Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-10-09
Of Massachusetts Repub-
|iCan Club at Boston.
Ringing Speeches by Gov. Guild
and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
Splendid Demonstration and Ratification Of
The Guild Administration.


as 4 ratification meeting for Governor
Curtis Guild. Jr., Who last week re
ccived the Republican gubernatOrial
termination.
The gathering brought together many
!aen prominent in public life, both II
national affairs and MaSsac chuScttS,
a>nCag them being Senator Beverldge
of Indiana, Senators Lodge ana Crane
Of Massachusetts, Governor Guild, For
mer Governors Long and Bates. Lieut..
Governor Draper. state Auditor Tur-
ner. state Treasurer Chaplin. Attorney
General Malone and Congressman Tur-
rel
representative Grafton ID. Gushing
presided. Ir. Gushing said III part:
I'VE can respect an honest belief in
;uytIing; the men who honestly be
licyes that free silver will help our de-
vclOpmcnt. however. much We may dis
agree with him. ,iucS mot thereby loS,.
,ur respect: The character Of the men
| Nhr honestly believes that Socialism
is the cure for all ills, we may admire
even anarchy where men will sacrifice
their lives for their convictions, lacks
| hot = spark Of glory.
"i'ut the present movement is more
| dangerous that Of any of these. be
cause it is based on actual selfishness,
| because it Trades; on discomfort, Stirs
vi, class hatred; makes promises which
ar" impossible OF fulfilment. uses pub
| liz office to advance personal interset.
1t is animated hy the spirit of greed.
envy and hatred; it is anarchy of the
| worst tpye. because pretending to
st tnd for Righteousness. cnrrupting, de-
bauc!lirg, full Of dead mems bones
| within"
He then introduced Gov Guild as the
first speaker.
1t was some minutes after the gov
ernor rose before he was allowed t.
speak on account Of the applause. ani
when h" did 49,, and in his prelimi-
nary Srnt.n referred clopuently tn
| Lieut.. GOV. Draper. the applause. hrol;"
out afrcsh ana tn" Lieutenant Gi"ve.-
nor was forced [" acknowledge the oVa-
tinn.
| Governor Curtis Guill. Jr., opened
| his remarks hy declaring that the Re
publican Ialty WAS organized as the fn.
Of local privilege. and class Legislation
ANA i:s The friend Of equal rights nnl
| national progress. We ask no favor
for Massachusetts which j. rot for th,.
| general aiVantag" nf the United States.
We have q r,1ht to demand in tura
hat in s""<ima ,h;t general Hdv3ntag
lur cpnsdcrat h"uli BE- given alike
| To- tn" needs and to the ideals of MAJ
sIchus it's"
rurninG t" national Issues lie ln-
| clnrrl that thp+.. who promised Il mil
lenium in 1872 ana 1896 were th4 sarl"
ones WHO wcr" making similar promise,
today and HsSIChuScttS is asked
| again in TIE Statr election t. cnlor;"
that v"ry 'Icil"r, in the Dcmnrratir
party.
In conclusion ~ SAID that tho Npvcm-
| b"r rl-cti"n IN this state as we'll as in
| NV York ,wcr,. nitinn,d in !alirrtlncc.
| and th"+. two states Ar,. to say 'p.hrth".'
| tn. cor3utrv is "r IS not 80 infected by
| the f-v,r.eh fIl4 .houI of yellow inrIfnal-
ism aS b" turn from tn" rrnsp' r'u. lead
| crshr If E"ns,v, i tn I'll" same men who
dominated Congress from 49, t. 1896 ana
whos.. v IN administration sent panic into
| the counting houses AID hunger to tE,'
| homes.
Senator R,vorill-r nr Indiana WIS tn"
next speaker. ami Erp. Burton "f ohio
followed Senator H,vrridgo TIL" last
speaker wI~ Senator Lodge"
| In opening. Senator lodI" Said that II"
considered Eryau's dccaration fur gov
| rrnmcnt ownership IF railroads rs nor"
| serious III :ts larger ASPECTS thar any
| thing now Ir,s"rt in our politics. i
| showed. he stated. that Eryau h,li"Erd
that 4 lar,:" holy Of voters i'll ii- rtyn
PARTY. and i."r<ibly il "tl"s par'.,.t. was
turning t" tn" principles involved = hi'
declaration. IN" a.,.at"r ornt.uu u.
The n,innti"re nf Mr IItur-t in NV
| York 2uI Mr. Moran in I'sStrhus"tt
which an" iut,,"n in character and pur-
pose. prove beyond a louu: that Ia. ridi-
cal element in the Democratic party.
| which aims at class Legislation and
strives to arouse class hatredS. tends also
| toward Socialism 50 the destruction of
private property. This element which
has been built up and fostered by Mr..
Bryan in lis two campaigns for tho pres
idency as we'll as by the puiable collapse
Of the safe and sane candidate in 1901
is now powerful enough to take posses
Son Of the Democrats organization in
two great states
'Th" condition into which the Demo-
cratic party has thus fallen is in itself
menace TO the welfare of The country.
am not one Of those who rejoice in it
for | think it is just as important that
the party Of opposition should not drive
. ont all its conservative elements. aban-
don all its traditions and give itself over
to radIcalism. violence and general inde-
concy, as that the party in pow should
remain sound and wise and safe
Senator Lodge dwelt at length upon the
things which. he said, the Rel ublican
party stood for, and emphasized those
things which President Roosevelt had ac-
complished. "As 1 look over the situa-
tion in New York and Massachusetts"
he declared. Il feel that we have a right
to appeal to all rejecting men without
regard to party, to all Democrats who de-
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