Evening journal., 1893-01-05

he developed into 'the scholar in poll
tics as he delights to be called. During |
his career as simple scholar he made |
some speeches which do not consist with
either the speeches or the behavior of
'the scholar in politics" much less with
the advocate Of the Force bill and boss Of
the political machine in Massachusetts,.
It Is always difficult for man TO APP
penr in too many characters, without
doing some violence 10 his reputation for
sincerity in any or all characters. Mr..
Lodge is undergoing some experiences,
in that respect. which. II not valuable TO
him, are amusing to his opponents and
instructive TO the public.
In 1879 Mr.. Lodge, as "the scholar
delivered an oration on Independence
day In Boston, which was essentially
scholarly and fraughb with practical
suggestions Of patriotism. One Of the
dangers against which we should guard
was, In the scholars view Of the situa-
tion, paternalism. The fathers, he said,
laid down the sound principle, and ad
hered to It, that legislation could only
assist human effort by giving security TO
all the citizens equally, and affording
the best opportunities for great achieve
ments "But," he continued, 'they
taught the doctrine that the individual
man should rely upon himself and not
upon his government for well being and
success
Again he said: "The fathers of our
system had learned by bitter experience
that legislation should be restricted to
the very well-defned field where eifec.
tive action is possible, should leave room
for every man TO exert his talents, and
above all things should not be meddling
and paternal. This was sound and wise
doctrine"
Since the time when this oraton was
delivered thousands Of young men and
mature men in Massachusetts, and else.
where have broken away from the Re.
publican party, because It preached and
practiced the doctrine of paternalism;
because It enacted legislation destined to
create inequality Of condition by allow
ing one portion Of the people to tax the
other for selfish purposes, and to rob
the peor so that their vast wealth might
be augmented.
Those who discredit Mr. Lodges sin
cerity have procured an approved copy Of
that memorable oration to quote in oppo-
sition to his recent utterances. In the
three recent campaigns he told the
worlSingmen that they needed high pro.
tective tariffs and plenty Of them. His
critics quoting Mr.. Lodge declare
that he Is dishonest now or he was dis
honest then in saying For selfish ends,
the hunter for votes advocates theories
which he knows to be false, and which,
defeated or victorious, will leave those
whom he deudes more wretched than
before" Extending this principle fur
ther he said:
II ought to be our first care that the
laboring classes shall have no just cause
of complaint, but shall have reason TO
believe that peace and order can alone
afford them the opportunity of perma
nently bettering their fortunes. Any
thing that tends to shake this belief or TO
impair their confidence in their political
system is an injury of the severest kind
to the cause Of good government. We
must discourage strenuously the notion
that legislation Is allpowerful. We
must TO this end desist from framing i'm
possible statutes devised to alter nature
and natures laws We must recognize
the limits Of legislation aud encourage
individual independence
or course, the simple truth and the
simple explanation is, that Mr. Lodge
'the scholar, was a free trader; while
Mr. Lodge, "the scholar in politics" ten
years later, is, as he described himself, q
hunter for votes advocating theories b,
knows to be false, for selfish ends.
We had case Of tnat kind in an
editor of one of the local papers who
like Mr. Lodge abandoned his scholarly
opinions and took up the bread and but
ter argument for the sake Of Office This
has been common fault with men Of
+ this class who were too highly educated
to be sensible, too cultivated TO be honest
The case against Mr. Lodge is too wei
authenticated TO be excused or defended
. His former utterances and his presen
/ attitude and speeches are too antagonis
B tic TO be reooneiled. He must stand con
e victed of being ignorant and false il
1879 or selfish and false in 1892
That is not an unusual predicamen
for the vulgar theory Of protection G.
PUT q scholar into Because, after al
the sophistries shall have been exhauste
, in It's defense, protection is simply
synonym for 'lega.zed robbery"
STORIES OF THE DAY.