, 1877-07-05

t. ~ trr fc.rimc,t II What 1un'l have !nsn
'.v.lc IN re'i' cm "nr prot"'sts II rag
TIE Ezw + FIR cE1T4.
But It must bc remembered that 1.-THE sweet |
tnplcity" of SECRETARY Ahctman's ~ PR
cents" a,turc. US that every bond sold will
lessen the burden Of tho public debt to the cx-
amount q the !H,nd. The 1'n's arc i.'ucd 70
tiAs t"r thirty day. they Will be within The rcah
~ n,n;c ns ps.s LIZ s ts'es.re t 70 ri, i
It's ioal triumph. Let them again cone nohiy
forward, aid by their liberal subscription hasten
90 s.,tcie resumption and the rettrAtion VI q
solid t,aalh lur alniualry anil commerce.
TItB LABOR QUESTION:.
Since The CRISIS of l,'5 TIT labor phenomena
has l,ccnmt almost fncxi'lacahic. III orr large
eitics employment canuut 10 nbtaincd, although
wages nave !cen reau.ed q pr cent Tho
tralc. unions tell III that .Vn,UN men are nut
of work. III uie egason after tic t,aHie U,tUO
la,oreza were carried from thc ATLANTIC ports ~
lscc IT tie fact that our country H. rich In re-
sOurces: here VIC have tho anomaly VI a country
rich in r, sources with great dearib OF employ
rncnt. The severe i'nposts put upon the trade.
uf this country Ia tha only explanation vi tilis
phenomena.
SPREAD or pAurERtsM.
The deartt Of labor haa led Within a few years
to tle p's 81 81 Tt r.: NJ" os
Lust April tho speaker made al Investigation
into ila extent Of raupcrism IN the States
Of New York. PcnDsylyana, sud Massachusetts.
Of nearly l0,olo,oU, : pauper element e1's.s
over s3,5ooooG' 9' annually. II xs add
e ts te seHs rapsnasa -
ete., We Lave the startling figures Of sls aS.,-
l63 a. the annual sim pald for paupcran by the
taxpayers. What has been eaid Of these State.
nade 10 tlie State OF tho township. sy.te1n of
is 1epiences Il II cdSk County /. ta ' sriteson q
that Of the whole State at large, Illinoe wonld
Ut these States In the ratfd Increase OF patti
perlsm aud It's costs and evil effects. In ep1,-
.cetion With THU subject tho speaker alluded
o4es sss . Eossy ~. :' &c. sa sh Ave xsns
should be e,nl,,dlcti 10 sort Of general law,
mud adopted by all tho icafsinE States
MUNICIPAL iNDKHTEDNEas.
OF all social, political, and financial problems
which VIC bare 10 deal with, uoue ought to en-
gage <the thoughts OF the intelligent anil
thoughtful American mora tllnn those which
arise out Of our attsmpts 70 rule the large popn,,
lotious Of our c1tics, made uD al foreign and
float!ng clements, through government In form
republican. The Whole subject IA 80 coplous,
tive, that TO more than al!udc to Il In single
public address would be out Of the question.
Nearly year ago tho epcakcr for the 1sxt
tiMc called tho attention OF the people
TUE RAPID 1sCRBAsB or MUNICIPAL DEBT
alul municipal expenditure. Investigations
Into the financial conditions Of nlty ctcs In this
State .cyealed tho fact that during the last de;
cennial period the increase fl property was IN
pcr cent; In population, Bh per cent In debt,
l10 pcr cent; and In atnount ot annual taxa.
ttop, no per cent, Population and value. ot
viii the Increase of debt Or tho Increase in M
LOCKING Tnn srAnLupooH, ETC.
Warming people Of tho dangers Of municipal
debts at this time, reminds utre Of locking Tho
ttable-41uoF when thu steed Is stolen. The mis-
chief Las been uousl. In ten years the debts OF
1e5 cities IN tho United States hnvc Increased
Sss5 Sssn .e,sss'sse New s' ro,e 'nsZ sSe r..
est and wcalthfcst city IN tho continent heals
agrowing column. Mr. Porter tlcn gave sue.
tinct history OF tho experiences Of New York
crine. Hc Impressed repeatedly on his hearers
that, though tho ring was oyerthfown, their dis
grnce has produced no radical change In the ad
ol ts sIiy th Mst rss Gt oes
this country. and v hteh clearly foreshadows ths
) courso which events are taking III America
Within u few years tho railroad and the tclo
graph have multiplied cities and converted q,
almost exclusively agricultural population intt
numerous cities, clueety packed with hun,nl
I beings, .nd containing iargs percentage q U
nate Chicaro, brooklyn, Cincinnati, and Paln
lolphja nlay now begin to suspect snlncth1ng 0
the sort, aud tho apid increase Of dcLt In Of
these cities should awaken SUSPICION. WIN !
BY necessary to repeat Nov York's experience 4
o | nll thcso citlea I
In conclusion, the speaker laid he would Foo
t'c IN !. situation to present to tho America
: the retnlta Of his investigations for the Y'a.
0 year Into n'o Indebtedness, value OF propcrt,
ta1atlot, and population ol al our largest cities
The main object IN this work, tMpertcctly don.
/ n kH Tn FP3fn 4 tfft6f and f1fntiin6i
hint to tho wholo country; to coavince tho pee
d pie that tho muaIdpal1lebt problem ts hecolf,
oo mud Ser, :, v Ss Gps ;sn9 IL syesy pat
. mcfc craze Of tantusy,-
''Fears Of The brave and iollles Of tho wise, -
2 but Is due TO reasoned conviction. Aud &us
. thcr, that tho questions commented on wcr
me,ely &c. tas ~ they .ecmsd to the 'psasSs p
: thug 10 the nature 81 linL settlement v
arc apt tsa,a he] TO think there arc Rreats
stakea than any hIoucht up today, at our our n,
!. no clearer, no deeper, no widst, ne
msnd Jour careful ssonsisierat!ou, yot
Ssiy yess ,u s ee.s .he eea
domestic peace. The chetklng OF crime N
mupsrtsn- In the language Of David A Wells
slous rs to whether tho Pope u tho "man {
r. siI,," ind "whether modern c,llturs tends I
T. tnficltty" were spent in tn1utrfng xhy Is thn
tS' seqn.rs srs ~ tps sas.. or a
poverty. and consequently increasing crfn
h there would bo more souls made happy !u III
- world, aud moro probably saved for tho DIX
than the1e puw are.
D. TIE STATE.
: At TIE P1NIrRNTtARr
- =. The programme opened ut o'clock a. m. II
!. | conr,rts NJ the East Wing mud North Gel