The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-05

sports OF all kinds. 1t was stated tina
excursion boats running than on any pre-
vious Independence Day and therefore tn
police and fire departments expected 4
have more than their usual share of trou
BILE. Tammany Hall celebrated with for
NAL exercises in the wigwam Joseph j
Wilett. president of the Alabama Ba
association, who made the Grafton OF tn
day, spoke as follows:
II is fortunate for us and for our coun
try that we assemble upon this day al
over this broad land and again dedicate
ourselves and our country to the cause
of liberty and independence. we therep!
replenish the lamps Of patriotism with oil
by which the fame burns steadily th'
remainder of the year. know OF no one
having more occasion or greater right to
celebrate this day than follower OF tha'
worlds greatest democrat who penned the
famous declaration which made this DAY
immortal. In thus meeting to do nonor
TO the day, we do honor to the man and
10 the pliho'pteS he iSftN'N'
know any organization of democrats hav-
ing a better right to celebrate this day
than Tammany Hall, which has for n
century and quarter kept the fires of
democracy steadily burning, and during
that limo bae nayar failed In assemble and
-,
Ieau the ueeia'at'oi' VI in"ePei'N'ee va
the birthday or our independence. III al
fords me genuine pleasure TO meet you
and to acknowledge the debt OF gratitude
the South has always felt 10 the democ-
raey of New York and especially to Tam
many Hall for its friendship and help
when the republican party sought to hu-
initiate it and crush it with force bills.
1t has only been few years when those
of us who did not believe In high tariff
laws, or that the foreigner paid the duty,
or that YOU could make people rich and
prosperous by taxing them, were designated
BY our rich manufacturers with the gentle
names OF doctrinaire fool and IDIOT. Not
withstanding our vehement protests and
warnings. an Infamous tariff law was nv
hem caused to be enacted which they hal
purchased before the election by campaIrn
contributions and which breeds an an
nua deficit OF $4,000 600 millions of dol
lars and innumerable trusts AT home and
constant irritation and retaliation abroad
Within TWO years thereafter we hear the
walls OF Carnegie. Hayemeyer and other
manufacturers PRAYING the democrats
party to deliver them from the body of
that death which they had deliberatnI,,
fastened upon themselves and the neonlo
of the United States.
/ know of no more striking Illustration
of their utterable folly than In NV own
State of Alabama where there is n high
duty on mig iron to protect tho American
..
ton. while The AIohama fnrnsc,s .ra ~
porting and selling moro than So nsr con,
OF their output in the onen morkats ns
Europe and have been for eavcrni ,,oars
A great duty confronts us maj ar dr,v-
ing from power the marry Witch con-
ignores the rights NJ The
great mass of people and makes lava fnr
the favored few. And to win this victory
all that is necessary is mar Wa sbouiS
come together In the ola ti,no ori SIou "a
mutual concessions. ana toleratjnn for
each others views: when we stand Tins
shoulder to shoulder ana our renuh,taa',
enemy elves us battle we uspaiiv ,es,a
him very much in the conditjon of tbose
Spaniards who went I'm neainst nawev'e
guns at Manila and schleys at SANTIAGO
But to get together with Tho old tIna
spirit and with the old time enthusiasm.
living issues. The American ' nsonia a un
so constituted, whether bannIjv or ,,n,an
PLY. that they prefer TO settle the n,,as-
lions Immediately in front of them rather
than those which may arise In The fnt,,rn
Happily for us, there are issues right i, r
front OF us upon which We ca, ali ha
united One OF these is the tariff with
Its monstrosities and absurdIties ma
need of tariff reform was never moro
urgent than it is TODAY. and avarv nna
knows We must look to the demncratic
party for relief.
Another issue, however. Inns artisan ,hn
direct offspring of the tariff which g. ~
absorbing the attention Of Tho co,,,,r,, =,
As that Of the trusts. Attention NOS a..
directed to It early last spring nv I,,aaa
Augustus Van Wycl in his pToai s yanss
before the New York Democrats cl,, pps M
Southern people are great ad,,ina ne
Judge Van Wyck. ana clair, hin, erS ol
OF them. They admire bis go. as que
his sterling democracy and h,a a,p n
gentility They particularly aanira n az
gallant race he made for voyarnnn , sne
November, when he came wi,hin 90 ' noe
votes OF overcoming an adverse ~, io.yv',
OF 100000. and would have comnioi,,,.
done so but for the military bnrrah ny
opponent aroused which swept So n,anv
young men off their feet and out NJ their
neaas-
Inis question OF trusts has Ia,e,v
aroused such interest that democratic
leaders, and even republicans all over the
iana nave taken II up, and 1t is safe to say
pasa W all admit Il that the Constellation nss1 san