The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-15


We'll might Gov. Tilden say in his speech at
Buffalo " The old age has gone out and the new
age has come in" Public maefactors are ut
length TO be disodged from the high places
which they have dishOnored, and will no longer
gnd a hiding place In the hall. Of LEGISLATION;
protection behind the ermlne Of judges. Above
all let us thank God and take. courage from
what has already been accomplished.
Fostered by an inflated. nuctuating and irre-
deemabe paper currency speculation has run
riot over the country. An enormous accumula.
ton OF watered railroad and other stocks, many
OF them utterly worthless, aud OF personal In
debtedness Incurred without provision or pur-
pose Of liquidation, rests like an incubus
upon the productive Industry OF the nation.
The 1917 bankruptcies which have taken
year, sweeping away S7i9tO.sGg of liabilities,
afford no nattcrng prospect OF the rehabilita-
ton of our national prosperity. Consequent
upon this condition Of things has been the gen
eral degradation Of the public morals. To with
hold y yment Of debts fairly contracted IA
scarcely regarded IA cmlpa6le. with these low
notions Of private obligations, how long will
the public faltn remain untarnishedt
IL has long been the error OF legislators to
consult chiefly the interests Of capital In
the last analysis, II Is found that all taxes
Unid by labor. that being the sole source
ot wealth Hence 10 reform Of cxls ing
abuses can be radical and thorough EXCEPT
industry The aborer rather than the accumu-
lated treasure In vaults and safes constitutes
the resource upon which we must fdll back In
every financial emergency. The reyusion of
1873. II H. estimated. rev out OF employment
two millions ~ men VINO have been kept for
labor at two doll us a day, the loss To the COM
munity from this source amounts to n sum more
than sufficient to hIuidate the national debt.
The suspension OF Labor produces paraN sis and
imppverishment in every de artmcpt Of trade
and commerce. Business thrives and wealth IL
accumulated from the money which the labor
ing population eXpend. The unemployed Ia.
borer must Of necessity curtall his outlay for
food, clothing, aud the convenienccs OF life.
To this cause L. to a great extent due the epd-
thv which l. everywhere apparent in business
circles, the decrease Of deposits ia the savings
m.
the di-cuntcnt which IL nearly universal. IL Is
now more than ever before OF vital Importance
to arrest the career Of prOliglcy and pNtrnVa-
gancc, and to reduce the public EXPENDITURES TO
tue lowest possible point that labor may be
lightly burdencd 10y taxation, and that larger
proportion 81 caultal may be left IN the hands Of
indhstry. The man who plumbers the commu-
nifty II the worst enemy Of those who work for
a livelihood, and he Is their best friend, whether
In a htgh vi zee Of trust OF otherwise, who ex-
feat and bring to ccndien punishment dishon-
est officials and public robbers.
The time has gone by for these offences To he
condOned for fear of injury to any political or
ganization. The party that shall in future de-
fend or even tolerate the swiDdlers and thieves
IN It's ranks will be consigned to utter aud hope
less defeat. II make little difference TO us
whether man assumes the livery Of
the Republican or Of the Democratic party
may toe urged In regard TO party fealtv. the
path Of duty Is clearly pointed out by our patri-
otto and statesmanlikc Governor In these mem
oribe words " | saw YOU have but to assert your
rights and they will bc respected; and when the
nominations II there bc on the ticket any one
untrue To you, YOU have but to exercise the re-
served right OF the American citizen ana vote
for somebody else"
As the outpost and portal OF tne New World.
ana the centre and focus OF the spital and COM
morcc Of this whole hemisphere, New y ork. II
guided by wise cOunsels, has great future
open before her. II true to her high destiny,
lifetime Of men now living she lev viii rival in
population, wealth. ana Importance tue most
renowned capitals OF any age.
In conclusion, may be permitted TO suggest
that your association enter at once upon the
great work of arousing public attention to tho
necessity of carrying out the reforms watch
have been indicated. We all remember how
four years ago at the disclosure OF the enor-
nous crimes OF the Tweed Ring. all classes Of
citizens thrOnged tc the polls in order to excel
from public life the robbers who held the city
In tneir grasp. Old men tuttcrng with the
palsy Of age, ministers OF the Gospel, and Others
who had not voted for years eagerly surrounded
the ballot box. Let the same purpose now
animate the electors Of the State, aud "A ma
Jutity Of one hundred thousand viii be re-
corded IN November for the res toration Of pure
aud economical government.
Faithfully yours,
f. a. CONKLISG.