The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08
REVISE THE TARIFF
Republicans of Massa-
chusetts Demand This.
They Name Their State Ticket With
Curtis Guild, Of Boston, the Nom.
inee, for Governor Of the Bay
State.
State.
(By the Associated Press.)

Boston, Mass. Oct. 6.-With only
one voice raised in opposition the Re-
publicans of Massachusetts, in State
convention today declared for revis'
ion of the tariff. Contrary to expec'
tations the radical wing of the party
under the leadership of Eugene n
Foss, of Boston. did not offer a substi-
tute for the plank in the platform re-
iating to the tariff, although in q
speech to the delegates Mr.. Foss de-
clared that the revision of the tariff
favored In the State platform was no.
sufficiently wide in it's scope. Mr.
Foss said. however, that he and his
followers were encouraged at the con-
essions made to them and that next
year they would expect to have the
convention accept their proposition ir
its entirety.
The following ticket was nominated:
For GoycrnOr-Curtis Guild, Jr.
Bostan.
Lieutenant GOvernOr-IGbcn S. Ora.
per, Hopedale.
Secretary of Statc-William NJ
Olin, Boston.
Treasurer and Receiver General
Arthur Is. Chaplin. Holyoke.
Autlitor--Henry T.. Turner, Maiden
Attorney Gcncral-Dana Malone
Greenfield.
One of the surprises came when
General William +. Darper. former
tmba ssa dor to Italy, and a leading
member of the Home Market Club
opposed in a vigorous speech the
adoption of the tariff revision plank
of the platform. General Draper con-
tended that tariff revision would be
followed by financial and commercial,
depression, and, speaking as Il manu-
facturer, he could see no reason why
there should be d revision.
Is Against Free Raw Material
Senator Lodge replied to both Mr..
FosS and General Draper.
He said that the cime for tariff re-
vision was the time when the Repub-
ican party was in power. lie argued
that free raw materials" was but
another term for free trade and
that the admission Of free raw mate
rails would sound the death kuell oil
reciprocity rs well as of protection.
The platform as adopted demands
legislation 'to prevent all unjust uIs-
ordinations in the form of railway
rebates"
1t declares for the maintenance OF
the policy of protection and approves
the position taken by our Senators
and Representatives ut the last ses-
sion of Congress in favor of present
action and we urge that they should
continue to press upon their party
araociates in Congress from other
states the wisdom of a consideration
of the tariff for the purpose of revis-
ion and REIMBURSEMENT
I'VE further recommend for the
consideration of Congress the enact
ment of a tariff provision which shall
protect our exports against discrim-
nation and secure to the United States
the treatment accorded to the most
favored nations in all foreign mar
kets."
The Department of Commerceand
labor is urged to investigate the
question of child labor with the object
of it's uniform prohibition on a basis
not lower than that Of the present
Massachusetts law. Where the cleo
ton franchise in an, state has been
unconsttutionally limited, represent
tation i'm Congress and in the cleo
toral college should be proportionately
reduced as directed by the Constitution
of the United States