The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-05
TAsrMASY CELEBRATES.
A Letter Read From President
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NEw YoKK. July i.--The Tammany
Society to-day celebrated for the lc9;h
time the anniversary Of the Declars-
ton OF Independence. Usually the
celebration takes place in the wigwam,
bat the recent FIRE there compelled a.
seml,lage in the Academy OF Music.
In addition To the members of the So
ciety there occapiad the platform. as
guests. senator Vest of Missouri, Rep
resentative Roger q. Mills o! Texas,
Patrick 4. Collins of Massachusetts,,
JAS b. McCreary Of Kentucky. chas.
+. Hooker of Mississippi. Benjamin
r. Shiyeiy of Indiana, Aeiboarne ii
Ford of Michigan, VIM. McAdoo of
New jersey, ). ;. Cox and others.
Many letters of regret were read.
among them one from President
Cleveland. In which he says II cam
not doubt that the renewal OF love and
devotion 10 the pase JcifrrsoHian
democratic form OF government which
you contemplate, viii suggest an In
qairy whether the people are
receiving all the benefits which
ars due them under such a
form OF government. These benefits
are not fully enjoyed witea our citi-
zens are unnecessarily bartieaed and
their earnings and incomes are use
lessly diminished under pretext Of gov
ernInenlai support. Oar government
belongs to the people. They have de
creed It's pnFpo-es and il is their right
to demand that it. cDst shall be limited
hy irugality and that its burden of ex-
penses shah he carefully limited by it,
actual needs. aud yet the useless and
dangerous surplus iu the national
treasury tells no other tale bat exsor-
ton On the part of the government and
peryersion OF the pcople's intention.
In the midst OF our impetuous enter
pri@e and blind confidence In our
,ic csiiny. il is time to pause and study
oar condition. II Is no sooner APP
nret.;ates! than the conviction must
follow that the tribute eNacted from
tie people should be diminished
Theories which cloud the subject,
misieai ling honest men. and appeals
to selfish Interest. which deceive tie
understanding. make the reform,
which should he easy. Giiiiealt task.
Although those VINO propose a
remedy for the present evils have al
WAYS been friends of American labor.
ANA though they declare their pur-
pcsa Is To further Is interests in al
iaeir efforts, vet those who opfo re-
form attempt TO disturb our working
men hv the cry tia. their wants and
their employment are threatened.
They advocate y system which Iene-
its restain classes of oar citizens at
the expense of every boss chosa in the
lanel--a svStem wl4ish breed aiscoR-
tent beeausc Il permits enormous in-
crease OF wealth without n cores
Tonding rceempense to tassor. viii h
prevents opportunity 81 work by
Sitting pvo'iUetion and limiting she
area cf markets. and which enhances
the cost OF living bsyund the sahareF's
harsi:earnsi Wages. An attempt T.
made fo divert the attention 81 she
peoy9e frcm the evils 81 such s schens :
of taxation by branding those who
seek to correct these evils as free trad
sr< ard eaemles 81 car wCrsingiBea
ans3 or industrial enterprises.
This l. 20 far from the truth that
theFe should l,c no Ckanee Tor ss
deception 60 snrecei. Il behooveS tie
American pcopie. while they re3eiee n
( the anniversary 81 the ssay whrn their
: free government was declared, 70 also
reason together aisd determine thS1
( they viii NOT le deprived OF the hess.
: ines which oar government sh0aiG
+ aslor,l
~pceg hes vere make by Senaso'
+ Ne-t and GlugFes men Nils. Cox
Z Cos,ias. MctFeary. Haoker, SAiplsr
Ma ca aas otAeTs-