The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-05
CELEBRATION OF
TAMMANY HALL
Congressman Henry of Texas
Names Bryan and TOWne
as Standard Bearers.
IDEA CATCHES AUDIENCE
BoURKE cocKRAN's SPEECH OF
WELCOME.
IDEA CATCHES AUDIENCE


bration of the Society of Tammany. or
the Columbian order, took place today in
honor of the both anniversary of Amer
lean Independence. The exercises which
were held at Tammany nall were at
tended by prominent men from many
parts of the country.
One Of the principal addresses Of the
day was delivered by Congressman John
A. Sullivan, who spoke of what he re-
garded as the evils which had grown out
of the protective tariff. Mr.. Sullivan said
in part:
MIR. Sullivan's Address.
"A few days ago the Republican ma
jority in both branches of congress forced
upon the country law compelling the
canal commission to purchase its supplies
from American manufacturers whenever
the prices of the latter We're not unreal
sonable or extortionate. Within a week
after the time that law received the pres
ident's signature the Maryland Steel COM
pany was awarded a contract for two
bridges at S362,000 each. The foreign con-
Germ offered to build them for $4,000 less
over ten per cent At that rate in sl0-
O00,0c0 worth Of supplies which would be
purchased next year, American trusts will
oyercharge us 100000, which, according
TO the majority in congress, will not be
extortionate OF. unreasonable. The sale
of American products in the canal zone
next year will represent one million dol
lars 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
million hundreds of plumber.
Equality Destroyed.
Not only has the tariff system destroy
ed equality of taxation, closed the door
of industrial opportunity and practiced
oNtortion upon our people. but 1T has also
been and must continue to be the rotten
n ave xxiH Cf
ruption. The Chicago packers paid into
the Republican campaign treasury the
price of the duty on hides and felt safe
in poisoning communities: the insurance
companies of this state made cOntribu-
tons with which they purchased peace at
Albany; the Pennsylvania railroad pur-
chased immunity Tor 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 Republican congress which
viii pass ship subsidy bill.
Democracy the Only Hope.
''The people reason that they must fight
the giant with greater giant. And thus
they seek new laws in the nation with
tut exhausting their remedies in the state.
y bureaucracy is being established which
maintains its lobby in the halls of con-
sress and which in the future will COM
plete cvershadow that body. And when
this government, because of its great size
break down it will fall easy prey to
the hosts of Socialism. Democracy must
protect the individual in his rights, con-
fine the federal government strictly to
It's constitutional functions and thus make
Socialism impossible"
The address of welcome was delivered
by Grand Sachem w. Bourke Cochran,
Thomas c. T. Grain read the Declaration
Of Independence and brief addresses were
delivered by representative delegates from
various sections of the country.
Bourke Cockran's Address.
In his address of welcome, Mr.. Cochran,
Hmcng other things, said:
I'VE hear that the Democracy is no
longer needful in this country. We are
told that government must now interfere
in all matters. 1t is a proposal that
Socialism is to be substituted for Demo-
cracy.
In tine insurance frauds we find the
TaScals holding a stronger grip on their
ili-gottcn gains. Moreover when lar
ceny of $4,000 is admitted we find the Off
GERS of the law not pursuing. but protect
ing, and the whole country stands aghast
at the spectacle"
Morean's Grip Strengthening.
Mr. Cochran declared that the campaign
contributions by the New York Life In
surance company which were admitted by
George w. Perkins had served TO merely