The record-union., 1894-07-05
Celebration on the Historic Battle
field of Guilford Courthouse.
VICE-PRESIDENT STEVENSON DELIV-
ERS AN ADDRESS
Dedication of a Monument to Soldiers
and Sailors at observation-disclosures
Celebrated the Day With Long and
Short Talks by Democratic Orators
Americans in London Observe the


Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
GREENSBORO IN. c., July 4.-Vice-
President Stevenson was the attraction at
the Fourth of July celebration to-day on
the historic battlefield of Guilford Court
house. The Vice President was received
enthusiastically, and made speech, in
which he said:
We are not strangers. Historic tradi-
tions of the old North State are as dear to
me as to yourselves. The blood that
courses through my veins is that of the
man who, with your brave sires, little
more than a century ago first gave to the
world Declaration of American Inde-
pendence-the men who have for all time
linked the name of Charlotte with that of
Runnymede, and made your Mecklen-
burg immortal.
''In the great struggle for independence
North Carolina played no mean part.
Her sons stood in the front ranks of those
who first braved the hostility and resent
ment of the British Crown. Her sons
were the first to realize the necessity for
separation and the establishment of
American independence
''It must not be forgotten, Mr.. Presi-
dent. that the love of liberty and the
hatred of tyranny which found express
sion in the Mecklenburg declaration of
May 20, 1775 touched responsive chord
in the breasts of the ancestors of many of
those now address. In pledging their
lives and fortunes to resisting British op-
preston, they sounded the keynote fthe
National Declaration of Independence
which lis years ago this day was pro-
claimed by the Continental Congress at
Philadelphia. To North Carolina then
belongs the mperishable honor of having
taken the first step toward securing the
American colonies independence of the
British crown.
sBut what of the future? What will
be the verdict of history as to the achieve
ments of the present generation? In all
that makes a State truly great, is North
Carolina to lag behind or keep even pace
with her sister commonweafths in the
century upon which we are soon to en-
ter? With an area OF more than $4,000
square miles, stretching from the sea-
board 500 miles to the western border;
with breadth of 200 miles from north to
south; with a soil happily adapted to the
supply of all material wants; with cli-
mate unsurpassed upon the continent;
traversed from north to south, from pine
forest to mountain fastnesses by rail-
ways; her mountains overfiowing with
every variety of mineral wealth-in
word, so abundantly blessed with ma
ture's choicest gifts, North Carolina, /
am persuaded, is just entering upon
career of wonderful material prosperity.
''This, Mr.. President, is.sthe fitting
hour and place for this great assem- blage.
To-day, the Fourth of July, there are no
State lines or sections. But whether our
biding place is ON the banks of the ST.
IL ~ l. 1, <l
Eastern seaboard or on the greatest
father of waters, we are all Americans.
Thank God, we are all citizens of a COM
mou country, with one flag, common
history and common destiny. Stand
ing upon this historic spot, consecrated
by the blood of heroes, we lift up our
hearts in gratitude to God that he has
been pleased to vouchsafe to our fathers
such a country.
Under this flag we have in the largest
degree liberty-not the license of anarch-
lists. but liberty regulated by law. The
sons Of the heroes of Kings Mountain
and of GuilfOrd can never forget that this
flag is the symbol of constitutional lib
erty, the eternal symbol of an indivisible
union of ofindestructible States.
"Let us never forget that all your hopes
and aspirations are bound up in the Con-
stitution of our fathers. Guard this Con-
stitution as the very ark OF the cove
nant. At whatever cost, the Federal
UniOn-this grand union of people and
of States bequeathed to US by our fathers
must be the heritage of the future gen.
erations of our countrymen. Let him be
accounted the common enemy who,
whatever the pretext. would weaken the
cords that bind together all States and
sections of our common country in fra
ternal union."
MONUMENT DEDICATED.
CLEVELAND, July 4.-The Cuyahoga
soldiers and sailors monument, a typical
American structure, an unconventional
work OF art with an infinite variety of de-
tails, which breathes the atmosphere of
war and betokens the most painstaking
research, was dedicated to-day amidst the
plaudits of thousands of enthusiastic peo-
pie. The presence of Governor Mckinley
as President of the day, and ex- x-Governor
Foraker and V. p. Kline as orators, made
the occasion memorable. The monument
is located in Monumental Square, and
cost about S3O0, 200. It is strictly Ameri-
can in design. commemorative of Ameri-
can deeds and triumphs in the war of the
rebellion. 1t overlooks the tremendous
grand stand where the ceremonies of the
day took place. Thousands of pure, sweet
voices of children united in singing pat
riotic songs, and bands OF music played
martial and inspiring airs. Following
the dedicatory ceremonies, monster
parade of military and civic organizations
took place.
TAMMANY CELEBRATES.
NEW YORK, July 4.-Tammany cele-
brated Independence Day in its usual
fashion. There were long talks by Sena-
tor Patrick Walsh and short talks by
congressman Springer, Bailey of Texas,
Cummings of New York and Hayes of
Iowa, and several Democrats in private
life
Mayor Gilroy, the Grand Sachem, pre-
sided.
Richard Croker, just arrived from his
trip abroad, entered the hall soon after
the speaking began, and was accorded
reception befittlng big chief of the tribe
of Tammany.
Letters of regret were read from Presi-
dent Cleveland, Vice-President Steven
son, Senator Hill, Governor Flower, Sec
retary Herbert and host of others.
In Senator Hills letter occurs the fol-
lowing paragraph: THE country de-
mands the exhibition of true statesman
ship at this hour upon the part of those
administering the Government. 1t de-
mands their adhesion to well-established
constitutional principles; it demands
their maintenance of an honest and Wig
orous, but patriotic, partisanship, not in
efforts to build up personal political fac
tions by the distribution of official patron
age or of Furnishing adversaries and re-
warding sycophants, but by the broad
and liberal policy of strengthening party
organizations every where, and encourag-
ing devotion to correct principles; it de-
mands the adoption of definite policy to
prevent the Government from drifting
toward the rocks of financial chaos, and
finally demands foreign policy which
extends American sympathies to free re-
publicA rather than to monarchles."