St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-05
TALKS To TAMMANY.
Patriotic Celebration by New
York's Big aud Powerful
Organization.
Grover Cleveland Delivers
An Appropriate "Talk"
From a Distance.
Senator Hill and Big Chief
Flower Emphasize the
Duty Of the Hour.
Orators Speak With Straight
Tongues to Braves and
Sachems.

NEW YORK, July 4.-The one hun
dred and sixteenth anniversary Of
American independence was celebrated
on an elaborate scale this morning by
the Tammany society, or Columbian
order, in the Fourteenth street wigwam.
Every seat in the body of the hall and
in the galleries were occupied, and be-
fore Grand Sachem Thomas F. Gilroy
had concluded his address of welcome
there was not even standing room in
the aisles.
The private boxes were occupied by
ladies, who displayed quite as much
enthusiasm as the members themselves.
On The platform were seated the prom
inent statesmen from different states,
who were to deliver patriotic talks"
Among them were Hons. Charles II.
Gibson. of Maryland; W. n. Bryan, of
Nebraska; W. II. Grain. of Texas; John
0. Pendleton, of West Virginia; Ben
jamin A. Enloe, of Tennessee; l.. F.
Livingston, of Georgia; A. G. Marbury,
of mississippi; John F. Heard. of Mis-
souri,: Fl. A. Herbert, of Alabama;
Adolph Meyer, of louisiana; Owen
Kirk, of Illinois; Frank E. Beltzhoover,
of Pennsylvania; Irving Cunco, OF
Ohio; Mansur. of Missouri; John p.
Hemphill, of South Carolina, and A. j.
Taliafero, of Alabama.
The flag of the Tammany society
f1oated from the roof of the hall, while
the interior was beautifully decorated
with silk flags, the coats of arms of the
different states and floral designs. At
10 o'clock promptly, the sachems and
other officers of the Tammany society
came upon the platform. Among these
were Richard Croker and Bourke Coch-
ran. The address of welcome and the
Declaration of independence having
been presented, Secretary Magol-
drick read the following replies to invi-
tatiOns:
Cleveland,s Greeting.
Gray Gables, Buzzard Bay, Mass. June 90.
-Hon. Thomas F. Gilroy, Grand Sachem.
Dear Sir: acknowledge with thanks the
courtesy of an invitation to attend the 10th
anniversary of American independence by
the Tammany society on the fourth day of
July next 1t will be impossible for me to
take part III the interesting exercises you
contemplate, but l hope the celebration will
be abundantly pleasant and profitable to
those who are fortunately able to participate.
believe that independence should be cele-
and young lii every part of our land and in
every condition of American life.
No man, woman or child should forget or
outgrow the sentiments relating to the OBJ
seryance of the 4th day of July. Because
there are influences and tendencies abroad
which tend to the neglect of this anniversary,
the valuable and patriotic efforts of the Tam
many society to rescue it from Indifference
ought to be universally applauded. l notice
that my Invitation contains the declaration
that the coming celebration by the society is
designed to be of exceptional significance
and extended effort.
l have no fearthat this design will mis-
carry. for am satisfied that the Tammany
society will not lose the opportunity the oe-
casion affords to teach that the Declaration
of Independence was a movement on the
part Of people determined to govern them
selves; that the patriotism it inspires enjoius
unselfish love for our country's welfare; that
political organization is only effective and
successful when approved and trusted by an
intelligent popular judgment -7,.l
Yours very trulV