The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-14

tive government which has become
misrepresentation because It's agents
pander to the will OF special privilege
Senator Lodge is more dangerous
than a man like Scott OF West Vir-
ginia, because Scott does not talk. He
Is more dangerous than Guggenheim.
because he brings to the task OF de-
tending special privilege all the social
graces which Guggenheim has not.
He Is more dangerous than man like
the late Stephen Elkins, because he
lacks the big-hearted, open frankness
of that figure of economic politics.
He Is more dangerous than the clever
lawyer, Bailey, because he has not
been exposed as the agent OF spe-
cial privilege corporation, like the
Standard Oil concern. He Is more
dangerous than Depew. because he
has the courage which Depew has
not. He Is more dangerous than that
raft Of secondary representatives oil
special privilege like Bulkeley, OF Con-
necticut; Kean. OF New Jersey; Hey
burn, of Idaho: Flint. OF California:
Carter, OF Montana, and Nelson. OF
Minnesota; because they follow
where he leads.
A review OF Senator Lodges votes
covering the period Of his service in
the senate will show that he has
voted with the Aldrich organization
on practically every occasion when
his vote was wanted. The part he
played in the passage OF the Aldricb
tariff bill is a fair example. The
Massachusetts, senator Is now apollo
giving for that. He Is telling his con-
stituents that he voted for the bill
because II contained Canadian reci-
procity and reduction of the tarin
on certain articles which he names.
He is not frank. He never Ii In deal
ing with his people. He does not say
that he stood on the floor of the sen.
ate with his desk piled with samples
of mercerized cotton and other fabrics
and spent hours eloquently talking In
favor of the mercerized paragraph In
the cotton schedule. He does not
say in his defense what is true, that
the cotton schedule was revision up
ward and that he knew II. He does
not say what Is fact, that his vote
was traded as a part OF the Aldrich
combination.
An interesting chapter could be
written of the relations OF Roosevelt
and his old friend Lodge, when
Roosevelt was in the white house.
Lodge always maintained an attitude
OF official friendship with his old
friend Theodore, but the official atti-
ture was often badly strained by the
efforts of Cabot to swerve Theodore
from his wild-eyed radical course OF
regulating railroads, passing pure
food laws, encouraging conservation
and prosecuting trusts. There were
times when Theodore and Cabot were
hardly on speaking terms, but the old
friendship was too strong TO be brok-
en-. and the official attitude was main
tanned.
Senator Lodge has no place in these
progressive times. He Is of those
who believe that the people are their
own worst enemies. He does not
agree with Jefferson that "the people
are the safest custodians of the PEG
pies rights. He believes that the
people should tie their hands and
trust their Liberties TO some corpora
tlon lawyer who will work out a
kind OF liberty approved by corpora
ton law, protected by corporation
courts, and Endorsed by special priv
ilege
He is the sort OF statesman who il
shocked by the development Of popu.
lar government in Oregon and Wis