The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-07
LODGE ON RECIPROCITY
SENATOR MAKES SPEECH OPENING
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.
Defends the Attitude of His Party ON
the Question of Trade Relations
With Dominion of
Canada.

Boston, Aug. Ex-senator Henry Cabot
Lodge opened the Presidential cam
paign in the East at Point Shirley.
Winthrop County. this afternoon. when
he spoke to the North Rochester Re-
publican Club. Senator Lodges adj
dress was his first public utterance In
the campaign, and he devoted his time
principally to defending the attitude
of the Republican party on the ques-
ton of reciprocity with Canada. He
said in part.
The Republican National Conven-
tion at Chicago declared as follows:
1--WE believe in commercial reci-
procity. wherever reciprocal arrange
ments can be effected consistent with
the principles of protection and without
injury to American agriculture, Ameri-
can labor or any American industry
THE President of the United States,
In his reply to the committee on. noti-
fication, spoke as follows: We believe
in reciprocity with foreign nations on
the terms outlined in President McKin-
leys last speech, which urged the ex-
tension of our foreign markets by reel
procal agreements whenever they could
be made without injury to American in
dustry and labor"
The petition which Is being circu.
lated In this State by we'll paid can
vassers, and which understand has
been signed by many Republicans as
well as by many Democrats, who, I
fancy. have no intention to adhering
too strictly TO the first proposition
which demands a vote for Roosevelt
and Fairbanks, says:
THAT the establishment of rect
procal trade relations with other coun-
tries, and especially with Canada and
New Foundland. our nearest neighbors.
to oP iropOrfancn IN tho canmer-
cial welfare of the United States and
especially that OF Massachusetts
with that proposition, except the
exaggerated adjective vital I am in
full agreement. The question now ma
turally arises. why spend so much
money and take so much pains to in.
duce Republicans TO sign statement
in favor OF a policy to which they al
ready all agree? The answer Is in tho
second paragraph of the petition, which
invites the signers to Attend the eau
cuses. also to urge Republican voters
not to nominate any person as a can
didate for the State or National Legis-
lature who is unwilling to commit
himself clearly in favor of SUCH reel
procal trade relations
There we discover the real purpose
to be served by the circulation OF this
petition There lies the reason which
SnOulu cause any hOpuDllCdu WHO IN
tends to support Roosevelt and Fair
banks to withhold his signature. The
movement is intended to create divisions
in the Republican party upon a ques-
tion where no divisions exist and to
raise a wholly false issue.
"The Republican party is not opposed
to reciprocity. On the contrary. we
who in the last eight years have given
the largest extension ever known to OUT
foreign markets. heartily favor 1t
What we, one and all of US. who are
responsible for the representation of
Massachusetts in Washington object to.
Is that attempt to separate the Sena-
tors and Representatives from the
President; to create divisions in our
causes, endanger our Congressman and
our members of the Legislature and
then being held up as opposed to q
Republican policy which we all sup
mort"