New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-16
floss HITS INSURGENTS
Urges Them to Join Ranks OF the
Democratic Party.
SPEAKS FOR ]. S. HAvENS
Congressman Says He Is Enjoy
ing in His Business Too
High Tariff.

Oh IL
Rochester. April i5-The campaign in the
SD Congress District tonight reached Is
stage OF greatest interest and activity trus
far when the largest meeting o. the con-
test, IN behalf Of the Democratic cand date.
James :. Ravens was held in Convention
Hall The main attraction was Congress
man Eugene y. Foss the Democrat re-
Gently elected IN the 18th District Of Massa-
chusetts. and the hall was filed
Urging his .'InsUrgent Republican
friends 10 join the ranks ~ Democracy-
Mr.. FOss assailed insurgency" and the
protective tariff policy OF the ruling party
He declared that ne now enjoyed in his
various business enterprises from - 20 101
per cent protection. II is too much" no
added. II don't need that protection. and 7
ought not TO have il. All that 7 have above
a certain point represents tariff graft.
am willing that the protection should be
cut right in half. and then i would have all
I am entitled 70 or need
In regard TO insurgency ne said.
Ny insurgent Republican friends. II you
want 10 accomplish the results YOU de-
sire. you have got 20 step aside and Join
the opposition party and force legislation
along lines that will bring relief Z gu have
been Insurgents long enough. and what
Senator Lodge read me out Of the Repub-
lican party six years ago. but / chung TO
II. for / loved II until my SelC-reSpeCt and
nv Judgment forced me into the PARTY
OF the opposition 7 went out Of the party
last fail. and in a thirty days campaign
on these same issues cut down a majority
eight thousand Senator Lodge said that
7 couldn't make the tariff an issue last fall
But before the campaign ended ne was de-
Tending and praising the AIdrich act when
ayra nd rr-r var he
dominant issue II was along the same
lines when the opportunity came this spring
that I fought the campaign IN the l4t 81,
District. and the district which deIea eel
me last fall FOR Lieutenant Governor BY
5000 votes has just sent me 70 Congress oy
a ma iOrttv Of $50 votes.
The insurgant Republicans hope. as T
hoped for eight long wears. 20 bring reform
within their own party. It's a mistake ~
friends 7 say Don't he near-DemocTat.
be a real one. Come over with me. where
YOU belong and where Won can do real
service"
Party names meant little to-day. Mr..
Foss declared. to the average man VINO
thinks seriously. He continued:
II was not a party victory in the lith Dis
triCt II was protest BY men or al
shades OF political belief against an eco
uomic policy which has made and Is stlll
making II more difficult for the average
man to stretch his income 20 meet MS
While Senators Lodge and Aldricn
claimed that the Payne-AldrtCn tariff Wa
drawn in the interests OF New England
and chuCkled over the thought that they
had given New England more than u was
entitled 70, the people OF this most typlcal
New England district have repudiated hatly
the AldriCh act and pronounced u unfair.
unjust and ineQuitable They realize thai
il would be disastrous 20 permit II 20 re-
main
Mr.. Foss declared that his election meant
that the people were tired OF the Aldrich
( bill. He went on TO say.
II is a demand Of Massachusetts and Of
all New England for free raw material. IN
taxed food products and wider markets
u IL a demand that We treat canada de
Gently. and that Ne take down our tariff
wall against her.
should do this whether Canada lowers hers
or not We are the sufferers. We need
her lumber her coal and iron. her wheat
her wOOdpulp and her other products
The remedy Hes in the hands or the PEG
pie. and they are going 70 Apply II tnis
fall. else 7 greatly miSunderstand tne So
Of the times and the temper Of the Amerl-
can people.
others who spoke al the meeting were
/ Charles : Hamlin. OF Boston. Assistant
/ Secretary OF the Treasury in Cleveland $
last administration. Martin II. Glynn. for
rnerIv state Controller and James s Ha-
vens
y Mr. Ravens made an appeal for the sup
port Of the people He referred 70 the
/ answers made BY George W. Aldrtdge 20
\ questions asked by himself as an indorse-
/ ment Of the Havens position. because Mr.
AldridRe answered six OF the seven cues
tons in about the same way Mr. Havens
/ had answered them But ne threw a bomb
I into the anti-AIdridge camp when ne de-
I clared that the Republicans who were sup
| pnrting him would have an opportunity OF
| supporting another candidate in November
Il have never been a candidate before
I and never will be again, said Mr- Ravens
/ To his Democratic supporters he said thai
/ Y he lost they would not want him to run
again. and II 7 am elected have done
enough.
/ While this had been understood % some
/ extent by those Democratic leaders VINO
/ prevailed on MI Ravens 20 accept t7e
nomination. il had not been genera 'iy
nOised about.
IL was pointed out immediately after the
meeting by the opposition that his stand
on the issues was Of little importance so
far as his influence in Congress Is con-
I cerned II he does not expect 20 run for the
office again in the fall
T. fs I'm the country districts % Monroe
. that tho hattie - HrlIA lltNN tiNtN''t 80
AZ this time At Democratic headquarters
today some 81 tho more optimistic pr
dictad a Ravens rnaiorit& Of five thousand
The Republicans say that Aldridge VIII
carry the district by an overwhelming ma
\ jOrtty.
/ Four ward rallies were held tonight by
the Republican party. Of which George "
AIdridge is the candidate.
/ In response 70 an inquiry n he favored a
-aductior in the wool schedule 81 the tariff
lanes 6 Haveus. who Is the opponent OF
I George " AIdridge in the fight IN the
qq4 congress District. has written TO the
National Association % Clothiers that he
favors a readiustment OF the tariff scheduie
on wool 20 prevent the Discrimination now
existing against the woods required by the
I manufacturers OF cloth for popular priced
clothing. At No Is Aston Place. the Of
Aces Of the association. IL vas said last
night that no reply had been received to
/ similar letter sent 70 Mr. AldridSe