Evening star., 1869-04-14
Serenade 10 Senator SPragUe.
Hr AppRRaaEs TIE woRKIyGNxN.

purHCSt OF SerendChS StudtOr Spfdkue. Inc
Council Chamber was opened a, O'Clock, and
%as vel flied by ~ o'clock when Mr.. j NJ.
! DSItCn called the meeting to order. Mr.. A. T.
| Cayis vas called 20 the chair and Mr. Dalton
| elected secretary. Mr.. John Maguire, of ST.
| LouIs, was called on and addressed the meet
! ,ug ,n favor OF Senator Sprague's financial
| yrws, winch he SAID were such as the labor.
IIE Iw % nIownnx. New yarp ara snppol. hr III.
| regret n the lukewarmness OF the working
| m. mere, and urged that they should throw
eff party ties and strike out boldly for their ir.
| t-rtsfs Mr.. w. LanghIin, of Kansas made n
| tew remarks, speaking of the .goDbliug up"
of lands by the railroad monopolies, which
should BE- settled BY the workinymep Al the
| close of his remarks, the procession was
formed, headed by the American Brass hand
PIof IltaId and marched by Louisi lana ay-
enHe, TN M q r. streets 10 the resIfense OF SEN
a,oi Spiagnr, corner OF IN and T. streets.
Here af'er the band had Performed several ap-
PioPIiate airs, Gov. Sprague appeared, aud
WIS received with cheers.
Mr. A T. Cayis. on behalf of the working
men, addressed Mr.. Sprague. approving and
tonplimeniIIg his boldness and honesty in
u siUg measure of finance designed TO relieve
tn people from thu clutches of tue rapacious
oanAs and money Lenders. The bank policy
W"lch has been foslsred oy Congress, he
u ought, may have been VIE ITS Inc cap ION,
Al We uld, perhapS. have bs prOduct.v- nf
le>> harm u restrained within the tust bounds
iT->crIoed toI.; but money Is a d-spo. and a..
GaC'> power with volume. and is destitute of
m.Tainy. The banks attempt dictation To
en-. le>-, aBd should he >up- rSeded: its .n,r.
iit u prom uiSeTt Napiial fTOTn trade and will
ultimately wOrk disaster 10 ALI Industry As
IN" wealth OF tn. lenders increases 50 viii 'ha
necessities OF the borrowers, and rhesa Will he
ne with more vigorous extctions The speak
: Gr 80 MI Spragur 20 continue hiss struggle
- IN people. uBdismTyed bV ne anger Of
NaInmoE, Senators, Representatives. and a
Subsidized pres.
Mr.. STrsEue in reply said
As 4 repIe>eHtatISe pOr ION OF the people O.:
the nIted Stat | address Won. Yon are here
tC-niglt 70 show To ma and 10 he world yuur
Al he ~ n 4 h,
Gently uttered III the Senate. believing tnaf
those words have given lrathiul skslch OF
.Le present condIuon of our affairs; and
because, also, some hgnt has been thrown
through the surronndIn~ darkness INTO ;ha
clear sSy hyUnd. 1h- Senate have spoken
ihTCus ats presiding OfiSer ard hy has ans vy.r
has substantially admitted all have saii aud
claim. " nen The Senate finds ITS chairman
coufinnS m>elf TO mere ycTsonrI inv.Ctiy,
and abuse aud 10 defending NJ powers tnat ar.
closing up all The avenues OF successful TABOR
CT mGrp-n5enc- aynouE rhe y roulr aud re-
mains sIenI, what more Can l ask 10 assure M
Of ibe coTreCtIess OF my conclusions Tnr
/ Senate practically admit all have SAID 20 OF
true.
