| Show Foss Will Get His I X N. FOSS Democratic governor go of E Massachusetts is alarmed HA Ho is also a a. manufacturer manufacturer man man- of cotton goods and of boots and shoes t to which latter laHer facts may ho bo attributed his apprehension The Tho 1012 edition of I Who Tho contains his biography written b by himself I and Ind in it appears this sentence Prominent si since since ce 1902 in advocacy d of tariff revision and nd rec p- p rocity Having read that description of Mr Foss' Foss tariff tariff tar tar- iff activities as he views vic them scan the following from his recent special message to the Massachusetts Legislature You know that D Democratic victory in thelast tho the last las election was a a. declaration for protects protective c c downward revision ro through tho the application of oC tho policy of or general reciprocity tho tho Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Massa- plan of ot constructive tariff reduction But you also know that precisely th tho reverse of or this thin is Ig likely to be put into effect b by the iho Democratic Congre a tariff for revenue only destructive downward downward down down- downward ward revision It is your right your privilege your our duty to memorialize Congress Cong against such a peril to the interests of or Massachusetts Tho The American government government- is founded upon the theo theory that the people should har have what the they want in the mass and as nearly a as possible what they wish as ns individuals ao Governor Foss ought to recognize that dint fact Since Shied 1902 according to his own t tabloid autobiography auto biography he lie has ms been prominent in Ia advocacy of tariff revision and aud reciprocity For eleven years Mr r. r Foss despite the tho great rent protected industries industries indus indus- tries in which his fortuno has been invested has been beon working for the glad day that has at at last arrived He wanted tariff reduction and he is going going going go go- ing ing to get it He worked for fOl that downward revision re revision re- re vision which he now denounces as destructive To the common herd is granted ranted the pr privilege of ot being mercurial the minds of ordinary people arc aro subject to change without notice But a wise wise and learned earned man like Mr Ir Foss does docs not enjoy that privilege Ho lie is supposed to be ho endowed with the necessary intelligence to choose hi his course and iud whon once put to stay put Massachusetts is primarily a manufacturing state The lime which its great industrial l enterprises ha have havo enjoyed ed under Republican policies have hae made that commonwealth great But it was not satisfied At the presidential election of last fall it gave Mr Wilson Vilson n a of and tl the tle ie t tariff If reformers were wore led lcd by Mr r r. r Foss in their victorious fight Ho Ire is one of tho those c responsible for fr Mr r. r Wilson il on and his party parly Why hr should Mr r loss E oss now object to tho the very policies for which he lie- o earnestly an and which he lie unceasingly preached to to his people l t I. I Docs Does anybody know any any reason lenson wh why Ma should not riot get that for which it voted Can Call anyone advance ad a valid excuse for the terror wor that is spreading ing through that state because It if 18 is going to get what it said it wanted The eThe law aw of compensation works with merciless j justice c. c it t. t i is always exact in its judgment and imp impartial im in p partial 1 in m its results Massachusetts is learning thatto its cost fe J pa x lea |
