New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-05


,No EDITH NJ THOMAS.
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE tribune
Woodstock, Conn. July 4-Thc Fourth OF july
=, Roscland Park WAS to-day pronouhccn d ioi'
"nooossful celebration than ever before. The
oroud vas greater. the audience was enthusiisuc'
,i,o sncalinp throughout was higher plane
,bo weather was perfection, and everything oo'n-
bired to make the day most enjoyable. The les
.;,;t;os began with "A reception last evening at
. poeoand- the hcme of Mr.. Bowen. 1he hah'-
s,oo Grounds were brilliantly illuminated ana p'P
,o fran Woodstock Pontret Thompson ana o''ol
Gowns in Connecticut. as we'll as from D"o''S """
south Bridge, in Massachusetts, were prrSi''
After the guests had been received by MI ''i' '''
Bowen they were introduced by the "sn'iS "
President Seth Low. of Columb' college, anu MI
Ioyv. Justice David j. Brewer oil 'he '"l',"
c.a,os Snnrou,e Cont: the Rev DIR. AMI Mrs H.
{ Macarthur of New-lorlI: Mrs julia "aia iio"e
ard her daughter. Mrs Maude Howe EIi'"''
Maurice Thompson. Of Indiana; Senator ana MIS-
Ioseph t. IIawlcy. Of Connecticut: |. f. Murphy
The temperance lecturer. OF N"w-lorK' az" -'i''
Edith VI Thomas of N"w-l'on1oh.
The exercises at the park began promptly az
b.,f-nast 10 o'clock this morning. Among those
80 d.. uniform were Samuel Foster, - 'roVl-
dome, = Gentleman over ninety years oid, VINO
com. to Woodstock as he has done for many N'hH'
o,n,es.l, to attend the celebration, ana the Kew.
Innrv Uorric< of North Woodstock. the Oldest
living graduate Of Yale Collcsc, having n"'h d
member of the class OF 1872. Mr.. iterrich was
formerly a foreign missionary, aSHoclated WIN ''
father of Justice Brewer. The Rev hr. william
I,aves Ward called the meeting to order ana nom
iratod Seth Low as president of the day. In
taking the char. President Low said:
ON this Fourth Of july q tic Columbian year thor'
g much 10 remind H. the profound significance oil 'he
o,ot Declaration of l776 For almost 300 years the Ne"
Nyo-,l was in erect province Of Enrope; tn "aih %
the New Word drained to enrich the con p o. wv
GA and the Ideals and standards Of Europe W." ho>'
of America Tut Declaration Of ind p'rhc' '''-u
al that in The domain OF thought 10 les "'' III ~.
Y,a,n of .o,erp,m Here there has been an oil"
tu,itv for hcw life na'''''N
c ,o,od and history records its progress and obs'>'
lion confirm, the record, and to-day hc w No'u Nv
10 the Old the belonts Of eroat inventions a." "e ""
Of it, genius. - liza.
IN. great Exposition IN Chicago j. |"'e All w.
ITO ,.ycal,r Of he ability OF American ctih'hs u "
pliyac capacity oily TO make rhn9' tn' 10 or-'
great urd ltakinr- ana To carry thcm io'"'fu 10 '
success This is an age OF great oiaHnat'h -"
Individual cal itaist Il, dSaIp airing III me CORY '"N
Tn, iYdi,idua nborr disappearing III the uauc u'
The powcr OF the machine in politics i rPc"g|eu o' az
men 1 call attention thoee conditions ohy 10 oiii""s
the eujrd that j. i,odfrl make them Wholesome Inc
csracity organize and 70 combine l. III l'''i' u
OF high grade Of intelligence and OF power anu we n"
-, has .v-r s..n a, resuI. OF these tendencies II ~
can strip them Of their dangers and reap omy Ve''
benefits.
