, 1870-12-02
ourR men spreAf before this dIstipEufkAed corl~
arJ BY sslitsinS tue work cumplAasdb BY tho

eaxue, which IA fcuhr.esa familiar 70 'fnzny ct
',aIs Sa; re vatSa1y tel Jsu now 5sS1 eso,
.ceomolsned IN hat ums, and whit II now pso-
I Fspenence e. @ has taught us thu. the most elective
ust ner OF starting nus sgttsston Is In holdla9
'ublc neetDGt.e Il ckll for the meeting is ntrt
,.tcnlated, p which he nApe2of as.p4pI pt the
'ossieie. ~ generally afa ssat1ss Gao d: :thts
.aJ commit The thinking men IN community to
he causa. The meeting atusca paetio at1euuon
Etdes. The lecfuresA obtain the n1nes Of FREQ
saders ~ they 20 hfout the country. which are
.ntered on ledger, Ard from tine 70 time tracts
hat Of trelr frte1dA.
Upon this ledger there are now the names Of
Our thousand eo-opeEators, ftom every State In
Eolunleer work for the carse. TWO thousand
newspapers hrr kept supplied stso NTH free usde
doeumenta; md there @ arc now fourteen persons
[oE The press and performing detail work.
Within eleven months 40 public meetings have |
aea e
:, A half-dozen fsec trade newspapefH, the ex-
Commissioner the Revenue, snd he Pree Trade
Rttempt Of the protecuonlsta to Increase the tar;
70 hate iupelled branch Of Congress. which was
1ald eighteen months since to have been more |
oled at Washtpgtop, 10 vote the abolition Of the |
duties on coal and SILT; and 70 have attacked and
defeated the p1o.:cttonists u thetr sey clsadel
An agitation has been 6tarted which has pushed
aside most OF the other tssue4 competing FOR pub
o9r aa psds poes b.
tstng party lines ard causlrg union Of the re-
torInln9 elements Of hoth pi1tez But, what Is
msierisy 81 q forlysa1ee yotes hss bsen Secured Il
the new Houae Of Representatives.
have BOW fhown Jon how the agitation his |
accomplished, and It only remains for me 70 add |
what u Is thas all revenue retoFmers now propose
to unite IN demanding. .0ns, Of the ehalgea |
purpote, cannot de1ue our Wants, nor agree npon
i form of tariff. Never WIS a charge more 1aise. |
We Lave an Immediate and common purpose,
lied the enemy as TO lead to substantial victory.
That purpoee ia the immediate and total abolition
Of re duties On coal, sal', lumber, II" wool. md
The psssage Of a bill freeing these articles viii
be what Gtavelotte was TO Sedau-s victory If
eesaitaung subsequent surrender. After the re-
Cobden reconstructed against bis intention to
that projection .ali existed Ii many forms Cob
usa @aased e remove seer3 Veaass q a9a tSe
result proved him right After the abolition Or
q sas Sa q aat shaad ae:
sary, which cur friend Nj. Atklnsop will tell ycu
Is NOT likely to be the case. We mean to frre
sites anotass. aa every cent taas the ts;fr is9es
the Far uunl the s{stern Of niscauel protection
shall be recognized as sham and tIfanay.
NJ. sandA' rapport of whAt the league had
done, and intended, was enthusiastically re-
ceired; and, at the c1osa OF biz remArkB. Mr.
Minturn called up David A. Wells to respond
to the toast, "The War Against Monopoly"
s9EEcA OF DAVID 4. wE11s.
w VI" 1s me!.o EAU :,uo..~,-,r,,,. .,.,. ,,r
heartily Tor the compliment you have rendered
and The ftndly greeting when You ha.e given
n1 yet ~ ~ sae .I,e, an Bo1n - r.
lirg e come = tois as.smslsgs ~ evenins n.
