The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-21
FOSS MAKES ATTACK
ON SENATOR LODGE
Demands Candidate With
draw from Campaign.
MUST SURRENDER OR FIGHT
MassachGse1ts Faces Warm Contest
on Tariff Reform II Senator Per-
eIeetiOn-Must Meet Issue and De-
fend His Course in the Senate.

Boston. Nov 2O-In statement issued
TO the newspapers tonight. Gov.-eleet
Foss demanded that United States Sena-
tor Lodge withdraw as a candidate for
reelection. and in the event OF his failure
TO do so threatens to make a campaign
against him from one END OF the State
to the other Mr.. Foss says in his state
ment:
IN the name OF the majority OF the
sovereign people OF the Commonwealth
OF Massachusetts I demand that Henry
Cabot Lodge surrender his seat in the
United States Senate by withdrawing
from his contest for reelection. II he
does not know that he has been clicked
10 a FRAGILE, some friend would better
tell him.
His election to the Senate would be
a population OF the great victory of the
people at the last election. He was on
trial as much as. if not more than. Gov.
Draper. and II he had been the candidate
my majority would have been double what
Il was
Wants Tariff Revision.
The issues on which the fight was
made, on which l was elected. were hon
est tarir revision downward. lower
duties on the necessaries of life, free raw
materials. an untaxed food supply, rec
iprocity with Canada. and more democ-
Tacy in our form OF government
we all know where Senator Lodge
stands on these issues, and where he
has stood all these years. To re-elect
him would be a step backward, and
Massachusetts has never learned to walk
back
IL shall never sign his credentials ex-
cept at the end OF a campaign which will
make the last one look like an afternoon
Tea party
He must surrender or fight. He must
defend his position before the people. The
people OF Massachusetts viii not permit
hiIu longer 10 manipulate the legisla-
ture. ] ann ready. and If he does not re-
tire, / viii be on the stump ia every sec
ton OF Atne State, and We viii ind out
where The people stand. Mr., Lodge Is
not in touch with the new order OF
things. with the progressive spirit Of the
times. lie doesn't represent the people
the men and women in the ordinary
walks of life.
Exploiting the People.
He represents special interests which
hsve exploited the people-a class OF cap
italists like The gentleman who declared
in a public gathering recently that the
way 10 reduce the cost OF living was 10
hiring about a period OF depression, throw
the people cut OF work, send them 10
public soup houses for their food turn
them into charity applicants, and force
them 10 vote right by first making
paupers of them.
I do not deny Senator Lodges ability.
but only regret that he has seen MT 70
employ his talents in the wrong diree-
ton
Senator Lodge must either get out OF
his own accord or be forced out by the
positive demand Of the people. He must
not be returned 10 the Senate. I earnest
~ hope that the legislature win not COM
nit themselves 20 any part of their
legislative programme until public opin-
Ion has thus had full expression.
If Senator Lodge will meet the issues
and defend his course, he viii be given
the opportunity; for unless he withdraws
] shall start at once on a Statewide
campaign, visiting cities and towns and
holding meetings, where I will discuss
his official acts. his votes. his known and
admitted position on the questions on
which the people have already voiced
their opiufou %