The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-14
LODGES SEAT
In the United States Senate May Be
 Lost 10 Him.

In the United States Senate May Be
 Lost to Him.
 Boston Special to New York World
 The reciprocity movement, or, as it is known here, freer trade relations with Canada, is rapidly assuming pro- portions which trouble the regular pro- tectionists among Republicans and which the Republicans call "goulish glee"
 Every large manufacturer in this State is at heart a friend of Canadian eastern part of the State are free traders, and are of course in favor of it. and the whole Democratic Party of the State is enthusiastic in promotion ingman who is not blessed with gar den and wants to purchase provisions and foodstuffs of all sorts from those who buy in the low-priced Canadian market Is of course in line with those referred to, and finally thousands of persons who have small fixed incomes who are perhaps not greatly interest ed in politics-and who are forced to a sharp economy to make both ends meet, can be counted with the others Canadian reciprocity, it may be asked why 1t has not been secured. The an swer is neither far to seek nor diff cult to give. It is because of the skill | Henry Cabot Lodge.
 Senator Lodge has resolutely and re- morselessly beaten down every at tempt within his own party in this sachusetts trade, and through his mas terly political skill has so far defeated every attempt of the Democrats to force a like policy from the law -mak- CTS in Congress
 This year there really seems hope that some definite steps will be taken to secure a boon so greatly desired The hope that something will be done is based partly upon d concerted movement among business men. which though non partisan, is marshalfd by a distinguished Democrat Henry M. Whitney. partly upon the fiercely earn est political propaganda of a Repub- liCan business man and manufacturer efforts of a small band of brilliant young Democratic politicians. led by Congressmen John A. Sullivan, John R. Thayer, John A. Keliher and William S. McNary, and William A. Easton. a leader and organizer, and Charles s. Hamlin. masterly debater.
 Fosss efforts are weakened by the hopeless attempt to wrest a seat in Congress from one of the shrewdest of these young Democrats. John A. Sulll- van. through a nomination from the Republican Party in a hope1essly Dem ocratic district. Other than this, the efforts of all these tend to assist and strengthen each other Whitney ap- peals through boards of trade and chambers of commerce; the others from the stump with eloquence and vigor. In almost every city in the State are abandoned manufactories, which have been closed through the working of the protective tariff, and scores of skill ed workmen have been thrown into the ranks of unskilled labor by capi- tals abandonment of places where neither skill in manufacture nor econ omy in management could squeeze even slender profit from business.
 The proposal is to force the National Congress to so lower the tariff upon Canadian goods that those who would purchase Canadian garden truck and produce can do so more cheaply, and thereby encourage the Canadians to lower their tariff on Massachusetts made goods so that the States manu- lecturers can sell more readily in Can adian markets.
 The movement has gained such head | way that Lodge-notoriously one of the
 most effective stump speakers in the country-has not dared to leave the State, even when his party is in the throes of hot political campaign and needs the aid of every spell binder in Its membership. but will stay here to see that enough Republicans of his kind are elected to the Legislature to insure his return to the Senate