New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-22
Senator Lodges Speech.

Senator Lodge, IN his address, said;
] come 20 urge upon you to do every
thing In your power in this his own state
for Cne re-elecuon OF President Taft. |
urge this as d Republican who believes
most profoundly that now, as in the past
the success OF the Republican party IS
for the best welfare Of the people OF the
United States. believe that the election
of Republican candidates. from the high
est to the lowest, was never more i'm
portant than az this precise time, and /
shall try, In what / am about to say, TO
give you my reasons for this conviction.
which IL with me a very strong one.
What we are most concerned with Is
what the Republican party stands for
now, and in Insisting upon our belief that
It's principles were never more vital or
more important to the best interests OF
the United States than at the present
moment can best do this by pointing
out what the Democratic party proposes
TO do II intrusted with power. and then
contrast their intentions-I will not say
their policies. which It Is difficult TO de-
tect or define-with what the Republican
party has done and means to do. There
Is no need OF dwelling upon the Demo-
cratic platform. | cannot call that col
lection Of words which was adopted at
Baltimore declaration of principles.
Mr.. Wilson has said that II was not a
programme-with which every one will
be disposed TO agree-but he did not an
swer the more difficult question as to
what IL was. II looks on IT'S face like a
perfectly vague and incoherent aggrega-
ton OF sentences, a mass OF language in
tended to get votes, but II does not fur
nish any statements of political principles
Fortunately, however, we are not left
to their platform to guess at their In
tentions. We have had during the last
eighteen months the Democratic party In
actual operation In the House of Repre-
sentatives. and that House has passed
q series Of measures which show the
country what will really happen II they
are intrusted with complete control. /
win ask you to look at some of the
things they nave tried TO do and which
have been too much lost sight OF in the
absorption OF the public mind by the per-
sonal contests for nominations which
have excited public attention pushed po-
litical principles aside and led us to for
get that measures are more important
than men.
The Democratic House determined to
enter upon a career OF legislation and in
order to secure their legislation they
adopted to an extent never known in our
history that most vicious practice Of
attaching legislation to appropriation
houses have been carefully framed to
prevent They started out with the
proposition that they were going TO make
great economies, but when the final ac-
that the economies" all crippled those
branches OF the government where there
were no votes and the extravagances in
which they freely INDUCED we-e poured
out lavishly where II was thought that
large sums from the Treasury would re-
suit in securing support at the polls.
The economies and extravagances alike
were determined not by the interests OF
the government or the people. but In
every case By the hope OF votes.
Crippled National Defence.
They attacked the State Department
To make q saving OF $900 they crippled
that apartment In such way rs Sc
riously 10 AFFECT not only it's orpaniZation
hut especially the Bureau Of Trade Rela-
tons, which Is OF great value 10 our eH-
port trade and 10 all our merchants and
manufacturers. The Senate succeeded In
q measure In preventing this destructive
legislation, destructive out or all proper
ZION 10 the amount OF money involved.
They selected this year, when Mexico
As in fcrment OF revolution TO cut on
Ave cavalry regiments from the army.
although il was known TO every one IN
the country that troops were needed 10
keep the peace on the Mexican border.
4 will not weary you with the details of
their army LEGISLATION, In other directions.
but much Of IL was OF the most injurious
character TO our military establishment.
Their next step was 10 refuse 20 appro-
pirate for any battleships. The navy is
the defence OF the United states; Our
long coast line can only DO defended ~
a few points where great cities are SIT
uated, and must lie exposed 10 the az.
tack Of any hostile feet that IL allowed