The Senator who uttered the defence is Of
little cOnseGue nee except when. in connection
| with he harlequin OF the Seq ate. he attempts
| IL ridicule my position ana excuse his hackers
| Failing IN both. h. may be taught a proi,ahlp
| lesson. Thodsh now pres iciug o.iicpr of III,
| S~na;e, and the dIrsct Representative OF ,l,-
| overs La5owIng money powers have assiiIsd
lie aud the party 10 whith he belongs, and the
I -ncat-S-
fully I1ruIrUlaisd Wall street and Congr->.
| may gather w.sd, N from rnr career OF thr,r
| special champion. in his own stat. having
used him and placed hTm the front line ,,i
fire, and by ali the principles OF fair p!ay and
| common honesty, being bound TO ustaIn hin
! when pressed by opposing forces that mast
have prevailed against him. they. in effect. de-
serted and 'urned him over TO rns from whom
he could have expected opposition rather than
assistance. And Yet, strange 70 tell, he occu-
| pies his prominent position OF To-day solely
Dy N v fimeiv aid and
| was bis main stay aud support. and the mos,
liberal contributor 10 his siev vition. Ahau-
doned by those he NOW def nds. ha was sun
port+d ov those upon whom h. had no claim.
and v hom he now assaiis. Will his old enc.
niles IN the tnfure prove more faithful than in
me past " Ill those be leads stand steadv 10
their guns IN defence OF their seIf-cnpstiru'ad
exponent and his nippant utrsrings III time of
peril! No gentlemen. 30, The first breath
Ihai comes up from he people aud from sa.h
assemblies IL this VIII dissolve them AWAY like
he III >t before the rIsIny sun
Your House OF Representatives. your Exec
utIYe ana the judiciary, are To-day influenced.
aHG IN effect controlled by the SeE:te-aud IN.
Senate itself is under the control OF one idea
EoEtr, and every agency 70 advance that idea
Ihus = Is that the machinery OF The Govern
inent rs 30 constructed. narrow that the IN
'eTests and aspirations of the people finG no
proper vent, but are stifed, corrupted and de-
stroyed. The great trouble is. the would ne
leaders of the people are dwarfed into mere
| partisan ad dyenturers."
Mr.. Spragu-, continuing his remarks. said ne
| thought tha' all classes Of tue people were
| looking Tor something fixrd-not Ior the dav.
out 1o1 al ttme-and saId that the reason his
| y an was not readily under stood was because
u was so simple. IL Is, he saId. Ito use thu
great debt OF he State national and Indi yidual
mat is hing us as now managed, in the
form OF capital and power against the com b.
La;tChs and uEscrup LiOus power OF ths GUAR
tered enemy. When this : effected, the prob-
lem Is solved. the people are free In short We
propose 10 turn he rnenys guns on himself
10 effect ibis great object l snail devote the
summer, ana the interval OF he session OF Con-
gress-and on rs ssembling. shall presen- 20
Congress and the people the building complete.
OF Which !he framework only thus far
o-en resentet-contlning myself 10 clear
explanation OF The super uCture Il the rem.
edy necessary &c the end
With the resources and capital have indlcat-
&C. I'd the cooperation with the people organ
ized and IN regulated actIOIi. led Oh ward bV De
brIIilant star of President Grant, which. o. i,
remembered always paled al The outset only
Tie better 10 illuminate and render brighter the
CHAR ISh; OF his Uniform victories, the great
canse OF the people Will stronger and
slToI ger, and must and " Ill rnd IN true, sub
siantlai. and enGurIng benefits and happI.e,.
70 all. Farewell -
~ the conclusion OF tae addresses S.na.1r
Sprague was congratulated and after the per-
fofmanCe OF several pieces by the band, tbr
assemDIag- dispersed. after giving three. cheers
Tor the recipient OF The compliment Cine;
JGsiIce Chase was standing beside SENIOR
SpFague during ih- delivery oi his speech
1hg PoToGAC fRoNT-A stif northwest
orreZr prevails around tine front to- -day, which
renders business transactions thereabout some
what dI>ag reeabe, aid rstards the movements
OF vessels. The steamer Arrow. SIac kpOp
made her usual trip 10 Mount Vernon and
Mushals Land lns with exc ursionists tor th-