Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-07
TAMMANYS GLORIOUS FOURTH.
A Big Meeting Fun of Enthusiasm
for Cleveland.


Does Governor Hill--The Latter's Was
Very Cold and the Crowd Kissed 1t.
NEW York, July 4.--Tammany Hall,
following custom of more than cen
tury's standing, celebrated the nations
birthday with patriotic speeches and the
reading of the Declaration Of lndcpend-
ence. The list of speakers included
several members of Congress, and
among the invited guests were eXPresi-
dent Cleveland, Senator Hill, Governor
Pattson, and several other men who
have been regarded as Presidential pos
sibilities. The most notable events
which marked the celebration were the
prolonged applause which were evoked
by man who called for cheers
for Cleveland when his letter
was produced, and the Misses
which greeted the reading of the
guarded letter of Senator Hin. Seldom
in the history of Tammany Hall has a
warmer welcome been given n fayorite
soI than was accorded to Mr.. Cleye-
lands name. The repeated and long
continued outbursts Of cheers for the
Democratic candidate for President
astonished the politicians. Those who
are prominent in the councils of Tam
many Hall and were seated on the plat
form watched the crowd with evident
establishment. Hundreds of men with
lusty throats jumped on chairs and
shouted for Cleveland, and as many
more threw their hats into the air. Con
grcssmen from the south and west were
greatly surprised by this remarkable de-
monstration, and some of them referred
| to il in their sDepchcs
Secretary John j. NlcGoldrick read
the replies to invitations. Among them
was the following:
LETTER FROM MIR. CLEVELAND.
GRAY GABLES BuzzARps BAY, MASS,
| June -, lS92.-HoH. Thomas =. GaroH
Gt'1tm lSdcheA.-De0r Sir; acknowledge
| with thanks the courtesy Of an invitation
| 10 attend the celebration of the one hun
| dred and sixteenth anniversary of Ameri-
can independence by the Tnmmany
| Society, on the 4th of july next. It will
be impossible for me To take part in the
| interesting exercises you contemplate, but
| hope the celebration will be abundantly
| pleasant and profitable to those who are
| fortunately able TO participate.
believe that Independence Day should
| be celebrated with zeal and enthusiasm by
| the old and young in every part of our
| land and i'll every condition of American
life, No man, woman nor child within
the limits OF American citizenship should
forget or outgrow the sentiments related
to the observance of the 18th of July.
Because there are influences and ten
denotes abroad, which tend to the neglect
of this anniversary the valuable and pit-
triotc efforts Of the Tammany Society to
rescue il from Indifference ought to be
universally applauded.
notice that my invitation contains the
declaration that the coming celebration by
the society lis designed to be of eXcep-
tional Significance and extended effect"
have no fear that this design will mis-
| carry, for | am satisfied that the Tam.
| many Society will not lose the oppur-
tunity the occasion affords to teach That
the declaration of Independence was Il
movement on the part of people deter
mined to govern themselves; that the
patriotism it inspires enjoins unseliisll
care for our country's welfare; that politi
cal endeayor is only safe and useful when
undertaken in the peoples interest, anG
that political organization is only effective
and successful when approved and trustee
by an intelligent judgment. Yours very
truly, GROVER CLEVELAND.
SENATOR HILLS MESSAGE.
Senator Hill also sent letter in which
he said "ln my judgment the hope ot
the people lies in the success of the
Democratic party. Better than any
other political organization It protect:
their rights and represents their bcs
interests. IL has always been the dc
fender Of constitutional liberty and o
the reserved rights of the states. 1t op
poses Capitalization, it boldly maintains
the doctrine that Federal taxation
should be for public rather than private
| IL aIvntnS bpnnSt tnpnpV--tb,
gold and silver currency of our consti
ton; il faVors home rule for states ant
municipalities; it insists upon an homes
and economical expenditure of publ,
money; it opposes force bills and Fed
eral interference in the domestic affair
Of the state; it antagonizes monopolies
it is the friend of labor, and it hate
hypocrisy, sham and fraud. Thes
tenetS of our faith, thus epitomized
constitute patriotic platform upoi
which every lover of his country ma,
safely stand and TO which he ma,
proudly declare his allegiance on hi
; nations birthday"
After alluliag to the results of tn
Democratic victory in New York, Sena
tor Hill concluded "Our course at til
present time is plain. The Democrac,
Of New York in the approaching
struggle should present solid front t.
the common enemy. Loyalty to cardina
Democratic principles and regularl,
nominated candidates is the suprem
duty OF the hour"
Addresses were made by w. Bourk
Cochran, John Il. Fellows and others.
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