The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-06
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THE RIGHTS OF MAN
The Declaration of Independ-
ence Regulated.
FACING DEADLY PERIL
Warnings Are Sounded by Vest, Hill
and Bryan,
OUR INSTITUTIONS IN GREAT DANGtk
Bryan Declares il More important 10 Strengthen
Our System of Government Than
TO Commamate This
FACING DEADLY PERIL
OUR INSTITUTIONS IN GREAT DANGER
(Bv the Associated Press

New York. July 4.-Tammany Hall to-
day celebrated the 126th anniversary OF
/, American independence. The programme
differed little from that of the Fourth OF
July celebrations held at the wigwam in
former years. W. Bourke Cochran, who
recently returned to the Tammany fold
delivered the principal address, and the
other "long talk was made by Supreme
Court Justice OGorman.
United States Senator Vest, of Mis-
souri,. sent letter of regret in which
he said:
There has never been a time in the
history of our country when the free
institutions established by our fathers
were in more peril than at present. The
announcement is definitely made that
1--WE have outgrown the swaddling clothes
of 1916 and must join the world powers
in trampling upon human rights and the
teaching of Washington and Jefferson"
William Jennings Bryan, in sending
regrets, said:
1T is more important that we should
so discharge the duties of citizenship as
to strengthen our nations character and
should observe each recurring anniver-
sary of the nations birth.
"There is a never ending contest be-
tween human rights and mans unbridled
greed Sometimes that greed creates one
issue, sometimes another, but whether
it manifests itself in the tariff question,
the money question, the trust question
or Imperialism, it is the same for every
where it tramples upon the inalienable
rights of the citizen.
"Tammany can help the Democratic
party by throwing the influence of the
organization upon the side of honest
methods and upon the side of honest
Platforms platforms which will set forth
in clear and unambiguous language the
peoples side of every issue. Those who
employ hypocrisy also resort to trickery
to deceive the people, but those who be-
lieve in equal rights to all and would
deny special privileges to any must rely
upon the merits of their cause and make
an open and manly appeal to the con-
science and intelligence of the people"
Ex-senator d. B. Hill, said in his
letter of regret
THE foreign policy of the present ma
tional administration in relation to the
inhabitants of the Philippine Islands is
a disgrace to civilization. 1t repudiates
the principles of the Declaration of In
dependence. The present Republican
Congress has accomplished little or moth
ing for the benefit of the people, 1t has
not only failed to do justice to Cuba, but
it has also failed to relieve the consumers
of the United States. The administra-
tons most advertised measure of diluted
reciprocity has already come to GRIEF.
The astonishing and strenuous defense
of General Wood in regard to the Cuban
frauds, contained in the recent har-
rangue of the perambulating President of
the United States. on a concededlv nom
partisan occasion has fixed the RESPONSE
blity for the crime upon the admins
tration which it cannot now avoid