The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-05
SOLEMN SCENE In FANEUIL HALL
Daily Violation of the Greenback
Promise 10 Pay.
AgravatOn Of an Evil Before the
Application Of the Remedy.
POWERFUL APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT.
Brilliant Speeches and Letters
from Leading Financiers.

Old raneuil Hall was never 1lled with q more
sarncst and representative audience than that
assembled this evening TO give popular ana
tercble expression against the obnoxious imitation
scheme now pending In Washington and threaten
ing the peace and prosperity OF the nation. The
Interior OF the ancient ednce was draped with the
emblems OF mourning for rne departed senator,
whose words against an irredeemabc paper cur
rency have become part OF American history, and
It seemed as If the hallowed spirit OF the great
dead mingled approvlDgly In the proceeding
Of the meeting. The gathering embraced many OF
the leading merchants and business men OF the
Kew England metropolis, and the earnestness ana
unanImity which were displayed showed most con-
rlusively that the people are very properly and
thoroughly aroused.
ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. e. W. Kinsley called the meeting 10 order,
and, after few very brief and pertinent remarks.
announced Mr. william Cray as the president He
also read long list OF vice presidents and secre
taries embracing not only the chief business men,
bat many Of the leading professional men OF
BOSTON.
THE SPEECHES.
mr.. Gray, upon taking the chair. made bril-
hant ana earnest address, at the close OF which
George D. Blake, Jr., one OF the leading Boston
bankers, presented the following series or
RESOLUTIONS
IN speech emphasizing the impor lance Of the
secession which had brought them together. The
resolutions read thus:-
THE RESOLUTIONS.
ona ne q the ca IN %
shs United states and strmcd By bare
promises e pay money into cremation as money and
and s h sae g ny og hs
That the inc
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& ~ s sa a %
.sssSsd these pedgss - platforms public
d ins
Grant he presaen act proHideS Sy
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as uee soemsy
sds a to make ,s s the earliest
ssss notes IN ana wersas both poca parties parties
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w b b. spseay
s speedy e
by the citizens Of boston and vicinity in Fan
ISa sns assssss ana approval Q, any &C. e
merey failure to Keep the pIanted iat Of the nation
but Deliberate ,,r xioar,on o. sacred pledge
sne ample venue. past few years rsdsmD
enc Of ne most DANGEROUS weapons OF war into an nsru
an IL ms hs
uncertainty and WIDE fluctuations In values which
elns seugns az
M e sna s%
ws9 nave voted II q the
name ~ Of the United sae cis. aishaor
sfeysas wrong upon every class Of the Dsope
That as paper money sustained only by an indefinite
fcacy the evils Of new will TALL chedy upon the
vanases viii Be seized BY the srsas cites
ssS U scso S and e VIZ in the
sur hostility to The pending measures, BY which can
the IF ass
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Jury to every man and woman dependent upon wages
.ss s tie ever. Sf Which % Siss
e s:, s''s;
.gssis rs s
"a veto to me- which
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present these RESOLUTIONS accompanied BY memorial 70
fsac%t the tutea ia sesol0u"oe herewith 10 the
BocHas and ra sSsu.s pss
Ss Ssn or ay be IL With ohes e s
imitation ana promote return to specie payments, with
Mr.. N. =. KIDDER moved the adoption Of the
resolutions In an eloquent speech, and was fol-
Vowed BY the
REMARKS OF P. A. COLLINS.
p. A. COLLINS was next introduced and spoke az
Sollows:--
the presence of familiar with the practical de-
Venture exrse dGdence to say Word
08 @ rocs az" morality
oss Without ss t. in a. asSsr
borne duty Que the TINS if need and %
snd ths country brought back normal condi.
:oss payable On demand ike an ordinary de-
:sse. y %S pssa q:
q his difficulty and takes new start me time pay:
srsSor .as f.. The sG
Ss But government supreme and adp not
ana
n Who The hsnass Ssse is w ceo SS o the
srnment anc therefore an interested party For
% sssa
Se he
ssS
holds ne he we q the
nxaiist imitation they have the word and know Its
tAcanng
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Detweer imitation and resumption To 60 back to
Hpecic payments Is 10 the OF what the
nv Of Az mankind in all ages teaches us a the
XIV Ehisersa safe and reliable measure OF value When
SAY that coin Is the only honest currency all
k:t,as saau Even the most extreme advocates Of in
SAuoh cohccde that, later we must
ycr,or nack to gold and silver basis Yet,
enough, they propose aggravation OF
ss<,,s NM . before applying the remedy. While
= ~ e use q the present broken promises,
- -. nSrcy oI the spectators ana gamblers word
Ton tne treasury the Gold Room unsetties all values
creates panics and demorallzes ali
shs , net Congress has deliberately voted
sssc deprecatcd paper ana the act only
swats Inv Of the resdent become the ia
yhe iahu. ASK the merchants and w0r kincmen OF
Boston, how comes it TO pass that the wa -'~s" "
PHohisk OF BOTH PoLfrrcAL PARTIES
scemny made " Their PLATFORMS disregarded by their
snosch psn ~ nay how hasit to pass
ese9 y unhsededf THAT act signfcs nty enlitied
IAN Act TO stfengtnen the Public CredItv and ncdced
ne ath Of the spnoc 70 redeem Its coin at the