The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-13
STAND NO. l.

SeaVofs Ss IL fAuuts fs O'COhnOr,
General Hardee, Leon Abbott and
Others.
Upon the nomination at stand No. of David B.
addressed the audience. and introduced Hon. s. 9.
Cox, candidate at large for Congress, who said:
SPEECH OF MIR. 8. 8. cox.
GENTLEMEN-Already In this campaign have
discussed matters Of social and political nature,
men Of both parties. The questions OF local self
government and amnesty-primal thoughts with
elaborate debate. Let them be debated. They are
one matter n yss handed + seems as 4 the
saying, 20. our business interests WIN
The reason for this Is based on his idea
about the resumption OF specie
liberately recommended it True Congress paid
little attention to the message. While am not
issue. wonder why it ought not to be discussed.
It is In the Philadelphia and Cincinnati platforms. Is
II mere subterlage to gain votes Do men cry
Grant hypocrlte for recommending 1t ? Is there
no Plan even BY gladations Whereby we e. may
ever measured by flickerlng standard Suppose
I could demonstrate that the money of com
ar eI'0 Of "u Wages and prlces might have been
secured to us by q little wisdom on the
part Of the administration, or suppose
people by the neglect, indifference or ignorance OF
Mr.. Boutwell,, Is 1t not pertinent to the issues Of
nish plan fQr gradual resumptlon3 Are we Tor.
ever t6 have two currencles Of differing standards
Whatever has been said about the finances Of the
country have found no one bold enough to charge
ranty pursuing policy which takes from the PEG.
s c per NoM Ms ID
wells incapacity with this great wrong 1t is such
wrong which, Il It were thoroughly understood,
power, but would brand him as public scourge.
But let me come to figures and facts.
FIGURES AND FACTS.
Mr.. Boutwell, has squeezed out OF the people,
from March, 1869, to September 1872 in period of
srss 1 ana In ia in round tha
ST. 100000 From this there was graciously paid
$34s l41, 239 40 or on the debt, leaving trfe of
years Well, there is no great credit due to any
Secretary for paying or With the peoples money
the same is SO gigantc-nearly billion and a half
is such an unheard of sum-that there is no credit
See anao s steal Even
horse In public. He cannot hide him.
But after draining the Q, the
RsS S es s SaS Sss S ssTs 3
raise tea IN and oranges IN New Hamp
shire. All over the country the administration fls
the air with the sry 1--WE have reduced the debt;
% cess afn SAVING sHns Of
during the three and half years 1t will be adj.
mitted, even by those who are nnancers, that with
$l,4Co 900 600 OF taxes In three and half years,
Boutwell, found in the Treasury, the man
who could not accomplish the feat Of resuming
currency is less than $4O0 600 would do better
IN country grocery store But we all know the
ce oar ae est e to re-
ting us to specie payments. Now, here is the re-
WHAT BOUTWELL, COSTS
Our foreign imports during the three and a half
years have been In round numbers payable in gold,
total Eow ord sG To- pSS oT ts
gold value the consumers had to pay an average
premium OF thirteen and bali per cent wherewith
And the account against Mr. Boutwell, and the ad.
mnistration stands thus Saving Of interest in
three and half years, $3s $50 900, which is about
ninety five cents per capita OF the population.
PER CONTRA,
cost or the people to accomplish the above,
$780, 600, 900, which, divided among forty million
population; gives exactly IS per capita. But let
me apply that more directly. see an honest face
. wife and let me be moderate, four children.
They are six in the family all told. Boutwell, has
thirty eight and quarter millions interest on the
debt for him and his, whereby our hearty working
friend and his wife and children, being six all told
Now that Is true. It Is certainly no less and can
not by any means be more. Now, as sure as
so sure and 30 true is it that yonder working cti.
zen, with his vile and four children, contributed
s o. s ne Of the
In the three and half years Of s5l. And l have
solemnly, emphaticay and dehanty challenged
the Secretary OF the Treasury and his whole es-
tabshment to refute my statement. have there.
fore right to sall the present financial system an
pow speak Of syndicates spd their plans, nor need
discdss taxation generally. desire now to talk
OF economies, only to show that we need not only q
head OF the government for civil service, but head
}al demonstration tonight looks 70 Change and
to reform. welcome u as citizen, and as a rep
pshment
Colonel +. A. sEAvEn followed in an earnest
ments. Referring to the lavish expenditures OF
the government he said that the expense OF
war was only soo,Oooooo, while now Wit il cost
$I7S,oooo 900 in six years OF peace. He pointed out
the efforts made BY Boutwell, 70 tinker his
said that Grants administration had BEEN char.
acterstic OF syndicates. There were syndicates OF
even syndicate OF bull pups. The cost OF Bout.
wells syndicate was three million dollars TO put
two hundred million in the market
J. DAGGErT HUNT followed, and after brief
speech Mr. M. =. 0'CoNSoR, OF South Carolina took
the stand and characterized the radical party as
come, In HIS opinion, for the people to rise IN their
might and hurl them nom pewer. For no other
pun pOsc tuuH party naU the southern 1
states been crushed In the dust and the people
driven to despair. In South Carolina there were |
legislatlng for the people. In this con-
test the people Of this country had one
great question to settle-viz, whether they win |
or whether they will tack to the country an ire.
land Of anarchy such as the British government has
upon It's hands. The lndignties heaped upon the
south during the last three years had almost
driven the people TO despair Of ever throwing on
the cnains that chafe them
LEON ABBOTT, or New Jersey, declared that New
Jersey would stand with New York In Novem-
Der next for Greeley. He, did not mind
those ninty Plymouth Rock men OF the East going
for Grant II the great Central states rise up and
give tones not uncertain IN favor Of Horace Greeley.
Colonel Hardee, OF Florida; J. @. Birdsal, of New
YORK and other gentlemen OF less celebrity made
brief speeches. While Colonel Hardee was speaking
pnsrlct Astorney sullivan Introduced the liberal