New-York tribune., 1904-08-07
LODGE ON RECIPROCITY.
He Stands by Utterances OF Plat
form, and President.

Boston. Aug 6-The opening OF the Presldenuai
campaign by the North Dorchester RePuOIcaH
Club Of this city took place at Point Shirley VIM
throp this afternoon. with Senator Henry CABOT
Lodge and Herbert Parker, Attorney General OF
Massachusetts as speakers The oratory came
after shore dinner for which a large nuhoer hau
assembled. Arthur L. Whittenlore president Oh the
club was chairman. Attorney General Parker
made an offhand speech Senator Lodges ADDRESS
was his first public utterance in the campaign he
had a cordial reception. The Senator deVOleo ms
time principally to defining the attitude Of the Re
publicans the question Of reciprocity win Cah-
ada He said in part:
The Republican National Convention at Chicago
I'VE beieve in commercial reciprocity, wherever
recipFoca4 Tecfio1 ami tvitnOut in-
jury TO American agriculture. American labor or
ihe President OF the United States in his reply
to The committee OF nGGnG3on Spo1e as naTos
on tbe terms outlined In President MckInleys last
SpeeeG Tc bV re,pToca agreements whenever they
could be made without injury to American in0us-
win TINS utterance of President Roosevelt
p1blicans who do not agree with him precisely as
The petition which Is being widely circulated in
this State by well paid canyassers. and which
unders land has been signed oy many Repuohcans
as Well as by many Democrats VINO, fancy. have
no intention OF adherlns too strictly to the nrSt
Png IA THANKS says: ii hat the establishment of
reciprocal trade relations with other countries
our nearest neighbors. is OF vital Importance to the
Commercial welfare of the United states, and es-
DeciaIly that of Massachusetts With that propo-
sition except the exaggerated adjective, vital.
am also in tuH agreement
l have never anywhere or at any time stated or
made any opposition to it. and I know that in
this I am in entire accord with those who repre-
sent State in national affairs, with my re-
Vered colleague Mr.. Hoar. ana with ali the hspub-
Ican members or the House of Representatives.
from Massa chusetts. Such being the case, the
question naturally arises, W ny spend so much
money and take much pains to induce Repuo-
lCanS to sign Il statement in favor OF policy TO
which they already all agree The answer Is IN the
second paragrap ph of the petition, which invites the
slgners TO attend the cauCuSes. and also TO urge
Republican voters not TO nominate any person as q
candidate for the state or national LeSislaJu Jure
who Is unwilling TO commit himself clearly 10 IA
OF such reciprocal trade relations
There discover the real purpose to be served
by the circulation of this petition There lies the
reason which should cause any Republican who
intends support Roosevelt and fairbanks 10
withhold his signature. The movement is intended
10 create divisions the Republican party upon
a question where divisions exist and TO raise a
wholly false issue.
The Republican party IS not opposed To rect-
procty. ON the contrary. we who In th6 last
eight years. have given the largest extension ever
known to foreign markets. heartily favor it
What We, and all OF us, who are responsible
ington object 20 is this attempt TO separate the
Senators and Representatives from the President.
to create divisions in cur caUctISes, erdauSer cur
Congressman and our members of the legislature.
and being held Up as opposed 10 Republican policy
which all support