The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
THEY HAVE TRODDEN
THIS PATH TO DOOM
Shall We Follow the Footsteps
of Those NatiOns2
AT THE PARTING OF WAYS
TOwne, PrOphet-EYed, Looks Into the Fulurt---
Addresses by The Former Senator and
by Bailey Of Texas at

] ammaDy.
(By the Associated Press.)


New York, July 4-The usual Fourth
Of July celebration was held in Tammany
Hall to-day. under the auspices of the
Tammany Society Grand Sachem James
A. O'Gorman. Justice of the Supreme
Court delivered the address of welcome.
After patriotic songs by the Tammany
was read by Colonel Franklin Bartlett.
There. were two "long talks, the first by
former Senator Charles A. Towne, of Min
nesota, and the other by Senator Joseph
w. Bailey, of Texas. Mr.. ToWne made a
plea for 1.-THE old Americanism." He held
that the government had departed from
the high ideal of ITS founders and COM
mitted crime against the declaration of
independence and the Constitution by its
treatment of the Fihpinos. The Consti-
tuition he commended, nowhere provided
for colonial system. He said:
This new policy of colonization is try
ing to masquerade in the borrowed gar
ments of democracy. It has labelled itselt
expansion but the disguise is transparent.
The new policy is not expansion. Expan-
of an organization. The imperialistic pro-
ces sof enlargement is by the extraneous
grating of alien and unsympathetic tissue
between which and the parent life there
can never be any organic relation
THE tendencies that, under the party
in power. have led to a reputation of the
declaration of independence and to a par
tial imperialization of the Constitution of
the United States. have naturally pro-
duced corresponding revolution in the
traditions and maxims of the government
The corruption discovered in our colonial
administration. bad as it was. has been
overshadowed by the recent
revelations of systematized and confeder-
ated fraud in the Postoffice Department.
which has astounded the country and ar
raigned the administration at the bar Of
public opinion. It is the natural result
Of long continued irresponsible power.
we are at the parting of the ways.
The American people must choose and
choose soon, whether to abandon the ira
ditions of a century and a quarter to en-
ter upon the road trodden to their doom
by so many nations that have gone be-
Tore us, or to make re-dedication of this
government to the sublime principles Of
is founders
Senator Bailey said he had not come
orimed for a speech, but to show his
friendly interest in the Tammany Society,
which, he added, almost stooo alone in
{ sloyalty to the Democratic party. He
followed Mr.. Towne by briefly criticising
the policy of the Federal government in
ruling the Philippine Islands by '.the
sword instead of by the Constitution"
He predicted that with the Democratic
party in power there would be a stop to
he Postoftice Department thefts and con
.luded by saying in praise of Tammany
Hall:
You are the greatest organization in
he greatest city of the country. and by
oyalty and adherence to your principles
he people will help to make you greater
till.
Even the good fellowship of this oc
aston would not warrant me in saying that
our brothers throughout the country
'ouid applaud or support all you do. no
1ore than you applaud all we do. but /
peak from heart and conscience for those
nited IN party bonds, when | say that
mere never was a time when the patriots
lrougnout the nation did not anu would
Iall"
eplles to the society's invitations were
ad from ex-President Grover Cleveland.
ldge Alton b. Parker, former Governor
X Francis ex-senator David B. Hill.
enator John w. Daniel, William ]. BRYAN
ID others. Ex-senator Hill predicted
,lltieal revolution in the near future. He
Id the election of Democratic mayor
TINS city next fall would be the opening
:. Democratic victory in the State and
uon IN 1904. The program ended with
mort talks" by Champ Clark. ,of Mis-
nfl' and Congressman William sulzer.
hong others.