The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-05
TAMMANY S0CIETY'S FOURTH
Our WIDE DEPARTURE FROM THE cor
ERNMENT or Our FITHERs.
Ex-Gov. Walker Of virginia on the Periis Of
Capitalization, the Uninwfui Use OF the
Army, nnd the Unconstitutionni Presidcnt.


The Tammany Society celcor"'cd ior inc
cigty-ninth time the anniversary of American
Independence. The doors of the large han ia
tho biz wigwam in Fourteenth street wcr'
thrown open NJ li-past y a. NJ. ana the people
who for halt hour had crowded the sidewalk
IN front OF tho wigwam quickly nllcd the
benches. Tho hall was handsomely decorated.
/ Ihirty-clght shiclds' bearing the coats ot arms
ot inc states ornam'mtcd the walls ana mugs
hung IN graceful icstoons from the ceiling nni
| tho gallery. pole covered by liberty cap
! STOOL on inc speaker dcsk over me hhicony
! NJ thr pacK OF inc platform hung IN" Iammnny
I banner capped by thir'erh lndlhn arrows anu
on tho gallery railing were thirteen stlk
Standards o'arinr tho arms ana notices oil tho
thirteen original States. At 10 the sa,hcms and
braves quit the council chamber. assembled the
Droau staircase, anu entered the great NAIL NJ
tho head Of the procession were the venerable
Wiskinkie John ID N,wtnnn. cnrrvinp tho cnn
N,"Ni' "0'" - -'o"''''', '"ii S'"H w. '"'
OF ipery ON pole. ana the veteran Sagn-
more Wilson Small, bearing huge tomuhnwk.
! rho, c,r,, ,,rn,I so,,,,r, .,,',,,s,,,, SILL
,"''. ~, .", lug u''"9 ''''
ana hilbert 1. walker. the long talker. Sachcm
John Kelly. and Frank LOOMS. the reader "
| ,l, D,.,,r,,i,, - 1ul,,.o,J,,o p.ii.,,,.,,,.
Wv '"'''" ~ i""' ~"
them were the sachems ana tho short takers.
Behind these 200 braves walked in Indian file.
49,, , ,1, .,h,n,. -, ,,,. ,,,.,
~ ''',,' "7 Wv ''' '''''' "''' Law WI ~,
cd on inc Platforms urnnd Sa'hcm S'h'l
arose. and. In accordance with the timc-hon-
or,d ,,sa,,, -, ,h., .,,,,,, r,o,,, ,ho aI,,ross
O''" us"su VI wv eV',''' "',"o VIZ INJURIES
overcoming the citlH'ns 10 tho blg wlgwnm. ana
To- tho hospitnlitics Of the society Mr. Frank
t,o,,ts r,,,I ,l,,, t,s,iaro,i,,, ~, Observation-Disclosures
LOOMS renu the beclarhtloh oi independence
and Frank O'Donnell. the veteran campaign
singer rendered with fine effect 1.-The Ameri-
c,n ~
can hoS'
Mr.. Gilbert C. Walker OF Virginia was intro
duced as the long talkcr. He was received with
nppi"use. he spoN" ior an hour on inc Ten
dcncy OF the Government toward Capitalization.
H., bernn by lnvinp down tho nronosition TINT
,h, t.,,, ,.os a., ,cy,,r,r.. - ,,,,, s,,,s a,,t
t'o 'h'"h WIS nv "hSprlhE Oh inc S'"''S' anu
TINT tho founders Of the Government intended
th"t the States should DE independent IN AL re,
spg,iS save as TO ne limited nnd wc,i,ichnci
mrmi. - 80 go
me Federal Union. ne snlh ,w9s und'r.
stood To he a compact between inlcp"ndrnt
soNercigntics for thor mutual convenience and
safety. IL was, nut thrlr agent Tor the better
management ot their external and certain GNU
! pertaining Ia the whole. wherein the S"purat"
and indcpendcnt action OF the States might con
! ul't. ana mus bring hhrm 10 the E"nrrll veal.
