Hon. F. T. Greenhalge, of Lowell, spoke last evening in Sanders Theatre on "The Republican Party, - its Principles and Purposes Today."

Mr. Greenhalge was introduced by John L. Dodge, L. S., the president of the Republican Club, under whose auspices the meeting was held. Before introducing Mr. Greenhalge, Mr. Dodge read two letters lately received by the secretary, - one from Senator Sherman and the other from Senator Hoar, congratulating the club on its being started so firmly. Mr. Greenhalge spoke as follows:

Ladies and Gentlemen: - The Republican party was formed for the purpose of advancing the rights of men rather than the rights of property. The specific plan was to prevent slavery and to limit the right of property in man. The leading principles of the Republican party are for the rights of men; secondly the principles of the nation; then sound currency; and the protective tariff for revenue; civil service reform; and finally, in a word - progress. An honest man who differs from me and our party on Tariff Reform must judge between two questions and strike a balance governing himself accordingly. If a man votes with the Democratic party, it is possible that he may attain his wish and further the cause of Free Trade, but at the same time he will lend his influence for free silver. The lesser of two evils is to vote for a revenue system. I think I can say that the Protection Policy has not lost ground. It is singular how intellectual men have differed on this question. Adam Smith, Ricardo, Mill and Taussig have pointed in one direction and Bismarck and his followers in another. The men of action have been going their way and our philosophers have gone theirs. I cannot tell you of the good done by a Protective Tariff toward building up the railroads and building up a grand university of industry.

All property should be subject to a fair and reasonable and equal taxation. If a case of goods is manufactured in Massachusetts it has paid its dues in full to the general government and to the common wealth of Massachusetts. Every man who has worked on that case of goods has paid taxes out of his own pocket, he has paid his tax on what money he may have in the Savings Banks and upon the cottage which he owns or is trying to own. The Democrats talk a good deal about the Billion Dollar Congress, but I say a spirit of too great economy is not good for a country any more than it is for a great university and I am glad that the President of the university has not acted on that plan. Parsimony ought not to be the rule. Appropriation should be made in a broad and business like way. The 50th Congress approached too near the starvation limit, when they let the lights go out in government buildings and let the army and navy officers go unpaid. I take it that there are a few sons of Harvard who are not loyal to civil service reform. The only contention on that point is whether this party or that has violated its pledges, and when you get two parties in this predicament you can know that the bone of contention is strong. Mr. Greenhalge then went on to express his trust that Harvard men would take an active part in the campaign, on whichever side they stood. He further spoke of his pleasure at our successful debate with Yale.