Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-04
GOTHAM CELEBRATION
A Tammany Function the Event
Of the Day.
ANNUAL SOCIETY EVENT
Speech by Representative Sullivan of
Massachusetts.
PROMINENT MEN PRESENT
Address Of Welcome by Grand sachem
W. Bourke Cochran-Evils Of the
Protective Tariff Exploited.
PROMINENT MEN PRESEN'

NEW YORK, July 4.-The annual cele-
bration of the Society of Tammany or the
Columbian Order, took place today in honor
of the one hundred and thirtieth anniver-
sary of American independence. The exer-
cises which were held at Tammany Hall
were attended by prominent men from
many parts of the country
One of the principal addresses of the day
was delivered by Representative John A.
Sullivan of Massachusetts, who spoke of
what he regarded as the evils which had
grown out of the protective tariff.
Representative Sullivan's Address.
"A few days ago the republican majority
In both branches of Congress forced upon
the country a law compelling the canal
commission to purchase it's supplies from
American manufacturers whenever the
prices Of the latter were not unreasonable
or eXtortonate. Within week after the
time that law received the Presidents sig
nature the Maryland Steel Company was
awarded a contract for two dredges at
$362.0O0 each. The foreign concern Of
fered to build them for $4,000 less, over
10 per cent. AT that rate, in S100OO,0 coo
worth of supplies which will be purchased
next year American trusts will overcharge
US S1,W0,OO0, which, according to the ma
jority In Congress, will not be extortionate
or unrea sonable. The sale of American
products in the canal zone next year will
represent one million dollars of plumber.
The sales of American manufactures to the
people of the United States next year will
surely be sixteen thousand millions, and
WILL therefore, at the same rate, represent
sixteen hundred millions of plumber.
Not only has the tariff system destroyed
equality of taxation, closed the door or in
dustrial opportunity and practiced extor-
ton upon our people, but 1t has also been
and must continue to be the rotten center
of an overwhelming circle Of corruption.
The Chicago packers paid in the republican
campaign treasury the price of the duty on
hides and felt safe in poisoning communi-
ties; the insurance companies of this state
made contributions with which they pur-
chased peace at Albany, the Pennsylvania
railroad purchased immunity for years
from the law forbidding the railroads to
engage in the business of mining coal, and
the ship subsidy gang will pay their money
to help elect a republican Congress which
will pass a ship subsidy bill.
The people reason that they must fight
the giant with a greater giant And thus
they seek new laws in the nation without
exhausting their remedies in the state A
bureaucracy is being established which
maintains its lobby in the halls of Con-
gress and which in the future Will COM
pletely overshadow that body. And when
this government, because of its great size,
has become unwieldy and threatens to
break down, 1t will fall an easy prey to
the hosts Of socialism Democracy must
protect the individual in his rights, conflne
stitutional functions and thus make So
cialism impossible
Bourke Cockran's Address.
In his address of welcome Mr.. Cochran.
among other things. said:
I'VE hear that democracy is no longer
needed in this country. We are told that
government must not interfere In all mat
tiers. 1t is a proposal that socialism is to
be substituted for democracy.
In the insurance frauds we find the ras-
calls holding stronger grip on their Ill
gotten gains. Moreover, when a larceny of
$4,000 is admitted we find the officers of
the law not pursuing, but protecting, and
the whole country stands aghast at the
spectacle l."
Mr.. Cochran declared that the campaign
contributions by the New York Life Insur-
ance Company, which were admitted by
George w. Perkins, had served merely to
strengthen the firm of ]. P. Morgan & Co..
of which Mr.. Perkins Is member, and he
declared that the action of the appellate
division of the supreme court in declaring
that these contributions were not criminal
had shocked the community.
This is not Justice he concluded. 1T Is
a paralysis of justice. The swinding finan-
ciers need regulation. If the choice should
be between riot and rottenness, then 1 say
riot Is the lesser evil of the two"
Brief Addresse by Others.
The address of welcome was delivered by
Grand Sachem w. Bourke Cochran Thos
C. t. Grain read the Declaration of indie
pendence, and brief addresses were deliy-
cred by representative democrats from va
rious sections of the country. Letters of
regret were read from Gov. N. B. Broward
of Florida, Representative John Sharp Will
liams, Gov. Warf1eld of Maryland, Gov. Jo-
seph w. Folk of Missouri Gov Jefferson
Davis of Arkansas, United States Senator
Tillman Gov. J. c. w. Beckham of Ken
lucky, Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson
and United States Senator Daniel of Vir-
ginia.
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