The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-28

In the measure than any other citizen that /
= was not himself Son nor an American so
but that the object Of the bill was valuab
r and serious. 1t was easy to poke fun at IL
Committee on the Library, and to make I'll
: Revolution and the Sons OF the Revoutlo
and the Sons OF the American Revoutio
o subjects Of mirth. All that he wanted, If tn
. bill was to be derided denounced, and d.
, feated, was direct vote which should put tn
= Senators upon record on the Son question
Mr.. EvARTs was disappointed In this, 70
when 1t came to vote there was no quorum
The American Son bill lost its chance, and
still hangs In the dir.
From a pamphlet recently issued by tn
President OF the Sons-that is, the Slmpl
Sons, not Mr.. EvARTs's American Sons-w
learn that this estimable and patriotic organi
cation hos been for many months subjected
to fusillade OF attacks in the form of letters
{ anonymous communications. and articles II
the public prints" Under this protractec
, fire the officers and Sons have maintained {
, dlgnifled silence, but the President, Mr.
FREDERICK S. KALAMAZOO, and the founder
MIR. JOHN AUSTIN STEVENS, believe that "thc
time is now ripe for full statement OF the
Socety's origin, history, and claims, and lts
attitude toward the Sons OF the American
Revolution that is to say, toward Mr..
EvABTs's Sons. This statement informs us
that the Simple Sons were periodically en-
gagged in reviving and maintaining the
American spirit OF our forefathers, and COL
Letting and preserving historical papers Of
the Revolutionary period, when suddenly,
during the centennial excitement OF 1889,
an attempt was made to undermine the So
ciety by tho organization In several States
ageneral society under the style Of Sons Of
| the American Revolution what has been
the precise measure of their success" writes
the founder Of the Simple and Original Sons.
with gentle irony, Il am not informed. l
| have abstained from any comment on this
extraordinary proceeding"
Further light on the mysterious difficulty
between the Original and Simple Sons and
the American, or EvARTs Sons, is afforded
In speech delivered by American Son
WOODRUFF at q meeting In the Masonic
Temple few weeks ago:
For = long time felt great sympathy with many
mem the unfortunate fact of the existence
this city ana In this country OF twosoceoS of Sons
occupying substantially the Same grounds In tho Of
fort to ascertain tho truth OF tho various stories which
wero so indusriously circulated by tho Sons OF the
American Revolution interviewed the officers OF
own Society and they have kindly put In possession
Of many facts which think a complete answer to
much that has been printed against this Society and its
action in the past They also inform me why no an
has been made to these facts It was tho pur
suit OF policy OF silence"
The facts disclosed when the Simple and
Original Sons broke their policy OF silence
were these: Last year Judge LUCIUs P
DEM1Na OF New Haven, the President OF the |
American Sons. approached Mr.. FREDERICK |
S. TALLMADGE, President Of the Simple and |
Original Sons, in an informal and semi-offi-
cial way on the subject OF consolidation and
President DEMING assured Presi-
dent TALLMADGE that on the part Of the
American Sons the greatest care had been
taken not to offend the sensibilities OF the
Simple and Original Sons. In short, the
President Of the Americans proposed to the
President Of the Simples and Originals that
The latter should como into the National
Association, dropping all claim to exclusive
Or superior Sonship and adopting a badge
and insignia common to all Sons. II this
we're DONE Judge DEMING offered to resign
Is President In order that a new President
If the Parsons might be elected from the
'imples and Originals.
But these overtures were not warmly re-
'eived by the President of the Original Sons.
lie reminded Judge DEMING that the Simple
sons had "labored very jealousy and very
for not less than six years;
hat while the society was diligently labor
ng, an attempt was made without us to Or
.anize similar associations under an appar-
ntly different name, but so closely to re-
emble ours as to mislead; and your good {
lame and that of other gentlemen has been '
lrawn into the scheme, which really has for
ts object the building up Of rival societies {
Ipon our reputation" He stoutly main '
aimed the right Of the Original Sons to +
rimacy in the hierarchy OF Sonship c
Somebody must have the power" wrote I
President TALLMADGE to President DEMING, l.
to say who are the proper organizers as to
hood pedigree, and l may add, after our n
ecent experience, as 10 decency. think a
10 should WELD that power only In the in p
option Of the undertaking. Our name, our IL
Insignia, and our constitution are the results a
deliberations and approval OF the several :,
tates l have mentioned Take all that II
way from us and we may as well invite you o
ii to our funeral at once" And he went on: II
" Our name. our insignia, the very banner under :,
hieh wo light We claim our own, and that We are II
,titled to some privilege select in tho be-
inning tho people who entitled to enlist under our
". and who arc to share honors of tho conflict [
lease understand exactly what mean. fully appre. s
alto tho benent OF harmonious action so that We NAV
a unit but our Society may well object after six
'ars Of hard work to being merged into a National
'oiety whore their individuality shall be surrendered
I'd lost, whore their insignia, their 'munimenS OF is
To- DO lost or at least shall bo at tho mercy of men
no may not appreciate what thoy have done They
ould prefer, think to adopt their tho re-
lest OF Mr. JETYEAsoS DAv at tho beginning OF tho II
bollion, Let US alone" n
Son WOODRUFF called attention to the fact Ii
lat "even the Presidency of the National v
,ciety had been offered to the President Of t
s society as an inducement for him to sur r
nder us to their arms" Son ToMLINsoN 81
ade an eloquent plea against surrender. e.
cannot refrain" he said, A" from one word T
to the name of our alleged rival. The very
sertion OF the word American shows both
g guilty intent and the apologize con-
lousness Of that guilt on the part Of the in
ntlemen responsible for It," He pointed Ell
r tho foot puhiIa ha NJ Coz, 10