The sun., 1908-06-18
ROOSEVELT POLICIES TO 60 ON
CHAIRMAN LODGE SAYS PARTY
rs PLEDGED 10 THEM.


'Dselaxea Insrs Can No No Backward ssep
--ssepubsacan Candidates Must stand
or Taii on Adniinistrstions Record
Third Termess Net Presidents Friends
CHICAGO, June i7-ssnator Henry Cabot
Lodge Of Massachusetts, dealt ohieay with
the question Of party policy toward prop
erty in his address to-day 90 permanent
chairman Of the Republican national oon-
vention. After giving Q historical review
OF the Republican and Democratic parties
he said In part:
] have spoken Of the seriousness OF the
situation with which the country was con-
fronted. Its gravity can hardly be over
estimated. II grow out OF conditions and
was the result Of forces beyond the control
Of men. Science and Invention. the two
great factors In this situation. have not only
altered radically human environment and
our relations to nature but In their applica-
tion they have reyolutonized economic
conditions. These changed economic con-
ditions have In turn affected profoundly
society and politics. They have led. among
other things, to combinations OF capital
and labor on a scale and with power never
before Witnessed. They have opened the
way to accumulations Of wealth in masses
before contemplate ed by men.
The social and political problems thus
created are wholly new. 1t Is fallacy
to suppose that because the elements are
old the problem itself must therefore
differ only In degree from those which have
gone before. The elements may be old. but
the problem presented by change in the
proportion OF the elements may be and In
this case Is entirely new.
1t is the huge size of private fortunes,
the vast extent and power OF modern COM
binations OF capital. made possible by present
conditions, which have brought upon lis,
In these later years. problems portentous in
their possibilities and threatening. not only
our social and political welfare. but even
our personal freedom II they are not boldly
met and wisely solved.
"oursous rspps,.
me great pody oi the American people
heHner very rich nor very poor. the honest
the tnriity, the hard working, the men ana
women VINO earn and save, have no base
envy-no fanatic hatred OF wealth whether
indiViduai or corporate II It hes been hon
estiy gained ana is wisely and generously
employed WIN sense OF responsibility
~. ,h,e SC pU' Iw Va o
conservative these neonIe Who are the
hone and sinew of onr, country and ,non
whom lis fnrtunes and i,s safsty rsst hogan
TO observe with deen alarm the reoent
manifestat;ons NJ tbe nsy aooromic oondi-
tjbns More and more tbav CANA IN bslieve
that these vast fortunes and these buoe COM
binations Of GA nitaI we're formed and built
nm bv tortuous and dishonast msan. and
throunh a cynical disrsoard of tho vsrv Ia ws
which the mass NJ the neonIe were comnel,ed
m obev Thev heoan IN fear that noi,ticaI
nower was heino reyt from tbsir ha nds ond nut
into tho nosaession ~ tho monsv hn,dsr.
that their dearest riobta were in danger that
their hones of success and advencement
we're ont on bv buaines. systema which they
could mt ,,na.-...,a hut hy which tha In.
diviJ,oI yas sacr,snad ona h.,d do,rn
: To those who Iook ed henenth Tho srrf,,s
an ominons unrest was annsrsnt Ths
yio,ent counss,s ~ yio,snt nsn VII .,n,.d
at thc dsstrmct,or =, nrone-tv .nd ~. go
throw of law hegsn to no hesrd and boorI-
enad to Tho oreot ord.r ,oying industrior.
masses OF the American people turned away
frono tbese ADVOCATE. a, yioi.ncs hut ,t tha
same time demanded that their Govern.
m emf sbouId give them in la wfuI n nd reaaon-
ohle wava the nrotection N which tbey
were entitled against the dangers tbev iustIv
anprebend
TASK OF THE npprsL1cAy PARTY
Thu great duty of Su,a,,;no tbeas r,ohteous
demands like all tbe great nubI;c service.
Of the last half century was imnosed unon |
the Republicap marty and thev -have not |
ainohed from the burden Under the lead |
of the President the Reub,ican marty ha.
grannied with the new nroh,ems horn of !
the new conditions II has been mo Ipht
ta.k Dangerous extremes Threatened on |
either hand On the one side we're the rsdi- |
cal, OF reaction. who resisted any change at |
ALI. on the other aide were the. rsdicaIs Of |
des,ruotIon who wiahed 10 change every.
thing These two forms Of radicajisn, are |
az far anart at the outset as tbe noles but
when carried out thev lead alike to revolu-
tion Between these two extremes tho 1e.
nublican President and the Repubican Con-
rrcss we're compelled to steer and while thew |
advanced steadily, soberly and effectively rhey |
were Obliged to repel The radical assaults on |
either hand
Yet notwithstanding all these dif1culties !
much has been accom- plished, The response |
of the people to the policies urged by the |
President has been so EN- mpbatic chat il has |
been IN ade clear. once for ali, that the Govern
mept Of the United states is never TO be |
dominated hy money and financial interests |
and that the political party which permits |
itself to be ruled by them il thereby doomed |
a., das.,,