Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-12-14

ny" 'insips pne same song as Douglas.
Gov. Guilds letter to President Roose-
veit is likely to be regarded as an
epoch-maker In Massachusetts, politics
perhaps In national politics This
sentence from that letter develops
tne reason Of the demand
by Massachusetts, Republicans
Tor tariff revision: The Republican
Ticket In my Judgment, would have
been overwhelmingly defeated II our
platform, on which both Mr., Draper
and stood, had not contained plank
indorsing the position taken last
spring BY our delegation in Congress
favoring immediate tariff revision
That Is the moving why Gov. Guild
aud bis followers are in a hurry to try
to induce President Roosevelt to help
them down the sstandpatters. The
govenor-elect goes so far as TO declare
without qualification that both parties
10 this state desire IT, that is, immedi-
ate tariff revision.
LoDGE's HIDE LoosENED.
Perhaps the most hopeful sign Of
The times is the fact that Senator
Henry Cabot Lodges hide has been SO
far loosened up by the recent events
that he is now In favor of free hides
After all, the world moves. But so
q. a.
far as is known he has not advanced
with Gov. Guild to the point OF being
willing to yield any portion Of the
tariff on boots, shoes, harness, and
other leather products In order to |
secure free hides.
THE Senator Is now evidently In |
the kindergarten class Of tariff re-
visionists, but be may grow in grace
there's lot Of room for 1t In his case |
AT present be appears to be In the
frame Of mind of the patriot who was
willing to sacrifice all Of bis wife's
relatives In war. But, influenced by
both parties in Massachusetts, he
may yet become a leader in the cause
OF tariff revision. OF course, that Is
long-distance hope, but not too ex-
travagant for entertainment. True
that during the late campaign in Mas
sachusetts be scornfully declared thatI
he did not want the help Of Demo
Gratis In revising the tariff, but he
may turn out to be one of those who.
coming to SCOT, remain to Ipray. One
thing is cocksure. He cannot get free
hides >and other free raw materials
Massachusetts, needs SO much without
the help Of Democrats, antf he can't
get that help without cutting down
proportionally the tariff on tine articles
made OF these same hides and other
free raw materials.
DOUGLAS CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS.
Gov, Douglass continued Repre-
sentative Clark, seems to entertain
doubts as to securing what both par
ties In Massachusetts want through
Republicans. This is indicated by a
dispatch conveying the information
that be purposes to run for Congress
against Judge Lowering. II SO, there
will surely be something doing in that
Congressional district. 1t will be a
wool pulling worth a journey across
the continent to witness.
''For while 1t was assumed that
the pressing demand for Immediate
tariff revision could be satisfied
by advocating maximum and mini
mum tariff; but Senator Aldrich let
the cat out Of that bag by saying
that be was In favor Of a maximum
and minimum tariff with the Dingley
rates as the minimum. When they
read that, tariff revisionists pinch
themselves to discover If they are II
awake. Recognizing the fact that K
Senator Aldrich is the Republican |
czar Of the Senate, they conclude inev-
ltably and instanter that If his maxi
mum and minimum scheme is the
measure Of Republican relief, their
second condition would be worse than {
their first, and that to follow bis lead
would be to repeat the old and con-
demned performance OF jumping out
Df the frying pan into the fire. - Il