The New York herald., 1874-10-27

NOS drasseo py force, Dus sladry arrauus
o. our Citizens Never before has nsrs oseS snS
suCn movement OF the human race. How won
Seanghs as syssem " Uncn sn e:q are
miles away from this seaport, the emigrant who
mas not yet learned our language or our customs
with directions that kinsman or friend shall De
brought from some obscure hamlet in the
and carried along the line OF our railroads to this
great city. From here IL crosses the ocean. In
Europe u searches out the person Ior whom It y
sent. ic taxes him In charge, carries him beyond
the limits OF ns country and Of the language which
alone he can speak. II bears him safety through
with IeioN man. 1t waits him across the ocean.
" sends qlm along our railroads thousands OF
miles into the interior, and IL places him upon our
bOundiesS pralrieS, upon tine very section OF lano
which has been marked out Tor his use. This, and
other things like this, has lifted up commerce and
never before known. In all these achievements they
have no aid from government. On the contrary
destroyed @ % our M Shipping, emDsrrasssa barr our rail-
roads and crippled our commerce by unequal and
unjust systems OF taxation. More than this, on
grand results for our country we have the start
ling revelation that the great merchants and
ordinary governmental powers have been the
TAXATION AND PLUMBER.
We have the CONCESSION that Tor years they
have been the terror stricken victims OF spies,
extOrtiOnerS and robbers. / need not re-
few few years to prove the truth truth Of these Us.
sertiOns. You know the truth better than can
Is due 70 bad ad%instratlon % Of public ' atfars
but TINS 10 not the great underlying cause, nor
shalt dwell upon It for the purpose OF asssing
earnest terms TO charge that those VINO have suf
Tered from these 0utraaes are most to blame Tor
their existence. II the bu tness men OF our c0un-
try mad been true to themselves. IL they had
faithfully performed tner duties as electors, the
evis and dangers tina. now ah1lct and threaten
them would nave no existence. Ii they had felt
that the violation OF the rights OF others was
wrong that they were bound to resent and resist
tGey would not now themselves be the victims OF
like results and 0usrages. 1t Is act that all men
should bear IN mind iOr future guidance. that
THOSE WHO GAINED WEALTH pr Exr0RTIQN
from our business men were trained In habits OF
plunder and lawlessness either Ia other portions
Of our country or In otner fields for their enter.
plunlering the helpless SOUTH our business men,
instead OF being c0nscnting witnesses, had boldly
lifted their voices with indignant protest against
these acts tley never would have been hunted
down by THESE same PACKS that harasseo and
robbed the conquered south. and VINO turned
from Its exhausted fields 70 seek In the
commercial cities OF the North richer spolls
aud more ample plunders. lew years since two
IN the s o. Neg f9rs
falsely imposed upon them, and watch was at once
corrected be ore any one could be mlsled were
warrant Of law and without even charge that
they had committed an offence for which they
s ia was done @ s rsmoyed rom tae
scenes Of war, IN . city waere the machinery
Of justice was IN undisturbed operation
Had tuls Deen done In the CITY 0l LONDON there
would have gone up from Its merchants sucn an
lnoi9nant protest as would nave shaken the
throne itself Il the wrong had not been speedily
rignted. The business men in tins community
were unm0ved or were cOnsenIing witnesses, and
retrtbution comes upon them IN the form OF tue
meanest officials. who seize their books and thelr
papers, paralyzs their business and perchance
amuse themselves with reading the sacred or
cnas N.WNn dane Afs NJ nAn
Those VINO are mos Wiling 10 De robbed must not be
slent and inactive when r0Obery Is perpetrated
be respected IN one part OF our Union when
tney are trampled upon IN another section. Let
THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF OUR COUNTRY
and see how lar tue neglect OF political duty has
caused the dstrust aud embarrassment whlcn
now parayzes our industry. You all say that there
can be no pros uerity wnere the nonor of our gov
ernment Is not sacrediy guarded. The credit OF
our country IS now some wlar shaken. II 1t should
be OverthrOWn we Suall be over Hhelmed with dis
grace aud disaster. Would TINS peril now over
hang II at all times our citizens had been awake
m movement me- Ss towa1ds repudations nAx Some years.
ago the interest OF the Indebtedness 0i tits
STATE sat oec ime & due. ,M nad borrowed upon favor
make those channels OF commerce which have
gwen US SO mucn OF our wealth and prosperity.
AS Governor OF tnis Stale sent repeated messages
TO It's Legislature, imp0rlng It to pay this interest,"
not In debased currency, but IN money as good
as that we mad received rom the lender. l pointed
out not only the dlshonor but the damage to
the credit OF the state and nation Ii this
was no. done. This prayer was unheeded.
the banks, aud other moneyed Institutions OF
the State, to save It's honor. l urged upon them
credit, but the puDlic morals; that failure to do
tins woud IN sse END react Tu1ousy upon them
Our citizens looked calmly on while the
CREDIT OF THE STATE AND NATION
received this shameful bow That act has cost
the people OF this country more than 500 000 000
and to-day the state OF New YORK, with all
It's wealth and population, cannot borrow money
enlaller states which kept their credit untalnted
at the time we suffered ours to be dishonOred.
impiore me business men Of this state in view OF
OF their neglect OF political duty in the past, that
they will give me patient hearing while shall
emitted to their sunrages IN view oil the positions
wncn tney have held and now hold upon the great
seen hat irsntu s,is fail HiI upon those who allow
their party prejud.ces to blind their eyes to the
wrong dongs Of their political friends. At the last
session oil Congress a project was brought i0r-
ward to
INITIATE THE CURRENCY
and thus to continue and Increase the evils or an
uncertain. nuctuatlng standard OF value. When
this project was checked Dy the veto OF the Presl
dent there was leeling OF relie IN all business
circ.es; Dut ths very relief which was given by
the Presidential veto tells you how uncertain nad
been the tna1cial policy Of the administration
the close Of the war. In all that long period We
have had wild excesses in speculation,
uncertainties In business transactions, frauds,
c0rruptt0ns, oealcatlonS, because this gov
ernment had not bold. clear nnancial policy.
Ii has only now reached the conclusion that
de ebased currency Is q species OF reputation OF
the puDhc faith. 1t has only now learned the
truth, which was uttered to me ny an untut0red
Indian tAn years ago, when he complained tlat
our state was cheating his people by paying with
debased currency the annuity that was due to
them lor the lands we had bought. Iasked him.
as laid bill before him, II that was not a
d0llars HIS eyes flashed as he Indignantly
answered, ut says II is dollar, but 1t
Is lie; 1t Is only har q dollar" 1t has
this simple truth. And now It claims great
merit for Its positions, and It clamor0usIy
ton OF the democratic State ticKetwoud tend to
the reputation OF the national credit and the de-
base ement OF our currency Before you are carried
away BY these appeals or, percnance, by your p0-
litical prejudices Deg you Will look at the record
made bv Mr.. T1lden and mis- political associates
upon this subject. The first duty Of the men in
power at the close Of the war was that OF
RESTORING A SOUND MONEY