Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-05
THE PATRIOTIC TIGER
Tammany Society Celebrates Inde-
pendence Day in Its Usual Fashion.
PROMINENT MEN SEND REGRETS
Cleveland and Bryan Write Char
actenstic Letters to the Sachem.
BOTH TOUCH ON FINANCE

1 poIL IolAl1 ON III y ANCE
| NEW YORK, July 5-Independence day
was celebrated by Tanmany Hall In its
| usual fashlon today. The w:gwam's capac-
ity on the main foor was taxed hut there
were vacant seats in the gallery. There
was che departure In the celebration TO-
| day, and that was that the usual supply CT
| refreshments not dispensed from tie
| basement
Civil Justice Wauhope Lynn read the
| Declaration Of Independence
| Grand Sachem Thos. l.. Feitner made a
| brief opening address, and then the letters
| OF regret were read by Secretary McGold-
| rick.
| Cleveland Sends Regrets.
President Grover Cleveland wrote as fol-
| lows:
wESTLAND.
PRINCETON, n. j., June / T. 1881.
| Hon John G Sheehan:
| Dear Sir-I desire TO acknovl.dpa with
| thanks, an invitation to attend the g., I.-
| bratiop by the Tammany Society Of the
| one hundred and twenty-irst anniversary
of American Independence.
My engagements viii not permit me- to be
| present on This interesting occas ort; bat |
| hope its significance will pre-eminently
| conss in a clear and emphatic announce
| ii-fih VI lIt DTIn'lpieS ana beliefs which
accord with the hest and most thoughtful
| sentiments and opinions of our country
| n:en. Yours, very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Eryan Gets on Politics.
| w. j. Bry&ns letter is follows:
| LINCOLN. Neb.. June -. rSyI
Dear Sir: / regret that an engagement
| made several weeks ago will render il i'm
possible for me to join with the Tammany
| Society in celebrating the one hundred ana
tWenty-hrst annive, sary OF the Declaration
| OF Independence. l have On a former oc:
casion commended the founders of your
| society fer making provision, in the Con
| stituton then adopted for the annual com
| memoration of the Fourth of July There
| is specia: propriety in TIE observance OF
| inns day by democrats at this time when
the party has just freed itself from foreign
| financial il Iiuences and taken an emphatic
stand in f-vor of an American policy for
| the American people.
trust that your meeting may prove the
INA leufatlon OF "A campaign which viii re
| suit in putting greater New York under
democrau control. The party has already
shown in Chic: go. Cincinnati and several
olher cities larger gains than Will be re-
quired to overcome the republican maiori-
| ties recorded in New York and BROOKLYN
| last November. All Indications point 10 a
| strong growth in public sentiment n long the
iines laid down in the Chicago platform;
| the failure of the republican policies to re-
store prosperity having given a new i'm
petus to the movement. which has for its
| object the restoration of gold and silver
| coinage of the Constitution
W nile the increasing strength of demo-
cratic principles, together with the absence
OF ON TIE coz rcion extensively practieed last
fal. would seem sufficient 20 make vic
tory reasonably certain in New York Won
Will be greatly aided by the fact that the
republican administration, both in your
city and state, has been so unsatisfactory
as to cause widespread criticism
1 trust that your celebration VIII excite
increased interest in the principles of JEFF
ferson and Jackson, and thus hasten the
day when these principles Will he COM
pletely triumphant in city. state and ma
ton. Thanking for the honor you do me,
am, Very truly yours.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
Other Letters of Regret.
Other letters of regret were read from
United States Senators Stephen r. NAL
lory, James X. Jones' Joseph c. S. Black
burn. Isham G. Harris. George G. Vest.
John l.. Mitchell. William Lindsay. Horace
Chiffon. John w. Daniel. James Smith jr
and S. Pasco; United States Supreme Court
Justices r. w. Peckham and Field Con-
gressnen o. w. Underwood. r. p. Bland
John w. Gaines and Claude A. Swanson.
ex-Secretary of State Richard Olney ex-
Congressman Perry Belmont. Governors
Budd of California, J. r. Rogers of the
state of Washington, Seteunberg of Idaho
and Holcomb of Nebraska: Congressman
Amos J. Cummings, w. n. Thompson.
John w. Corcoran, II. ID. Money, John r.
Mclean of the Cincinnati Enquirer. ST.
Clair Mckelway of Brooklyn Eagle, Gov
erLors Adams of Colorado, johnson of Ala
barna and Leedy of Kansas eX-CIovernors
Waller of Connecticut, Altgeld CT Illinois,
W. L. Bullock OF Alabama, Josiah Patter-
son Of Tennessee, Congressman q. A. Mar
shall and w. l.. Stark, w. ]. Stone of Mis-
souri,. John w. H Porter of Virginia, Il.
G Turner of Georgia, Seth ". Cobb of Mis-
souri,, James G. Dudley OF Texas, f. c.
Wall of Wisconsin. J. G. Spencer of Mis-
sissippi. A. NJ. Dockery of Missouri, James
L. Morris of Washington, ID. c.; ID. l..
Lockwood of Buffalo, n. Y, and j. De-
Witt Warner.
OK y ad's Name Kissed.
James d. Richardson of Tennessee was
the first speaker who down for a
''long talk" He made allusio1 in his
opening to Grover Cleveland as the man
with whom the democrats had beea twice
successful in the nation. The Bame Of
Cleveland slightly applauded, but
loudly Missed, and the Misses continued for
nearly a minute. The speaker sought for a
counter subject in Thomas jefferson, and
declared that 1t was too bad that jefferson
did not foresee the harmful influence that
trusts would exercise on the nations des-
tiny, and provide for their regulation in his
famous document.
The reunion of the democratic party he
said, coming and there were already
perceptible signs of a glorious revival In
the party and a victory for the party next
November.
with an intrepid leader such rs William
Bryan" he said, but got no further
The audience broke into a wild ch Aer
which lasted for nearly a minute
In conclusion the speaker made a plea
for democratic union Ia the Greater New
York and the nation.
Congressmal John w. Gaines OF Tenncs-
see, among other things, said:
The people have rested too complacen.ly
In a fancied security and strength of odr
institutions. while rapacity and greed has
been busily appropriating the substance of
the people and prostituting the government
to base uses"