The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-08-14
FROM ONO.


CLEvELAND, O., Aug. 10, 1876.
TO the Editor OF the woRKISsnAE's Advocate.
In consequence Of the Indictment wealth
er last Saturday evening, the msss-meet-
ing of the citizens announced to take place
in the public square, at which r r. Ire
velllck was to discuss the issue now before
the people of this State, viz the green
back, was postponed till last night, Mon
day the 9th. Promptly At the hour ap-
pointed the meeting was called to order by
the writer, and Mr.. John Schilling elected
chairman. On taking the stand, Mr..
Schilhng made few appropriate remarks
and introduced the speaker, who began in
his usual, calm and dignifed style, and
continued to argue and elucidate the cur
reucy question for two hours and twenty
minutes. This he did to the complete sat
isfaction of large crowd, estimated at
J, 200 people, among whom were rspresen-
tatives or all classes All listened with
the greatest attention, the whole of the
time. Trevellick, you know, when he gets
the ear of an audience, like well written
novel to youth, never lets go or flags in
interest till all is told, and he has made al
converts to his way of thinking. This fact
has long been known to the many thous-
ands Of men he has addressed among the
various trades, and more especially with
our coal miners. With them he is a great
favorite, and deserves to be. He has be-
slowed much time and taken the warmest
interest in instructing them i'll this very
question, which is the question of ques-
tons at present, the currency. This he
has done 50 etfectually that am bound to
say many of our miners understand it, and
can discuss it ten fold more intelligently
than some who are dealing in it all the
time as a business, and ought TO be famil-
liar with it in all its phases. | will not
undertake even synopsis of what he said,
suffice it to say, l have had the pleasure
OF hearing him often, and never heard him
speak to more effect. 1t is morally certain
that the greenback platform will carry the
day in this State, despite all the money
influences that can and will be employed
to defeat it, But if we had few Trevel-
ticks in the field there would be such an
overwhelming majority given as to make
this subject beyond a peradventure the
issue in the Presidential campaign i'll 70
| no not know that there is any power
that can be employed any way to keep il
from being such. do not think there is
but it is essential to have a victory SWEEP
over this State, whose meaning cannot
be mistaken, for the paper dollar, and 8. 81
convertible bond, to put it beyond a pos
sibility. There has been an effort t.
bring in the public school question to tn,
political arena, and make it the ground O
contest. This is working to large extern
in the cities, but it is not the bone, anC
cannot be over which the battle is Il
be fought. 1t is factor, it is true. anC
will be urged with all the vigor possible
but it must, and will in the end disappear
and the currency stand prominently fortI
as the only real issue. Were it the schoo
question pure and simple, there are non,
who are anyway posted, but know how i
would be settled. The school fund nevel
will be divided up to suit the differen
sects. 1t is the bullwork Of the nation
and is too much appreciated by the large
masses of the people to be overthrow
The leading papers out of the city have
given up the talk Of the school fund as be-
ing before the people, and admit the
financial question is the only one up for q
decision. This is how the working classes
view it also, and they will doubtless say
by their ballots what they wish with it,
and then if needs be, they will take the
other up and decide it just as effectually
as they will this. One question, when il
Is of such grave Importance as the cur
rency Just now is, is enough for US to
tackle. Let us confine ourselves to it till
it is disposed Of Just as we desire, and do
ing this it may remove half dozen griev
ences that at present grow out of it and
cannot be remedied till it be settled. Of
course Trevellick confined himself strictly
to this one subject, and if applause be any
evidence of conviction he had enough Of
1t. A vote was taken and unanimously
adopted to the effect that the people de-
mand of the next congress a law making
the greenback legal tender for all debts,
public and private, and received by the
government at par for taxes. A vote of
thanks to the speaker and the chairman
brought the meeting to close.
Respectfully, ETC.,
JOHN JAMES.