Shortly after 8 o'clock last evening, J. L. Dodge, president of the Republican Club welcomed a large and enthusiastic audience in Sanders Theatre. In a brief address Mr. Dodge maintained that the charge that Harvard was partisan and Democratic was unfounded. He cited figures showing that in 1888 there were only 493 Democrats to 659 Republicans, and that of the 1171 of the graduating classes from 1885 - 1891 expressing a preference 365 were Democrats while 712 were Republicans.

Curtis Guild, Jr., class orator of '81 was the next speaker. He was warmly welcomed and his address certainly deserved the hearty applause it received. He said in choosing a party it is necessary to find what that party represents. Take measures rather than men. The Democrats ask you to vote for a man, we for a principle.

Mayor Matthews says the Republicans are afraid of statistics. The Republican party has not sunk so low as to imprison a statistican who told some awkward truths at an inopportune moment. Furthermore, the four Democrats who spoke at the Democratic meeting in Sanders Theatre gave no statistics what-soever. Mr. Guild then gave figures showing the increase of imports and exports of 1892 over 1890, and the decrease of the duty per capita in 1891.

The Democratic party is necessarily one of criticism. The Mills Bill was a measure of tariff destruction, not of tariff reform. Notice that in the attempts of the Democrats to get "free trade," free manufactured goods comes first, raw materials second.

The Democratic party has been the party of unsound money since the war. While the Republican act of 1890 undoubtedly provides for a too great purchase of silver, it must not be forgotten that it was a compromise measure, and as a stoppage act it accomplished its purpose.

It makes little difference in which direction you turn, you will find that the reform measures have been raised by the Republicans, civil service reform, original package limitation, the recent immigration law, national bankruptcy law, national copyright law.

Owing to illness Ex-Gov. Brackett was unable to be present, and Hon. Jos. H, Walker took his place. Mr. Walker was evidently somewhat disconcerted by the large flag which dropped immediately at the close of Mr. Guilds speech, being too near the platform. Mr. Walker spoke in the interests of the poorer classes in Harvard College, and as his speech progressed brought forward a long array of figures to prove how necessary the protective tariff is from the manufacturers standpoint.

The enthusiasm of the evening was greatly heightened by a torch light procession and drum corps led by Kent '93.