New-York tribune., 1906-10-09
LODGE SEES DANGER.
With Bererdge and Burton, Talks
TO Bau State Republicans.

Poz+o, OCT s-1'he annual dinner of the Massa-
chusetts Republican Club was held tonight N
SYMPHONY Hall. and served as ratification meet
ing for Governor Curtis Guild. jr, and the others
on the state ticket who were renominated last
week The dinner brought together many men
prominent in public lie, including Senator BeV-
eridne OF Indiana; Senator Lodge and senator
.,rane of Massachusetts; Congressman Burton ol
ol,io. Governor GUILD. ex-Govern John d Long
and Holm l. Bates and Lieutenant Governor pr pr"-
per Representative Grafton D Gushing preslicu,
ana after a few preliminary remarks lhtro44--
Governor Guild as the first speaker -.
Governor Guild in his address. declared tha1 'is
1,onrb1ica1 marty was organized as the roe oi
local privilege and class legislation ana as '4''
friend of equal rights and national progress
ING m national issues he declared thAt lilOSe VIM
pronfsed millennium In 1892 and 1880 " ere 'iie 9
ones who were making similar promises to-day
and Massachusetts asked again IN the STATE
election TO ndorse that very element IN the Demo
cratic party. -.
In closing. the Governor said that the November
elections I'm Massachusetts. as well as In New
vi, ,yara national in Importance and that these
+vo states were 10 say whether the country IS
or is not infected by the feverish 1alsehood OF
yellow journalism 10 turn from the progressive
iaadershfu of Roosevelt 70 the who dOnli-
mated Congress from 1892 to 1855, and whose wild
posturing sent panic into the counting house and
hunger into the home"
Senator Begeridge. of Indiana, was the next
speaker. He said:
The only question before me American voters
In thIs can paign is good government There are
no issues . policy dividing political parue5-no
coohfct of principle take the people ) minds
from the practical process of running the govern
ment The Individual and not the party at TINS
rnoment dominates political Lille. ana the only
question now before the Individual American -
which party can best administer the peoples busi-
ness And administration of free government IS
the uoblest OF man
What then, Is he situation? We have party
in charge of the gov VerIalent and party ~ oplo-
sIrion-an ideal condition IN a. situation like The
me sent and in government like ours. My arSG-
neut tonight : that the Republican party is best
ittsd 10 administer the peoples government that
the Democratic party is best htted for opposition
Representative Burton, OF Ohio. followed Senator
Beveridee. -.
senator Lodge. the last speaker, said that ne
considered Mr. BTyan's declaration lor govern
ment ownership of railroads move serious N Us
larger aspects than anything noW present IN ot'I
politics. IL showed. hv stated. that Mr.. Bryan
believed that large body OF voters N his own
party. and possibly in other parties. was turning
10 the principles involved IN his declaration AI4S
Senator continued;
Mr.. Moran in Massachusetts which are ident!cal
IN character and purpose, prove beYc al doGot
that the radical element IN tle Demo raJic party
which aims at class legislat{uu ana strives 10
arouse class natreds tends also toward s1cttiin an
ment, which has been bulls Up and rostrrcd -
dency. as well by the pitiable collapse of the