, 1876-05-17
ADpRAss 70 THE PEOPLE.
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10 ta4 HEtt<fN Af&cct1k&H 4Ttt&+
NEW YORK., Alny 1h-rhc gentlemen who
met In the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday to
confer upon the present political situation, with
special regard to the Presidential campaign, re-
sumed their session this morning, tho Rev. Dr..
Woalsey presiding. The President announced
that tx, Committee on Address, appointed ycs-
ter1ay, was ready to report, and Immediately
Carl Scfurx aroae and rcad tho following
.ADDnRas TO THE AMERICAN pBopLs:
FxLLow.C1r1zENs: 4 conference Of citizens as-
eembled In New York, sincerely desiring to ecrse
tae best interests Of tho American people, beg
ieaYa to submit to your candid consideration the
following appeal: A national cleetton III approach.
!ng under circumstances Of peculiar Significance.
NeYes bofore In our history has tho public mind
been 10 profouAdly agtated BY approximations Of
hangers arising from tho prevalence Of corrupt
eadene!ea and practices III political life, and
heyer has the1c been greater reason for it. We
'll not despay hero In detail tic datreasng cata-
to9ae OF disclosures which for several years have
followed one another In rapid succession, and seem
70 nave left scarcely single sphere Of political
tite untouched. The records ct courts, Of state
Legislatures, and Of tho National Congress speak
al.a terrible p1alnnoss, and still they arc adding
70 the seandalnus exhibition.
: THEN AND row.
While such state OF things would, under any
ateunstanees, appear most dupsosab'e, It Ia pc.
!asiafly 70 at tho present moment We arc about
celebrate tho ont. .hundredth birthday OF our ma.
aoaA existence. We have Invited tho nations Of
ns earth on thta great auniyossa5y 70 visit our
ano, and to wftncas thu eyidence u onr material
hoRtess, ~ well ~ tho working and effects Ut
w.. Mas .sepabilean 1oyesnMent which century ago
ensx glow u lite, forcing upon VI ! comparison
sass shs. s apta ri W. we
nnHse nnHse challenged the judgment Of civilized man
xind, conjolnt]y with our own. Thote IL much qf
which every American cluxen has reason to bb
ptoad,-a energy and thrift q p,wcr of thought
saa action, progressive spirt which, In mRgnl1-
ssaes Of result, have ontstfpped all precedent and
ss1aANclpatlon.. a history a6onuding IN illuatra.
19ns t.sas or herioe patriotism, foFt!t1de. and
Msuom, grsataF freedom from foFeign
sss Mass aud evolutionary changes Of Government
&ea1 taoat ether nations can boast Ut, cur Aepub-
as, but = century old, and Just tseued from thu
salt great cYl conflict we have had u dep!ore, 80
s9h& - fesouFcta and organization that 1t stands
AZ w foremost rank Of tho great powers OF the
sanaf 1nd yet, with s1l thaaa splendid lesulA IN
tseetd, It cannot BE- denied thut u no ptr!od dur
toE tae cenln1y now behind u, have thu American
peopls been lsss aatIsfed with themselves. That
ssatsantA anniversary Of the Declaration Of 1ndo.
Psaasnce, h.In3 In 20 many respects 70 all AMcs.
stA DAY os AnceEest pride and rejoicing. ID fet
Wy IN other sugpects not without Yelt-seproxch
~ namilistion: Qf th's. tho corruption revealed
ao tae honor Of tho American people b It said,
sssFJ patriotic citizen feels tho burning shAms OF
s~s spsetasls psesentsa IN the centennial yeAs-