Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-09
TIE BRooKLYN BRIDGE TROUBLE,

There has been great deal of growing
on the part of foreign agitators that
the opening of the Brooklyn and
New YORK suspension bridge was ap-
pointed for May oath. That happens to
be the birthday of monarch known as
Queen Victoria, Empress of India and
Queen of Great Britain, etc. To the friends
of the republic, that event has no greater
significance than the birthday of any other
good woman whom circumstance has made
prominent in the worlds affairs. The foreign
patriots who assume to dictate how Amer
lea shall conduct herself on about all occa.
sions have gathered in New York and re-
solved that the bridge shall not be inaugu-
rated on May oath, and that if the attempt
is made to do so the structure shall be sent
skyward with dynamite. It seems to
make DO difference whatever with them
that the committee in fixing on that day
did not even remember the oath was the
Queens birthday. The selection of that
day had no earthly or other relation to its
being an English anniversary, any more
than it had relation to the 24sh of May
being the anniversary of the treaty that
gave California to the republic, or the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise, or the
murder of Colonel Ellsworth, and other
notable events occurring on that date.
Possibly the fact that the same Gay is the
anniversary of the battle of Mas may have
something to DO with the bowling of the
O'Donnovan Rosa faction, which would
find equal objection to the 26th of May,
that recalls the battle of Tara. The Di.
sire was to open it speedily, and the Oath
was the earliest day when the bridge could
be made ready. Invitations have been sent
to the President, Governors of States, and
all arrangements have been completed for
that dsy, and it will be difficult, in.
convenient and expensive to rsarrange for
another date. No day can be fixed upon
that will not be the anniversary of some
event, the mention OF which will be disa.
greeable TO some of those who were not
30 fortunate as to be born beneath the
stars and stripes. OF course if the day
fixed is adhered to it will be great compli.
ment to Queen Victoria, though we confess
to be unable to see it and equally of course
If the date is changed it will be rebuke
to that representative OF monarchy, though
weadniit inability to comprehend even that.
The 25sh, 26th, 9th, 2Ssh, 29sh, and so on,
are anniversaries of events of far greater sig
ni6cance than the luck Of Queen to be
born. But the dynamite cranks have said
it, and it must be so, that the date be
changed or trouble encountered, and Amer.
lean citizens must submit to the humilia.
tioa of diotation from parcel of loud
mouthed dynamite fends, such ss P. j.
Gallagher, who announces that dynamite
shall be used, and the distinguished Mr..
McCabe. who declares the bridge is doomed
If opened on the oath. VIII these mild
hammered cutthroats permit the great high.
way to be opened on Decoration day, or do
they think some of their friends who
fought for the lost cause might possibly
feel sad about it Sensible people are be.
ginning to think that it is about time this
detestable domineering and dictation OF
foreign cliquss and clans should cease.
Clannishness has gone so far lstterly that
a citizsn cannot mention date, or name
foreign country, or speak of a class or
race of people, without being subjected TO