Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-01
Stand Pat Intolerance.

The utter intolerance of the stand
pat Republicans has recently had q
remarkable Illustration and exposition
which demonstrates beyond all ques-
ton that all talk about Republicans
revising the tariff downward on any
schedule whatsoever is the veriest rot,
and that man who shows any symp-
tom, however slight, of not standing
for every sentence and clause of the
Dingley bill has no place in the Re-
publican party as now organized and
conducted. The American Economist
the organ of the American Protective
Tariff league. is far and away the
ablest stand pat champion in the land
United States Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge is one of the high priests in the
Republican party and has been posing
as a stand patter of the strictest sect
So long as he did that he was a prime
favorite with the Economist, but Sena-
tor Lodge is having troubles of his
own, and his senatorial toga is in dire
peril, facts which cause the senator to
WAIVER somewhat The Republicans of
Massachusetts want reciprocity with
Canada in competing articles. whereas
the Economist and such Republican
chieftains as Hon. John Dalzell-in
fact, the whole contingent of stand
patters-want no reciprocity except in
noncompeting articles. The NIassa-
chusetts reciprocity advocates are aft
er Henry Cabots fossy scalp, and are
ably led by young and ambitious
Republican named Foss. They have
made it so hot for Senator Lodge that
he made a speech in which he surren-
dered to them, partially at least, in
order to save his own senatorial bacon,
for which he has high regard. For
so doing the Economist larrups him in
a most caustic editorial, which is very
long to be quoted in this letter, but its
Importance as indicating the pro
gramnle of the stand patters, should
they be continued in power four years
more, justifies its reproduction here.
1t is a statement deliberate and thor
oughly considered from the very foun
tain head of the stand patters. 1t yir-
tually warns all Republicans that they
must have no ideas of their own. but
must toe the mark or have their hides
hung on the fence to dry.
Here is the editorial verbatim:
THE REMARKABLE ATTITUDE OF
SENATOR LODGE.
The situation which has been created in
Massachusetts on the subject of recfproc-
ity is, in its general aspects, a duplicate
of the situation which for a time existed
in Iowa. In Iowa reciprocity was project
ed into Republican politics by a cotere of
ambitious men as a means to an end The
end sought was political advancement, the
means employed was interparty strife
fomented by strenuous advocacy of tariff
revision and reciprocity in competitive
products, particularly the latter. The
scheme failed to work in Iowa. It was
taken by the throat and ehoked into
harmlessness by the vigorous action of
the majority of sane, stalwart consistent
RepubIicanism. The upshot was a declar-
alton by the Iowa state convention of 1904
of fatfooted opposition to reciprocity in
competitive products.
A similar situation exists in Massachu-
sets, similar battle Will have to be
fought to a finish, and similar result
will be accomplished, provided similar
tactics are employed. Enemies OF Senator
Lodge are seeking his downfall Some
body wants his job. There are other jobs
which somebody else would like to have.
Incidentally there are some manufacture
ers who are helping the thing along
These gentlemen think it would be good
thing for them If Canada's lower priced
food products and raw materials could be
brought in free of tariff duties. They
have not, however. thought far enough to
discover that II free trade in these Ca
madam products were to be installed
through reciprocity It would not be long