New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-05
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, PAGES

Treasury and that the last Democratic Congress,
of which he was the leader, spent more IMAM any
which had ever before existed. ne oenounG ,ou
the pensioners, evolling much applause and when
he rcacIed the subject of John |. Davenport he
very nearly had a lit.
"CHAMp" Cu.ARKs PRoFANIAY MAKES hir'
Tie Hon. Champ" Clark, of Missouri, was ''e
next speaker "ChamJ" for that Is what lit SaN .
his wife calls him. and he said it in way 'ha'
implied that his auditors to have the same
privilege is good story-tellcr, ana ne opoheu
his speech on Civil Liberty, the Glory OF Man
by telling about fellow IN ms town. VINO,
having drunk milk punch, cNcaiiheu' uoo1
Lord. what q 10 give such illllk. ,H,uip
told "A great many stories, and III most OF 'Hcih
occurred some word Of profanity wnCh h:Nrr
failed TO evoke rapturOUs applause. me Story
might bn good or bad, but If il had damn IN
IL anywhere il raised thunderstorm uirccuN;
The noise that greeted each of Champs damns
tcnfod greater than all that Mr.: iiolahah nae.
been able TO obtain during ms chllrc r'd"ihH vi
the Declaration Of Independence lie eNtoIIen
the virtues of Missouri, and especially OF the
democratic party in Missouri. HIS remarks were
not precisely similar to those OF Danle Webster
in recording the services Of Massachusetts and the
character of hcr citizenship That which idlliD
thought il important TO bring ont concerning MIS-
souri, was that she rolled up Whatever Democratic
majority required 10 meet the "NigcncicS or
the occasion. and tremendous applause he won
by this truthful if inelorious, confession. lie
ended his discours. by saving that the West was
the coming country and that it was going 10 have
when il got all Of that il would ask for more.
Opportunity. the grand sachem presented the
Hon. Joseph Ck Hendrix, and for. five minutes
some genuine pearls were laid bcfore-thc audi
once. Mr. Hendrix turned to tn Hon. - h1'np
and told him that unless the Democratic pnrty
repealed the Silver Purchase law at once and
Internationally, and Joined the rest Of the civil
lied world i'll maintaining a gold standard ana
in providing the hest possible money for Ill" peo-
PIE TO trade WITH il would be cursed forever
lie said il must not listen to the voice of half
baked theorists or paltry dcmagosues, but 10 the
voice of wisdom and experience.
Postmaster Dayton was then produced, ana
since he said II himself, 1t Is not unfair TO IN,
dorSa his remark about the mcomprrhcnsbltv Of
his appointment. Nothing certainly in his ar-
ucarancc sufficiently explains it, and his speech
left it more than ever mystery He had been
wearing the rammany collar before he got up TO
speak, sagacious sachem with prophetic in
Stinct having put il around his neck But when
Mr. Gilroy called him forward he took il OF.
lie sal1 mat IN war 'lmG ne %N L ,"ro np
raid ne ought to be hanged. lie did not say what
the opinions We're. but by eiNln" his audIrhc" 10
hang him we've very wicked and unreasonable"
people and were typical of the party TO when
they belonged. both in its past and present con
stitution. he left them 70 infer that the opinions
Then ho thanked them for the generous reception
they had given him. which was, ind'rd, IVY Iar
the tllat dnNhVN I'u I''''N'N',
recalling the circumstances that no has several
hundred offices now AT his disposal
COLONEL FEIIows'S MA.TEELl SPEED.
Then Colorol Fellows read a LONG and brilliant
speech IL was one of the best Fourth -: July al
dresses that has ever been delivered. and II WAS
n great pity both that the Colonel read II and
that he read it before an audionc" with 80 f"HhI'
an appreciation Of what il meant Historically
il was interesting and accurate. Philosophlcally
i was pure and Il e. Politically il was "ohl"
and tull of wise Suggestion. In rcf'rrn" 10 50
cialjsm and 10 tho cviis of unrestricted im'nl-
grafton and quick and easy admission to citizen
hip he spoke with great power ami sense, thoHE1
Il his words wore applied tomorrow. what would
there hc left of 1ammanv liHll?
II was | O'Clock when. thc til"r 'lub having
sung The Sword Of Bunker Hill. an ndl"lrn-
mont wa mad" - the rooms below H." hill. wh"r"
Danny" rorcqan's assessment on he IInl'n NV
ofiiccloldorS had served 10 provide cloii"us
Ta,nmanv luncheon. Al tilr 1'~r-',nr pi's'n WIZ
bed white hadr". No'r admitted 70 '''- "0"r.tr"
part of the entertainment, and whatever they
Thought about the Declaration OF Independence.
about the Goddess OF Liberty or th" Uses 81
wisk kios sagamcrrs and sachcmS. they knew
inst what 10 do wiki the pottcd ham. III" chicken
salad and the Golden river Of champ cr". And
80 long as these thin"s arr connected IN ~"
Tammanv mind with TIE Fourth - July. II J.
fair to say that civil liberty" will cont,ru" to
be " the Glory OF Man l.. l.. y.