II was in no real sense milton. neither tho
roll OF PARCHMENT whereon was inscribed tlgi
Federal Constitution Il written. trnnsmutcd the
! thirteen sovereign states. into nation,
ahI yet '3.uny we IRE ,h ot ,2ny silind
| nation IN the, sense thht England Is.
| with her stored development and civil
] lIuf1On oil dozen centuries. but. WlHt
| is Of deeper significance. our Government has
| come 10 he styled. like that Of tho mother coun-
! try. paternal government clothed with fun
| power. not only TO regulate our external hut
! also to exercise "a supervising control over our
| internal affairs. regardless ~ State lines or
! state rights IL may De that | AIN stating this
| proposition strongly. hut reflection VIII CON
! vince you that the history ~ tho last seventeen
! ynnrs fully sus,nins H. Whnt hs,nine nf State
! rights during the period OF reconstruction. 50
| callei;' We're not State Governments Hrt up
| or overhrown nj the will and beck OF tho F"d-
] .
citizens overRwrd and deprived Of tho
elective franchise. and elections. state
| and Congressional. controlled Nv tho mill
! iary power of that Goyrrnmentt Has not tho
General uf our armies lat"iy declared before u
| public audience that but for the army me-
| American people would he u mohI In tho
| railroad riots OF year ago. did not the ENe"u-
tyes u certain states. almost at ths first sign
| ~ disturbance. and before they had exercised
| the proper powers with which thcy wore
| clothed. irnnticnlly appeal 10 the pntNrnal Gov
! l'nreF Have W. not recently heard Il urged
| upon the Moor ~ Congress. AMI els'wher"
| tha' large standing army was necessary la
! ord"r To- enhhlo Nc President u" AL a." states
! IA '9s" oi ,ion'slic irnlh.r' Nh9 Will nay" en-"
harlihood 10 affirm mat IN al ms hrre has
mfi anthsi 'ilisln 70, III, ,v,H ,n9 mn n.li'n.
/ which guti'l ana controlled the Governments
MI W,Ikrr believed that In no particular had
mere prtn wi.r drp"ri ure rom NE zen ~.
mss - ne iaihrrs and me prinq'iri's ~ ths
lu'9n WV. wv ~ Hu'tW. W. W." ny IN ',n
/ ARMY "a rNi "iil,I-. H' N.it'lA'y -l.ul ilo
rhnnriihAth to We r!yll power was lnndA-
N'htI ptlh'llt" IN W ~ 1r'in vi EpNttn in'h n.y.
an We lu'i t!A' ~ hhi I"'n lrhhpi'd ur1u
win olt 'n' pr. o. ~ Nnnl. poop am me
luuiShLi'li' ot ~. "a MRS WIS Il Mputhiul
'Nll'h'N nl n.uu"Il iunil' h'utl ih""', anu
| Wi' h'pIrtur', rom we ptlh 'iI'S OF U,.s'
VINO pro,,nlmel anL won our nnrril's. NO
| Sp'Rkrr inYh r'tl"Wrl NE strugElrs IA ing
nni tha, lsu 20 ,iin ,su,oHshnnht nl tns abs
Iulr irrrdonl OF cn,l,tlnnS 20 Ihttihnrht rom
suN.tnn"ut" ,s, ,nr , , tnr ulill'hrY
or "IuerWlSn. ~ lnlh'alh'u tlht IN 'his couh-
| Wy tle cln'toI au,' ulAuAE'u'n. pi rI''l.'hS
! Wlh hNt mn IL wv 'NlT'Sa or lmpllcu powers
! grhh"I U" 'h' s'n'Im HoNStnm'h'' uut was
h,s.iu,NN TtHrtN"u 20 IN" 'tnt'Si LFrh me
Irsul"tlpus ''l ti.' ,,u'' .h =. lh'nu-TS "l N.h-
] EI'Ss Wrt' N'iliini"'.t % VIC tnltrul Nl mo
olhr'S' sup!'c' "Nil ~ ~ r'sht OF congress 20
! ms ms ~, ,,I h htrl sun I'gulhi,'',ns
hr Nhlk"I 'llNtH't'IM|n me lhws passed. ny
successive h'punu'Ah CONGRESSES 10 enforce
w. proNis,t"hs ID INC ,mirItrmln amrnamnml 10
! IN" Coh7t ituloh ~ ihN"sluhr OF lhc OunSttu,
/ non anu boWs ~ inc iuhuamchtal principles OF
IN" Vuvrrhi!l11n'i 10 ,,,,,,...,.,, ...,.
- Ioi lVuH!G'l, ~, rnlltliu'', nluch on thrlr
essential aNl las ncrn N'rn.i1d 10y recent de,
'lslohs "l llr Nupr'ms ,turl, ny enough sun
rhiHimS No. oNe W ,,o h'Iunii Hn1 L'strny
/ IN" hp'Lu's ~ .n" p''"plr lh lh"Hulh"r'y given
/ TO n-G M inlhtatS 10 nrrs"rFe tnn lrarr ut the
/ po,ia; Inns NulnntnS ntsl nnp"hfs ~ our
] rlNNl'e, III NV h'l Ni lNNp anu wis fnll'l INTO