, 1874-04-15
ANTI-|NFLATl0N.
Large Meeting Of tho Business Men Of
Cincinnati.
Resolutions Adopted Condemning the
Action Of Congress-.

CINCINNATI, O., April IA public meeting
WAS hold ID Pixies 0pera-Houso tonight, to give
expression on tho subject of intlation. Tho
platfortn waa crowded by prominent bankers,
manufacturors, and businessmen, and tho body
of the house was llllcd With tho most intelligent
people Ii tho community. Speeches wore made
in which tho absurdty Of initiating tho currency
was prominently aud forclbly exhortea. Judge
gtallo WAS particularly fo!ioitiouB In this direc-
tion, and whom ho satd TINT there waH Just
as much sonBo IN talking about elastic yard.
stick or an elastic huahol measure aa IN oaBtio
currency, his ron,ark was received with thuntlcrs
Of applanso. Several Of tho bost and moae
forvent speakers i'll tho city occupied the atom
tion OF tllo mooting for two hours, attl tho
FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WE'RE ADOPTED uNAN1-
aIoUsLY:
WHEREAS, An increase Of irredeemab!c paper cur
rcney would be departure from sound hnanrfal priu
ciples nnd violation Of tho repeatedly pledged faith
wiEnEAs, Congress, by bill already passed BY tho
Henatc, mud by votes upon measures peudlng In the
crease Of papor cnrroncy without making any pro.
vaion for th3 redemption Of tho legaltendor notes
R;soted That wo earnestly protest againat any IN
of 9sf q t1
credit, md dotnoratizing to tho community.
Resolved, That wc wi oppoao tu every roaaIblo way
the tnqn1ty of imitation, win is inevitable tratn Of
specniaeion decentralization, bankruptcy, rcpudiaton'
Resolved That We thank tho Senators from Ohio for
tloir conspicuous opposition to tho Banking and Cur
rcncy bill that has passed tho Senate, and call upon
our Representatives, and especially upon tho 1.opte
sentatives Of Hamilton County, to oppoae all meas
urcs that will delay tho restoration of the spee1s
Nssalred, Tint wo wond respectfully remind th,
President that tho exercise Of his yoto power, shoult
1t 10 needed In tho ofenso Of the prosperity and crci
Of the country, would meet with general commonds
| tiou.
| LETTER FROM SENATOR THURMAN.
| An extract from q private letter from Senator
Senator complained Of tho Misrepresentation
and attacks upon him for his courge on tho sub
1cct Of imitation, and stating TINT hc had choBer
| his position after due deliberation, aud wou1f
uaintau it. Lie also stated that ho intende<
| Boon to doliver speech upon tho subject Il
which 10 would more o]early do1no himBoIf.
THE spEECH OF THE HON. q. E. pU6H,
formerly Senator from Ohio. delivered a1moa
impromptu, aboundcd in telling hits, and wa
received with marked enthusiasm:
ELettcrB were received from Murat Halstoad
Esq, editor of the Cincinnati Con.rnerctah an
1nornbcrs Of the Constitutional Convention
henrty concurrng with tho sentiments Of til
meeting.
i speech By Richard Smith, editor Of tho &c
zette, and ontirely consistent with bis woll-know
conservative viows on the subject Of f1nanc'
:. vas presided oyor by George F. Davis, Eaq., a
Ex-rNEs1DEHr or TIE CHAMBER or coMMEncl
aud ono Of tho prominent pork-packerB of tn
city, and that there was q list Of 100 Vice-Proa
dents selected from all branches Of busnoB
embracing bankorp, manufacturers, merchant
thut tho meeting vas unexpectedly large, is
wholesome ASSURANCE that thoro ia q etro1
conservative feeling in this community agRin
the imitation OF iirelccn&able currency.