The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-05
NO CREOENCE IN
SAAW'S GLOOMY
VIEW OF FUTURE
No National Insanity Nor
Political Radicalism in the.
American People

FORMER SECRETARY BECOMES
FIRST CLASS CALM|TY A0WlER
Charges That the Statesmen Are Cow.
ards and That the Government Is
Rapidly Becoming More Centralized
and Autocratic Than Even Russia.
Washington, Aug. 5.-The fears Of
Leslie NJ. Shaw, former secretary Of
the treasury, that the country is going
to the "bow-bows" politically-that u
fanatical radicalism as It might be
termer, has seized on the pe0ple-are
not shared by many of those who are
at tho helm Of government here in
Washington. In fact from Interviews
predominant opinion that hysteria 10
about the very last thing that ought
to be alleged against the citizenry Of
the nation, the former secretary, now
banker, to the contrary notwithstand-
Ing.
It was in lecture in New York
state the other day that Shaw de-
clared, according to report, that the
people had gone to the extreme In
radicalism. The former secretary
said many other radical" things. hav-
ing good things to say of Speaker Can
non and Vice President Sherman
only. So grevious was the national
situation painted in the lecture that
every one entertains doubts as to the
authenticity of the report, save prob
ably Speaker Canyon, who is quite
sure that part of it is correctly re-
ported-that which refers to himself.
The speaker was too busy yesterday
to enter into any statement Of his
views.
Nation Safe and Sane.
The alarums sounded by the former
secretary are not altogether uncom-
mon. but opinions of that kind are not
to be found easily in Washington. The
men Of the ship of state seem conf
dent that the nation is safe, sane, and
conservative. Senator Borah OF Ida
no says the people "are not excited,
but remarkably we'll informed" Sem
ator Cummins of Iowa regards them
as intelligently progressive. Repre-
sentative Payne thinks it foolish to
suggest that this mighty people is be-
coming q nation of "populists," and
Representative Champ Clark declares
that there is nothing seriously wrong
about the country except that ma
jority of her citizens do not vote the
Democratic ticket
The following is the report Of form
er Secretary Shaw's ex tempore ad-
dress, which he delivered at Chautau-
qua last Friday his subject being
Evolution in Matters Governmental" !"
"Never before has there been such
an exhibition Of cowardice in the halls
Of congress. The people have made
towards of their congressman. And
every man who has dared to follow
his own convictions and vote accord
Ing to his convictions will be retired
by the people when his name again
comes before them for reelection.
"If Roosevelt, Taft, and Bryan were
party would be William Randolph
party would be Robert M. La Toilette.
<Auu IAo pcOVAo VI Iuo GUILTY. WOUlU
elect Hearst
"Uncle Joe Cannon is not cow.
ard-in this respect he is exceptional
in this congress. Sherman is a brave
man. He is true to his convictions.
But he has had hard fight. And he
has won.
There is one other thing wish to
call your attention to. This country,
in the evolution Of, matters govern
mental, has now the most centralized
government in the world, not except
ing Russia.
I'VE have got to the stage in our
evolution where we expect the Nexecu-
tive department of the government to
make the laws, usurping the functions
/ of the legislative department. The
constitution has now become a book
laid away on table, about which
gather now and then the directors of
this government"
sArrant Nonsense" CLARK.
There is not so much. resentment,
as might be expected, among the men,
bers Of congress against the soft i'm
peachment by the former secretary as
to cowardice. Rather, they seek to
correct him and show him the error
Of his way, excepting Champ Clark,
who tersely aduinisters what might
be regarded as rebuke.
"Arrant nonsense" said the Missou-
ri representative of Shaw's statement.
But" he continued, 'the people are
very thoughtfully and wisely going to
elect Democratic house next time.
as q result of this upward revision
bill. II the elections were held this
fall the Democrats would win control
Of the house of representatives by q
majority equaling that they enjoyed
in the Fifty-second congress. That
was after the enactment of the Nc
Nnley bill. But as It is. there will
be time for the modification of the
people and our majority will not be so
great. The Republicans will surely
lose the house. The people will be
wise and conservative enough to do
that"
Senator Borah's viewpoint as to