New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-05
rAMMANY'S CELEBRATION.
,oxcprssNAx LENTz OF OHIO. AGAINST
AN ENGLISH ALLIANCE.
-o, ,.;rr1. EXCUSES HIMsE1F-PERRY
syLMoxr SAYS NATIONAL PoiI'i -
NOW MILITARY QUESTION

=, ~s crowd ~ the WiEvam In Last
=, "a , N. YESTERDAY. but he irtehse ne"+
,en,.d the large hall from beng ''o"ue' a.e.,.
'a,.rc. that listened TO the speeches Were "o''.
s,.a.oa ,.n,oan Tammsny Hall politicians oI
- mas a large representation prelerreu
~. N stay nearer the We" III '"e '"
-. q, ne building where cooNhs
stsoensad with nberality. lefnn''', 80 ~
.,d without. was gey WIN nsss "'' -. ~
- -. .nd blue and on the PLATFORM IN '"e
'-"' h.rked flowers In great PERCUSSION
''Iso ~ - " Daniel ~ Virginia. who han
07"o'o' % max. the long talk az the cele-
$50 .anf A telegram. stating tha' me proIone''
,., =, congress would prevent ms H''e"ua"C'
'.,,.s was filed by Congressman John D. Len'z
ms 80, r.bosA speech was the most -erarkahle
go ~ the hall ard created something or sen
-, =, account OF It's attacks upon England and
-o,as,s against any alliance between England
ard ne United States
+. was half an hour after the time appointed TOT
IN. celebration n begin when ne sachsins 81 ram
-,.rv marched upon the platform. Grand Sachem
,r,ors.L Fetner led the procession. and was foi-
we'd ~ John r Carroll corporation counsel
ro,, vhalen President Randolph Guesenheimer
~ the Council Amos J. Cummings President Mur-
NY NJ the Health Board, Peter F Meyer 'on-
a-ass,,an Mcclellan. Register Fromme and several
r. the lesser lights Of Tammany Mayor van
WICK had seat on the platform also
AZ soon as Mr. FeitDer had called the meeting 70
-. nls,,orrn and called FOR three cheers for the
AMY and Navy" and there was response which
raised the temperature in the hall degree or SO.
~. openinz address of Mr. FeiJner was brief. and
uss followed by the reading ~ tho Declaration OF
1rsAnendence Then the Tamulsny Glee Club sang
IA ,att.rs Of regret were read. Elk Senato- Hill.
GENERAL Fitzhugh Lee. J. Sterling Morton and
p.--v Belmont were among those who had sent
LETTERS
MILITARY QUESTIONS. SAYS Mr.. BELMONT.
Mr. Helmont's letter stated that he had an en-
earenent at camp Alger and II contained this Gig
rlhcsnt paragraph;
New National issue. may arts. in ne futpre o but
1o the RTe .Sod he extension Of empire or co.'s
.'isI eyrerir0ert have no place in political discus
hS 60dn our or f hs or g o Sayy
purely military question. and VIII so remain
un the war nsa na' can he considered To-day the
duty Of every citizen is 10 uphold the Government
IN the conduct Of the war
Richard Croker sent the message: Best wishes
,o- our party and the glorious day We celebrate.
ard 1t caused shout Of applause
When CONGRESSMAN Lentz was introduced to
make his speech he we'll received. but there
va. an apparent division Of sentiment In the hal
when. after referring TO that part OF the Declara-
ton OF independence which declared that relations
with England should De severed he said;
Leading newspapers have been telling "a that
We have the hostility OF France. Russia. Germany
are talking Of an alliance agans. rs. We ere told
BY newspaper. now that the only friend we nave
Is old England.
Kisses in several parts OF the hail were dSowned
~ applause which lasted tor minute. and when
there was an opportunity 70 De heard again ne
said:
some of you hiss. and some o; you cheer Bo;h
isss YES and no: YES. because she that by our
friendship there are millions in it for her
There was moro applause then. and the speaker
continued;
TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE.
". have not forgotten one hundred years o, our
history The American people are. above all the
mos. magnanimous In the world. They are by far
the most long -surerng and forgiving. and we well
come to-day the friendship OF England. But We
serve notice her now OF later Declaration o,
Independence. written by tho same hand az ina,
which wrote the one have heard to-day In
1901 Thomas Jefferson said that one OF our princi-
pies should be peace, commerce, honest alliances
with all nations. entanzling alliances with none
That good IN 1901. II good later. and II Is
better in 1896 individuals may have too many
irons In the fire al one time. So may nations.
This Nation Is engaged In internal contest strv-
Ing TO restore a government by the people IN tho
face o: a government by trusts and monopoies
Another business o, the Nation Today is the war
with Spain There two irons in the hre An
other is that have been invited % career or
colonial expansion and imperialism. There are
TO enter into the most unnoly alliance ne ~orid
ever knew Of. an alliance between England ana
What has England TO give US in an alsnce'
ANSWER from the audience. CIVILIZATION = near
given England civilization since l77s we tausht
her CIVILIZATION. under he Leadership o. Geor ,
agency 81 the American liberty ell ne governments
q the earth should cone UP nishef no
syei ss anq has Auss eoP s Of rktown Eng
Lard give. 40 soony more than n. diDlo t England,
With tire. millions were ready 20 do without
her he IN, II and in s We are e' fsady in s Al
atoms were sneerns az US when one m9rIns nv
learned something. and that was not 10 interfere
Are You surprised that Engsg3 reasy tor az
this Is ;he last OF all nations there Was never one
ever her equal sa. has raised herself by policy
o. take take. take everything In sgnt ana gIe
70 her not oaiv BY war bnt when mat viii no,
win by diplomacy Chamberlain has said that there
Gables from London tel Us about me aOsti.isy
9 ss boo W 6i an sH to BIZ the on
people DON scare thai easily sne San. Gan g t
her but FOR nobody else
RELATIONS WITH GERMANY AND ENGLAND.
Why should antsgonze Germany and Russia
simply for an alliance with England? We are pay
Ing big England for the money she loans
10 Let keep up the Jefterson!an principle OF
friendship with ali nations. say that THIS CUES.
ton O. alliance were submitted 10 The people u
would receive lote that could be counted IN
the hundred thousands. Newspaper correspondents
ara trying 10 ma..,n the altitude o. Germany
toward Us Why should there be anything hut
friendship between MS and Germany? Win the
exception OF an hours tn over Samoa we have
never had a conflict with Germany that and little
rivalry in tariff matters They talk about the Ger
man fleet a. Manila and excuse me presence or an
English feet there because o. the present relations
between England and America. Why should Ger
unnv's feet not re there had
moiore there only 20 seek out the enemy's fleet
and destroy H. lie mad never been ordered 20 take
the Island Germany had a night there under m
,ernatonal laws protecting her citizens from tho
insurgents
q. Tennessee. II Ferguson. Of Arizona: James
X Mcclure OF Syracuse y. I. James Hamilton
Lewis ard Amos J. Cummings