The Portland daily press., 1898-10-27
TRIBUTE TO SEC'Y. LONG.
Greeted by Ills Massachusetts Friends
Last Evening.
BANQUET OF STATE REPUBLICAN
CLUB In BOSTON.


Responds with Speech Praising the
Navy--Congressman Dingley Among
the Guests.
Boston, October s6.-Hon. John D..
Long, Secretary of the Navy. was given
genuine New England welcome at Music
hall, tonight, on the occasion of the an
nual dinner Of the Republican club OF
Massachusetts. There were upwards OF
| 800 Republicans seated at the tables, from
all sections of Massachusetts,, while there
was good representation from the other
| New England states The galleries ware
also crowded with ladies and gentlemen.
There was an evident desire ON the part
of the members of the club and its
friends to welcome Secretary Long upon
his first public appearance in his own
state since his appointment at the head OF
the navy department.. He was accorded
most enthusiastic reception, as were the
other guests. Hon. Roger Wolcott. Gov
ernor of Massachusetts, Hon. Henry Cabot
Lodge, United States Senator from Mas
sachusetts, and Hon. Nelson Dingley of
Maine, the latter being noticed in the
gallery during the dinner and commit.
tee escorted him to the platform. He
was vigorously applauded The guests
and many of the leading Republicans OF
the state were seated on the platform,
the president of the club, Col. William
d. Sohier, facing the floor of the hall,
while at his right were included Hon
John D. Long, Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge,
Of the port Of Boston, and among those
at his left were Governor Roger Woloott,
Col. Francis Applet on, Hon. Nelson
Dingley. Lieut.. Gov. W. Murray Crane,
Hon. Alanson w. Beard and John l..
Bates, Speaker Of the House of Represen-
tatives. The dinner was over shortly after
seven O'Clock, when Col, Sohier opened
the post prandial exercises.
President Sohier, in his opening re-
marks referred to the fac6 that when the
club was formed seven years ago, the
Democrats were in the majority in Massa-
chusetts. The issues then were protection
and sound money, but this fall the ques-
bion presented to the citizens of Massa-
chusetts-sh we present united front
to our common foe; or shall We comfort
him by showing him that we are divided
among ourselves?
MIR. Sohier said that every request that
Massachusetts, made at the war depart
ment was granted and that the state had
no cause for complaint. Massachusetts
can well be proua of her record in this
war. Hers were the first troops to reach
Washington in 1861, and l believe that her
troops were the first in this war to per-
form service for the United States The
American navy was ready and prepared.
under the direction of our Massachusetts,
secretary. Remember the picture that
Senator Hoar drew of our entrance into
the war. We entered it with united
people-Presiden5, Senate and House,
navy and army, Democrat and Republi-
can-all joining hands and all marching
one way.
Col. Sohier was loudly cheered when
he made reference to the work Of the
navy in the war with Spain, the victory
of Dewey at Manila and the heroic act Of
Hobson and his brave men at Santiago.
Governor Wolcott Of Massachusetts, was
the first speaker introduced and was
greeted with cheer after cheer, He eulog-
lied the administration and made special
reference to the grand work of the Massa'
chusetts men, who have made honorable
records during the war. He said in part:
In beginning his remarks, Governor
direct appeal for Republican votes, for
in that audience he believed such an ap-
peal unnecessary but the large gathering
gave assurance that the Republicans of
Massachusetts, are not Indifferent to the
great issues ana great results involved IN
The coming election of state officers and
perhaps more especially OF Republlcan
members of Congress.
The Governor then spoke at some
length upon the part Massachusetts has
taken in the recent war, saying that the
ready confidence of the legislature, ire
spective of party in placing absolutely in
his hands the sum of $500. 200 to be ex-
pended for war purposes, he should al
ways regard as one of the greatest honors
of his life.
In closing he spoke words of warm
praise for the work of the Massachusetts
Volunteer Aid association and of the
support given it by people in all walks OF
life throughout the state.
Secretary Long was next introduced and
given tremendous ovation it being sew
eral minutes before he could proceed on
account of the enthusiastic reception &C.
corded him. He said:
The glory of the navy, and the glory of
the war which it shares with the army, is
not, however, in battle alone; or, rather,
it is not in the brutal elements of battle.
1t is rather in the fine instinct, the heroic
uiiO cpIouulU USFOUlOu, Uuo III
tense patriotism which nerve men to en-
dure what otherwise were the unpardon-
able horrors OF armed conflict, for the
sake OF the great ends and causes for
which battles are fought. The war
through which we have just passed was
not waged for the exultation of victory.
1t was for the unloosing of the yoke OF
bondage, the elevation of an oppressed
people, the diviner civilization OF the
coming century. Its finer touches were
more in the generous humanity it aroused
than in the splendid courage it evoked,
Not trace Of personal animosity toward
the foe was visible from beginning to
end. Few words will last longer than
those which Capt. Evans uttered when ne
said of his men during the battle OF san
tiago that so long as the enemy flew lts
flag they fought like American seamen,
but when the flag was hauled down tney
were as gentle and tender as American
women 1t was q revelation to the