The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-31

I have to be with you all the fall. A
year ago it was my privilege to at
tend the opening of the Republican
campaign, and after looking over the
situation came to the conclusion that
l should give you piece of advice,
Let well enough alone That was
the whole chapter, that was all there
was in the campaign. To-day l say,
Stand pat You are not on the de-
fensive in Ohio or anywhere else in
the United States or in the Philip
pines.
"Now we have come to the PROPOSE
ton that there Is need for revision
of the tariff. l believe the tariff is
good enough as it is.
eff the time shall come when the
tariff needs revision it will be done
by the men who made the tariff, and
IL the men whose wisdom contributed
to it's construction see that conditions
require change they will make 1t. IL
am asked by man to change the
tariff I always inquire of him If it is
necessary to change 1t, and II he
thinks it is, ask him why it is neces-
sary, and If we start out to change II
where shall we begin? There are too
many interests involved to change
the Senator Hanna at Akron,
Sept. 27.
Senator Foraker at Akron, Sept II.
"They are not in any proper sense
of the word a party question, ana
they never can be made so. For this
reason | would ordinarily devote but
little time to them. But the refusal OF
Speaker Henderson to be a candidate
for reelection because of the attitude
toward them of some Republicans in
his district has brought the whole
subject to the attention of the Ameri-
can people in such way as to make
apology for few plain words un-
necessary.
"In the first place, trusts did not
originate here, as a result OF the tar
if. but in England and European
countries where they have free trade
and where they had trusts of every
character long before they became
common in America, and where to-day
they are more numerous than they are
in the United STAGES. In the next
place. what to-day are called trusts
generally are nothing more than large
corporations, engaged, as a rule, in
perfectly legitimate business, and as
such they are but natural evolution
of modern Industrial conditions. Demo
Gratis and Republicans alike promote
them, organize them, hold stock IN
them. conduct them, and share IN
their benefits and advantages. They
exist because there is a demand TOT
them; not political but business
demand.
"They have become a feature OF
modern business conditions the world
over. and in consequence they are a
special necessity here in the United
States. where we are compelled to in
wade and capture foreign markets or
slacken the pace at which we are
going in the employment of labor and
the development of our resources. inc
Republican party recognizing this lact
will correct evils and prevent and
punish abuses; but it will not ham,
string the business of the country TO
please Mr.. Bryan or anybody else.
While it remains a power 1t VIII
continue, on the contrary, to inaugu-
rate and uphold policies that VIII give
employment to both labor and capital
alike, remembering that both must
flourish OF neither can"
Senator Lodge at Boston, Sept. II.
The burden of Senator Lodge
speech was that the tariff should not
be tempered with at this time. he
said that an attempt to revise the
tariff now would be to injure the bust
ness interests of the country to de-
gree that could not possibly be COM
pensated for. He admitted the Ding
ley tariff bill was not perfect law,
but said that much of our present
prosperity was due to it.
Touching upon the duties on hides
in that law, Senator Lodge said that
he and his colleague, Senator Hoar'
permitted it to be Incorporated into
the bill only under extreme pressure.
The Massachusetts, senators were fore
ed to the alternative of subjectirg
hides to a duty or of causing the de-
feat of the whole bill.
They had chosen the broader
course, understanding perfectly well
that their decision adversely affected
the shoe manufacturing industry OF
New England. But in doing that they
had assisted New England and the
country at large in attaining general
prosperity. 1t was simply case of
the greatest good for the greatest
number.
Mr.. Lodge was not optimistic re-
garding the advantages to be gained
by this country in reciprocity with
Canada. The question resolved itself
down mainly to one Of coal. Under
reciprocity we would send Canada
good coal and she would send us poor
coal. Again. reciprocity would give
Canada an added market of $4,000, 900