The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-06
AoRAND ARMY sPREE.
w. u. II eiIey's Inhntion Spcech sandw iched
Between Horse Racing aud Dancing Hor-
nee t.reeicy's and JHV souid's Tribune.

W. ~. KeiIey's InhntiOn speech sandw iohed
Retwecn Horse Racing and Dancing -Iior-
nee Greeicy's and JRV Couids Tribune,
NEW HAVEN. DOT. 5.-To-day Post Ad-
mira Foote Of the Grand Army OF the Republic
opened grand carnival. They marched IN full
uniform through the streets Of the city and
thence out to Hamilton Park, where they
ritcbed their tents for three days encampmen
unpacked their knapsaoks, aud stationed SEN
tries Under tho auspices Of the post horse
rnce. were run and exhibitions of equestrian
aklll were given that drew crowds OF people to
the park.
After nightfaii tho sentries beats were marked
by lines OF pine-knot torches stuck In the
ground, and other torches, ono before each tcnt,
threw dtful glare over the surroundings, and
made great, uncouth shadows on the white can
vas. Outside the camp limits is q large pavilion,
partially noored. II Ia OF canvas. and ts sides
are looped high to admit the light aud smoke OF
the numerous torches. Around the supporting
poles are circles OF lamps and from each end OF
the tent glow dazzling headlights. Here to-
night the Hon. VIM. d. Kelley OF Pennsylvania
delivered an argument for soft money, and here
tomorrow night will Senator WIN. ". Eaton
the tent was by no measure full. There were
not 200 persons In IL. and IL was made to accom-
modate as many thousand. This may have been
due 10 the appropriately Of Mr. keiiey's subject
speech had not been In an open tent two miles
from the centre of the city the audience would
have been more numerous. As IL was, many OF
those who sat on the low, hard benches were
gally- dressed girls anxious for the dance that
followed, aud as many more were inattentive
Yale students.
TO the Bank OF Venice fourishinR under an irro-
deemable currency, to France prosperous with
her heavy debts, and to Germany embarrassed
In spite OF the millions Of gold paid to her by
France. lie saw the EVIL of our times IN the
| greenback not being full legal tender; In Its
being good enough for soldiers pay and pen
| sion but not good enough for customs dues
| and bondholders' interest and he saw salvation
| In an issue OF interconyertible bonds at 361
| per cent. interest," which bonds should be given
| to the people as certificates OF deposits made
like the English postal SAVINGS bank, paying In
| terest from day to dav, would so COMMIT and the
confidence OF the people that the deposits
would suflce to pay the public debt, while the
| deposits would probably never be called for
| The debt would never be really paid, but would
be chesply funded. He read a long opinion VI
Chief justice Chase In support OF bis argument
| anu then closed with these words:
| wish to mention the name OF more aiyocate o.
the plan have laid before yOu-the name OF Horace
SsSs I cait Jay Gould I,I5Ine because, in the lp
terest Of that concicuceieW operator ~ assaill
nsdmsn for sovocs9ng ise plan Of v great fosSSer
Sf sI s az Hfs s on ". 0
q November ISL IN be sd'9cated sy..sm .
you and he differed from me on bot one point and ha
willingly yield He wanted toe 10. rate Of n,, rest Il
The Hon. Charles Atwater introduced Mr.
| Kelly; but there were no known men upon tn,
| stage or among the audience, and AT the close o
| the speech nearly all present remained to dance
Most OF them seemed to have come for that
| The soldiers gathered around large camp Or,
| that was lit between the rows Of tents, and SAM
army songs until tattoo beat.