The daily gazette., 1877-08-13
Can b, Done to be SlVed.

4 Speech of Francfs W, Hughes in
Noah. SchuylkiR C0unty-Hard Times
. Renetiv for What the Labor
Wants.
several thousand people, F. W.
one of the country's greatest
delivered a brilliant address to
|ple of Shenandoah, Schuylkill
The following is an abstract: Il
seedingly gratified yet panied to
bn this occasion. 1t was my for
Fear ago, to address my fellow
on what was then the moment
ation ofthe day, and l am panied
Iat then announced that unless
eqislation, which, like a cloud.
ending over this country, should
led. that cloud Of misfortune
liver still more upon us. At that
party press announced that the
kre getting better, but their state
ere false and were made for the
/Df
.|bpwINKING THE PUBLIC
Hcing them to cast their votes for
ho would legislate against their
Instead of the times improv-
have gradually grown worse, ,and
be the happiest moment of my
rero able to say that the cause of
h. besgary and starvation that
bugh your land were removed,
n0t. The best that | can do is
before an American audience
hat believe, from the bottom
Art, that there is a remedy in
BIS. To obtain the necessary re-
bust lay down party and sacri-
the altar of patriotism for the
your country, that you may get
/ your families and work for
5. Are you employed? What
h echoes have filled the ears of
Il. II late throughout this country.
speck no bigger than a pea,
ame visible in Baltimore Short
Fards il expanded and at last
tending into our State. The
ttSburg felt its effect more, per-
any other portion of our State
burg is the great
DME OF THE MECHANIC.
that point it spread almost
ht the Union. Think you that
not a strong, underlying feel
hpathy among the people wher-
gs took place. They walked the
bower, and though the people
labor, unless upheld by law,
ever prosper, still benefit has
ined from what has occurred.
r were who forsaw the awful sit
affairs, and these men knew
people, through the ballot-box
ptain relief the gaunt wolf, fam
ID stalk through the land, and
#Hnld take bread wherever they
their hands upon it. cloud
tell you that the redress you
BE OBTAINED BY VIOLENCE,
n the reason of t he people of this
gho, understanding the causes of
g rsal destitution, will seek re-
be ballot-box. And now, my
g. aVing said so much / will pro-
Pad to you what l have put to-
the shape of resolutions in
how by what means redress can
~ ed, and if you believe that they
| Ease plainly and truthfully, you
wish, adopt them, and after
III tell you in what way the re-
eak of, and you want, can be
THE RESOLUTIONS.
zens of the Anthracite coal re-
pennsylvania feeling that starv-
pc midst of plenty, and enforc-
: OF millions IN the land desir-
becoming producers, and also
'hsumers, is an unjust and un-
phditlon of things, do assert the
causes and means of redress:
THE CAUSES ARE VIZ:
ne vast contraction of the
from rom neatly 81 $3.50, 900 900 in
eO5 to now less than $3.50, 900
Inc enactment of the So
sumption act of 1875 where
proposed to cancel some $3.50,
y greenbacks and $4S,000, ,00C
currency and add these
to the interest bearing debt
sue OF interest bearing bonds
promise is implicitly made (of
pc performance) of a National
te currency that shall be paid
shd In coin while it is evident
Ign Indebtedness of SO 600 900
other causes will compel eth
ue OF bank notes or else bank
'q ION must ensue and whereby
be deprived of all money of
description. This prospect de-
u confidence in the future and
cntiy paralyses or greatly i'm
Industries.
The efforts of the non-pro-
ma holders of udtaxed proper.
1858 quite successful to Absorb
Is OF Industries and to controI
station of the country by
pt special privileges where
make profit on the credit o1
pes government and appreci-
values of the obligations they
oepreclating the market price
mmodlties that are thttpi oduct
and whereby they al so pun
e press and corrupt the Aballo'
: practically converting our so
Hepublican government into an
y The highest and most i'm
sovereignty that should be in
y In the peoples government
pnlrol over the subject of ant
providing a medium OF ex-
while by the constitutional de
pur National Bank system and