The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-05-14
TnE R%EpusLIcANs
N RECIPROCITY.

AND RECIPROCITY.
The Republican party Of Massachn-
sets, having placed itself entirely in
the hands of Senator Lodge and n
or two others whom he car trust, has
been compelled to take the back track,
SO far as reciprocity is concerned.
The campaign in which delegates
we're chosen to the recent state con-
vention was made very interesting by
those Republicans who are inclined to
take seriously the pledges that the
leaders Of their party, ron Blaine to
Mckinley. have from time to time
made to the people at large.
When the convention met, IN OF
the men who had been supposing ali
along that the party meant what is
said in the matter Of reciprocity, made
a very interesting speech in favor of
that measure OF trade relief Some
thing" he said, must be done TO save
the party and with this declaration.
and in the midst Of appTause on the
part of the rest of the delegates, he
proposed a resolution calling for i'm
mediate steps to secure reciprocity
vita Canada. His remarks were so
effective and the response Of the con-
vention so hearty that Senate Lodge,
representing the administration, had
To go 10 the rescue.
Reciprocity is all very well TO figure
as q pledge In a party platform. but
it becomes quite another matter when
the Republicans themselves-those
who are not in the secrets Of party
Observation-Disclosures TO promote
il. For while the Republican leaders
can afford TO make solemn promises,
20 long as these promises are confined
to the party platform, faith must be
kept with the powerful interests that
have heretofore furnished the cam
paign corruption funds Tor the Re
publicaus. and who are expected TO do
the handsome thing in this campaign.
Massachusetts Republicans are.
clamoring for reciprocity that will n
able them to get cheap coal from Can
ada, but the Republican leaders feel
bound TO protect the members Of the
coal trast-the coal Darons-who
have beer SO successful in evading
the rulings of the interstate commits
sion. Massachusetts. it appears, IS
anxious for the whole scheme OF rec
iprocity, as it was formulated during
Mr.. Mckinley's term OF office, and the
applause which greeted the orator in
the state convention was quite natural.
But Senator Lodge Immediately in
terposed, He rose wiping the marble
brow that Sargent, the portrait paint
er, has so happily hit OF, aGd warned
his hearers with a solemn row that
the Republican convention OF Massa'
chusetts could net permit its oppo
nents aud The opponents Of The party
to draw its PLATFORM Dwelling on the
horrible state Of AFFAIRS that would
ensue in this event, his feelings move
him 10 ga further. He declared that
INT ltNlIiNlANA AAoiANAA'A "HANA nav
been 50 heartily applauded by thf
convention should NOT be adopted for
the reason that Il would be a direct
reelection on the Republican adminis
trption!f
And as Lodge desired IL to be, so II
was. 10 spite Of the fact that the
convention was wei nigh unanimous
In behalf OF reciprocity. a large major
ity OF the members having been chos
EN- because they favored It. Lodge
had his way, and the tariff plan
adopted reads as If IL had e invent
ed by a parcel Of school boys. "Tari
schedules are neither sacred nor inn
mntahle.' and rates OF duty may be
altered unless the Democrats, or the
people without regard I party. are
IN favor Of the alteration. In that
Ease Il is a sacred republican duty 20
keep the schedules just as they are.
But will some one inform rs bow
reciprocity will reflect on a Repuhli-
can administration that is supposed 70
stand on q Republican platform
which pledges reciprocity?