The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-16
floss TELLS OF hts CAMPAIGN
HOW az WON ~ REPV BIIrtN
>TROHGHOE 10.
me Farm Nas ,hr ls.ae. lts said. ansi Iar
AtIribBtes lits Sarcc~. 60 the Ansago-
sism ~ the Nsters n tBts DbtFlee
Tow ard the PaSDe- AIslrlrh Act.

Na-s-iCtii~s'tts District. speaking here to-
night M zIpport q the candidacy Of
James D HAvens againSt George ". Al
s,r,dgs advised the Republicans la his
audi-nC" who wanted real tariff reform
80 line up with the Democratic party
uuiii the end IL gained. Merely 60 b. an
tnsurEent accomplished little or nothing.
SAID Mr.. FuSs, A straight blow m the face
- the only kind % attack that hurts the
hidebound pTotectionists OF the q. o. Y.
The Massachusetts, Congressman. who
turned a Republican majority Of 1900
into "A Democratio majority % s.oOO. was
received enthusiastically. He told large
audience how he had fought and won IN
his lwn campaign and attributed his sue
GEES TO the antagonism of the voters in n
strong protection district toward the
Payne Aldrich tarif law.
IL wns an election. said Mr.. Foss in
which the chief issue was national. The
people Of Massachusetts, were supposed TO
he pleased with tho Payne AIClrich act. and
yet on the straight issue Of the tariff rock
ribbed Republican constituency. without
q single Democratic town OF city within
lie limits. rePudiated the Payne AIdrich
art ny an overwhelming ma jority tr,uzf
you will do a. well here next Tuesday =
Applause
Mr.. Foss sketehsd the Interesting
happenings % his campaign against
Buchanan. telling how the full strength
Of ths Republican machine was exertrci
for Buchanan. He described how he
went out and met the voters face to face,
going into every town in an automobile.
Sometimes he spoke in q binding snow
storm. using stores, halls. even barns.
He said he pointed out to the people
what an outrageous tariff was doing for
them; how u affected every article they
wore. ate or drank. He SaGid the Four
toenth Massachusetts, district Vas a
typical protective district. in the heart
% tho manufacturing centre oI the State.
He said that the tart n doctors had
chuckls,i over he thUukht that they had
had really gwen Massachusetts, more
than she was entitled to. and yot Massa- !
chusetts had Hatly r-pudiated them when
she Iooked behind the Law and saw how
matters really were
4 tell you continued Mr. Fo-~ -th Al
the tarin game has been ov.rplaye,l !
This ultra high tariff imposes needless |
burdens ON the people. and burdens |
they can no longer carry. Nor should
they be asked TO carry them. Our infant |
industries now dominate III. world |
They don't need the protection they !
enjoyed when they were laying the foun-
datlon for the vast business entsrpri-e.
OF to-day. and far less ID they need the
increased tarH beside which the original
scheme Of protection seems hat a shadow
lApplau-e
The people of my district are a highly
educated intelligent hard headed think
ing People Thousands oT them voted
the Democratic ticket for the first time
in their lives They were disappointed
IN the Aldrich act which they character
md a All infamous BETRAYAL bv the
Republican leaders at Washington Of the
solemn pledges made the year byfors
They had demanded reciprocity and they
had received retaliation. They saw the
nights 1t the great MASSES ~ the people
surrendered Ia the selfish demands Of a
few. They saw that tho interests were
all powerful IN shaping legislation favor
able 81 themselves and regardless nf the
unnecessary taxation imposed on the I
p-ope The rising priC,.. filled them
with di-msy aud with stationary inoOrn..s
they looked to tho futur. with anxiety :
and gloomy mlsgIvings. IL
Senator Lodge a. chairman - the ?
committee 90 investigate the cause 81
AAlref N1kU IFlCW-r came INTO tnR district a
90 stump IN defence of the AlciTich AZ, ,
He declared without the slightest .-quiyo-
cation that the tarln had nothing 10 do !,
with high pTiCes. The men ~ the stl.tris.t !
knew that senator Lodge spoke with the =
authority 81 the AdfnInl-tr ration h-hind
him, that what he SaId would rub. laRis- ,
latiDn AT Washington unless protest =
was made that would - starts. thss~.. =
traders that they would wax" up TO actual \
conditions conditions that are not merely
local N h.. EutFrr.assVr b. Il
ch,lsett-. but are equally potent all over
the United State
For eight years I fought for tariff 5
reform and reciprocity within the ranks A
q the Republican party. but when in
the face of the solemn pledges made by
Mr.. Taft and the other leaders the Payne :
Aldrlch act was passed I saw that IL WINS 7
useless To continue InsurRinR' when
had failed TO bring relief
u was only by joining the ODpo@s,on :
party that ( was able 20 accomplish snv. '
hung. And by joining that party I won Z
. victory that has warned or should warn =,
he Republican Leaders q what u 70 come !,
And. my insIrgent friends. continued J,
Mr. Fors. you have all got to do a. | did 8
q yOu want To accomplish the results
rou desire You have got TO step aside
md JOIN the opposition party and fore.
legislation along lines that will bTina :,
'~hei you have been insurgents long mn
'nough. and what practical results have
fou secured OF
Senator Lodge read me out OF the o.
tspublcan party SIX years ago but still y
lung 10 u, for ! loved H. until NV s4If N
espect and my judgment forced mo into NJ
he party ~ the opposition. I went ont ~
u the party last fall. and IN a thirty daya ool
cut down a tremendous major \
~ b. an" less than nothing. senator y
,odg. said ! oOuidnt make the taTid
N lssu-. but before the campaign e0ds1 %
70 was defending and praising the Aldrich
~ WHEREVER and whenever he SPOKE
III" Irsurg"ut Republicans hops. a.
hOT..i FOR eight long years. 20 bring ~
.roWt reform within their own party y
ean D." dom. They must do what / q.
ave done. To my msurgent RepuhIi ol
sD- SAY Don't 10 u near DEMOCRAT n
o Tcsl pr" Come over With me where
on belong Ard YOU can do a real service OF
AIRY naru"r mean little to-day To- 'hs n
srbg" man v,to thinks --TIotlsly Party CT
u Rurne't- ar" me- longer rigid Thi. n
ttn" when the hest mon ~ al partis. ~
houldl stand shoulder 70 shoulder In
''fnand f"J Legislation that shall re for
be- T~opl". not for the interests. n vas
~ party victory ~ the FouTtarash
ASA ht,"tts. N was a protest nv men se
I AL -hates ~ political opinion aRatput nc
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