Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
TAMMANY CELEBRATES.

The Fourth of July Celebrated at Tammany
Hall-The Election Bill Denoanced-Let--
ter From Ex-President Cleveland.
NEW YORK. July 5.-The outer walls
of Tammany Hall were profusely hung
yesterday with American flags and its
interior was draped with the stars and
stripes. filled with big and little chiefs
and hosts of braves and resonant with
patriotic music
Grand Sachem Tappen opened the
proceedings by arising with his silk hat
on his head. as token of his rank, and
bidding welcome to the braves who had
assembled to join in the celebration of
Independence day. Then the Tammaky
Glee Club sang Hail to Our Beautiful
Land" and as an encore, Columbia,
Our Country"
The tine-honorsd ceremony of read
ing the Declaration of Independence
was intrusted to George b. Mcclellan,
SON of the late General George b Nc
Clellan- On being introduced enthusi-
astic applause greeted his name, and
applause also rewarded the efficient
manner in which he performed his task.
After further music by the band and
the singing of 1.-The Sword of Bunker
Hilf' by the Glee Club. the grand
sachem introduced Hon. William d.
Bynum, of Indiana He was received
with applause and cheers. He said it
was an appropriate time to glance over
the past and to endeavor to discern
whittier the country was going. The
founders of a nation did not believe in a
nation with a big IN" They did not
believe that majority, however large,
had the right to deprive a minority,
however small, of its natural rights. It
had right to govern, but to GO, ern
| only with due regard to the preserva-
ton of the rights of the minority. The
danger to the institutions did not lie in
revolt from the minority, but in the
tyranny of the majority The Repub-
1lcan ma jority had undertaken to over
| ride the rights of the States and the
people and to rob the constituencies of
| the right of seH-govern@ent. In this
they were led by Speaker Reed.
Mr.. Bynum reviewed Speaker Reed
and continued by saying that never in
the life of the Nation had such deadly
thrust at its liberties been made befores
as in the passage of the Federal Elee-
tions law. This was not intended for
| the South alone 1t was intended for
New York and Indiana 1t was
intended to enable that original
package of political villainy, 3ohf /.
! Davenport to terrorize over
Democratic voters and drive them
from the polls. Not satisfied with un-
| seating honestly-elected members of the
| House of Representatives they have de-
vised this scheme to enable them to
| count out Democrats before they could
attempt to take their seats With Voice,
| with pen, with sword, the people should
| rise in their might and prevent the en-
actment of such law.
Mr. Bynum was succeeded by Hon.
Charles f. Crisp, of Georgia. He said
his friend from Indiana had almost ex-
haustively discussed the bill designed
to deprive the people of their Gbertses.
1t the Government stood for any one
thing it was for the right of self-govern-
ment, the right of home rule, and this
election bill was to deprive the
| people of such right. Republican
judges were to appoint and re-
| move returning boards at their pleas
| ure. The only way to reach Federal
| Judge doing wrong was by impeachment
by the House of Representatives. Was
| a house holding its seats by certificates
received from such judges likely to i'm
peach them?
Letters were read from a number Of
distinguished persons, among them one
from ex-President Cleveland. dated a.
Marion, Mass, in which he said:
The celebration contemplated by your an
cient and time honored org m cation wiz, ito
! seems to me, fall short In the Impressions
due to the occasion if il does persistent
ly present and emphasize the idea that the
Declaration of Independence Ayas the pro-
test of honest and sturdy men against the
| wrongs and expressions of misgovernment-
The reasons and justification for their
4 In hair 1fnE 1far~
list of grievons instances In maladn in istra-
ton. They complained that their inter
ests had been neglected and their rights
| lawful subjects SO violated under British
rule that they were absolved from further
fealty. Our fathers in establi hing
a new government upon the Will
of the people and consecrated to their
| just care and protection could not prescribe
limitations which would deny to political
parties its conduct and administration. The
opportunities and the temptations thus nee
essarily presented to part -Zsfnship- have
brought to a time when party control
is far to arrogant and bitter and
when in pubic place the true inter
ests of the country are too lightly con-
sidered- In this predicament those who
love their country may well remember with
comfort and satisfaction Independence
day that the disposition of the American
people to revolt against maladm nistration
still remains to them and is the badge OF
their freedom and independence. as we'll as
their security for continued prosperity and
happiness
They will not revolt against their plan of
government-for its protection and preser-
walton supply every inspira- ion of true
America ism. But because they are free
and independent American citizens they will
as long their love and veneration to their
Government shall last. revolt against
the domination of any p DiitIcal pa rty. which
intrusted with power, soriidIy seeks only
its continuance. and which. faithlessly yio-
lating its plain and simple duty to the peo-
pie, insul them with profess ions of disin-
terested soicitude while it eats out their
substance.
And yet. with all this shonld not in
blind security deny the existence of danger
The masses of our countrymea are brave
and therefore generous they are strong and
therefore confideut and they are honest and
therefore unsuspecting Our peril lirs in the
ease with which they may be deluded and
cajoled by those who would traffic tn
their interests. No occasion is oppor-
tune than the eel bration of the 11ith ami
r-ary of AmeIica Independence TO warn
the American peoDle of the present neces-
sity their part of a gildnt watchfulness
of their rights and jealous exaction of
honest and un-elfish performance of public
duty. Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Lake Michigan Gales.
CHICAGO, July 5.-Lake Michigan was