The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-05
THE FREE COINAGE OF SILVER,
He Declares, Must be the Slogan
for the Democratic Party
Next Year.
THE OBSERVATION OF THE DAY
Elsewhere..A Remarkable Dem.
onstradon at Manila.-Big
Time at London.

NEW YORK, July 4.-The Fourth Of
July was celebrated here under glorious
weather conditions, with much noise,
Incorporating. profusion Of flags and
excursions, and sports of all kinds. 1t
was stated that there were more fire
works sold and more excursion boats
running than on any previous independ /.
ence day, and, therefore. the police and
fire departments expected to have more
than their usual troubles.
Tammany Hall celebrated with formal
exercises In the wlgwam. Joseph j.
wIllett, president of the Alabama Bar
Association. made the Grafton of the
day.
Mr.. wiuett's reference to Judge
Augustus Van Wyck and his remarks
about trusts were the occasion Of out
bursts OF cheering by his audience.
Mention of the name Of VIM. ]. Bryan
brought out bursts Of applause.
Just before the close of his speech Mr..
wIllett divergea from hte speech as
given out and said: "I see that man
Alger is running for senator from Mich
iguu on an antitrust platform. Iss't
that rich? Alger, the friend Of Mark
Hanna, of Armour, of Eagan, running
on an ANTITRUST platform!"
Mr.. wlllett then told story of n
southern negro who was fooled into SELL
Ing his masters farm for $3.50 and add
ed: Wont the people OF Michigan be
lifted out OF everything they own If
they let Alger play the game on them?"
General Joseph Wheeler regretted his
absence from the Tammany celebration
in the following letter:
(" l regret very much that cannot
be present at the anniversary OF your
society, whose existence is coequal with
that OF our government. When your
ancient society was formed, we were
the young, struggling. and, as regarded
by the world. weak nation. We now
stand among the first of the powers Of
the world and we can truly say that
this young nation whose existence COM
menced little less than century ago,
has exercised an influence in the cause
OF civilization. progress and humanity.
such as has not been done by any other
nation since the beginning of the his
tory of man.
(signed) JOSEPH WHEELER"
Sensation of the Day.
Ex-Governor James g. Hogg, OF Tex
as, was responsible for the sensation Of
the day.
1--WE Democrats viii go to the next
convention" he said. advocating as be-
fore the unlimited coinage OF free sill
yer and gold at the ratio of 16 to l."
There was loud cheering at this. Ex-
Governor Hogg said Democrats in 1900
would denounce trusts, favor the In
come tax, the granting Of Cuban indie
pendence, and the construction and
maintenance OF the NIacaraguan canal
and denounce Imperialism and govern
ment by Injunction.
with these principles we will go into
battle confident Of victory" he de-
clared; but we want the support OF
Tammnny, the greatest Oh all local poll
tical organizations And above all we
want to go into the fight under the
leadership of VIM. J. Bryan"
As Ex-Governor Hogg uttered the
name of Mr.. Bryan the cheering was
deafeuing and continued. During a
slight lull somebody proposed a cheer
for Van wyck, but the crowd failed to
take It up.
Senator Thomas F. Grady made n
stormy attack on the state civil service
commission and upon the examination
questions set by 1t.
The following cable dispatch from
Richard Croker. who is in London, was
read:
Congratulations on the glorious
Fourth. the day we celebrate. My heart
Is with you always. Let us rejoice over
the coming triumph of Democracy and
the peoples rights.
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