New-York tribune., 1872-09-13
SPEECH OF s. s. cox.

Cen. Grant at Long Branch, in his "cOttage by the
sea" naughterl and Mr.. Boutwell, at Groton, Mass
claim that they have paid off the national debt to the
tune OF 500 100000 per shall prove to you TO-
night by figures that cannot be controyerted tht he
payment of the public debt in the it has been DONE
has prevented the first place, the resumption OF our
old specie currency; the old hard money of the De
ocracy; the specie currency which has been indorsed
and called for by the Philadelphia the Cincinnati, ana
the Baltimore platforms, and by Gen. Grant hul-
self in his message TO Congress two years ago.
and when the commercial of this city say to me
that the election Of Mr. Greeley will disturb their Dus
ness relations because he believes in resumption OF
specie payments, reply that Gen. Grant has urged the
same thing, bat that his recommendation had not en-
phass enough TO carry It through his own Congress-
They have had the power to resume specie payment
They have collected from the people during the last
three years and half in the shape of taxes, SliOOOO
0OO Where has it gone to- They say they nave pal1
ont on the public debt S346l239, up to september OF
this year. aud they claim that they have saved SJe2ooV
Now will show you that while saving this s3s25OOoO
which, for our population OF 4QCCOOD Is 70 Gems tCa
capita it has cost the people - 50 per capita RY the
management of the treasury under llr. Boutwell, VINO
will shake hands across the bloody chds' III o
Si77OGOO0O imports into this county, mostly into
the port OF NewYork, on which have been pald sog,
OJO,OOO in duties. which added 10 INC alount pau
on imports makes S2,J2000000O. All impOrtatlons
from abroad aud the duies upon them have
last 81 years has averaged about 13i per cent making
Si00OOCO which the people Daye had 10 pay extra on
The articles they have consumed by reason OF the mar
ference the Ignorance something worse or TINS Al
Iaistration which has had the courage TO adopt
the true financial policy OF tins country. Ihls $3OOOOO,
divided among 40CO0C00 inhabitants OF TINS country,
gives ~ per capita which IL has cost them 10 save 70
cents per capita in interest.
the GOLD N TIE TREASURY.
This Is plain statement Of the case and when Mr..
Boutwell, about paying of the public debt and hay-
ing gold in the Treasury would like TO know where
the gold IL Only 100000 Of real gold there to-day,
and challenge any TO deny it. The rest is in gold
certificates not the old chnk of the Democratic days.
Forty millions Of gold certificates, held to pay certain
accrued interests The money is not there. L will not
saw that this is fraud the people, but will say this,
that we need reform, some investigation, ana
some better CATION than has been had under the
present auspices, and when the Liberal Republican
aud Democyatic combination comes into power
rectify that which is wrong in our finances,
our Civil Service. and in the military, POstOMce, ana
other Departments Therefore, my friends let The good
men every party come forward IN one solid phaanX
and elect Horace Greeley with his KIND, DeneVOenJ
heart, his simplicity Of character II You please-Wmch
is very much Iceded in high placeswith his Lack OF all
this social aut political junketing which has been kept
up by the pr6ent Administration We the 100000 OF
Democrats tie old reserve power Of the country, Will
take him ia and bear him TO the Cnel Aagstracy
Of this county ia spite OF Grant and all his udnlons
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