The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-23

lnboring classes was tS000000 day. or 5000
% and soubs@sstcrn @ Raroad Company T, VT toid Kim
that hundreds of men had been Offering TO work
on the road for bread and meat. Nothing for
ing to lay up for winter: merely enough to keep
,hhs ,,hhss P9Sor human aIIn body that was doing
0 ry force 5rSor aSo2 GoSf ft hat bread S nGHd should
be SO dear, and flesh and blood SO
cheap" Sensation and applauscl The law
The bottom had not been touched A further
iall OF values had 70 he witnessed. An increasc
tom til % 3na sqGTs onG s t4S Pr9 a "a
part Of tho public debt. He appealed to the
moneycd mon. Had they not heard enough to
the meaning of the labor rio1s tint almost civil
war six months ago ? The meaning was that
labor had been trampled upon as much Us it
Go to any Of our cities and soc the hundreds
and thousands and tons OF thousands OF pale
wan. ragged. and hungry people. have seen
at night, men who wont there hoping 10 lie down
smooth and cool resting place. The thing
has been pushed Just as far as i will
sSh "sas ST9 on our % II 2dsry s 's and di"g drg
What is the great advantage To- be- accomplished?
II costs this country. in the loss Of productive
Industries. in the unjust transfer 81 wealth from
the debtor to the creditor, in the unjust increase
of taxation. in the loss Of labor. moro than all
the wastes OF the rebellion combined; and what
fees Of the rebellion q sclf-inflcted sacrifice
eSsR the %SSTs NIX wG srG to- s
the war. modified n little. II little better IN ono
respect than the old state bank sys,Cm. hut
system which. in the very nature OF things.
cannot be stable
The law for the payment Of the bonds In cold
was an act Of reputation Of the $4,000 900
of contracts whose values rested on IT, Tn" re-
peal Of tho lazy. the putting back Of those con. on
parties at the time they were made. was de-
mnnded by every cons sidcration Of individual
interest and of national honor. II the repeal Of
that law were population the hapcss suffer
ers would be not the people at large. but the
9f en fbdp prSSaoy wnS 6sd asd 2sd h pas&e ~ &
effect thnt it is 70 the property of the citizen.
and not to the demands Of tho creditor Of the
given. and that the claim Of the citizen is prior
equity. In conclusion he said:
No greater question than this was ever pre-
sentcd To an American Congress for its action.
II touches the happiness the prosperity. the fu;
children in this land. Thousands Of men have
been driven by the Resumption law 10 insanity
been cast down from competency TO ,pov.
erty. Millions have been deprived OF
resis the depandcnee Sr Of tbeir ,amilieI ,h
II is now too late TO right that wrong. but we
may avert any greater wrong from them and
Congress and the President / do not appeal TO
that money power which seeks its fortune over
the, wrecked happiness and accumulatiQns of
It's fellow mon. Il power 10 which our unhappy
civil war gave births which has grown
50 enormous through unjust financial lees-
lati9n. which now bcstrdcs our narrow
world lik" n colossus. which subs idizes
the press. which captures statesmen and par
ties. and makes them i,s subscrvlent tools
which hounds down and vilines every public
man who dares 10 raise his voice against IT,
That power. IN the flush and arrogance of it,
enormous and ill-goltcn gains. has a heart of
stone. not 10 he touched hy human sympathy
and compassion, appeal to the mass
es. TO their faithful representatives, II
thank God) q both political parties on
this noor. The true aim Of government
IL the greatest good to the greatest number. and
whoever. 10y legislation or otherwise. changes
the value Of Il contract il IA accurssd rs he who
removes his ncis hors' landmarks. For twelve
years pgst the financial legislation Of this coun-
try has been Dictated one would think. in IOm-
bard street or Wall street. and the people have
been plundcrcd 10y every fresh enactment. They
Lave suffered tho fate of the giant Gulliycr
when tied down by the Liliputian- THANK God
they are now about 10 rise 10 burst the bonds
which their petty foes have fastened upon them
while sleeping. and to wala abroad again in
their own MAJESTY. tApplpusel
At the close OF the sI,e, h. which WIS listened
to with thu closest attention Oh both sides ~ the
chamber. Mr. Ewing yieid"d the floor to Mr.
fyu k'p.. HID, upon whose motion tAc House
ADJOURNED until tomorrow.