New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
, GREAT RALLY IN BOSTON.
.vrRICANS HOLD A MASS-MEETNG IN
MUSIC HALL.
u LODGE READS POINTED TELEGRAM FROM
eoRETARY FosTER-vIGoRoUs SPEECHES
BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY soLEY
AND EX-SPEAKER REED on
THE ISSUES OF THE
CANpArG<
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rnIsuNEl
CAMPAIGN

CAMPAIGN.
rBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TnIsUNE1
soston. Oct. l4.-The Republican mass-meeting
=, Nuac Hall tonight was a great success. III
ras the second public meeting held under the
.nsnioes Of the young and vigorous Republican
club Of Massachusetts,. More than 5000 repre-
s.ntstive men and women crowded the big hall, and
more enthusiastic. intelligent audience was never
assembled in the old Bay State, auSurmg wen LOT
,be success Of the party at the coming election
Every foot of space IN the hall, including the
hr stage, was occupied by eager listeners ana
an the stage and scattered throughout the
hall were many men prominent IN business
and polirical circles Henry Cabot Lodge, Charaes
n Allen, the candidate Of the party Tor OoV-
sruor: James r. Foley, the misunderstanding oil
the Navy: Tom" Reed. the genial eX-Speaker oil
the House of Representatlves-all had most
gratifying reception. Mr.. Lodges popularity was
never better shown. and il is doubtful if taat
gentleman was ever more warmly received than
he was tonight when he came upon the stage TO
his seat and later on when he spoke. Cheers
and applause long continued and the waving oil
hats and handkerchiefs. all testified to the strong
hold which he mas upon the Republicans Of Massa-
chusetts. His speech was peculiarly felictous'
bristJine with pointed alusions TO the DeIaocrauc
party.
TELEGRAM FROM SECRETARY FOSTER
Mr.. Lodge, referring TO the misstatsments oi
Democratic leaders in relation 10 the silver qu''
ton, read the following dispatch:
Washington D. c. oct oct he l4' re-
H. G. Lodge, Boston: Treasury noeI1- % States
deemed at any Assistant Treasury OF tc th m e-roT or
In gold coin The refusal at Boston "ss & an rrtbqbv
the frst case in Boston where redemption IN s sscea1
asked. There is no authority Of eX9Hs e bu the Gov
sny paper in gold or silver baio 1ces % Of silver
eminent purchased nearly million oH 1rnce and anv
bullion TO-DAY at about ga Gel o ne 81 same The DiTec-
tor Of the Mint tenders his hnd once s,.tn % RG,ton
b aS ofer to pu chase for him 1000 ounces of silver
bullion to be paid for in Treasury nSsl Is FOSTER
Roger WaIcort. president Of the club presided
and introduced each speaker. Mr. Allen was the
first speaker. Mr. Lodge the second, and MI soley'
third Mr. Soey spoke follows
When Mr. Tracy came into Office N March lso9'
he found four vessels Of the new Navy completed
which had been designed and contraeted fOr uuHns
Mr. Chandler's administration. You Know WeH 'he
qualities Of tese shp~ for they have b"ca asan ana
again in our harbor and YOU know that there are no
stancber vessel, in the Navy 10 day than the chicago
Boston Atlanta and Dolphin. Twelve others Wlch
had been designed and contracted for by VT. Nht
ney including the Baltimore and The olHer last
cruisers were In process of construcuon-ohe Gun
boat. the Yorktown nearly finished, hut several OF
them little more than begun Each Of these also Is
an admirable ship of her type.
The construction Of the first four vessels was begun
under great disadvantages. The naval administration
had not built snip since 1874, and the ships DulI
at that date modest addition 70 the heet'
steel ship It had never built, and the difficulties
at the beginning in the want Of experience. Of in
formation OF materials. Of mechanics of everything IN
short which was necessary construct the ships. were
enough to make the confident despair Of the
undertaking The result proved a Triumphant sue
cess the work Of reconstruction ably begun by MI
Chandler carried on with skill and Judgment oy
his Successor and the substantial progress made by
Mr.. whitney, administration recognized by no
one more fully or mop forcibly than by Mr. Tracy
when he sent his telegram Of August, 1883. with It's
cordial and generous greeting: Il congratulate You
on the magnificent success Of the Baltimore
ANAvY WANTED THAT COULD FIGHT.
Upon taking up the question Of a building policy
which should be pursued in future Seore-
tary Tracy found that with all the add
tons to the Navy that had then been made
We should not have a single ship powerful enough TO
cope with the larger class OF armored vessels abroad
not single cruiser that could make a voyage ol
5000 miles without recoslAg. Excellent "a the new
vessels were in their way, and great as was their
advance beyond anything which the country had
hitherto possessed the fleet still lacked these two in
eispensable requisites of fighting force The eecre-
try saw with unerring judgment, that II the country
needed navy at all, II needed one that would be able
10 fight when tie moment for fighting came. lie saw
H'
use in avertng war Setting aside The deusve project
OF a feet which should be numerically large but
strategcaly weak he urged upon Congress the build
Ing Of ara0rcd batleships bf the first class, ana Of
cruisers that should not only have high speed for
emergencies but a coal endurance that would enable
them 10 operate wherever they were needed-batue-
ships in short that could fight battle. and cruisers
hat could make a cruise. The result has been the
roustruc don of those three magnificent armOred ves-
ses the Massachusetts, Indiana. and oregon, carrying
batteries powerful than any other ships Of their
hud in the world ana Of three equally Efficient cruisers
the New Yorh. Of 5000 tons and Nos Il and 49,
Of 800 the two of which have speed Of twenty
two knots. and a radius Of action Of 2OOOo miles,
nearly enough To circumnavigate the globe
The three types represented by these six ships are
the highest types Of naval efficiency in existence at the
present dav. They not slavish imitatO1s OF any
foreign model 7 VIII not dwell upon their pcculla'
merits # is enough to say that these merits are fuly
recognized by tic leading minds in naval architecture
abroad. When We began ~ build We were compelled
u take foreign designs. Now We make our own de
signs that have their foreign imitat0r,. 1t seem
bold statement. but 81 may be said with truth that
the Navy Of the United states to-day has I'm these six
vessels under construction not only. formerly It's
boast the best vessels Of their class in the world. but
the best Of aiy class 30 tie world And it is proper
for me 20 add what everybody at the Navy Department
well knows that IN the selection Of the conditions 70
De fulfilled and in insisting upon their nlGment. and
IN the searching criticism and adaptation OF tine means
proposed TO secure the result whether in the hull tire
machinery, or the bater.es there have been felt at
every stage Of the work the directing hand and brain
OF the secretary o. tbs Navy
ADVANTAGE OF THE NAVAL RESERVE
othef matters Of no less importance than The ships
have been carried to successful co,,nletion b,- tis
administration 1t has been the first to show the posi-
lin| oi local auxiliary force by the creation in
harmony with our true American system. Of a naval
mln,@' nis' formed here in Massachusetts, whose ex
~ u,.-' '''o 4O9'efns encouragement Of the Navy
other States until today there exist large and eonr5
ing organizations in Rhode Island Ne,,. VI, 1o,