, 1874-04-05
4 Sound Currency Demanded by the
Producing Sections.
Congress Should Not Fail to Uphold the
Public Faith.
The President Asked to Veto All
Imitation Measures.
observation-disclosures in Congress Disposed
to Compromise.



TON.
Special Dispz1feA 7At Chicago 1ri6uns.
BosTo&, aiass., April 4--The And-1ndahon mass-
meeting in Fx1eu Hall this evening decidedly
SUCCESS in point Of numbera and interest. The
audience wss large, and there strange 1ningGng
of representatives from every department Of ne The
rich and poor the weuclad and meanlyclad, the ner
clant prince and the day-laborer stood ride
by side. It Wss surprising to notice the interest
manifested bY hundreds Of those, the roughness Of
whose g2rb and appearance would not be thought ia
belong to dnanciers interest," too, not forced By the
eoquenoe Of the speaker but TINT felt In the sub
ect matter discussed The applause from these ~as
frequent, but always In time and in the appreciation
of every good and delicate hint shown in
telligence hardly to be expected among them. The
mourning enblens with which tha hall il draped tn
honor Of Mr. Sumner still hung upon the wals. The
meeting called to order ut quarter before and
continued about Al hour and half.
Ito The Aasoctt1s<d FreEs.1
BosIoE, h1ass., April 4.-FaneuI Hall Tas crowded
Tonight, in response to call for mass-nee1ng TO
Protest against any further expansion Of tho currency
William Gray, prominent merchant, presided In
his nd drtss, he said Congress has ismentaby
FAILED TO UPHOLD THE PUBLIC FAITH
70 make provision At the earliest practicable period for
the redemption Of the United States notes In cotn and
Il Congress makes the proposed increase Of legal
tender $400 GOO co. II the power to
enlarge Tie amount Of currency At any tina, and to
any extent,
is the great demand Of the labor OF the country upon
the Government and It Is the great office Of tho Gov
ernneut to place its stamp upon the coin Of the
try attestng its worth for commercial purposes 1t
should never issue one dollar Of paper money.
George B. Blske Jr, banker, read
.HE RESOLUTIONS.
They set forth taa the passage aud approval Of any
1t to Increase the ISSUE Of trredecnabe paper pucY
would be deliberate violation Of sacred pledge:
that the refusal Of Congress to apply the surplus
revenues OF the paat few to tbs redemption Of
United StAtes notes in coin has continued and aEgra-
y7ted the evils OF uncertainty and wide fluctuations
T0lues which IN iredeemable currency always brings
ad has led directly the nancinl Ills which it now
sought to remedy by fresh issues Of currency which
caused them. Tbs evils Of the new issue will
FALL cH1KFLT UPON THE PEopuCIEo sEcr1os8.
Imitation always raises tho prices Of articles Of
sumption rapidly than It raiser wages, aud any
uEher issue Of currency would specially injure every
nan and woman dependent upon salary. Appeal ia
confidently made to the President to veto any ti
which violates the pledge which he made in his FIRST
official message, and members Of Congress who
7oted fu7 the pending currency are declAred
to hive azsailed the c.edi. and good name Of the
country.
resolution WIS adopted providing for commit
lee 70 co-oper2ta with committees In other pl&ces
TO 1E11gT EsLAr1oN %E
Ind promote return 10 specie payment Also ono
protesting that the hostility Of Boston and New Eng
Land to tho peading Congressional does not
arise from seH-interest Charles Francis and John
Quincy Adams and Robert G. Winthrop wero among
the F1ce-Presidents.
After some addresses the spirit Of the resolr-
6onA, which we're adopted, the meeting adjourned.