Evening star., 1905-10-06

Congress and in the electoral college should
be proportionately reduced. as directed by
the Constitution of the United States
The President Is indorsed in his effort ito
devise a just and effective method of build
ing up strong commercial fleet, through
the commission authorized in response to
his request, which makes it's final report to
the next Congress. The lack OF American
steamship communication" with South
America and our feeble share In the ocean
trade of the orient are both a peril and
reproach to the United States.
"A large and active merchant shipping
would mean profitable employment In
congenial field for New England capital
and labor. 1t would mean widening mar
kets for the entire nation and the reinforce
ment of the navy by Indispensable re-
serve of auxiliary ships and seamen."
The close attention with which the dele
gates followed the reading of the resolutions
indicated the acute interest growing from
the probability of a contest on the tariff
plank.
Plea for Reciprocal Trade.
Henry B. Blackwell of Boston, on behalf
of the committee of one hundred. on recip-
rocal trade, urged the adoption of the res
olutions.
He declared that all of the republican
members of the committee Joined with him
in favorIng the revision plank which he
termed IAN imperative necessity"
Ex-Ambassador William F. Draper, BROTH
er of the candidate for lieutenant governor.
opposed the revision plank The adoption
of the resolution. he said, would put the
republican party out of harmony with the
national organization and with many OF
the senators and representatives from other
states.
Eugene N Foss, leader or the reciprocity
agitation, said he would not be true to the
principles he represented nor to the 10000
persons whose opinions he had in his hand
(raising a large package of postal cards1
If he should say they were satisfied. De-
risive cries greeted this utterance, but Mr..
Foss proceeded unmoved. s,a ~ ems.
''Today's platform" he said, 'is a great
advance, but we have not gone far enough.
We expect that next year our platform will
be adopted in toto
Senator Lodges Remarks
In advocacy of the resolutions as re-
ported Senator Henry Cabot Lodge address
ed the convention. He was given tre-
mendous ovation.
"This resolution now under discussion"
said the senator inopening. does not
touch the state officers to be nominated
here. but those~ who, represent you in the
national Congress. The resolution declares
that the republicans of MasSa chuSettS are
protectionists, and that they recognize the
principle of protection. and 1t apprbves the
action of the states representatives in the
last Congress in favoring a revision. We
shall act on this question of revision with
the republican party. General Draper mis-
interprets my attitude, and / believe can
fairly say that he misintrepets the attitude
CT all my associates in Congress when he
declares that we are going to enter on a
revision of the tariff by uniting with the
democrats at Washington. This revision is
to be done by the republican party. l am
not engaging In any revision where there
is to be assistance from the democrats.
1--WE of Massachusetts take it to be the
part of wisdom to treat the revision ques-
tion now. .,
81 am not disturbed" he continued "by
the proposition that in advancing our views
Massachusetts is to stand alone. We have
stood alone before, and We have had many
followers. If we are honest in our opinions
the state will not suffer, but 1t would if we
put ourselves in isolated opposition to the
interests of other states,
you cannot have protection for part OF
the country and for part of the countrys
industries, and free trade for another Sec
ton OF the country. We get immense BEN
efits from the tariff. We must consider
that other states, with their products must
receive like benefits, The tariff must be
national not sectional. If I thought that
the platform presented meant free raw
material it would not have my support.
Free raw material is nothing in the world
but free trade. Free raw material is not
allied with reciprocity-it is the death knell
of reciprocity. We can divide on the ques-
ton of reciprocity bat we cannot accept
any doctrine of free raw material."
The Resolutions Adopted
The resolutions as reported were then
adopted by a practically unanmous vote
and the convention proceeded to the: selec-
ton of a state ticket, s-.--9s-it,,-, n'4s -
Lieut. Gov. Curtis Guild, jr.. was nomi
mated for governor by acClamation amid
tremendous enthusiasm. -.
The convention then faced the contest for
lieutenant governor. the following named
being placed in nonina ton:
Fred s. Hall of Taunton, A. H. Goetting
of Springfield and Eben S. Draper of Hope
dale .-s.. ---- e. 49,
Draper was nominated for lieutenant gov
ernor ON the first ballot.