Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-03
SPEECHES BY SECRETARY SHAW
Governor Cummins' Tariff Revision
Policy Attacked as UnreDubIicnn.

Governor Cummina' Tarin Revision
Policy Attacked as UnreDubIicnn.
DES MONIES. la. June 2.-Secretary Of
the Treasury Shaw came to Iowa today
to participate in the factonal fight which
has broken out in the republican party In
this state. He delivered two speeches. In
which he attacked Governor Cummins FOR
being a tariff revisionist This afternoon
Secretary Shaw spoke at Newton to
large audience and tonight be addressed
a big crowd at Knoxville, these places be-
ing the chief towns in counties whose dele
gates to the state convention are being
contested. II was on the invitation of the
anti uminins, or Perkins organization,
that Secretary Shaw appeared at the two
towns He is scheduled TO deliver an
other speech Monday at Waterloo, where
another hard fight is being waged.
Secretary shaw's addresses were devoted
to a discussion OF the tariff. He assailed
republicans who demand immediate re-
vision but he suggested the possibility
of such program after the 1903 presidential
election.
In my Judgment" said the secretary in
substance, If the tariff Is revised again.
it will be after a presidential election and
by a special session OF congress convened
| Immediately Following such revision
there would be no election for nearly two
years. and during such time we might
possibly get over the disturbance and be-
come adjusted TO the new order of things.
There IL not one-fourth the sentiment
for tariff revision there was three years
ago The republican party has never gone
out OF power even on the tariff issue, ex-
| cept Immediately following a revision Of
the tariff at its own hands. and neither
we nor the democrats have revised the
tariff and remained I'm power a year, ex-
| cept in the case Of the Dingley bill
Since the election in 1904, President
| Roosevelt has submitted three messages TO
congress. In no one OF which did he recon-
mend tariff revision. Has he a right to
speak for us? Are we Roosevelt Tepub-
licans? II so. why should we not be
| standpatters? He has made many
| speeches. but in none has he recommended
tariff revision. When you tell people that
| they are robbed by the tariff you indict
| your president for not demanding that re-
vision.
THE committee on ways and means has
| formulated no revision bill. nor has It con-
/ sidered the formation. OF such bin. The
! congressional caucus has met again. but
II has recommended no tariff revision.
who IL responsible for the policies OF
the party? Does not the national con-
vention speak with authority? Are we as
! republicans not bound by that platform
Does not the republican president, the
| leader OF his party. speak with authority,
| and as republicans are we not bound by
his recommendation and by his failure 10
recommend? Is not the republican ma
| icrity In congress clothed with authority
TO speak for the party. and is It not clothed
with authority to keep silence?
Il say to YOU that the only phase OF the
present contest In Iowa Is revision. and
the candidate who takes IL upon himself
10 speak OF the effects OF the Dingley tarin
I as robbery will be understood In every
state Of the union BY the party.
The party IL facing a bitter congress
sional night Il is not yet won. though
am more hopeful than month ago. We
must remember that another election
comes two years from now"