The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-23

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To rHE EDron ~ TVS srS-sp: A
number Of political clubs In eastern Nrw
England which viii give Thanksgiving
suppers during this week have arranged 20
have r.ad thsreat excerpts from the lonse-f
Thank -xi = Ing Day proclamation by Ne~
England Governor Eibridzs Gerry. Gov
-Tnor Of the Common wsalth OF Mas~achn-
sstts and the Province Of Maine. and famous
In political history as the author OF gerry
wandering wrot. tina, very long prociama-
rion which sets forth every conceivable
argument for the glorihcafion Of Demo-
cratic Repu blicanisui. To the end that all
the cIergymen within the boundaries OF
Ma-.achns.tt. and Maine should occupy
at least two hours OF the THANKSGIVING Dav
service IN reading simon pure Jenerson'an
doctrine 10 the congregations
The majority oi the clergymen were
intense anti..Iers r sonians. and hoped THAI
II they should attain heaven one nj
| their enioyments would be looking down
over the walls 10 SEQ jefferson and Gerry
and all Who had followed the fortunes OF the
Democratic Republicans seethinz in hre
and birthstone In those DAYS. 20 quote
! Thomas Bracket Reed. "A Governor OF
Massachusetts, and the Province Of Maine
was q great man. and suspected " himself
\ proclamation by the Governor was Away.
an intensely partisan political document
the principles Of the party Of the Governor
| were acting impioGsly and absirdiy. ana
! the Governor rubbed IN his propositions
with numerous citations from past and
con lemporaneous politics
| In Gerrv's time the clergy had four days
in the year in which rhet preached politics.
Thank -giving Past bay. the Thursday be-
fore election day. and the day that was sat
for the opening Of the superior courts. when
the Judges and Law yera went "a the rreetine
house TO be preached al. There were two
| OF her occasions in eastern New England
on which a good deal MAS made Of pulpit
politics. on the eve " general muster and
| on the sunday following CORVALLIS.
| which was u celebration OF the surrender OF
| Lord CoTnw allis The irem-n having red
| shirts personated the British. and the
militia having all kinds OF uniforms per
| sonated the American and French land ana
sea forces Sometimes the tremen. being
well tanked up with rum. as we're the
| melish.- refused TO surrender. and sluRged
the "melish- and drove them from the
field. after taking General Washington.
usually a political boss prisoner and max
ing him treat the British forces 30 black
strap. stone fence. fiip, dogsnose and other
beverages OF oar great grandfathsrs that
would take the head on an Indian. The last
Corvallis was A. Waliham. Mass in isS.
and the festival MAS largely preached ont Of
being by the Rev John Pierpont
In the day. Of Governor Gerry all those
special occasions Tor preaching poh'lcS
IN the pulp" were IN being ana were mau'
much OF by IN" "iergym"h. bln" iieht
Federalism. Hartford convention seces-
sioni~m and all other anti-Democra'ic-
RepnhiicanIsms IN New England we're
fomented and sU-tane by N" fedsralIsts
among the ciergNmen- 30 Governor Terry
gave them dose they never forgot IN his
famous and very long Thanksgiving Day