The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-10
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
How it Was Observed Every
where.
A Letter Read From President Cleveland
A Great Time in Philadelphia-A
Dull Day in Washington.

NEW York, July 4.-The Tammany society
or Columbian order, today celebrated for the
one hundredth time, the anniversary of the
declaration Of independence. Usually the eel
ebration takes place in the wigwam, on Four
| teenth street, but the recent fire there COM
| PEELED the braves to assemble in the academy
of music. The house was beautifully deco
rated. Among the letters of regret
was the following from President
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHING Jon, D. C., June %:
| Hon James A. Black, Grand Sao hem-Daar Sir:
| regret that am obliged to decline the courteous
invitation which have received to attend the Gel
| ebFatlon by Tanmany society of the birthday of
our republic, on the Fourth day of July next The
zeal and enthusiasm with which your society cele-
brates this day afford proof of its steadst patriot
ISM as well as its care for all that pertains to the
| advantage aud prosperity of the people. l cannot
! doubt that the renewal of Love and devotion to
pure JeHersonian (democratic form OF government
which you contemplate, will suggest the inquiry,
| whether the people are receiving all the benei s
due them under such form Of government. These
benefits are not fully enjoyed when citizens are
| unnecessarily buriened and their earnings and
incomes ,lessly diminished under the pretext
OF governmental SUI port.
Our government belongs to the people. They
have decrqed is purposes and il is their clear right
to demand that its cost shall be limited by fryaliy
ana that It's burden of expense shall lie carefully
limited by It's actual needs. And yet the useless
and dangerous surplus in the national treasury tells
no other tale bn eXtortion GU the part oftae gov
eminent and lerverSon of the peoples intention
In the midst OF our impetuous enterprise and blind
confidence in our destiny it is time to pause and
study our condition 1t is no sooner appreciated
than the onyintion must follow fiat TX trbnte
eXaced from the people should be diminished. The
theories which cloud the subject, misleading hon
est men, appeals to selfish interests which deceive
the understanding ana makes reform, which should
be easy, o difficult task.
Although those who propose q remedy for the
present evils have always been the friends of Amer
lean labor and though thev declare their PURPOSES
TO further It's interests i'll all their efforts yet those
who oppose reform attempt to disturb our working
men by the cry that their wages and employment
are threatened. They advocate system which
benefits certain classes OF our citizens at the expense
OF every householder in the land system which
breeds diScontent, because it permits
Corresponding additional recompense to labor
which prevents an opportunity to work by sitting
production and limiting the area Of our markets
laborer's hard earned wages The attempt is made
to divert the attention of the people
by branding those who seek to
corrupt these evils as free traders and enemies
Of our workingmen and our industrial enterprises
This so far from the truth that there should be
chance for such deception to succeed. 1t behooves
the American people, while they rejoice in the ami
versary 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 bene-
fits which their government should afford. Yours
trely, GROVER CLEVELAND.
| PHILADELPHIA, July 4-Independence dav
was celebrated today in an eXtravagant man
ner under direction Of the citizens committee,
which raised by popular subscription nearly
$l5,00 Tor the purpose. The weather was
thoroughly enjoyable. At midnight the bell
in the tower of historic independence hall was
struck 1l2 times and was listened to 0y a large
crowd of people who had patiently waited for
its sound.
WASHINGTON, July 4,-There was no organ
lied attempt to celebrate independence day in
Washington, but as it was a close, hot day, in
| all business except fireworks and refreshments
the day very nearly resembled Sunday.
CHARLESTON, S. c., July Especial, THE
anff nlrlD,
today was the commencement exercises of the
Citadel academy-the first time since 1860 that
! the exercises have been held on the nation s
birthday.
WNdHEsTER, Va, July Independence
| day was celebrated here with great spirit.
| Local fire companies paraded, together with
| companies from Harrisburg, and Chambers
burg Pa, and Charlestown, West Virginia.
! RICHMOND, Va, july 4.-The celebration of
| the Fourth was more general in this city than
for many years past. There was no special
| demonstration except parade of the colored
military in the afternoon, but the suspension
of business was almost total, particularly dur
| ing the latter half of the day.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 4.-TSpecial To
| day was celebrated here with manifestations of
| genuine national sentiment, such as has hardly
| been seen in the south. The atmosphere was
full of Americanism of the bandana type.
| ROME, Ca, July 4.-[Special. THE Glen
Addie fire company, of Admission, were the
| guests of the Mountain City fire company to-
| day. AT noon there was a reel race, resulting
in victory for Glen Addie. During the day
| there were also foot races.
| LONDON, July 4.-Although numbers of
Americans went to Henley to attend the re-
| gatta, many remained in town and others re-
turned in the evening and joined in unusually
numerous and successful Fourth of July gath
erings. The stars and stripes were flying from
the Grand Victoria, Metropole and Langham
| hotels from SUNRISE also from the United
States legation, the new American colonial
exchange, which Manager Granville had
covered with bunting, and other places. Mrs.
Phelps, the wife of the American minister,
Lowndes square. The rooms were superbly
decorated with ferns and flowers. Portraits
of Washington and Cleveland, draped with
the stars and stripes, hung on the walls
About 600 visitors were present.