The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-06
The NATIONS BIRTHDAY.
TAMMANY'S CELEBRATION AT
NEW YORK.
Speeches by Sam Randall and Other
Prominent Men Before
Large Audience.

NRw York, July 5.-The national
holiday was celebrated here to day
with the usual noisy demonstrations,
beginning st en- early hour of the
morning. The weather Was fine
though warm. A cool wind aided
those who went awav on excursions.
Adjutant j. Gould Warner, the adopt
ed son Of the veterans OF the war OF
1912, hoisted the flag on the old fort in
Central Park at sunrise, and the son
Of veteran of the late war sent up
the flsg at the Battery. The display
OF flags and buntiug in the city was
universal. Wall street, Lower Brood
way and the business streets, present
ed a Sunday like appearance. The
Federal buildings and coUrte, the ex-
changes, custom house and wholesale
storEs we've all decorated. Great pre-
paratioDs were made in Harlem for
the celebration, and that part Of the
city presented a ga'a like display at
sunrise when Capt WeDdell's battery
of artillery di charged thir'y.eight
guns as feu de joie. Afterwar s
there were plrades and rejoiCings, and
Lawyer Dayton, in Mount Morris
Park, presented new flag to the city.
TAMMANY's CELEBRATION.
The Tammany Society clubs ccle.
brated Independence Day as n body.
The multitude Logan to assemble be-
fore 10 o'c ock, and when the mem
pers marched in full r5gaie, at ~
o'c ock, Tammany Hsll was picked
with people who got through pro-
eramme of long and short talks, last
Jag four hcup. Among the pr1mi'
nent perso nages pref eat were Senator
Vance, Samuel j. Randall j. r Randolph
Tucker, Gen. f. l.. Wells and Con-
Qressmsn Dowdney, Grand Sachem
Henry p. DugIo presided, ana the
Declaration of Independence, was
read, after which the speaking began.
The general sentiment was one OF
congiatulst on over the return OF the
Democratic party to power in the
Ma ional Government and over the
restorat on, more or less complete, CT
ancient Democratic principles, as par
ticu arly appropriate to an American
Independence celebration.
Each speaker dwelt upon one phase
or another of the home rue contest
abroad.
The first speaker YVES Senator Vance,
| Of North Carolina. He was put down
on the programme for one OF the long
talks. Oongratuating the society upon
the return of the Democratic party to
pow, in the National Government, he
said that they had ected a Piesi.
dent with purposes so high, hon
est and pure, that already the
eXpentes Of the government had been
cut down and rings had been driven
out. la the c. urse OF a discussion
upon the fundamental principles Of
tue Democratic party he sid: in the
hour OF victory we have had some lit
tie Generalization, and we have per
mitt da tendency toward bureaucracy
administration to appear in what is
called civil reform. The action o.
this system is unc )nsti!utionsl and
uudemoc 'atic. The action of The
civil setvice board is to secure priv
leges to the few, and consG Quently It'll,
un Constitutional TO pay out public
money for its support since the
constitution provides that the PEG Die
shall be taxed only Tor the genera
welfare, and it is uudemocratic t.
have a board examine applications 70,
positions and then decide which o
the successful applicants shall have
their names sent in. Talk about get
ting upon a higher level il there i
any higher level for Christian gen
tlemsn to walk upon than one il
which he likes his frien5s, and pre-
fers his friends to his enemies; | don
want TO 60 upon it. Loud applause.
If the tpoils don't belong to tn
victors to whom DO they belong? d
they belong to those who fgh
on the other side or thos,
who fight on no side, but lie OF
all sides? Laughter and applause.
1t is unsafe and absurd to undertake
to lun government upon principle
opp ssd to human nature, bu
although the Democratic party ha
been bsckslider in this regard,
viii retrace its steps and recover from
is demoraliz ition. In speaking of tn
Democratic section OF tie partyI an
all the IN re earnest becaus
/ speak in New York, Ia to-
South the party has not backsli
because it has been purified throusl
suffering. But here in the North To
party has followed after the Moabisl
women of expediency. If commerce
) were attrac cd here, ii trade were fret
New York would soon be the creates
city in the whole world, In conclu
sion, Senator Vance paid CLOWN
tribute to the efforts in behalf Of lii
erty now being msda by Gladston
and Parnell, and in this his examp'
was followed by oil the OF Her speaker
The next speaker was Congress ma
Randall of Penn 'y.vania, who YVES E,
, corded an ovation. He spoke bu
eight minutes, Congratulating his hea
ers upon the administrative reform
already accomplished under Demo
> cratic adm nistratioD. Without an
3 change in legisla ion, he said, the reV
{ enues OF the government have bee
increased 100000; by economic NAL
agement 81 100000 have been cut o
!" from the expenditures, and the GO
J. eminent is now S2S,000,000 better O
g for Democratic administration. l a
: ssrt that the administration OF III
Treasury Department by Daniel Ma,
u ming will compare fsvorsbly with tn
9 of Hamilton or Gallai in.
a Randolph Tucker, OF Virginia, ne,
), smoke. He dwelt on the fundament
principles of DsmoMaay. He keI
y The audience in good humor, no.wit
v standing the fact that he was at tim
q intensely philosophical, Referring
the DAYS OF reconstruction, Mr.. Tuck
l. said: | have myself seen little fl
It low, in shoulder s.raps,go iuto coul
II room in Virginia and dictate decisit
o to Judge on the bench, but we a
= back 10 our fathers house now, al
VI we are back to stay (applsuse), al
a. when l read to that S, uthern a
IF dience they understand that mea
h the popular power OF the Democrat
j, fam 'ly.
v The Hon. jeremiah II. Murphy,
W lowe, followed. He had voted thirt
a one years, but never for a successi
l.. =.