The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-29
NATIONAL HARD MONEY.

RESOLUTIONS ADoPTED-DELEdATEs ELEcrKD
FOR TIE CINCINNATI CONVENTION TO BIB
HELD IN OCTOBER.
number OF gentlemen met last evening at the
rooms OF the Association OF Political Reform No
43 South Washington square. for the purpose OF
electing delegates from this city TO q national
hard money convention to be held at Cincinnati,
on the 25th Of October next. Mr.. Agernon 81
Sullivan called the meeting TO order, and nomt
mated Mr.. W. IL. Wiley Tor Chairman and Mr..
Abraham L. Earle for Secretary, both OF whom
were accepted. Mr.. sullivan tnen proposed the
Following preamble and resolutions-
whereas At public meeting held at the Tobacco E1
resolution was adopted calling convention OF dele,
country to assemble at CINCINNATI on the 18th OF octo
Der next to coner ABOUT measures to restore speeds
revenue systemi therefore,
ievins that foreign and domestic commerce and all
ana mTs 3nsn under nd
tenn which UNEQUAL in ITS burdens we respond to the
from YORK by the chairman OF this meeting TO at
tend the proposed Cincinnati Convention
Sec0nd-ihat we inhexbly set our faces against all
schemes for currency imitation any form OF paper
Of
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and actually interconvertibe with coin.
SOUND currency SroSahost the unted states me pro-
posed % a. IN an and we urge the general
FoTthIhat while we do not pledge ourselves 10 the
specuc ueAsuIes prousHb IL Tue hlVuHohu
Convenuon yet those measures being IN harmony with
the of these resolutions worthy Of
and should receive just consideration.
Mr.. ID. II. Landon, In seconding the resolutions,
spoke In favor OF restoration OF coin as the CIR
culatlng medium. He read statistics from tho
records OF the war time. and argued rom the eX|
perences In France and England In time OF Napo-
leon and Pitt, ana quoted the American states
men, Jefferson and Calhoun, In support OF the
theory advanced as the only sound one for the
nation. In a general way he drew not very
natterlng picture Oh the deporaDe general coNdi,
ton OF the country under the present system oil
currency. In conclusion Mr.: Landon proposed
resolution requesting the Senators ana Repre-.
sentatIves In Congress from the city and State to
examine carefully the btll Tor the establishment OF
q rational exchequer, and II they approve 1t ia
give 1t their countenance and support.
Mr.. Earle objected to determining now upon any
particular plan that the Cincinnati Convention
might be expected to consider as a basis. Mr..
Nathan Reeve also made some remarks and the
resolutions, having been Amended so as not I'd
pledge the meeting to the adoption of the views
of the Richmond Convention to the exclusion Of
any other plan that may be presented az Clncin-
natl, were adopted, as was also that OF Mr.. Ian.
don, the substance or which was given above.
The following named gentlemen were elected as
Thurber, Lloyd Aspinwall, 3. ID. Babcock, A. l.,
Earle George w. Clarke Frederick A. Conklingi
George X. Sistare, Parker Hands, ID. II. Landon,
G. NJ Fry, Agernon s. sullivan, A. A. Low. q. A.
Kerwin, Thomas W. Evans Percy Pyne, John r.
Henry, William r. Kirkland, Charles A. Dana,
Franklin Edison, Meyer u. Meyer, ClarksOn N.
Potter John T. Agnew @. Delamater, J. w. Selig
man and r. .. Perrine.
The meeting then adjourned.