The New York herald., 1876-11-02

on the unpaid debt 20 mucn 20 On and
never knew farmer discharge man because he dug
too many potatoes In q Observation-Disclosures never
heard OF person disshargng clerk because he could
sell too many boxes of goods 10 solvent customer;
but insensbls propositions OF thai kind are. and
hopeless OF any influence ou the public mind, there rs
specie payments. Well, now, why import
ant Tor people, especially people made up OF men
who work and thrive and commence With nothing but
tue capital OF their labor out which 10 make their
Is IL important for them that
THEY SHOULD HAVE THx BAsls or srszn
for the measure OF their labor?
The law says that the currency whatever II may be-
they shall take Tor their labor and when men print
as 5 aas snsrs Is pS quite 80
silver are the measure Of mans
imprint the metal, that is merely certificate OF
the government SO 70 be understood by everybody
state It's value not partcie-t gets Its vaue from
other mems labor, because to the last PENN weight
OF us substance II 10 the exact measure OF somebody
when men labor in this world they IKE
to be when they part with /. that
labor in return and that IS the reason tho dem
ocratc party was SO wise and popular before had
occasion to modulais It's principles to the getting Of
votes IL was the hard money party OF the United
States was the Pantheon Of the aborcr Of the farm
er, OF all mon who by toll, add 10 the public good
and nothing has dismayed mo moro than TO SEQ the
utter proaIgscy OF party that has thus allied itself
identified itsclf--wth the Of the laboring
and tied down the currency OF the country through
long series OF Of standard OF gold and sver
now scouting as an Illusion and snare, and hoping
that the nation Of the printing press shall make tho
volume OF money that 10 claimed for the poor man.
THgRE OUGHT TO RE DIVERSITY
OF opinion that but do not know what has hap
pened this democratic party change their opinion
10 that know they said IL would never be paid
know they derded and decred It aud lnmented even
IN war thai the people could not pay specie payment
10 their soldiers and Tor the commodities OF lie; but
told that II Is the interest OF labor and Of
honesty that gold should be the measure. But tho
man in the country iha. does not know that gold
dollar Is q gold dollar-tappiausol-and that paper
promise to pay gold dollar Is only oi value because
the gold dollar expected time other
have watched this point and really do not ind that
there any danger Of the American people being fond
OF money without intrinsic value that Is made Tor
them by tho councils OF Congressman Does anybody
doubt that the republican party Is in favor OF specie
10 In favor Of specie payment Nobody
YOU WANT SPECIE PAYMENTS
you will get them from Governor Hayes and the re-
why then you have choice between voting for Gov
srnor Tilden or our esteemed fellow citizen. ZAP
plAuse.) II Mr.. Tiden wanted specie payments, but
not enough name the time whom he wanted them,
ana not enough TO lose any votes by one-tapplnuse)
and Mr. Peter Cooper an honest man, is the one who
Processes not want II all the time (Appause and
laughter.) When you look at this matter you will
see that on this question Of specie payments
thero Is not any doubt side and
tnsre great uncertainty the other. Now, the
publicans asked bill one OF whose clauses that
specie payments should DO the LIST OF jan
uary, 1879 That is the law OF the land to-day-(ap-
piause)-and the Secretary Of the Treasury should
prepare to meet that duty thus imposed upon him
negotiation OF bonds payable with interest.
Now, Governor Tilden, before ho entered
that was good law tha. one OF the best things about
II was its dehnteness. But now he has discovered
that in naming tho day for resumption there is offered
an nsurmountable impsdinent; that resumin0 with
out preparing was nugatory, aud that pre-
pairing suppose without resumption was bet.
10 name the day ON which you are to start on voyage
but that IL Is great embarrassment to know when
you are to arrive at the end oft The steamer or tho
locomotive would be apt to burst It's boiler IN dong It.
IL not according 10 the sonse OF the American peo-
pie (Appause
his long unmarried life to the frequency with which
he had named the day for it-(applausel-as to have
him persuade US that having certain time within
which prepare confused and embarrassed the propo
stion. The truth ~ gentlemen, that this democratic
profession and fondness Of money the ondness
Tor republican unconstitutional rags, II always
seemed the extreme OF political enrontery, and
have seen some specimens OF political earontery,
sometimes in the party TO which l bolong.
(Laughtor.) think, therefore, that
THE BANKERS IN WALL STREET
do not Feed any instruction TO whcth0r the repub
icans would handle the nnancss wo or wncther they
woald bring about specie payments They wanted
somc shrevd Intelligence, II they could find It, that
would prove them that the democrats would do tho
service " u complete failure. Ihave turned IN
my mind every way that could. have read Cover
NOR Tdsns letter q m and
would got specie payment sooner With Governor
Tden President and Mr.. Hendricks Vice rres,.
dent, or with Hendricks President and
Tden Vice President (Applause.l have endeav-
orcd TO what there was that should prevent tho
% Of 70 sns 81 .hs
years alter the election OF Mr Tden up LIST
Of January 1872 In getting ready and then, thI
they onc extend the time. say for sixty ninety
days, some such short time. (Applause.) But
am unable 10 understand IL, and therefore
counsel bankers that
republicans sill take good OF tho finances, will
sume specie payments and that the democ ats will do
they shall be advised after tho next election ZAP
piause.) Now. under these circumst stances, as you
advise thcm after the election think you had
another topic OF very great interest TO u.s. and
THE CIVIL sERvIcE-
the reform Of the civil service. .(Applause)
think the past history of the democratic party
satisfactory. think that while the democrats
In power say up to 1880. they had introduced, deve
politics OF this country tho doctrine that civil
belonged to the people that distributed 'or
great many things on their hands besides attending to
The civil servica They suppressed the Rebellion
applause They maintained The institutions Of The
country unbroken They restores Its peace they hayo
paid of It's dcbts and they have been wanting in
dcgroe their conducting Of tho civil service will
not conceal extenuatc their faults would like
to compare the record OF the democratic party with
budget bis the republicans havc had before will
prefer the democrats Cheers They had budget
tails OF the pccuMtions and Of tho deductions which
those peculations paid IRON the volume OF that
revenue have been spread before tho public.
Now, before they compare themselves with tho
publican party In the civil service and the adnnstra
zion Of the revenues OF tho country IN that
would like them with budget OF $500 CO., 900
aivo OF to this people year after
twelve years; or, rather would take that back, for
would not like TO have them nave that
budget, even ior the purpose OF making
that record. (Laughtcr) I would rather concede
the point than conccde tho budget. (Cheersl Well,
tn~ fuf nn of % 10 haa
hox cu.D tho power OF the immense range OF
othco-hoders over the politics OF tho country. they
killing all the craftsmanship; they beittng
w the issues; they discredting all parties; they
are njuring all politics. But II Is not thing
1n be done away with In day. The Vicious
circle has been kcenIy touched by Gov
ernor Hayes in his letter Of acceptance
(Applause Tho vicious circle by which the placenen
make the Congressman ana tho Congressman make
the placement and both leave the people out has been
touched as with q needle by Governor Hayes.
(Cheers) And tho first ground OF my confidence
in any physician 10 euro an III or heal wouad
ID TO be surc that he knows what the III s
and wherc the .wounl is. Now, think you may