The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-05
THE FOURTH OF JULY
How 1t Was Observed Else
where Than in Seattle.
SPEECHES BY GREAT AMERICANS.
Stars and Stripes Everyvhere In the
Gulf ssases-fafriosie Festivities
In the Northwest.

WcorsTocE. Conn. Jaly x-Herry C.
Bowen gathered distinguished company
Of American orators AZ 2osesznd ua-k to-
day for participation IN the FoartA OF July
cesea-ailon- Ch21acey II. Depew,
William Mckinley. Senator HaEley,
Senator Aidrsca. General Howard
and M2ras H&lste23 we're on
tie list d the speakers. and John Vans
maker teieg-aphed thai he could not come
Congressman Charles Russell, Of Connect
cnt. welcomed al On behalf Of Mr.. Boxen,
and then introduced General Joseph z.
HzEley. :. president Of the dzy.
General HaEley's speech was brief. The
immigration question was the only topic
Of general importance 70 which he devoted
attention He insisted that every iurai-
grant must become = true and thorough
American. and must not feed upon the
venom which entered MS s0uI a. a result
Of foreign oppression and tyranny.
Cha1ncey II. Depew was hoao-ed with
three cheers when he was introduced. Mr.
pspsw said In the course OF bis remarks:
II Is the quality OF American liberty thzt
IS the solvent Of al dangers threaten
ing the state which other forms
of governments hold IN check
By force Within fifty years I50oo.a 90 Of
people have come from foreign land. and
settled IN the United States. In inrni-
grafton there Is danger. bu. would be
willing 20 leave the formulation
OF the methods by which It
should be brought within safe
limitations and restriction. to the repre-
sentatiyes OF the Irish, German, Seandi-
United States. / have no patience
with the weakened, vatery-brained
dyspeptics who despair Of this republic.
/ know men who invest abroad because
they think they see the shadow of anarchy
menacIng their possessioas-men who live
abroad 10 get ont from under the Ameri-
can avalanche. I hope they VIII never
return. [Applause.l
General o. O. Howard. the next speaker,
began BY p-aising the regular army. He
said no member OF Il had ever proved dis
loyal. $40 private ever did, perhaps, but
. good many officers proved disloyal,"
interrupted q Congressman on the
platform They were not as numerous
Is the disloysl members of congress"
taTtly replied the general He then pro-
ceeded with his Grafton. The danger from
the peril Of great wealth, he said. is very
well distributed in this country There
are the periis OF corporations, bat corpora
tons are creatures Of law and the creator
can destroy or crush them Is he ple2.es.
Hon. y. ". Aldrich, OF Rhode Island.
spoke Of the industrial future of New Eng
land.
Major Mckinley was given q very
cordial reception. His remarks were con-
fined 10 discussion of the lessons TO be
drawn from what he termed the
three epoch-making periods Of our
history - the war for independ-
enee, the adoption OF the
constitution and the war for the preserva-
ton OF the Union At the conclusion of
Mckinley's remarks three cheers we're
given for the next governor OF Ohio"
Murat Halstead spoke on The Preserva-
ton OF the Peoples inheritance" and
Rev. David Gregg. Of Brooklyn, on 10y
atty and Americanism.'