The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-30
RECIPROCITY WINS
IN MASSACHUSETTS
Foss, It's Friend, Named for Con-
| gross, While Lodge Looks
on and Squirms.
REPUBLICANS PLAN
PLANK AS REBUKE
Victory Of the Idea" Will Be
Followed by Hint to the
Senator.
BY w. w. Jermane.

New York, Sept. 3O.-While Con-
gresham. Eugene N. Foss, Massachu-
sets chief exponent of reciprocity, is
rejoicing over his VICTORY at the pri:
!naE1es last Monday, Senator Lodge is
in very uncomfortable position. The
have been causing him good deal Of
trouble, and at the state republican con-
vention, set for Oct. 7, it is likely that
straight-out reciprocity plank will be
put into the state platform.
Senator Lodge s record as to reciproc-
ity has not been good. He has long OPP
posed this form of trade with forei gn
countries, and as a prominent member
Of the senate committee ON foreign rela-
tions he has assisted at the burial Of
the numerous reciprocity treaties which
have come before congress since 1897.
little fun with him, and to judge from
the way they are going about it, they
will be successful.
Senator Lodges term in the senate
will expire next March 4, and the legis-
lature to be elected in Massachusetts
next month will select his successor.
AS g. man who is anxious to succeed
something that will satisfy the reel
procity advocates without going square
ly back on his record. It is a difficult
thing to do, and 50 Senator Lodge is
having his share OF trouble.
At the, state convention in Massa-
chusetts last spring the senator cast
contempt upon the Massachusetts idea,
and told the petitioners for reciprocity
that they were not only advocating
something unrepublican, but that they
were insulting the president. In retail
iation, the reciprocity advocates then
began to attack Senator Lodge, and
things have been made very interesting
for him.
Reciprocity Plank.
The plank which, in substance, will
be adopted by the state convention,
cites the president s declaration in 1902
that no treaty can be made which does
NOT injuriously affect some interest, and
adds:
1--WE favor reciprocal treaties when,
in the language Of the president, the
minimum Of damage done may be dis
regarded for. the sake Of the maximum
of good accomplished.
OF course, Senator Lodge will be re-
turned to the senate, but that doesn Il
alter the intention of the. republicans
Having done this, it is their. plan to
let him down easy, with the understand.
ing that he Is to be "good' in the flu
tuce. ....... ..
The trouble with Lodge is that he
did not properly gage the reciprocity
didn't amount to much and that he
could safely ignore it. But he has
since learned that he was mistaken
and for the future it is believed that
he will be more tractable to reciprocity
advocates. .. "
The convention may not adopt the
reciprocity plank literally as [ have
quoted IL. It may be that it will be
amplifed so as to give Lodge place tC
hide, but the plank quoted will form the
basis Of the convention g utterance-
Foss Renominated,
In short, reciprocity, after very
hard battle, has won out in Massachu
sets. It is noteworthy that Mr.. Foss
who ran for congress two years ago or
a reciprocity platform as a republican
and was defeated, has been renomin
Sentiment in favor Of reciprocity IL
Massachusetts has been stirred III
mainly. by FL. NJ. Whitney, who own!
valuable coal mines in New Brunswick
end by the Bosto11, & Maine railway
coal In the best and nearest market
which is New England, and Massachu
sets republicans Just as naturally ar,
anxious that he have an opportunity t,
do so. The Boston B Maine railway, i
reciprocity were established with Can
ada, would find its business enormousi,
increased.
There has been q good deal Of care
less talk to the effect that this reef
procity discussion was making Massa
chusetts close politically, and that will
careful work the state might be carrie,
for Judge Parker. Of course, there i
nothing in such talk. The state is re
liablv republican, and will go for Roose
velt by some figure above $4,000. Thi
Is the estimate which is everywher
made. by those closely in touch witt
conditions.