The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-11

answer, TO a certain extent the Office Of currency
They were held closly by the banks and would not
The Secretary of the Treasury did not avail
himself OF the liberty TO employ this pres
sure, even If it were in his power to do 50;
extent departure from the law OF Congress by
which he was required to allow the volume OF cur
rency to remain as it was when he entered oiicce
Therefore, there seemed only the course which has
been pursued TO purchase six per cent bonds aJ the
market price. And this is a statement not by way
OF explanation, but statement OF the reason wnlch
cont oiled the Administration in the application
ol the surplus tund, applicable to the payment Oh
the public debt
An Argument to the worIinguIen.
Now, gentlemen, in leaving / wish to address
few words, to the laboring people because ! see
the real issues before the country and to lead Jhen
TO course OF action preiudcial 70 ther own , wei
long ltis eminently true that the aboring classes
in country like this can profit by nothing except
justice. (Applause) There may be other classes
OF men who, from position or from wealth., or
from other surroundings, may gain temporary
advantages over their fellow men by q system OF
injustice and wrong; but the man who labors with
his own hands to maintain family Dy the sweat
OF his own brow is Interested In nothing so mucn
as Justice For how can he ask Justice Justice Oh the ts
he desires Justice in the performance OF the duties
that deyOlve upon him. His interest is IN wise
laws, honestly administered by faithful puoHc ser
wants, who do their duty under all circumstances; /;
and above all, it is his interest in laying firm and
deep foundation of the government under the uni
veTsal system of public instruction. (AppauSe
And my friends, so long as in Pennsylvania and in
New England the great valley of the hSsiSSlppldnd
upon the slopes OF the Pacific snail he and remain
the system of public instruction supported at the
public expense, unto which are brought for educa-
ton the children of the rich and of the poor, where
justice is taught as the supreme law of indyidualS
and public life. This nation will remain. II will
prosper 1t will advance. (Appause.) 1t will be
the guide ty the nations of the earth and il in the
performance OF this duty we falter there is no Sc
curity 1t is only by general Intelligence, by in
diWdual virtue, aggregated and made powerful,
that the government with the rights Of the people
can be secure.
Laboring men, see that in your city, in your
town. in your district, the means of education are
furnished to your children and the children OF the
whole people. lncucate Justice recognize the
great doctrines OF independence not some, but all
men are created equal. (Applause.( Recognize
and act upon these great principles and nothing can
shake your government. tApplause)
Neither the repOse of peace can weaken nor the
shock of war disturb IT, IL is more powerful in the
intelligence and virtue of the people than any other
notion can be, either in the capacity OF the heredi
tary nobility or in the integrity even of the mo-
march. Rule, laboring men, the land in which you
dwell, but rule under principles Of virtue, guided
by intelligence. (CheerS.)