St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-05
Sons and Daughters Of This
Great Republic Celebrate
It's Birthday.
The Nations Head Sends a
Timely Message to Tam
many,
Telling the People of the Bless
ings Their Government
Should Afford.
General Observance Of the
Glorious Anniversary in
the Northwest.

New YORK, July 1.-The Tammany
society to-day celebrated for the one
hundredth time the anniversary of the
Declaration of Independence. Usually
the celebration takes place in the wig
wan, but the recent fire there compelled
the braves to assemble in the Academy
of Music. In addition to the we'll
known Tammany chieftains present,
there occupied seats on the platform, as
guests, Senator Vest, of Missouri; Rep
resentatives Roger @. Mills, of Texas;
Patrick A. Collins, of Massachusetts;
James B. McCrary. of Kentucky;
Charles Z. Hooker, OF Mississippi; Ben-
iamin F. Shively, of Indiana; Mel
bourne II. Ford, of Michigan; William
McAdoo, of New Jersey; Gov. Biggs. OF
Delaware; S. S. Cox, f. B. Spinola,
Gen. John Newton, Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Maynard and Gen. Fitz
John Porter. Many letters of regret
were read from distinguished Demo
Gratis, including The following:
Executive Mansion, Washington, June
%, 1SSS-Hon. James A. Flack, Grand
Sachem. Dear Sir: 1 regret that | am
obliged to decline the courteous invitation
which | have received to attend the celebra
ton by the Tammany society of the birth
next. The zeal ard enthusiasm with which
your society celebrates this day afford
proof of
ITS sTEADFAsT PATRIOTISM
as well as its care for all that pertains to the
advantage and prosperity of the people. |
cannot doubt that the renewal OF a love ana
devotion to IL pure Jeffersonian Democratic
form of government which you contem
plate will suggest the inquiry, whether me
people are receiving all the benefits
which are due them under such form
of government. These benefits are not fully
enjoyed when our citizens are unnec,
essarily burdened, and their earnings and
incomes are uSeleSsly diminished, under the
pretex of governmental support. Our gov
eminent belongs 10 the people. They have
decreed its purposes; and II is their clear
right to demand that its cost shall be limited
by fTugality, and that its burden or expense
shall be carefully limited by its actual needs.
And vet a useless and dangerous surplus in
the national treasury tells
NO OTHER TALE But EXToRTIoN.
on the part OF the government, and
a pervision of the people intention. In
the midst of our impetuous enterprise and
blind confidence in our destiny, 1t Is time TO
pause and study our condition. 1t is no
sooner appreciated than the conviction must
follow that the tribute eXacted from the
people should be diminished. The theories
which cloud the subject, misleading honest
men, and the appeals to selfish interests
which deceive the understanding, make the
reform, which should be easy, a difficult task
Although those who propose remedy for
present evils have always been the friends
of American labor and though they declare
their pu poses TO further its interests i'll all
their efforts. yet those who oppose reform
attempt To disturb our workingmen by the
cry that their wages and employment are
threatened. They advocate system which
benefits certain classes of our citizens at the
l. a LAM
a system which breeds discomfort because it
permits the duplication of wealth without
corresponding additional recompense to
labor; which prevents the opportunity to
work by sitting production and limiting
the area of our markets. and
which enhances the cost of living
beyond the laborer's hard earned wages
The attempt is made to divert the attention
of the people from the evils of such scheme
of taxation, by branding those who seek TO
correct these evils as free traders and enemies
of our Workingmen and our industrial enter
prises. This is 50 far from the truth that
there should be no chance for such decep-
ton TO succeed.
1t behooves the American people, while
they rejoice Ill the anniversary of the day
when their free government was declared, to
also reason together, and determine that they
will not be deprived of the blessings and the
benefits which their government should
afford. Yours, very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Speeches were made by Senator Vest,
and Congressman Mi lis, Cox, Collins
McCrary, Hooker, Sh lively, Maischsand
others.