New-York tribune., 1908-02-19
DIR. SH4JT'S EXPLANATION
Onlu Good VII To1card Ill, Says
Former Secretary.

Kansas City Mo. Feb. 1s.-LesIie NJ. Shaw, wa
arrived here to-day to address the Kansas civ Bsr
Association tonight. gave out signed statements
in which he declared that number OF I-hC-lzsi
reports had been published concerning his visit "A
Chicago yesterday. Mr.. Shaw declared that Poli-
tics had in no degree Influenced his visit 70 -thss
city. lie went there, he said at no mans tn-
stance and in mans interest," His visit. he sadI
was on personal business Nj shaw. in hts states
ment. continues
am not seeking 10 defeat any mans ron1in4ttos t.
name 1 is mentioned ,1 wh9 IS not my persona iT,sn,
bestOw a kindness. That I prefer some does nos
imply that 1 would lift my hand against others
The number OF men out Of employment ana tai
nqEl6er soon 70 be dismissed is 70 me alsTnl,S:
enforced idIeuess upon business generally far tTa74
scends any candidates. ambition
] wish that factionalisn within the party whi-i
belong might cease and that a eonye1tlq}ns }ss -
men uniHstrGeted and unpiedssd might s73tasE y
ieved to be most likely 10 lead the party . v;c@
moral and Industrial interests the country TEs
nominee of such a convention. if such convention
for the party then viii be united. Ii then tiers
are as many men out OF employment as there vera
in June. 1901. the party viii probably take coz.
nizance Of the fact and govern itself accordingbs
unless instructions have rendered such courss
/ am proud beyond measure of the record OF ths
party 10 which belong. OF the work Of the ad'
minstration with which for five years I con-
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negatively In my presence of either NJ man With-
In my knowledge has said more in COrnrlsndarc1
of that administration tnag have l. The fact, how
that believe the special work that our Ur-
Ceasing evolution has brought 10 the hands OF tEs
present administration has been wonderfully weu
performed and that In my Judgment s.npa4Sis
should be placed on the restoration or business anu
industrial activity has led discount ny
repeated utteranceS laudatiou OF the work OF ma
President fearleSSly accomplished That ouSt-
confidence at home and abroad Is now az eoo
tide all who know something of the subject UiS'
age or business men. something besides draStIc
business restraining legislation. something besides
criminal prosecution, again 20 set indGstri2I
wheels into motion.
II is never wise to give primary consideration 10
one subject to the exclusion Of others for any con-
siderable length OF time
My visit Kansas CITY and Denver in both o.
which cities / to speak during the week. - nos
influenced By political consideration Simply
business man and a lawyer. Long before pooii~
office came my way | deeply interested ~
public questions could not X I would. and Ger,
in them now that am again in private life
In his speech tonight Mr. Shaw said he was ad-
dressing who belonged 10 a profession more
likely 10 be well informed public. questions than
any other yet he felt perfectly free to offer TO a.
vide SI.O0o equally among any five persons present
who could name :he nine members cs the Prest-
dents Cabinet lie said that the American people
do not mediate. do not put together the things
they read do not analyze. DO not study relations
Notwithstanding all this the trend OF t2e times
toward pure democracy He said the tniti<'
tive and referendum Ia becoming and EaS
populRr,