The Indianapolis journal., 1893-07-05
HOW TAMMANY CELEBRATES
A Little Patriotism Mixed with Great
Deal of Democratic Politics.
Speeches Made to the Braves by Crisp. McMil-
lin and Others. and Letters Reed from
President Cleveland and Senator Hill.

NEW YORK. July 4.-The New York Tam
many Society. or Columbian Order. to-day
celebrated the one-hundred- an fourth
celebration of the one hundred and seven
teenth anniversary of Independence day.
The festivities and enthusiasm lacked
nothing through age. The Fourteenth
street Wigwam was profusely decorated.
Shortly after 10 O'clock the members of tho
society wended their way TO the platform.
headed by Mayor Gilroy. who is the grand
sachem of the order. When the applause
which greeted their arrival died away. the
Mayor and grand sachem. wearing his hat
and decorated with the emblems of the
order. arose ana opened the proceedings
with words of welcome. The society's
scribe. Maurice +. Holahsn. then read the
Declaration of Independence.
Speaker Crisp came next In the first of
the long talks. he began with q burst of
patriotism and said that although on this
July there were conditions which pro-
dnced unessiness. yet there were still
many things to boast of. But they had
not all they wanted. Ii there was uneasi-
LESS. uncertainty. stagnation of trade. it
could be charged up to the Republican
party. The laws which brought about
these conditions were Republican laws,
enacted against the protests of the Demo-
Gratis. But they should be thankful that
by the votes of the people last November
the Democratic party bad set uD house.
keeping at w aehinRtOn, on behalf of the
Nation. When Congress assembled on
Aug. z, as far as things could bc remedie ed
by Legislation. he WAS confident that laws
would be enacted which ould restore con-
fdence and bring prosperity again to the
Nation.
Congressman Benton McMillin. of Ten
nessee. came next HIS speech bristled
with patriotic epigrams and references TO
Thomas Jefferson. which was punotuated
by the explosion OF fire works. What Jeffer-
son did tor the United states Gladstone.
the grand old man. was now trying to do,
for Ireland. Then he turned his attention
to President Harrison. whose horse. he
said, had kicked over the dashboard and
thrown out tho rider. At this sally an
ardent Republican. attracted 10 the meet
ing by curiosity. retortcd from the center
of the hall: HES pretty good rider. all
the same" Alluding to President Cleve-
land. Mr.. McMillIn said he stood to-day
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 q
country that thor predecessors office had
let go TO ruin. They Will give to the ooun-
try q currency that will be sound, and ub-
stitute u tariff for revenue for u tariff for
trusts.
WHAT CROWD OF DEMs.
The next speaker was CONGRESSMAN
Clark. of Missouri. He said he hsa ex-
pected to see good audience. bnt now was
compelled to say: Good Lord, what a
crowd of Dems." The speech was of the
post-praDd al order and excited lots of fun
The Louisiana purchase. he said, was the
most niQuitous transaction since the day
when Satan brought the Lord TO the top Of
the highest mountain and offered him the
world as he price of homage. but Thomas
Jefferson appeared as redeomer. Speak
ing OF New York he said the great Empire
State WAS TO the East what Missouri was
TO the West. Ii she went wrong. Democ-
racy's flag was in the dust and nobody
thought OF inquiring about Missour; but
New York had been furnishing Presidents
and Vice Presidents long enough and Mis-
souri, was going to relieve it of that
trouble for the next lO5 years. The Sher-
man act. he said. would have to De re.
pealed and currency of gold. silver and
paper substituted. redeemable by either,
and they wanted the Mckinley bill re-
pealed. They wanted civii-service reform
by placing only Democrats on guard. They
wanted the pension list TO become q roll of
honor and in the West they wanted an IN
come tax that abnormal wealth might bear
its Just proportion of taxation.
Hon. Robert +. De Forest. of Connecticut,
Postmaster Charles W. Day ton and ex-
Postmaster Joseph e. Hendrix. OF Brooklyn.
were the next speakers. The latter said
that tho State of New York would insist
on a gold standard of finance and would
not allow the queer people OF the South
called Popnlists TO monkey with the
financial question by hazardous and ex-
perImental legislation.
Congressman John X. Fellows. of New
York. followed. His as the most eloquent
speech of the day. brimful of glowing sem
tments and of smooth and easy dicfion.
He dwelt upon the meaning of the celebra-
tfon. lie made reference TO current
politics. bnt ended 10y saying that q
miehrier hand than one human had in
spired the Declaration OF Independence
and guided the Nation in its future destiny.
The men of the Continental Congress were