Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-05
AN ODIOUS BILL,
The Federal Elections Tyr
amy Denounced.
Prominent Democrats Discuss
the Measure.
'Tammany Celebrates Independence
Day in Royal Manner.
A Warning Letter From Ex-President
Cleveland-Mas Meetings Called.
Confederate Veterans Celebrate.
Associated Press Dispatches. |

New YORK, July 4.-Tammany hall
had big celebration today and large
audience attended the exercises. The
first speaker of the day was Congress-
man Byrum, of Indiana, whose chief
glory it is that he received the censure
of the Republican speaker Of the house
of representatives. The founders of the
nation, said Mr.. Byrum, did not believe
a majority, however large. had right
to deprive the minority, however small,
of its natural rights 1t had right to
govern, but only with due regard to the
rights of the minority. Never in the
life of the nation had such deadly
thrust at it's liberty been made as in the
passage of the federal elections bill. This
law was not intended for the
south alone. 1t was intended for
New York and Indiana. Not satisfied
with unseating honestly-elected mem
bers of the house of representatives,
they devised this scheme to enable them
to count out Democrats before they could
take their seats. With the voice, with
the pen and with the sword the people
should ride in their might and prevent
the enactment of such law.
Congressman Crisp, Of Georgia, said
that the Republicans sought by exciting
prejudice against the south, by assailing
it with ISLANDERS, to secure the passage of
the bill; but having made it a law they
would soon turn it against New York,
being ready to do anything to retain
power.
Letters of regret were received from
ex-President Cleveland. Gov. Hill and
number of other Democratic governors,
senators and congressman. Letters from
Messrs. Cleveland and Hill were followed
by loud applause and three cheers for
each.
Then came a number of short talks
by prominent gentlemen.
Governor Beggs, of Delaware, referring
to the election bill, said that he believed
in letting the colored man have his
rights, but not the white mans rights,
too. This is white mans government,
and he believed in supporting his own
race.
Congressman Springer said the cleo
tion bills was an assault upon the
liberties of the people, and the day was
not far distant when the people may be
called upon to make new declaration
Of independence.
Congressman McMillin (Tennessee),
Allen (Mississippi) Kerr (Pennsylvania),
Yoder (Ohio) and Mansur (Missouri)
also spoke.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
declaring that mass meetings should be
called throught the country to denounce
the federal elections bill, and protest
against its passage by the senate. Ex-
President Cleveland, in his letter, said,
in part: "The3opportunities and temp
tations presented to partisanship have
brought us to the time when party con-
troll is far too arrogant, and when in
public places the true interests of the
people are too lightly considered. In
this predicament those who love their
country may we'll remember with
comfort and satisfaction on In
dependence day that the disposi-
tion of the American people to
revolt against, mal-administration still
commands them, and is a badge of their
freedom and independence as we'll as
and happiness. They will not revolt
for its protection and preserva-
true Americanism But because they
are free and independent Ameri-
can citizens, they will, as long as
their love and veneration for their gov
ernment shall last, revolt against the
domination of any political party which,
entrusted with power. sordidly seeks
only it's own continuance, and which,
faithlessly violating it's plain and simple
duty to the people, insults them with
professions of disinterested solicita-
tion while it eats out their substance.
And yet with all this we should not in
blind security deny the existence OF
danger. The masses of our countrymen
are brave and therefore generous; they
are strong and therefore confident,
and they are honest and therefore un-
suspecting. Our peril lies in the ease
with which they may be deluded and
cajoled by those who would traffic with
their interests. No occasion is more op-
perfume than the celebration of the Hath
anniversary of American independence
to warn the American people of the
y present necessity on their part of the
vigilant watchfulness of their rights and
the jealous exaction of honest and un.
selfish performance Of public duty
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