| Show AT LEAST IT GOT RESULTS Boston Boston Tea Party However Int Blazed New Pathway for forthe forthe forthe the Worlds World's Progress Progress- Boston's celebrated tea part party which was held beld December 16 lii 1773 has within recent years been the lime subject subject sub sub- jeet of attack by Iconoclasts Not Nat content content con eon tent with branding as a myth th the story of George Washington and nd the time cherry cherrytree tree and casting reflections on Paul Pau Revere Revere- the famous equestrian hero her the Idol idol have sought to prove- prove that tha t the tea party was in fact tact a beer beer- party It was not the time spirit of ot patriotism patriot patriot- ism but the spirits Imbibed In John Duggans Duggan's tavern which animated the the- disguised as Indians ac accordIng according ae- ae cording to th time the assertion made by a a. member of time tile United States congress congre 8 a a few V e years ago This assertion naturally nat nat- ally ui-ally aroused much Indignation and anda i ia 8 a great mass o of evidence In rebuttal i ihas has been offered According to the defenders of the- the tea party John Duggan the saloonkeeper saloonkeeper saloonkeeper saloon saloon- keeper who is said sard to have supplied the beer which fired the patriotism Pr ot of the drinkers thereof was only seven en ye years jears rs old at the time of ot the the- Boston occurrence and moreover wa wn was still In Ireland Ire Mr dr Duggan who who- m mInter Inter sold rere refreshments to the time thirsty of or Boston town was born In 1760 and did not come to America until many years Tears after aftem the tea lOci inci dent Admitting these these facts the al allegations al- al legations of or the Ic icOn Iconoclasts disproved In one ODe important partI particular fall flat fiat unless s It can be shown that another John Duggan Dugan conducted the parlor of Boston Whether Inspirer Inspired by Indignation or beer however ho time the result of time tile tea party was th the the- same Detroit Detroit News |
