, 1873-10-24
Prefers q Monarchy to The Present
Administration.
His Views on Currency and
Panics.
Gold and Silver and No Ma
tional Bank Notes.
Gloomy Concerning the Past, and Doubt
full of the Future.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29,-Ex-prestdont Johnaon VIVA
serenaled tonight at tho Metropolitan Hotcl tho front
OF Which was decorated With Gags and Chinese LAM
terms. An lmmclso crowd was present. Calh wcre
mado for Nr. Johnson, when nc appeared and Was
received with Cheers uorevewe tho political changes
In tho politics Of the country during tho thirty
yeafo OF Lis partictpanoy, and briefly alluded
to tho period Of hs Presidential life. whom ho lived
In tho midst OF ca1umny mud dotraction, and menda
cioua and unprinciplcd assaults,
mnn In the crowd exclaimed, ttYou still live,
Andy" to which A1r. johnson replied, "Ycs, thank
God, nm still n}ve and not only aliyo physically,
but nm alive 10 tho preservation Of our institutions
and tho boat nlcrcsta Of tho country" [Applaune1
lie did not como for oratorIcal dispiay. What be
would say now would DO by way OF inquiry, and ho
would nsk,
WHAT KIND OF A GOVERNMENT HAVE VIE aow7
tApplausc, aud erica Of Tell us.' No sel to hnve
some idea that there nstitution-t1nghtor}-
and constitutional Government, as argued when
frst mado my appearance Member Of Con-
gresB. Inquiry formerly to the powors
conferred upon Government. It was thought
thcrc waa limitation to tho power,
both aa to tho several States and tho
General Government, under that instrumont. such
waR the Wow Of Washington, tue Father Of his Coun-
try who first In peace and frat in war, md who
sacrificed h!a md received ny for his aoryieo
and 60 thought Jefferson, and thoso great men who
framed tho Constitution.
When he {a1r. Johnson} first came to Congress,
tloro we're two great parties, Whig and Democratic.
He wished today tho country under thfr control.
Ho Toured people would nover would full to havo two
such parties. Tho difference between them nero
ly this: Tie Democrats contcnded for strict con-
strucon, whilo the WAgs claimed little moro lati-
tuao While tboso parties thus opposed thoy both
agreed In this eseontinl principle FIN. there
Constitution. But how was 1t now, Within the last
four SIX ycars7 Whom measure brought up
IN Congress-, and its ccastnonaity questioned,
lion; p wo've gut tho nunlcrs5 t!angaterj; and who
lo wus hero friend Of tho Constitution, battling
aud conending for its existence tho Constitution
taken from tho archives, torn to pieces, and trampod
The query camo ur. what kind of y Government
have wo7 Tho consciousness Of the hud fearfuly
efraeed and wiped out thu limitations aall restrictions
to DO ndoctrnaied In the principles In which tic Con-
ssitution established. If the Constitution Is wiped
to have7 Government controlled by 4 body Of men
without Limitation rs to power, no Constitution to
M .n 0 nat "n IT. assSE %od va 1 i. hs ts
1snher thai accept such body Of men calling them
Heyes Congress or Parliament, Congress with
ltsncl power, give him wao and.us Prince in prsf-
e1cucc. II tho departments xcro 'nalo aubordtnate,
wiped out (A2pa,sol II Ill power to 10 ceutorcd
tnono man, lei him 10 just ind good man: lot him
i psan Sesn 'S oason s TO s
insane on the Constitution tho whoIo thug i played
M ses wssd # S G s so aFs M ps
tho county. lLau9hter.] llc Wished The wholo
country would beeomo insunu on constitutional lib-
could ece their fathers saw, things would 10 dtacr
cut. lilo then Bloke OF the
| INCREASE or rLuNpEnzns,
the pooro being taxed to sllaerve the interest OF par
ticar caseea. ThiA injustice s applied to both tho
av nc aa IT, 9 u y %n
all the people Of tho country, that when the curtain
was drawn they could SEQ what going OH. There
talk. We Gull carry the rleciions. How carry them7
Nhtle heavy ta1B were bbing lad on tue people the
| uaL1.oF-nox WAS oonnurrED
and degraded. controlled by money IN the hands Of
thuso who sre nut the peoples friends. great deal
LUIS been said about Cnbarsm lie never was parti-
his hosc mud every honest nun hta brother. In the
| t.Wltn bad combine for corrupt purposes tho
time has come when good men should cont
ettution mud country" Lut, then, tho good,
honeat and purc associae in common cause to resint
| that there were
| soorET1Ee CALLED ORANGES,
hnt boyond this he gig not sare IT. thsy would only
erumouts mud administer anl preserve them for the
intercsts Of tho people, To this he would say Amen;
Mr.. johnson then branchcd Oft on tho
subject of finance, advocating gold and silver
Of Of Ill Natonai Bulk notos, md Issuing for them
sreeahaeks to be received ii payment e ali Governs
could return to E1'cce payments.
The idea thnt there WIS not gold anil silver enough
for tha purpose was an ahsurtiy, but what was now
tho natttr The banks haye suspended 1t used to 10
TINT banks suspended because They had not coin to pay
but present tho banks suspend because they DO
poruons could uu suspend, and tls1o was no way 10
reach them. There was ono portion Of the people that
ns casg sa m
| ions. Thsle were two things ccrtatn-death and
pymsYpt Of a1ss H. Is
degraded and corrupted hc wanted tho ballot elevated
Abiding 10 Wall street. no said $40 goo pass dur
Ing tho day from one hand to anotlles Cait4 s not
Increased by tia uor was anythtng addca to the pro-
N'0'O - WALL sr.EEr WAS pKMonAL1zED
by such proceedings. When naton, lku Ill indlyd.
ua sins, the Woation Of uw brings punishment, and
ii VIM now time wu should return 10 tho old land
mnrhs; The time bad como when war should
uluuty lind, and tie Treasury. Az general thing
Tie people did not 10 bo alarmed about tho slsf
IL 1sl ~ passs a es ns
to thu few. a1r. Jol!nHon then spoke In favor Of
| TIE ELEultuN PRESIDENT
for single term Ut SIX yeurs, of making Senators
ss: Into thEfS +. sasI ,S .,s, ssss
Of President. Ths, he thought. would do away viii
u eorraptien BY wh'sh some seA,ors buy ther seats
Htatoocracy,-thc power Of the army Was 1t not time
for lie pcoilo TO Improve thelr Government which
it, Ssrty y ead prVate rss Dut Of III
was practiced, which they Witnessed every day.
| THE RULE OF T1lR Two-TnInDs.
When he here iii tho position Of prcsidont horo
body Thought tlat wha these two-thira td was coa-
next December Boms man Of ull,leuco sholl Get up
and introduce preamble mud resolution follows
WHEREAS, Iho situation Of public aaa'Ea ta uncer-
A' %asnxAs M lis Sestlcs of the people aro in great