The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-16
He Believes Gold and Sill
YER the Best Basis or
Our Currency.
AND is ANXIOUS TO RESUME
SPECIE PAYMENTS.
And will Pay the iveTwenty
Bonds in Gold.

IN N'IIihiI' puloi GA Tic I'sHN Va Nhe
| lO.h ius. Hon. George H. fendleIon,
| motl su elaborate speech. On the sub.
jec. Of tbs nat. lnal GHtncss be spoke as
follows:
Speaking Tor myself, genilemen-snd !
believe IN ILis | may ,peak Tor the demo-
cratic party while j ApHEBE To Tue
| OLD DsMoCnATfC Bocr"run TuAT uoLD
AND oliver COIN ~ rnk NEST BAsis or |
| Our CuEKESCY, IL that sense 1 atn hard |
] p,s,,v MN would never have Gr- |
parted from tt would like to return T. |
it. l WAS ia congress when the iesal-ten-
der act passed. / voted against it; / |
spoke against it. | believed 1t was wrong |
| in principle, and injurious ia policy. | |
tofetold inA,tiun, the sacrifice Of credit.
o-s, enormous prices, enormous indebted.
ness, the beyday Of llsh times, the ear.
nival Of speculation and corruption.
| forelold that day would come when
those steps would be returned, and the
people would bc dragged over rough ways
and miring quicksands, through anguish
aud distress, through poverty and bank
rupIcy, back TO tho starting point, aud |
! foreIold them that the return would BE-,
must he slow and painful, and the most
! cautious and patient states manship would
! scarcely suffice to conduct u without the
ruin of one generation and tho pain.tek-
| ing economy and constant labor of an
other. My prophecies we're declared dis-
| loyal; the republican party rushed bead
long to paper money and Initiation. The
time has come which | predicted and now
they desire to rush hesdlong TO specie
payment and contraction.
No gentlemen, You cannot violate tho
laws of health and be- healthful. Gol
cannot plunge into Glth aud be cloan
You cannot avoid the consequences OF
your foilies and your crimes.
1.-The gates of he'll are open night and day,
| smooth the descent and easy i, the way
Blu, 90 return and view the cheerful skies,
In TIL, the task, the mighty labor lies.
l. too, desire specie payments. hare
rcucr abandoned the hope and detcrUiHG-
tim In 1867 and 1868 KEEP; this point
steadily 10 view. never advocated the
issue vi additional green packs for tho pgr-
pOss OF paying tho tge-tweDty bonds.
nsvsr advocated the issued of green backs
in unlimited amounts, or large amounts,
for any purpose. l scorned the imputa-
,ion OF liquidation. | resent the impii-
cation of broken faith. l stood upon the
letter and spirit VI the law. l learned
early that he VINO sweareth to his own
hurt, and changeth rot shall never be
moved pellHNe 'hs mann sPPi'eu "
nations ne Wen 81 lndlEldusS' 4 nave
, s""sh1 ]" HPP'y IN Puo''o ~ Hg'i = "a
private life. I snuvht = policy when,
J while II was keenly sensitive 10 national
; duty and honor, should slso lit The bur
. deus from industry, and tho slherings
from labor. l was uOS responsible for
brcaea faI.n to the creditor / will not be
= Responsible Tor broken faith to the debtor.
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