New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-06
RALLY OF HARVARD MEN.
FREMONT TEMPLE CROWDED WITH THEM.
VIGOROUS SPEECHES BY ALUMNI HEARTILY AP
PLAUpEQ-JIENRY CABOT LODGE. THEo-
DoRE ROOSEVELT AND ELIHU
ROOT AMONG THE
SPEAKERS.
lBT TELEoRAPn no 1nr 1nrprNEi

SPEAKERS
tBr TELEGRAPH TO IHE TRrBUYEt
Boston, Nov 1.-The rally in fremont Temple
'ohlght, uluef the management Of the Harvard
Republican Club, was great occasion for cclipe-
ms the demonstration of the Democrats held in
the same hall last Light Every seat was
taken, and hundreds of persons had 70 stand
The Harvard Club band, in crimson gowns and
mortar boards sat in the gallery and provided
music during the evening and the speakers were
all harvard men There was great enthusiasm
The meeting was called to order by the president
of the Harvard Club, John L. Dodae. In the
past he said, the students 81 Harvard had
been overwhelmingly Republican This year a
fair count had shown that of the 2.ol0 students.
sjl were Democrats, while LAO vera Republi-
cans. That Harvard was not the seat of Mug
wumpery, as had been alleged, was evident.
He then introduced the Rev. DR. Edward Everett
Hale, as the presiding officer of the evening
Dr. Hale was heartily greeted. Harvard. he
said, more prosperous to-day than ever she had
been before. Since the war the Rcpu blican party
had increased the wealth Of this country threefold
What a contrast these thirty years were. TO the
sixty years before the war Il do not like Mr.
Cleveland said the speaker, but | pited him
when he and MIR. Bayard six years ago. turned
over the American fisheries to England be-
cause England wanted them. But why should
Mr.. Cleveland know more about the fisheries
than do about Buffalo ward politics. laugh
ter To-day the credit OF the United States il
better than that of any other nation In the
world, and it is due TO the Republican party.
This was what made Harvard richer than she
had ever been before.
Mr. Rich, of the class Of 81, was first pre-
sented Many students who had dabbled in the
study of political economy, he said, were Free
Traders; but those who had given the subject
deep study came out Pro,ectionists. He then
spoke at length on the tariff question.
EIihu Root, oil Ncw-Ysrk, got a cordial welcome.
lie congratulated the students OF Harvard on the
fact that they had a right idea Of American
citizenship. Youth was nothing. il it had not
the spirit of progress. True reform must take
into consideration nov slow human progress is.
This year the Democratic party had thrown Oft
the mask and declared openly for Free Trade.
They hated National banks, because the system
was an assertion Of National sovereignty, and
that was why they wanted State banks. Tho
speaker eulosizcd the Federal Elections bill.
Mr.. Roosevelt received an enthusiastic welcome
lie spoke of the excellent record Of this Admins
tration in dealing with foreign Nations; Of It's
work in building up the Navy and Of its discreet
conduct in the negotiations with Chill Refer
ring 10 the campaign In New-York State, Mr.
Roosevelt said:
one feature Of the present campaign In New.Yorb
City veJId be exceedingly comic II 1t were not very
ssd. II there Is thing more than another npon
which New. York independents have been Assisting II
Is that Tammany Is the ssorent foe Of tho city, and
that there should be considerations OF Natona
politics allowed TO enter into our municipal elections
but ever since Mr.. Cleveland has been nominated for
ho nd n
have been insisting, with all eagerness that would
put 10 shame any veteran machine wrrhorse Of tho
Republican Democratic regular organizations. that
this time there must not be any Independent move
ment IN New York City poliucs that this umo Ne"
York must be promptly surrendered 70 Tsmmany Han
and any who objected 10 the surrender should
be branded rs traitor. because otherwise Tsmmany
might get angry ard assail the Democratic National
ticket. They have shamefully finohed from renewing
or permitting to be renewed the attacks they
formerly made on the honesty and character Of Tam
many leaders.
Referring 10 the wdcat-money plank OF the
Democracy, Mr. Roosevelt sid
| wish that more Of our good friends the enemy
would take a lesson this subject from the excellent
example Of such independents as Henry &. Lea. OF
Philadelphia and Benjamin II. Brlstow. Of Ncwiori
who have publicly announced that this financial ab
surdity fathel.d by the Democrats OF the West and
South a, part II attack upon our whole system of
sound National france. and adopted with an 81
thuslasm as queer It Is ridiculous by their inde
y udcnt followers In the Northeast, wns onc among
the main causes which made them feel that at Tho
present election thew must stand up soutly for the
Republican party. - It Is with that clause Of the
Democratic platform dcoryng the protective system
q, unconstitutional. Whatever may b. sail 70
tho advisablllty or individuality 4 any pnrcuai
tariff 10 pretend that all tariffs unconstitutional
Is worthy Of the Dark Ages Of Notification and the
Montgomery Convention
Roger 'Wolcott, candidate for Licutcnant-Gov
error was next presented. He said that the
Republicans Of this State were looking forward
to next Tuesday with great chccrfulncss They
were confident Of success The sound Of in
dustry was heard all about, and the evidences
of our prosperity were everywhere apparent This
condition Of things was due 10 the admnlstra
tion OF the Republican party.
Colonel ~ p IIallCwcll, president Of tho Ma
tional Bank OF Commerce, this city, said in
substance:
The part Of the Republican National platform which
most commends itself to tho friends Of the popular
Government Is that which declares IN favor OF IA
free ballot and fair count, and which denouhces
the continued inhuman outIages peIpcratcd upon
American citizens for political reasons In certain
Southern states Of the Union I am unquahhedly
in favor OF q Force bill that Is, bill 10 prevent
force ana fraud In our Federal elections. The MIS-
sion Of the Republican party viii not be fulfilled
until the humblcst citizen cast his vote es freely
and have the ballot counted honestly In Alabama
as In Massachusetts | venture 10 speak In behalI
of those Harvard men Of to-day who despse foil
play In politics well In athletics. and In
behalf Of those Harvard Of 1861, who have not
forgotten the lessons Of liberty taught by John A.
Andrew Theodore Parker Wendell Phillips John
Brown, william Lloyd Garrison and John G.. Whittier.
Colonel Uallowell dwelt at some length on the
attitude Of the Southern whites toward the
negroes and said the former dreaded the intcl.i-
qencc Of the black man rather than his IL
nOrancc.
The last speaker Henry CHbot Lodge. who
WAS loudly chcerel. lie was glad he said 10
come TO - Harvard meeting We had one years ago.
n forcrunncr of victory then This was the forty
seventh speech he had made since the convention
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