor
cummins and the Tariff Discussed
Coming Back to Iowa.

very significant things about the big
Shaw meeting at Fosters opera house
last evening was the GOODNESS with
which the audience received the por-
ton of the speech assailing the state
wide primary election principle.
But the audience warmed up when
the secretary began to make personal
illusions to Governor Cummins and
even the declaration that the progress
sive movement within the republican
party is identical with the anti-mono-
polistic and populistic movements Of
former days received cheers.
It was a magnificent audience and
those portions OF the address which
had no personal tinge to them, aside
! from the discussion of the primary,
were applaIded vigorously. The speech
was devoted to the primary election
legislation, to the tariff, to railroad
| rate regulation, and to a defense Of
public men against wholesale charges
of graft and corruption.
He predicted a fight on the tariff is
sue this year between democrats and
republicans, the national house being
at stake, and insisted that the situation
| much resembles that of 1892, surround
ed with dangers like those of the cam
paign of that year.
The members of the legislature oc-
cupied seats on the stage last night
The audience filed almost every seat
of the opera house. President Nc
Laughlin, Of the club, presided at the
meeting and introduced the speaker of
| the evening. The meeting was the first
of the year of a general character.
When Secretary Shaw appeared at
| the rear Of the stage he was given a
hand by the audience and when he
arose to speak the cheers became ac-
lcentuated into a half minute ovation.
some of the members of the legislature
| following the suggestion of Senator
Gilliland, Senator Blakely and Senator
Spaulding in rising, shouting and
swinging their hats as feature Of the
| demonstration.
| In opening his speech the secretary
assailed the state wide primary idea
and defended the system which gives
the people the right to select delegates
to convention which shall select dele
gates to another convention to select
their candidates for office.
Some of the jokes the secretary
cracked in his discussion of the pri-
mary were applauded, but none Of the
sentiments he expressed with respect
| to the, ideal convention SYSTEM" as
distinguished from the primary cleo
ton.
But when he alluded directly to an
utterance of Governor Cummins, the
audience sat up and took notice. He
| was sounding the alarm against agi-
tation. He said the thoughtful were
the history Of 1892. He declared that
"the protective tariff is assailed," and
republican orators are again teaching
discomfort. OF course. Governor Cum
minis has not assailed the protective
principle of the tariff, but the secre-
tary of the treasury said that demo-
Gratis in congress had freely quoted "a
distinguished republican of this state"
as saying that all the robberdes of all
insurance since insurance was invent
ed did not equal one-f1fth the graft of
single year under the Dingley bill"
The secretary told a story here
which elected much applause. Two
men were fighting duel in dark
room One, afraid of being hit,
crawled up the chimney; the other,
afraid of hitting his opponent, fired
up the chimney.
The application was plain. The aud
fence laughed and cheered.
"Fire away" said Senator Gllliland,
who sat in a front row of the stage.
.Tm trying to do my best not to hit
any one" said the speaker.
The secretary used expressions
which were calculated to oppose the
governor to the principles of the party,
the president, and congress. and these
were received with more or less en-
thusiasm. He declared that if the
people are being robbed under the tar
iff the president, This chief" in not
recommending revision evidently had
failed to do his duty or did not know
az much as some others. eff did not
Relieve the principles, I'd join another
Marty or keep STILL said Secretary
shaw "Shall be disloyal to my chlef
for the sake of being loyal TO my gov
ernor?' was greeted with Egnt cneers
and EXPLANATIONS OF no.
But all of the time he was Insisting
that he did not mean to assam any
ono and urged his audience to believe
that a man may combat what ne re-
aards as false teaching without mar
l,orine harsh thoughts of the teacher.
Cheers for Perkins.
The secretary took occasion to rerer
to George D. Perkins. Prolohgeo ch e,s..,
greeted the mention OF the sioux 10y
mans name. The speaker was lel.