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Show TRUE SITUATION I i H Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, Secretary H of the Treasury Talks H OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION H And says Some very trite things, H as is Found Below. H Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of ;H the treasury, ln a recent shcech at H Indianapolis, spoke more truth In re- H gard to the political situation of to- H day than most other speakers whom H wc have read after. Among other H things, ho says: H "Roth parties complain this year of H great lethargy and apathy on the part H of the people. The reason Is simple. il There Is no issue between tho parties. Il The Republican party presents its H time-honored, time-tested principles H of sound money, stable currency In H other words, good, reliable business H tools and equipments, implements of H trade and its equally time-honored .H and time-tested principle of protcc- H tlon to American latxr and a conserva- H the, stable, liberal policy toward tho H people Inhabltatlng our Insular pas- H sessions. Our political opponents pre- :H sent nothing in opposition. H "Tho only criticism I havo to offer VH tonight of our political opponents is 'H tills: They seem to be more anxious to discover an Issue on which they '' may win a campaign that they have 'H to formulate a policy for wise govern- ;H ment after they have won their cam- palgn. It Is due an Intelligent people IH that there shall be presented for their ; consideration at the polls affirmative ; principles, progressive policies, pro- grcsslve measures. M "I regret tho Issue is nob between lH the personnel of officer-holders, but !H between a party with a purpose, an .. - aim, a hope and a party that has ,H nothing to propose, no issue to pre- 'M sent, and no one leader in whom more M than 33 1-3 per cent of their adherents H have any confidence whatsoever." M In fact the Democratic party today H has no Issue that Is, it is not advo- M eating any proposition peculiar to it- M self and designed as being the prin- ' ciplc on which the coming battle is to ' be fought. In the first place it Is M very bard to tell Just what is tho M Democratic party. Is it that faction M headed by Grovcr Cleveland, which M claims that "tho tariff" is tho issue? H Is it that faction headed by W. J. M Rryan which says "trusts" is now tho M Issue, witli silver a close second? Is it H that faction that says tho Philllpplno H question is the real Issue? H As Mr. Shaw says, "tlio Democrats 'M seem to be anxious to discover an issue H on which they can win the present H campaign than they have to formu- H late a polcy for wise government." H Grant for the sake of argument that H "trusts" is tho Issue, as the largest H number say is that really a principle, or an issue with the Democratic party? H Inasmuch as the party says "pro- H tcctivo tariff Is the causo of "trusts" IH and that "free trade" is the only rem- H cdy, It immediately confounds itself M with the tariff Issue and Is not an issue H within itself. At the same time, the tH Republican party proposes to legislate against trusts, so pray tell where there 'Itl Is any Issue between the two parties 'H on this score? The Democratic party f M doesn't favor trusts, neither docs tho f H Republican party, consqucntly "trust" ll is not an Issue. ll And now what is there left. Bryan Cl sas silver, Cleveland says gold so the. ;H issuo can not be tho money question. Xl Tho party is not united on that. Tiio il tariff question Is the only thing left, IH and it is generally conceded that all 1 Democrats want free trade. Rut it is rH equally truo that but a small portion H want to mako tho tariff tho issue of i -sH the campaign. Free trado doesn't 6 VV sound well, consequently the party U Sll trying to mako "Trusts" take its ' " place and fool the people. The peo- "Jwfl pie of Cache will not bo fooled by any mM such blulf. A, vote for Democratic .; Sfl legislative nominees means a vote for SV'B free trade, and a vote for Democratic- ; , i;rfl nominees on the county ticket means J .tH a vote to help sustain the party .f, ' jl free trade and disruption. ' tsr H ...t-T-'-1'- -" ' ntt'Tiiimi liffliit'fMiiiMiM |