New-York tribune., 1896-09-01
! LODGE SPEAKS IN SALEM.
AN ABLE PLEA FOR THE ELECTION OF
M'KINLEY.
HE CALLS UPON ALI. GOOD CITIZENS TO UNITE
IN nrrr.r,xo THE PARTY or REPUTATION
AND ANARcHY-REPLY TO GEORGE

IN DEFEATING THE PARTY OF KEfCpiAi'o
AND ANARcHY-REPLY TO GEORGE
FRED WILLIAMS.
Salem Mass Aug Ex-senator Henry CABOT
Lodge was the principal speaker at Dig nep"D''-
can mass-meetlng here tonight. The oeha'o, u
liycred vigorous and scathing arrangement Vi III.
Chicago platform and ticket. and urged all soou
citizens irrespective of party, to vote Tor Mch"e'
ard Hobart. He spoke In part as foiows'
We meet here to-day In the banner county 5 oi
Massachusetts Repubioansm. We are at the neaa ta
our majority for MCKINLEY TINS Is ar the banner Rare
sentative. who in one year, has made such brill.
liant reputation in the House by larger I'm majSTy ,bsy
strong and able Republicans to Congress. and your
share in the majorities will this year De larger
This is Essex County where the purians an s., hrss 81
landed The beliefs and from Of the e"s Atlantic
the Pacific They have never failed N eor tne PAR IN
pubic speech shall ever say anything which docs
represent my own honest beets put u, hnr tn.,
paces in the V World d. could not fall speak from
my deepest convictions. 49,, .,,, of tbis
election as more important than any in our history
with single exception This Is not me ot'Ii's or soy
It. great party organization In the country ,h mas
fallen into the hands Of men VINO srnmen assa rne No
man and no men can make issues and those which
ton OF Of forces which we cannot control Yet each
Of ms for himself can select that which seems 10
him most vital and rank the questions OF the hour
as they appear to him. To me the unity OF my my
country. for which our brethren dleo py s
Is more sacred and more dear than all else
WHY BRYAN SHOULD BE BEATEN
When / see the masters Of great party in
great National Convention appeal to secuohai ieei-
ing. denounce their brother Americans ana even
call from its grave the mouderng corpse or burled
Secession I look upon those men as faise 10 'ne
principles Of patriotism and unht 10 eat DE nsrtx
speak to a part Of the United States as the enc
my's country" know that ne oushs to.tod ~ M he
fea ted as no candidate has ever Deen deIedleu oe
When read the letter Of another candidate and
find that he denounced sectlonalism and looks
with equal love on all parts Of our country. ana,
swayed by political feeling pleads for union and and
umity' / Know that he is patriot. that he will
govern he fought, and that the heHh IlcsMy,i' f
OF the United states should be. aye will be. Will
Next to the unity of country hold sacred The he
the Constitution. which has made that unity iact @
and preserved it against all comers Next a 70 ,he Inc
authority OF her courts The Supreme Conrt OF OF
the United States has bae 5ne e vnars
has a sat in the capitol and held the balance between
nterpreted the Constitution and done justice be-
tween man and man. 1t is human ana hot nom IN,
of judgmen, it has come near completeness as
any human tribunal can ever come: -, ,,o,r
decisions have been Of the mighty buWarks Of
the Rp5i 3ef0Ss Som
and denounces the courts and proposes to pqll ba
United states drag their .ermne in the dust and
pack them to suit the whim or the passions OF
such 4 policy deserves the reprobaton Of all
patriotic men and should be beaten to the eartn.
THE BATTLE OF THE STANDARDS.
In discussing any question it is well to Know
exactly what mean. and to clear our minds CT
cant. The proposition of the congomerate silver
party Is that we should open the mints OF the
bo fraa nil age
I'm the world and agree to put the stamp or the
United States every 50 or 81 cents worta oi slvsr
Tbat is what is proposed, and it means that we
should abandon the single gold standaru ar on "cn inc
1884 and substitute for the single silver sandlrd
It is idle say that We can keep both % metals e r IN
selves alone 1t is impossible. and every man VINO
knows anything about it knows It Is imp9ssiDe n D
vate and few of them in public any n yne bave wno
SAYS wha he fact s net recently
| am not going argue now the comparaS.lve awe
merits %a bs Of the Contest IS SeWeen the the single gold and
the single silver standard. and that tnere Is mo ho
case now stands it must be either the existing gold
standard or. after frightful conv9ls9,h; pr,ss a
anod ndssr n}Hfs aIf whteh king Bezonan? Speak
die" There is no third course. no halfway no
Mr. Williams has called attention to speech OF
mine min WhGh ne e say S an ns Mr. Williams
is Justly sensitive on the subject Oh lnconsis,rci
obers am glad that he called attention to my
speech in the Senate, for it furnishes IS me a text
wamd ha hatns swoad not admit
ifsn' Il did should be guilty Of untruth Proving
pe sHis point happen to be entirely consistent
have always opposed earnestly III season anu @ Uas
of a5s seay3n wbe wSs vSse in m the House and widely dis
trbuted in free coinage OF ro slr,
yer in ba the ever When has allied eli with every
abhorrent and un-American doctrine whch II WAS
poTted bRetailism. and still believe it would be
good thing If It could ossbe BE b an
agreement. including all the great commerciai ma
tions of the world.
THE OBVIOUS REPLY TO BRYAN
The boy Orator" has asked why. If you believe
in the gold standard as the best system, do you
approve international bimetallism, and all the
light heads and loud voices which follow MIN re-
peat the question in triumphant accents. 1t hardly
deserves an answer. for the reply is obvious The
gold standard is the best standard possible when
and that is the only choice offered us now. Very
likely the gold standard is the best possible under
metals can be brought about by the agreement OF
the nations to their convictions based on full trial
and experience that II would be better for the
worlds business. then the Republican party stands
ready to sa in 9 sgch 5 oo9s talks to rs about
patriotlsm-to us OF the Republican party We
comngs but the party OF Grant and of Lincoln is
not to be taught patrosm BY tine dhe party Of d II
another school from the lips OF men who are the
heroes OF American history; We have not for
Stand to-day like a wall against Reputation and
all the evil things clustered around it, The voices
OF tho mighty dead sound in and COM
mand us to be true. and we are. even they were.
In memory OF them: with pride in what we, are to-
the future will lift the flag in the days Of
1861. and carry William Mckinley victorious to the