The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-07-11
rAMMANY CELEBRATES.
The Fourth of July Celebrated at Tammany
Hall-The Election Bill Denounced-Let-
ter From Ex-President Cleveland.

A haiA-1ne EteCttOn Bill OenOuuCcu-1ot-
ter From Ex-President Cleveland.
New YORK, July 5.-The outer walls
of Tammany Hall were profusely hung
| yesterday with American flags and it's
| interior was draped with the stars and
stripes, filed 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 a token of his rank, and
bidding welcome to the braves who had
| assem- bled to join in the celebration of
Independence day. Then the Tammany
Glee Club sang "Hail to Our Beautiful
/ Land" and as an encore, Columbia,
| Our Country"
The time-honored 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 ''The Sword of Bunker
| Hill" 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 nation did not believe in a
nation with big IN" They did not
believe that majority, however large,
had the right to deprive a minority,
however small, of its natural rights. 1t
had right to govern, but to govern
| only with due regard to the preserva-
tion 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-
lican majority had undertaken to over
ride the rights of the States and the
| people and to rob the constituencies of
the right of self-government. 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 a deadly
thrust at its liberties been made before
as in the passage of the Federal Elec-
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, John L
| 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
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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 liberties.
| If 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 a Federal
| judge doing wrong was by impeachment
by the House of Representatives. Was
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 at
| Marion, Mass, in which he said:
The celebration contemplated by your an
| cient and time -honored organization will, it
seems to me, fall short in the impressions
| due to the occasion if it does persistent
ont and l1na fHa hot
| Declaration of Independence was the pro-
| test of honest and sturdy men against the
| wrongs and expressions of misgovernmont
| The reasons and justification for their re-
| volt are exhibited In their recital of long
| list of grievous instances in maladministra-
| ton. They complained that their inter
ests had been neglected and their rights as
| lawful subjects so violated under British
rule that they were absolved from further
| fealty. Our fathers in establi, ,hing
| 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 partzanship have
| brought US to a time when party control
is far to arrogant and bitter and
| when in public place the true inter-
ests of the country too lightly con-
sidered. In this predicament those who
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comfort and satisfaction on Independence
day that the disposition of the American
people to revolt against maladm n istration
still remains to them and is the badge of
their freedom and Independence, well 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 as their love and veneration to their
Government shall last revolt against
the domination of any political pa rty. which
intrusted with power. sordidly seeks only
its continuance, and which. faithlessly vio-
lating it's plain and simple duty to the peo-
pie, tnsul 3 them with profess ions of disin-
terested solicitude, while it eats out their
substance.
And vet, with all this we should not In
blind security deny the existence of danger.
The masses of our countrymen are brave
aud therefore generous they are strong and
therefore confide t. and they are honest an.
therefore unsus pecting, Our peril lies in the
ease with which they may be deluded and
cajoled by those who would traffic W tn
their interests. No occasion is more oppor-
rsary of American independence to warn
the American people of the present neces-
sity on their part of V gilant watchfulnes1
of their rights and a jealous exaction of
honest and unSelfsh performance of public
duty. Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.