President Low then introduced Associate
Justice David j. Brewer. of the Omtcd states
Supreme Court. who spoke on " lndividual LID
erty." lie said, in part:
Tho most noticeable fact OF to-day Is that OF the
combination Of capital and the ORGANIZATION Oh
Whatever may be and whatever may be 'ne
rasrs good or lad the beyond dispute that inc
trend Of the eat industrial forces of 'ap'1 "'
labor Is along the line OF consolidation ana coop faol'
am not here decry this tendency realize iu wen
that ONLY through this movement are the great h"'e'
acbieveents Of the DIV possible but one thing Is cea
and that is the penalty which the N""o" pay '
oil II, benefits is the growing disposition TO sacihe tn
individual to the mass 10 make the liberty OF inc 'n'
sons,hinc which nav be ruthessly trlmped into u'
dust because Of some supposed benefit 10 the many
capital combine nay, is claimed produce better
cheanr and more satisfactory in manufactue
tr,Dsportaton and general business but too oiteh th
conn l. NOT content with the vOluntdIf cooperation
such as 10 join. II gIasp' at hohoio!' ana "
To crush out all competition If any Individual prefers A
tndependent business however small and refuses 70 JON
the combine proceeds TO asail that business VIII
its accumulation wealth. ahord for while to -
largely under.ell TO speedily destroy IT. ~ mu
brushes or swallows the lhuNIuuai' UNI III 10 "7
though he were an outlaw
s IT, ia with organizations Of labor the ladcis order
strike the organization ows down s tools ana cease
to work. No individual member dare say. Il hive
family 10 support prefer 10 "Oi" but u iViccu " -
With the general Not content with u!s msahi
,.,on too often attempts by - keep away oIlci
lsborcrs. 1t with io accumulated power OF mum
beers not merely rs individual members ou
also 70 threaten any outsiders who seek 10 take thl
paces Where is the individual labOrcr who daes asseT
b. liberty and act as pleascs in the matter u "Oh
where is the individual contractor or employer VINO ca
cary on his business he thinks best
Tho constant cry that this comruision OF uhi'e'
action will result in increased and thus In ad1e'
benerts 10 each individual and OIL TINS liza oi c'u'-
good individual is forced TO throw away MS owl
liberty and u the OF gan/atiol but - al
improved material condition the oly aim oil human cor'
aid the OF human existencci In the a".c"''iu
DAYS we all remember how slavery was defended on "c
count OF its bencnt 10 tho sa'e support WIN oroi!
labor I'm times OF health and stTtDgh-fcod ana care
DAYS OF old and weakness; a.aih ana ae'ih IL W"
asserted much better oil th"" tho'e lei
to struggle themselves. Penitently end with shah
vc look back the long tolerance which That aipu'
nrosuced in the rind OF the Nation But is ser'ltud
single man less vi ''s'V'1 """ 9i'''' " ~ ~
zation $780,, ,.,,.r,
/, will be said that the law then enforced slavery
1t In the eve Of the law to-day every man l. Tree
w., ,.y 10 the reflex and than the pubi
..n,,msn, back Of II. You may NIL your satutes WIN
,ho r,,,isons that the mind of man can CONCEIVE
Guaranteed peronal liberty but unless you have back
those statutes a universal pubic OPINION uuH" IL"
s,o, n, the ear tresspasser upon such liberty
o,d ,.i,bin the forms Of law the most atJeC
o.o,.i .er,ntude. 80 long a. any single man, III
bunblest and the weakest In the lana may lot eh''
into business or engage in labor such a. MS HIS ans vi
hermit a.d his inclination de'ef"hc' Ju9' 80 'O"S
nersona liberty an unaccOHliiSheu INV
A, tn. did story goes: one entering RESTAURANT
o., o., west AMI while looking over the eiaOorlti d
0, fare was accosted BY the proprietor VIZ" sno
quiry: "Do you want ha~h! - ~ .
,a. .n' from the proprietor and as the guest locke
w and saw the cleaning OF une o"'''. I'm ,, hah
IN HI. hand. he mcckiy replei: Yes VIII %%e "',"
The statutes may promise a. much d '""' s,'
~, vus ",caov.t,on cleaning in the sunlight he tax
simply ne hash +, preferred wniie 700 o'''' ;,
wi,s and children get nothing, not even ha'"
true that there is a commendaoie eno'' '''' ~, .