The Globe-republican., 1902-10-30

My friends, 1 have only a few
words to say to you this afternoon, for
1 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 1 came to the conclusion that
I 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 say,
Stand pat You are not on the de-
fensive in Ohio or anywhere else in
the United States or in the Philip
pines.
Nov we have come to the PROPOSE
ton that there is need for a revision
of the tariff. I believe the tariff is
good enough as it is
IF the time shall come when the
tariff needs revision it will be done
by the men who made the tariff, and
if the men whose wisdom contributed
to its construction see that conditions
require change they will make it. If
I am asked by a man to change the
tariff I always inquire of him if it is
necessary to change it, and if he
thinks it is I ask him why it is neces-
sary, and if we start out to change it
where shall we begin? There are too
many interests involved to change
the riff.'-SenatOr Hanna at Akron,
Sept. 81.
Senator Foraker at Akron, Sept 27.
t3They are not in any proper sense
of the word a party question, and
they never can be made so. For this
reason I 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 WoroS uH-
necessary
I'm the first place, trusts did not
originate here, as a result of the tar
iff 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 for
them; not a political but a business
demand.
eNThey 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
sIacken the pace at which we are
going in the employment of labor and
the development of our resources Ihe
Republican party recognizing this fact
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 will
continue, on the contrary, to lnaugu-
rate and uphold policies that will give
employment to both labor and capital
alike remembering that both must
flourish or neither can
Senator Lodqe at Boston, Sept. 27.
The burden of Senator Lodges
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 a de-
gree that could not possibly be com
pensated for. He admitted the Ding
ley tariff bill was not a 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 We're fore
ed to the alternative of subjectfng
hides to duty 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 En- gland. But in doing that they
r1o
country at large in attaining a general
prosperity. 1t was simply a 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 poor
coal Again, reciprocity would give
Canada an added market of $4,000, 900
persons, while it would give an