New-York tribune., 1905-07-05
FEW AT TAAMAN HALL.
Mann Braces Absent When Wig
zcam "Wh0ops Up" Fourth.

Charles F. Murphy. leader OF the organization did
not attend. Mr. Murphy s TOO fond of the baronial
delights of his Long Island estate 10 mix wifh
crowd at the haA on midsummer day. lie sent
word that he missed the train town. but there Is
a shrewd suspicion that he did not intend 70 come
Aside from the small attendance. however, the
affair smoothly The 69th Regiment Band
played patriotic airs. and The few who were there
cheered themselves hoarse. There plenty or
free liquor. and il dispensed with lavish
hand. Thomas L. FeitneF, acting Grand SacaeH
presided at the meeting. The hall was decorated
with the national colors. and the platform We're
two immense floral h0rseshoes bearing the dates
1889 and 1868.
The Declaration Of Independence was read by
Alfred J. TaIey Thomas F smith, secretary Of
Tammany Hail. then read the letters of regret
The most important letter from ex-Judge
Alton b. Parker recent candidate for President
Judge Parker wrote follows.
1t is an interesting fact that great political
ton nearly rs old as our government Itself
Win resitIoritv and oIdrne eTthIsiasnl the ami
versary OF the Declaration Of Independence.
patriotic conditions of the highest Importance. ear
period your society has been able TO compare past
with present conditions and 10 mark the advances
or retreats in the march OF our national life IN
doing so your members must have noticed The sug-
session, repeated again and again, thay OLD issues
are dead, and that as natural result, new ones
1t would be difficult TO find any assumption more
thoroughly gratuitous Unfortunately We are not
pernitLedi perm as people 10 take up ana dea! WIN %
A'" lt1bltlS we s'tt@tAslltH Lf+Atl etSStt titstL
greed and oyersovernment those inseparahle evils,
are new. However, the smallest reflection forces
hing ruin o' ~ eoe-r,1 SS SsoIafio - - ns,
been close that overgovsrnment has sometimes
andofe 10 creed o with % the sqY result P of non In
the end that their interests and their effects are
Thus because greed, left 10 run riot, has pro-
GIGsS sGe oSa @ e9na9ns IN - ess anG IN great
mumeipai or government ownership and operation
IN heP Sntrias n sn m th ~ fsT more
favorable for these experiments than our own. they
curbed Initiative In other words the only atsrna-
tive thus presented for the curbing OF greed IS that
Of rushing wildly into all the peTils Of over
government,
The fact that this inc1ient stage OF socialism
finds advocacy ought not to excite surprise. For
nearly half century we have been preaching and
tried We have thrown greed, organized as il never
eminent In order to swei the public reVenues by
one dollar We have permitted a small, exclusive,
least three dollars, drawn. in the form OF n0Tdinats
consumers Of everv calling ana erpIovrent I, Is
no cause for wonder If some of the latter have
reached the conclusion that formal socialism
could be much dangerous demoraIizing
than the fiscal system which, producing such re-
suits. grows ny what II feeGs on
The demoFalzing effect of this system is in
and politics which finds Illustration at every step
Thus ought not 10 be surprised when
tions which is dangerous. corrupt and selfish II is
then realized that under the workings of this sys-
tiou the simplest elements, only looking
upon the application. in all the successive circles
of authority of the vicious practices Inherent in
an unjust fiscal system.
1t is thus made Incumbent upon US to recognize in
the first place. thar, the dangers which confront
FSr S ara demand for its ri s e.eution ~. a5S
recognition of those doctrines and practices which
do not need TO look for new cures for the old
diseases; We have only TO apply the old remedies in
Following the reeeognitiol Of this fact comes the
union which has been so long continued and so fey
tile in evil progeny that the process of separation
VIII oe long and dlflculI The ben0eratie party
must do all that lies IN i{s power to promote an
end SO ausplclo4s- 9nIy IN @ InlS W8g can n II give
has consistently cOnteHded during all the changes
of more than a century
The speeches Of the day were delivered by Gov
ernor Glenn of North Carolina and by Lieutenant
Governor Jared Y. Sanders Of Louisiana. Governor
Glenn was enthusiastically received He said in
part;
esteem it both an honor and pleasure to meet
and greet YOU to-day, and appreciate The invita-
ton your wigwam 10 make an address to the
warriors OF your tribe That you have made mis-
been untrue to the'r oaths unworthy Of your order
yourselves will admit but under leadership of sIch
sachems Daniel TOmpkins. the great John Kelly,
[ew d I and and Teater NevVor Snf
stripped every city under the sun. and stands, not
in numbers but in progress and achievements. 1rst
OF all.
The subject YOU have assigned me tO-day-"OUr
Country lis vast and unlimited that IL can
scarcely be touched upon in my short space OF
forty-ive minutes. for TO tell OF its advanCements
ana success would require ages and MI countless
our past telling of victories and achievements.
be studied and read IA story anu history our
present stands the fruits or the creative minds
acbievanents and grand results there are forces
- -, - aror~ tbaT unless checked will DESTROY
our nation and bring shame and disgrace ON our
wonderful people
are arising on the political horizon. What these
dangers? you ask. The conflict between capital
the hands of a few. the few controlling the many.
s third danger IS, are living too fast, both a
~, Isssn, M. snpearances We are living heyond our
means m is making as nation OF gamblers and
poIicv and we live within our means and stiu
be happy - .L. - - ., i. -,
great cities: Unrest, anxiety. never ending
Ssaseless strain body, mind and soul But there
is one section or THIS f3ir tand much talked
TSst section is 'the land OF huelGwheat cakes and
Indian batter, Dixie Land" Our own sunny South;
Your south as well as mine A glorious section OF
this grand country
Lieutenant Governor Sanders. OF louisiana. said
in part:
Men Of Tammany Han let me bring you a word
1e" ne teiI IL YOU that Tamnany and Tammany's
are known all over the South; The militant nght-
bi5dred spirits You fight your battles inside the
Marty and when the party choice has been ex-
fbar YOU rally your braves around II and 90 OUT
to battle joyfully as the war horse OF the
Now. men of Tammany. occupying as you do the
vantage ground OF being ths fre,ss @ psa s,si or
gRnzation in the greatest city "a inc sIsissse S,s
vote must De east in Dsmocratic couneii 80 as 10
close W our ranks FOR the battles Of The future