The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-24
LODGES WORDS OF WISDOM
A MULTITUDE AT THE REPUBLICAN
 RALLY LISTEN TO THEM.

The Hyperion Theater Packed From Pit to Dome-DTany Turned Away From the Doors-The Massachusetts Senator s Welcome Enthusiastic-His Clear, Bold and Representative Refutation of the Doctrines of the Popocrats Listened to Attentively-The Names of Mckinley Hawley's ovation-He Tells the Work ingmen Some Plain Truths.
 By far the largest and most enthusi- astic gathering of the voters of this city and their families that has attended any of the political meetings held by either of the parties this year was out last evening to hear the Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts discuss z the political issues of the campaign.
 The Hyperion theater was packed from pit to dome with an attentive au- dience. During the whole of the sen- ator's discourse the strictest attention was paid to his words.
 There were many ladies occupying the boxes and scattered about the audi ence in all parts of the house.
 The stage was occupied by the vice presidents and secretaries of the meet ing. The theater was handsomely dec- orated with the national colors. A large portrait of Mckinley and Hobart occupied prominent place on the stage.
 When the Second regiment band had played the last strains of Star Spangled Banner, at few minutes past eight o'clock, Chairman Macdonald of the re- publican town committee stepped to the front of the stage and said:
 Ladies and Gentlemen-I know it is pleasure to you all to have one of New Haven's public spirited men pre- side over this meeting. While the gen. tleman I shall introduce to you has been prominently identified with your city's interests, he is best known to you as one of the custodians of your beautiful parks
 Ladies and Gentltmen-I take pleas- ure in introducing to you the Hon, Henry T. Blake as your presiding off, cer''
 HENRY T. BLAKE's SPEECH.
 Fellow citizens, republicans and dem ocrats: This is 8. remarkable cam paign; such campaign as occurs but once in a generation. Never before since 1861 has there been such an up- rising of the people Then as now, a great crisis hung over the nation, and party lines disappeared before it. Then as now, it was evident to all that the republican party alone could save the country, and thousands and hum dreds of thousands of democrats pro- claimed that they were patriots first and partisans afterwards. They were welcome then and they are welcome now. And may we not hope that now as then many of our democratic friends who will this year vote their first re- publican ticket will be so well satisfied with the result and so well contented with their company that they will con- cIude to remain with us permanently and vote with us regularly? May this their first amen be lasting amen! V This is a remarkable campaign in another respect. Never before at any presidential election since 1861 has the country been in such deadly per- il With industry prostrate, with bus mess stagnant, with revenues deficient and great debt piling up continually, we are threatened besides with f1nan- cial revolution which, if it occurs, will spread universal disaster and ruin. We are like a ship at sea, drifting on the lee shore, her decks swept by the waves, her sails blown to tatters, her crew in mutiny and great waterspout bearing down upon her ready to burst.
 How came the sh he to be in such situation? Four years ago she was sailing prosperously on summer seas, in charge of competent and harmonious company, the flag of protection flying bravely at her masthead and her full sails swelling with every business gale!
 The speaker then referred to the causes of this disastrous change, the change from protection principles to free trade heresies. But a mighty gun will be fired in November which will dissipate the fog enveloping our ship of state MT. Cleveland's alarm at finding the country prosperous and it's treasury full and the evil consequent ces of his theories were next referred to, and the speaker then with an apt illustrative parable, concluded as fol- lows:
 And now, fellow citizens, I will give way to the speaker of the evening, who will instruct and interest you, as com pares with myself in ratio of at least 16 to 1.
 His name has long been familiar to you all, not only as distinguished scholar, historian and writer, but as one of the foremost statesmen of cur land, a worthy successor in the United States senate of such sons of Massa- chusetts as Webster and Sumner and Wilson. You will hear from him those fitly spoke words which the wise man declares are like apples of gold in pie lures of silver And so without fur ther preface introduce to you the speak CT of the evening, the Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, United States senator for Massachusetts.
 MIR. LODGES SPEECH.
 When the applause which greeted the Massachusetts statesman had sub sided, he said in part:
 "We are prepared by the many meet, ings of this campaign to have a free and full discussion of the political is- sues. I know there was convention in this state short time ago, and that the delegates thought they had discov- cred a new thing. There was also