, 1875-12-12


oMco should be the aim OF every true 1over Q
nts country. He detailed the successes OF th
Aeluoa'can party, which had done &
muca 1or the natlon, and said il
aoa1a so,n ~ ln1o oad hanls 1t would b
! oeot@s any LOT too country. The party WAS OF
san1zeo 70 erect great reforms, and ought t
oaftMa us old prestige There we're certail
! 4ueatlons which would have to be determined il
| tue ua6lonal compalsn on which Republican
;,sn msle unfortunately divided. For instance, TIL
! .eo.oeso " she pup1c required an htne6t cur
tencsi 'ne pfosperlty or the country Was IN
quesslonaoiF retarded by our present currency
! nn'co "As oe4o" tna1 OF the world. Tne grea
Ioeo and cotton products of the United
States sere sold on gold basis
whereas the products we consumed 8ere f4et
upon another basis. which had discouragins
enect upon the commercial prosperity Of The
county, True prosperity, indeed, would mol
neean unt'l our none! Was OF equal value with
th4t OF the world. He was glad the Republican
party had taken proper stand on this great il.
ane: ano he trusted they. wou!d sink individual
p:e]uoces and work to bring about the needed
Ie1oflu III tae national currency. Next vest
would determine which party waa to control the
country IN The future II the Republicans
were defeated 1t would be a sorrr day for the
people. There WAS TO doubt but that the pros
rertr OF the country demanded the continued
ascendancy CT the Republican party unoa pure
principles. Ii concluding, be Expressed his bo-
LEI that tney would De victorious ne1t fall.
N@A%'
followed with short speech, showing the many
oeiects IN the Democratlc platform, and the auc-
cesstni e1ort8 tie Kopu blcan party had made in
xeGenelaane the nation Hs pointed out the
iallxcles OF the lntlatiou scheme. and expressed
ms hrm CONVICTION that real and lasting prosper
1ty would result from placing the currency
On gold basis Tho road to resumption was
naro one no douot, tut It vas, Notwithstanding,
tno on'v toad ID pfoaperlty md tue salvation OF
the county. Il Was tho uuty OF Congress to re-
poai tho LeEat-Iende act and to cnt down the
expenses OF government, and a,oece payments
would 5000 follow. Mr.. Sch1Aider tEeu ,uade
some eenslb'e remarks On purlty OF adfninistfu-
t!on anu eald they should show the world
thleVes would not ba tolerated in the Republican
party
Con. Thompson was called for In short
address he said he had aiways been Republs-
CAN, a. ho thought tie party contained the
greater part Of the virtue, integrity, and honesty
OF tne Country.
were also requested to speak, but they we're
wiling 10 give nay to other orators.
NE. c. GcEELGT,
IN tho course OF an effective speech, said during
Andrew Jacksou's regime there was a e1rnlna ri
gold in the country, but the Democratic party
had 80 Gegen6rated that they wished to Get up
the rag-bsby. Chicago w:s the place for all good
reforms 70 be at home. and he suggested that
this Club should work to bring horcyt. upcor-
ruptible men into Office, both municipal and
national II such men we're selected for the nd~
n:inistrat;on OF Affairs, there would be- no Bah
cock trials or an avalanche of trouble aucl ae |
would fall upon tho CITY in faw dave. Why was
Henry Wilson 60 rreat}v hnnoretl , ptcsrsa la
YES industrious first, and honest all the
lime. IApplsuse,l Hesiug and other Op- |
pcs1t,onists wcre at work now on an |