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wing dinner ., PhaadtDhfh 0ntAe Ain Instant,
l ln i'ilowlag leits' waSffead from lion JoHasM
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NEweAsTLE DrdAwAkE. Inl, 3. 1873.
GsNrLEM2S: | Was honqred by Your
invitation y dine With the Mhiss Of tie
cry ana eouasy u PfilattlpAla ! Though
o,heSsnsagements fsmand my. presence
8 else Sc, here, yet la heart aed ieehog ]
shall Be With yoa oil that OCCASION.
y are TaplulY approaching that crisis
10 ehe snflFs OF ear1eoan'fS upon which
aeI dessiiny, ~heaha good er.ev,l. must,
g think tulnrly depend The presi.
Genial contest m lYfi will 5e pregnant
Win mote iPpofiaAt Consequences shap
any tEnlch hes oeeaased inlopr past hislos
~. Experiences hap fully demonstrated
that there Il no possibility nf reconcfling
by any compromise or half way course
70 ee aaoPteo the aaisgonising principles
whien regulate and govern The Two great
parties now dividing and agiialing th4s
nation,
mere y no halt way house into Which
the .titnld and lfresoluie may now retfeat
under The preiext df an affected caudcE
and noderatlol We must resume our
4ormer hanofed IstsliPn AMONG the ma ions
oil The earth bg the Faithful DISCHARGE 81
our Slate as We ~ Naiipnalrespoaslbih
hes or we must lJs down In shame IN
der al NE opProstf1m olsthef % ost degra-
dlns ePithets which, foreigners have ri.
een'ly .tarlShtd n ptofuslon npon us
we aust restore Nd curtendy " hiehlhe
patton enjoyed 5ioF fbtfy yeafs out ofihe
nliy,loHF, durlngs which The AMERICAN
Constitution has sbesn 10 CESSATION o.
We mnsf+r establish the sub Treasury
and, l1l'rodace.ihe. bal i-morey system adj
socAteuE oy modsf4 democracy. L We
must give. TIE poof man. who has no;Hins
but character and lad uS|ry To tIepend IN.
on. credit tor Eis capital on We must ssIlnk
him 10 The condition Ill theIa6oref IN ohm
phard money" countries Who works lor
shilling day and ENDS himself There.
y now no longer any pretext|tell for such.
iss have sought 70 evade The true issoe
before the country bY Exc hedner praiecls
q. Other delnslonssof d similar character
tn the next contest ii mast De decide 4
whether We shall have a Currency worthy
.of \ na'ion Of free MEN Qr such one as
may contribute mach |qWards making us
a nation of sFayes4 I'VE, have 81 STEM
that viii yield Tie laborer i lair reward
Tor his toll and enabl him 10 elevate tiS
condition ~ lite by Ne aidol ahat reason !.
asle credit Mhictl by chaLaclnr DIS a man
him, or we most adSen The propositian
made~by Off oPpenfhts. which confines
credit 10 wealth and bf0perly dlone, which
ia the maze Of .Dekecfacy aAtludcs All
but those. who enjoA property or &eArIp
from trust and confidence, and The inhyi-
table tendency Of whith Willie. IL mel 10
make the rich. ricbeF 10 make the poor
poorer and 70 entail poverty anl lheir#tie {.
seendants. With the pIescDt adminfA
tralion The age Of experiments and eApe
dents is passing awb y, and 4husl expire
on the dlh OF AIardht 1915
In 1he mean :Lme, let iusmake oae
gallant effort 10 save, our county from The
establishment OF an hfiAofracE smcag us
A-forEbe most deIestshle "a all afi<to.
cfacR A.ap. arisloeFacg oil weAih, wifi.
ouheiihTr TALENT Of h.srit 70 glld IL gall-
ing eas Me dsJ and rrheIlour rapid
~ approach when he oIherH greafsqftes
ton must also BE tiaStly deeided whether
We shall protect onrf oNn home labor
gainst the eilectsoA ipfeign legislation and
foreign opposition e Ia this field, FOO.
there Il now no halfway ierfe q. hedge
behind which tie bollileaI coward can
shelter himself siiJI Ionger. Ey@n Tie
enemies Of a pf5teftiye tariff pfoclaia
their contempt Of a i t'coNbdvaa ID he
approaching contrsfl and | filst We have
nov. learned to regadd fhem ashore da;.
eerous lo us.ahsn Iaid apq oPeR Opponents
To- a word, all the IgFeat prime piles faI
which As Why's eIhave baiiLed "a gIasi
| ously in The greateeh niest oils 10 are Il
issue again before NE county and ifws
/ lofe the victory II 1914 we Shall thence
| forth be regarded rs having sbaadones
all for which We sos ealou>ly Add triumph
antly cohtended.
;Aksffs moment he worst tFnemies q
Tie cause Of civil liberty, and 81 that en-
during nafibnal prdaperlty .foF which VI
are oontendlRg. are Iihe ti.nit. weak, IL
resohuie haii-M al hSn, andthase pretend
ed friends who Gt3h 10 distract Us i,
t bringing out anotbdr and new eandt
date for the Presided ey. Win prospee
Of victory lor The fad orite champion Of 90
party blazing III tle44 faces. they wlshs i
1 give us another npnflu5te Candidate. lie
our march be onward eadef tbs old ban
ner. That great Pdifiot who, alter th,
Presidential nomination al Harrisburg Il
1889, while thousands we're yet hesi.a
ting. pointed out ont course and mafshaH
ed Us 10 victory SIN tie rewarded BY ID,
gratitude Of fveryiiHne bearded frlehd q
The lamente1 Hsri4on gorbis m9gnaDi
nous seli-deyoiion On that memorabll
occasion. Atthat moment d. fearful in
teresi 10 Vi. no mufnuf Of discomfort D
disapprobation from him blishied our pros
! pecis 0. kuccess. Els voice was raise
ia our behalf, and i1:medIaie4Y The nor
Of anticipated Ir,umpil. swsled ihroug
the mighty masses II our patty from 6n
extremi9 Of the Unfon % the other.
Permit me, Then. Iso olfyrtbrougb yoa
gentlemen, % the Wings 81 tbe City an
County Of Philadelphia, amidst The lesf
viiies Of the glorio6s Fourth anane ~hic
/ Of itself enbcdses d thousand patriot
sentiments. and which nov carlies hodl
1 10 every tTne American beailllss own hdJ