The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-27
LONG SPEAKS IN BOSTON
THE CABINET, THE VAR IND THE
 FUTURE.

Secretary Confirmed in the Impression
 out u Vote, Should Have u Place on
 the Floor of Congress-AmerIca the
 Master of the Sea-BeIieves the Increase
 in the Naval Force Should Go On.
 Boston, Oct. 26-Hon. John D. Long, secretary of the navy, was given a genuine New England welcome at Mu- sic hall tonight on the occasion of the annual dinner of the Republican club of Massachusetts. There were up- wards of 600 republicans seated at the tables from all sections of Massachu- setts, while there was a good represen- tation from other states. It was Gov ernor Longs first public appearance in his own state since his appointment at the head of the navy.
 Secretary Long when introduced to speak was given a tremendous ovation, it being several minutes before he could proceed on account of the enthusiastic reception accorded him. He said in part:
 If I may frankly tell you so, the position of the head of a department is not in all respects favorable to his development along the larger and more comprehensive lines of political science. He is the slave of details to an extent beyond anything you can
 imagine. None the less, my experience
 in the cabinet, has confirmed the im-
 pression that I have long cherished
 that a cabinet officer, with or without
 a vote, should have place upon the
 floor of congress, where he shall be at
 once subject to question in all matters
 of his administration, and have the op-
 portunity to present in person the
 needs and demands of his branch of the public service. So might he best get
 larger growth.
 II am sure, from your welcome to- night to me, in the glory of the Ameri- can navy. Were there ever such pages
 as that navy has written not in water, but in letters of light on the Armament of history. Why should I speak for it, when the navy speaks for itself? It has added new names to the already glittering constellation of heroic stars.
 The marvellous victories of Manila and | Santiago, where Dewey and Sampson | only led a list that ran without break 1 in it's merit from the admiral to the | humblest sailor and marine. have made 1 the naval power of the United States master of the sea. The almost entire | freedom of the navy during the war | from loss of life, from sickness and dis | ease, and from even ordinary casualties | is the best evidence of the thoroughness | of it's preparation, the intelligence of | it's direction, and the skill, efficiency, 1 and thorough training of its officers
 and men. Let me bear my testimony | that all this has been the work of the
 navy itself, and not to any man at it's | head.
 '"The war through which we have 1 just passed was not waged for the ex- ultation of victory. It was for the un- 1 loosing of the yoke of bondage, the ele- | vation of an oppressed people, the di- | viner civiliza ton of the coming cen- | tury. Its finer touches were more in the generous humanity it aroused than | in the splendid courage it evoked. Not | a trace of personal anin,osity toward | the foe was visible from beginning to | end Few words will last longer than | yyhi when he said to his men during the 1 battle of Santiago that 50 long as the
 enemy flew it's flag they fought like ! American seamen, but when the flag | was hauled down they were as gentle | and tender as American women" If l may say one word more concerning | the navy,I agree with the evident prop | osition that with the recent extension l of our territory, the new duties that are
 upon us,- and the now enlarged import | ance of our sea power the increase in | our naval force should go on. But I | am not one of those who would have it | extravagantly expanded, and I would
 prefer reasonable increase conmensu- | rate with the increased need Too rap- 1 i'd a development will surely lead to a | f6dCt1On III lue pOpuldT ullHu anu 1 tendency to the other extreme, as hap
 pened after the war for the union ] Nor must we forget that the increase I of the army and the navy is necessari- | ly attended with very great increase
 in expenditure and, therefore, in taxa l tion, and that in the zeal of the pres- | ent moment we must stand on the old | fundamental principle that under nc
 circumstances should this become 8
 country where the miltarg arm is a l burden instead of a defense, and that
 the military establishment must be sub.
 ordinate by long interval to the edu-
 cational and the industrial" Secretary Long then paid glowing tribute tc
 President Mckinley.
 Senator Lodge upon being introduced was also given a most cordial recep- | tion. He said the United States
 has always been in favor of an ad- vancing and expanding policy and that | there is nothing new in the question
 except as to how we want to go; it is
 the most important question we have faced since the civil war. The presi- dent has to remember the people fol
 whom we fought. The United States 1 cannot hand those people back tC | Spain. We have a great duty and ii | will be fulfilled by the United States. ! Died From Football Injuries,