Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-05
TAMMANY CELEBRATES.
President Cleveland sends IA Letter OH the
Tariff Issue.

Tariff Issue.
New YORK July 5-The society of Tam
many, or the Columbian order, observed the
| l12th anniversary of American Independence
yesterday The celebration was held in tb'
Academy of Music, and the building wa
crowded with the friends and supporters Of
Tammany hall. % building was gaily
decorated with natione. flags. At 10 O'Clock
the ceremonies were begun, and Jacob A,
Cantor read the Declaration of Independence
Replies to the invitation Of the secretary
| from the distinguished persons were then
read Among them were letters from Presi
dent Cleveland; Gov. Hill, of New York
Thomas Seay, of Alabama; E. Il. Jackson,
of Maryland s b. Buckner of Kentucky
Fitzhugh Lee, of Vir Iinia; + W Wilson,
Of West Virginia; bert Lowery, OF Mis-
sissipp; Secretary Judge John Clinton
Gray; Edward MurI,. chairman Dem
ocratic state committee, TX Attorney Gen,
eral o. Brien, of New York; Henry Waiter
son; +. G. w. Butler, of st, Louis, and
others.
Brief addresses were then delivered by
Hon. John g. Carlisle, of Kentucky; Sen.
ator Blackburn, Congressman Cox, Cochran,
Spinola, and P. A. Collins, of Massachusetts.
President Clevelands letter Of regret be-
gins with the usual expressions OF regret, AMI
then launches at once into the tariff ques-
ton He says:
II can not doubt that the renewal of q
love and devotion to pure Jetfersonian
Democratic form of government which you
contemplate will suggest the inquiry
whether the people are receiving all the ben
Gifts which are due them under such form
of government, Our government belongs to
the people They have decreed its purposes.
and it is their clear right to demand that its
cost shall be limited by frugality, and that
its burden of expense shall be carefully lin
tied by its actual needs. And yet useless
aud dangerous surplus in the national
treasury tells no other tale but extortion on
the part OF the government, and perversioD
of the people intention.
"Although those who propose a remedy for
pre- sent evils have always been the friends OF
American labor, and though they declare
their purposes to further its interests in all
the IN efforts, yet those who oppose reform at
tempt To disturb our workingmen by the cry
that their wages and employment are threat
0ned They advocate a system which bene
ITS certain classes of our citizens at the ex
pense of every householder Ia the land--a
system which breeds discomfort, because il
permits the duplication of wealth withou
corresponding additional recompenSe to Ia
Dor which prevents the opportunity to worl
by sitting production and limiting the areg
of our markets, and which enhances the cos
of living beyond the laborer's hard-earneG
wages,
THE attempt is made to divert the atten
ton of the people from the evils of such
scheme of taxation by branding those wht
seek to correct these evils as free traders ant
enemies of our workingmen and our in
dustrial enterprises. This is SO far from tn
truth that there should be no chance of sucl
deception to succeed. 1t behooves the Amer
lean people, while they rejoice in the ami
versaTy of the day when their free govern
ment was declared, to also reason together
and determine that they will not be deprived
OF the blessings and benefits which their gov
eminent should afford
Senator Vest, in his address, dwelt upor
the significance of the fact that citizens OF
all nationaities joined with equal fervor il
the celebration Of our Independence He
said the Republican party was making
hypocritical bid for Irish votes but the
hypocrisy was too plain to be successful