The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-05

today celebrated the 1O4th celebration OF
the 117th anniversary OF Independence
day The festivities and enthusiasm
lacked nothing through age. The So
ciety's scribe. Maurice F. Holahan, then
read the Declaration OF independence.
Then came Speaker Crisp In the first of
the long talks.
He began with a burst of patriotism,
| and said that although on this July
there were conditions which produced
uneasiness, yet there were still many
things TO boast of. But they had not
| all they wanted. If there was uneasi-
ness, uncertainty. stagnation of trade,
| it could be charged up to the repub-
| lican party. The laws which brought
about these conditions were republican
| laws, enacted against the protests of
| the democrats. But they should be
| thankful that by the votes of the peo-
| pie last November the democratic party
had set up housekeeping at Washing
| ton on behalf Of the nation. When
| congress assembled on Aug. Z as far as
| things could be remedied by legislation,
| he was confident that laws would be en-
| acted which would restore confidence
and bring prosperity again to the ma
| tion.
| Congressman Benton Mcmillan OF Ten
nessee came next. His speech bristled
/ with patriotic epigrams and references to
! Thomas jefferson, which was punctuated
| by the explosion of fireworks What JEFF
| ferson did for The United States Glad
stone. the grand old man. was now try
| ing to do for Ireland. Then. he turned
| his attention TO President Harrison,
whose horse, he said, had kicked over
! the dashboard and thrown out the rider
! At this sally an ardent republican at
! tracted 10 the meeting by curiosity, re-
| torted from the center Of the hall: He's
a pretty good rider all the same"
! Abiding TO President Cleveland, Mr..
McMillin said he stood today with the
flag Of the union IN one hand and the
| constitution Of the United States in the
other. The democratic party, he said,
was given the task Of rehabilitating a
country that their predecessors in office
had let go to ruin. They will give to
the country a currency that will be sound
and substitute a tariff for revenue for
a tariff for trusts.
The Presidents Letter.
Secretary McGoldrick next read letters
| of regrets from distinguished person
ages. President Cleveland, under date of
June 16. wrote to Richard Croker thus:
Dear Sir-I regret that am unable
to accept the invitation Of the Tammany
society to attend the celebration of the
anniversary of American Independence
on the Fourth of July next This is
day which all true Americans ought TO
celebrate as often as IL occurs. When,
however, the commemoration Of the dis
! cOvery Of the land we occupy and the
celebration of the day when it was con-
secrated TO liberty and popular govern
ment are co-incident, the occasion
should revive ard stimulate all the en-
nobling and patriotic sentiments which
are essential to the safety and the per-
| petuity Of American institutions.
| AT such a time IL Is fitting that we
| rejoice in the dauntless purpose and con-
| stant devotion that have thus far mark
| ed out the way of our great nation.
| We should lose the most important les
| son of the day we celebrate If we for
| get that the labor and diligence OF
| those intrusted with self government
must be unremitting and always patri-
| otic. There has never been a time
when our countrymen should be more
| soberly reminded that they cannot
safely delegate their duties and obliga-
| tiOns Of citizenship nor neglect to culti-
vate their individual and personal in
| terest in public affairs.
| IF those who now celebrate the an
| niversary Of American independence
guard against the sordid struggle for
| unearned wealth that stiles patriotism.
If they exact from public servants the
strictest accountability in the perform
| ance of public duties; If they hold fast
| to the American ideas that work is hon.
| orable and economy is q virtue; If they
| insist that there should be honesty and
Lao aF71f In ~ 4laxr
| 10 encourage expedients that endanger
| the foundation of sound national fin
! ance. those who follow us will joyously
| celebrate the day in centuries yet TO
| come.
GROVER CLEVELAND"
Senator HiITs Letter.
Senator David B. Hill wrote thus:
"It is now evident that the financial
question which so recently from various
motives was sought in some quarters
to be ignored or pushed aside in behalf
of other issues, imperatiyely required
precedence as well as recognition, and
it's solution is not demanded by the
adoption OF temporary expedients and
questionable compromises. but by re-
turn TO the sound monetary principles
Of our fathers.
mot present relief, merly, but the res
nent financial system under which our
currency shall be safely regulated. is the
plain duty OF the hour. A fixed. vigor-
Gus and definite financial policy. rather
than a fixed, weak and vascilating
course one that will settle the question
not for day but for decades. one that
embraces and subserves the interest of
the whole country rather than any par
ticular section, is the wise policy which
the nation needs.
The unconditional repeal of the Sher-
man act against the enactment Of which,
TO their credit. be it said. every demo-
crat in congress voted in the first and es-
sential step in the right direction-such
! repeal is necessary to lay the foundat ton
for the enactment of that legislati ton or
the inauguration of that international
concurrence, which shall eventually lead
us to the goal of that free bimetallic
! coinage to which both Of the great polit-
ical parties are solemnly committed
I'VE pledged the people that If sue
cessful we would revise the tariff by
the reduction Of duties to a revenue
basis that we would repeal the Sher-
man act, which is a menace TO all the
business interests Of the country; that
we would establish and maintain a
sound and stable financial system, and
that we would honestly and econom-
ically administer the affairs OF the peo-
pie.
THE pledges must be kept and when
the promised refoms are crystallized
into new statutes a new significance
will be given TO American independence
the masses will be free from the dom
nation of the classes and all men will