The Detroit times., 1910-07-05
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Congressman Butler Amsz Who Sd
Seat In Senate, Says Present n
cumbent Is Corporation Man.

BOSTON, July -Congressu>>
Butler Ames, grandson OF the faznc<
warhorse Ben" Butler. and n,ili1
atre, only thirty eight years old. ~
aSpirant 10 the senatQiai tcga worn
Henry Cabot Lodge, says that be WIN
before the campaign Is ended. tlI
the spotlight of publicity upon an
whole career Of Senator Lodge. ou1
denounce him In every Legislative a.
trict in the state az "a political BOD.
who betrays q public trust"
To a correspondent OF The Times
Ames unfolded his plans. and o1<
lined the platform upon which he wiz
canvass the state.
This fight" he said. Ifs not bciz1
waged from motives OF personal AM
bitlon. | am fighting for a principI1
for the principle In public life N
live and let live. for the radiance o<|
boss rule and for the re-estahlishIne1Il
of rule by the people, through their
representatives.
Lodge is the embodiment Of n
political condition which IL happIIY
passing. He Is part and parcel Of n
decadent order OF things. His STYLE
OF political manipulation has brous1L
the Republican party into disrepU<4
am fighting for the rehabilitation ~
my party. Today the people throuEn
the Republican party are dominnte1
by the bosses. There is absolutely ~
chance for individualism. KS
Il am contesting against q tren1c1<
dous political power, and ] realize III
No railroad or other corporation VIII
back me. On the contrary, they are
frankly out to defeat me. II was only
a short time ago that VIM. Wood.
president of the American Wooden Co.
otherwise known as the wooden trust
which owes so much to Senator
Lodge, told me TO my face that h8
would do everything In his power ~
down me. Woods attitude is merely
that Of the other trust magnateg.
Lodge Is their prophet. II Is they for
whom he Is working. and they o.
course expect to pay their servant.
Il want to see the lobby divorced
from legislation. Under Lodges tutei-
age. Jake Wardell has built up 4
machine for political corruption u
Massachusetts that has few equals III
the United States.
These practices are the very f0un-
dalton of the Lodge machine. He ha1
built up his power, not by construc.
tive legislation, but by the meano4t
of political trickery and jobbery. A
member OF his own family has fHtf&l
ed ut the public crib, ana ne mas ftjI5[
ed burdens upon the state and the na-
ton to strengthen HIS own position.
II am going up and down the length
and breadth OF this state and acquaint
4 fha votaro with Gountnr 4 oAoose ft1tr
record, not the hallowed, semi-sancti-
fed record of the scholar In politics.
which the people have swallowed 50
long.
II shall try to have candidates
pledged one way or the other. With
his immense political and financial
patronage. Senator Lodge might easily
bring compelling pressure upon UNI
pledged members OF the Legislature.
The machine of which he is the head
has thousand ways of reaching q
man, either through politics or money.
1t has been done before, and II viii
be attempted again.
Senator Lodge Is a reactionary.
He IL getting too old to keep In touch
with the younger generation. which
mere ard more is beginning to domin-
ate American politics. He has never
been in touch with the people, he has
never been of them 1t Is an uphill
fight on which / have engaged. bat
eight ont of every ten In Massachu-
sets will be In sympathy with. me.
for the revolt against Lodgeism aud
bossism is widespread. II the people
themselves have their way in the mat.
ter | shall be elected"