The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-15
In Defense of RepubIicanism.

In Defense or HepupllcaniSm
Washington, April 11.-Senator
Lodge based a brief speech upon
book called The Promise of Ameri.
can Life" by Herbert Croly, which he
said is a very interesting and elabo-
rate study of the nations history and
of the problem which now confronts
u.s." After reviewing Mr.. Croly's book
Mr.. Lodge said:
"A party is made national not by
the locality in which it receives its
vote, but by the policies which it ad-
vocates, and the republican party is
as national today in its policies as
it was in the beginning when its cry
was that freedom was national and
slavery sectional. The success of the
republican party now, as at all times,
depends in the last analysis upon it's
fidelity to its principles. When in the
past it has wavered or compromised it
has never had any real success and
it has frequently lost ground"
In this connection Mr.. Lodge in
stances the greenback movement and
the silver question. Continuing he
said:
The two leading policies of the
republican party today are: Protec-
ton to American industries and labor,
which has been it's principle for the
beginning and government regulation
and SUPERVISION of the great combina-
tions of capital, which have grown up
% tro rtnti ion,
and our industries. To those princi-
pies the republican party must remain
true. No party ever prospered by de-
nying its beliefs.
I'VE believe that in a country like
ours a high standard of living and
of wages is essential to the welfare of
the republic. These can not De main-
tanned except by protection. In the
same way we have opposed govern
ment ownership and all socialistic
measures of that kind. We believe
in regulation but not in confiscation;
in the control by proper government
supervision of the great combinations,
which modern conditions render nee.
essary but not in the destruction
which would bring nothing but panic
and disaster.
I'm the varying movements of pub
lie opinion we may have to face a
storm of discomfort, but we can never
suffer seriously so long as we remain
true to the fundamental principles of
the national policies upon which the
party stands.
The republican party promised to
revise the tariff and has done it. We
cannot expect in any tariff to please
everybody, but in our support of the
principles of protection we are not
prepared to yield a jot or offer any
apologies. Give to the tariff reason
able trial.
Under it imports have increased and
more comes in under the free list than
ever before. The maximum and mini
mum provisions have led to a tariff
war with no country and all countries
where discrimination existed have
gained for us entrance for the first
time to their markets on equal terms
with our competitors.
What Happened in 1890.
Every investigation undertaken
shows that the tariff has practically
no effect upon the price of necessities
of life. The country is prosperous,
wages are improving. To enter upon
another revision now would arrest
and paralyze business and bring hard
times and depression. Conditions
were similar in 1890. The cry of high
prices due to the tariff was raised.
A democratic house was elected then
a democratic administration. We had
another tariff revision, hard times en-
sued, the standard of value was as
sailed and a long period of depres
sion and business disaster followed.
The country by taking the same
steps can travel over the same dreary
road. The result before was the re
turn of the republican party to power
for sixteen years because their poll
cies and principles were sound, but
it was at the price of the bitter les
son of the years between 1890 and
1896. have no desire to secure
party success at such price of suf
fering to my country. 1t is our duty
to resist all efforts to overthrow the
system OF protection, as sound now