The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-05


Society's annual fourth Of July cele-
bration i'm front of the wigwam in
Fourteenth street constituted about
the only public exercises in observ-
ance of the fourth in Manhattan. The
chief speakers of the Tammany Hall
program were Governor Robert b.
Glenn, of North Carolina, and Lieuten-
ant-Governor Jared Y. Sanders, Of
Louisiana.
Governor Glenn'S Address.
Governor Glenn after expressing the
honor and pleasure he had in meet
ing with the Society and accepting the
invitation to address 1.-The warriors OF
the tribe, spoke in part as follows, be-
ginning first With a reference to Tam
many and its history:
Founded in 1888 by William Moon
ey. you are perhaps the oldest political
organization in our country, and your
name and fame are co-eXtensive with
that of our great nation. That you
have made mistakes. none will deny
that you have elevated to office and
put i'm positions of trust some VINO
have been untrue to their oaths, I'M
worthy of your order and a menace to
society and good government, you your
selves will admit, but while this is
true, under the leadership of such
sachems as Daniel Thompkins, the
great John Kelly. Richard Croker.
Sheehan, Murphy and others, with
few Interruptions. you have controlled,
directed and, governed lesser and
greater New York, until today it has
in wonders, wealth and power out
stripped every city under the sun, and
stands, not in numbers. but in progress
and achievements, first of all.
The subject you have assigned me
today-'Our Country'-is SO vast and
unlimited that it can scarcely be
touched upon in my short space of
forty-five minutes, for to tell of its
Announcements and success would re-
quire ages and fill countless volumes.
A few hundred years ago, unknown,
n bowling wilderness, inhabited by
wild animals and equally wild men.
Today. teeming with q population of
more than S6,000.000 of the noblest
and best men and women that were
ever born. Little over one hundred
years ago dependent,-mere colonies
given taxation without representation,
dominatd by all nations. Today, in
deed the land of the free and the home
OF the brave dominated and controlled
by none, controlling and debating TO
all. In 1900, poor. needy, lnsolVent,
bankrupt Now worth over one hun
richest nation on earth, the dominant
power of the world. Ten years ago,
we thought we had reached the ut
most limit when ten million corpora
ton was established. Today we have
an industrial enterprise with capital
of q billion, and ten billions are now
invested i'm manufactures alone. Then
no foreign exports; now one billion SIX
hundred million exports, and seven
hundred million more exports than
imports. Twenty years ago with 49,
600 miles of poorly equipped railroad;
now over 100000 miles of the best
equipped roads, covering one-half OF
the railroad mileage of the world.
When the Panama canal and inter-
oceanic canals are built, new arenas
of wealth will be opened, and who will
not rejoice as with pride he eXclaimS,
Il am am American citizen But with
these mighty achievements and grand
results, there are forces today at work.
that unless checked will destroy our
nation and bring shame and disgrace
on our wonderful people.
What are these dangers you ask.
! will give them to you briefly: First,
the conflict between capital and Ia
bor-for disguise it as we may, there
is this conflict; we see it, we feel it,
affecting our trade, increasing the
cost OF living, destroying property, and
bringing shame and often death into
our land.
There should be no conflict, no
strife, no strikes, no CONGREGATIONS on
the part of labor and no war in the
the name of the law by capital. and
no appeal by it to the gattling gun
and sharp repeating rifles to teach
labor its duty, but the conflict about
short hours and wages, il they occur,
should be settled by the law in the
courts of arbitration, and there should
be peace and harmony between the
classes a'ld an end to strife and dis,
cord.
-. Another great danger is the
concentration of all wealth in the
hands of a few-the few controlling
the many. 1t is the establishment OF
combines and trusts that is putting
all power i'm their hands, thus Grip
ping the weak and small. 1t is the
policy that wants one railroad in
stead of many; one concern instead of
n hundred to produce our iron
and steel, our oil and gas, and to
furnish beef and bread for hungry
millions Is this for our countrys
Ut4faA.? Was RiGssel Sage telling
the truth when he said that industries
worth only $4,000 are being Cnpital-
lied at 100000? Was he telling the
truth when he said that one concern
had been capitalized at $1,000,0 00,-
OOO.-about one-half the entire vol
ume of money in America? Is he tell
ing the truth when he says that such