sn in1ai5st nsn ss ~. "a art nn M "
eo1.e snGas, hctsss " ny A91
ns nnnEi,ltns 10 esow ny opanaons' oat amply
1aa. I,t3crs aM u Ms "6 ~
tS, mSSt a.ags "nen III nase eenposa. 1.t.os anu
Z. reTision 9! ao 70 ~ ysssm 81 ne stste o.
rs nns1s,a1s g. ;n.ifHet,xe m n T., - orecnrnn
~ 49,, i, ~ pattr - n,
ant nass M @ os5n oesn III Go
missiom ,o e rs q IGts
81 nrr TIT y. tngsste ~ ;i"tna;~S thrnn, aeass
~ 4Roq nt - ~ nn' sTa
IL ~ ~ aau NV - ~
asytt asa oy ~ IT, Insaes Inaa y ,d
rVs1s1ee. nsf ;ana W. rise ~ nn p
BuT as DO nos proposs "a 70 taSe ~ tnis coufse ana
weS - nm sn.e te's nrrnes ~ n1ye ~ @ sntH. e.
Gent ame 81 70 ma MAKE "a iouruey 81 ( shfse hundred 9
AtIns sane mn taroe 5e,t IN nnH,ii;r9 n rsfnae cn
ihsf csii. ana. ss thev a ~ ont Wesf AM Sun On
| nv hfnd dte0s*LnsnRbterl-to m9Ee q kpeecn. and
Apd. In thinfice oTeF to-day Whsi / should
| saJ, il seemed to ne that could not DO be.tez
thsn pro1t by the example Of onr Methodist
gamer to conpsre p1fta, he members oi tie cif.
cic fIse and tell their experiences, and It seems
to me that 1routd not do better tonight than t.
give Jou . chapter Of mT own personal experiences
cosnuani Win men n Wnom. ten saort 1eafs 40, q
l regarded as little better than public enemies
opinions which, 1t xhe name tins, Thought the
embodiment and expression Of All that WIS FALSE
n political heresy aud uusound In political econ
esy to ynu that ID 1854 found myself In one d
5es e ss ss, e a., ~ ss ;e ~
in ths Sanitary Commission, md, In 1864, IN tht
~
That was jnst the period when Grant Was IN
6uccessful before VicksbnrR, and Lee VIA III tn
eellotsv,ie, cello M aad wss preparing fof sgsressiv
movements. Tho nptnion WIS freely bruited tina
the bonds Of tho United States were worth les
a. nsg 81 9
Iunaertoot to mako thorough buunesi invest
eauon, and sasiafy myself what the bonds wez
Tmade Inst ,nvesttcat1on. + toot certain ,hna
~ rr1nfed. ia ,rxt fhst ihe nettnn wes ,nrsf sT9
Tould not Willingly depart from lu fRltnf 8ecdnt
toas ae %as %oa3n nos tass n.1a ~ =" ~
JesIa sna M teas @ -, Las oeo. cIeAteo "1ua nUs -
SEE & 3. - Il, tas- ~ pas1 ~, ~
| ph1et WdE printed. never dreamed that t.
l fhtnR would 80 further thHn ny 2nNedsAs
lIenc, n ednon q 1aIes Gn ~ GoP M NJ
soiof ano basn lns uoton lEaEne Niao y. Hua7 ~. ~
! fooe et op. setaesen eoiaons "eIe ~ tas . e en
puonsned' ana over 1"o auno1eo Anoosaao eopi'
! soo< ,,,,,,.,,, - ,n,. ,,.,,o ,.,,,h,,
J KHn ntns pupucaaiua W Laas Iaus !aottpeatt "
taas uiSs olou2nt me 1ao GguaeSlon WIN -
FedetN 9oseIumenE aE easeaaen MAs Iae
sec!eny p! tns ~ & a41 hg+t. Mta ~ !, :
cetved an iufltansn 70 StslI Maan1nRto1. n Y
course o. tae conference u va asgsestea tnas
tae - e5ssm aao g8msn ~ ~ apae nn,,nms ~
! 1hAt scence oenAnd6n nh1 soNe LueAsufe
= taken to reFlae u and nf1n8 u uo"n to tne pLI
clpleA Of p0}Iaral economy h1d the sollsy OF II
nation 70 sustain The burdens placed upon Il
| Tbs idea was altetH4fu embodled In o
4 creating revenue commission, which Eh8 spec