New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-05

the greatest danger menac.ng the Democratic
party was from the und influence acquired by
this species He defined Nugwump as a man
who occasionally voted TIE Democratic ticket
because ne got mad at the Republican can.
didates." THE Mngwump." he declared will
leave his party because a policeman arrests
one Of his friends and lets an enemy escape and
he will join a party whose policeman will arrest
two Of his friends and let two Of his enemies
escape. Between the Mugwumps Of the North
and the Popusts Of the South and West It will
require severe work to hold the Democratic party
steadfast 10 its ancient principles" Which
last truth was received with wild applause
Az regards the short talks on a Tammany
Fourth Of July celebration the programme 10
always more terrifying than the performance.
The sweltering braves yesterday were threatened
on paper with remarks from thlrty-two Demo-
cratic orators" As a fact only three Of them
responded. Congressman John :. Williams. Of
Mississippi. the first "short taker' took liberties
with his time aliOwan - He looked the typical
hre-eating Southern stump-speaker and he sup
piled the bad break" which IS beginning 70 be
expected when Tammany holds an Independence
Day jubilee Mr. Williams trousers were
peculiar yellow in color and fitted closely 10 me
contour Of pair Of legs which for variety and
novelty cf confguraton would ordinarily nave
added t. the gayety OF tammany. lie an
nouncid that he had read In Republican news
papers that Tammany was dead. but he thought
that ne had never seen liveller corpse. He had
read that your greatest leader had vanished,
vamoosed. skipped eX0atrllted himself ETC.,
bur here he was "re-appearol. unvanlsned. come
ba tx" and was the most substantial piece of
flesh ne had ever looked upon. Then Mr..
williams launched out upon eulogy OF TAM
manys devotion 70 Democracy and her con-
slant alliance with the South.
Mr.. WIILIAMs's BAD BREAK.
Growing more enthusiastic as he went on the
sneaker cried. with hord gestures: When
think Of the warm support you gave us IN the
darkest hours Of our needs cannot refrain from
thinking Of that coupet:
We know not we care no II guilt be n tay neaN-
We know that we love thee whatever tnou art
Mr. Croker was st!n sitting on the platform
when the enthusiastic Southerner paid ms natter
ing tribute 70 Tammany's "COppernead recDrH
but ne soon afterward got UP ana ven 9uS
But Mr.. williams. having once broken me n, rec
proceeded stu further 70 speak 'ns ",'n. III,
thoughts Of his mird. He fired the latln
proverb Of speaking good only OF me ueau a, us
ahort-ha!red auditors, but after transiatihg " nc
fastened TO add: .
Du, "a Tammany Is not dead we may speak WIN
freedom OF lis faults ami Shortcomings. iol nave
permitted your leaders 70 arransc 100 naSy -. ~
be put in the position where you wou!i TAX S,1 ne
things consumed BY ne poor rl"fr opqress made
brave bui losing fight against me ngoea a. ORR ORR
YOU neel not be a'hamei 10 nave PopSa COCHRAN
AMI Amos J. Cumming
Then Mr.. Williams told he story q 'old ION
Ducan" and the fight that once occurred d. a q
Western political barbecue Salr In, ,s II
I'm neither a Whis nor Democrat Out =
free nght? -. ,-,,x
Yes" cried some one from among inc ."
Cling and tangled mass Of heads and arms anu
S.Then Tm IN IT, cried Tom Dusan. said me
sneaker land he pitched N pretty much az !"1
went into Inc inc5me tax n-ft -,
Then The orator described the physical wreck
made If MIR Dugan in consequence. lie went vi
Il say. boys" cried Tom ,pusan At .a''' lid
y2% say ' wa ne i,py lr5n the c5mb't2n,s
thin ie' 04 al. 9u ~; very Su much the for
welr I ,h'nk you am "a; ot ne l Wp tr we
nch pr, nGe9 s, : r5m lam AFT nil Viii come out
80 ,b: fsht for it = nor y0ur fshi II is the hsh'
OF the puto'rai. -...u. -,
rho rSuntrvman IN the far Southwest VINO once
v.i,rae.ed Inc play Of Richard III" lie didn't
IA me King: he behaved badly without any
excuse Finally. ihe cJun,ryman remeuuelsso
80 pf,h1rJ di nv % make excuse; ne
ba1 said something about the winter OF MS as
content being made glorious summer ny 800 o,
dsfsot in 1886" cried The speaker because Tam,
many Hall proves untrue u IN" interests ahu
rights ~ the commonweaL We VIII say mar
our troubles came from dl If. VIII" '0"'
sons OF guns from Newly ork ,,,
Mr. WIUams's vlrirgated oratory was followed
by a brief speech by Congressman AMOS J, Cui i.
mings. who spoke Of greed having seized upon
the dtsarray Il forces In he 0ody p9ht'c "hicn
fnuoua1 Inc Ciyl War he said in part:
It has something OF the appearance OF new
and ra6icious baro1age n the presence OF repuD-
Tcanisn or course there can be neither peace nor
lasting triice until one or the other prevails
Happily there Is no occasion FOR serious alarn,
and none whatever for that alarm OF feeblehesss
Which II is 10 be h0lcd oozed out In the JudciAI
farce that sent Coxey to jail for walking Oh the
grass.
congressman Walter |. Hayes Of Iowa. then
road y short speech In a voice which hardiy
reached beyond the platform. Relieved at last
tho big chiefs OF Tammany went 70 room
where champagne and luncheon refreshed tnem'
while the little braves nocked down 70 oase.
ment room TO partake of copious draugh's Oh
free beer