The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-27
Faneuil Hail. Boston, Filled With me
Pioneers of Currency Reform.
Hon. Judge Kelley's
Remarks On the Child that HasISaveo' anu
Will Again Save. the Republic
7uF Effect oFlsHYLOCKs RULE.
Labor Idle Unemployed Machinery HoS,'"g
Mater Power Running to WASTE anu
All Capital (Money Alone tH'
cepted) Unproductve'
49, 4ho Roston "Globe.

From the Boston "Globe."
r,r,, 1Ion William D. Kelly, mem
,,ar Of congress- from Philadelphia,
snote last "Wednesday evening (Sep,
9en,her 81 in Fanuil Hall on lizard
T;r,os. Canse and cure" The dlstln-
rnisbed protectionist and greenback
49,, came TO Boston at the request or
+ .la' ss.Independent Greenback Commit
zoe - AN organization which LOOKS
ofter the general interests OF the ANU
snecie payment element in this neigh
borhood. Judge Kelly's address was
very timely, being given on Tue etel,,
ing of the Greenbackers oonven.le 20
+o nominate candidates Tor state ON
GERS. Mr. Kelly, the orator OIL 14e
evening, is no untrled poilVlcian. 10
was born in Philadelphla' Apll -
1874: received a thorough conniilon,
school education; was reaoel ~
printing office, and Afterwards al ~.
prentice in a jewelry eStaplloliill1n.i,
removed to Boston, where he Wolhou
five wears as a journey-man JeMei1i,
returned to Philadelphia "hele nc
studied and practlsed law uesollls
himself also to literary pursulcS' M"o
twice Prosecuting Attorney Iol oh1
city and county OF Phllaoelpllla, "ila
for ten years judge or the coulO "
common pleas of Phlladelphla; Mao
elected to the thirty-seventn, lilly
eighth, thirty-nlnth, 1ortleIh' io1 I!
first. and succeeding congresses. LIS Is
record on the currency ana taIiil
questions has been supposed 10 pe
pretty fairly represented. bu! lhe
DISTINGUISHED congressman taxes ISSUE
with those who charge him Win mere
sv on financial subjects. HIS state
ment of what his opinions on money
matters really are must nave NOR u :
than passing interest. MI. hells
savs that he is the most mlsrepreseIo'
ed man of the country, because ne l.
mt forward as wild lnt1auohisl
while the truth is that there IS III
record of his advocacy OF the lnhatlol
doctrine at all. SO far from being
repudiator or an in1ationlst ne aoVo
Gates. he says, the payment OF al IlH
Government obligations according I,
tbe original contract, and IN speecl
delivered January 10, 1876, he ueclo
edly opposed imitation. lie attribute
the cause of the present commercia
and industrial distress largely TO III
nolicy of contraction, ana peleNe
thatfhe volume of currency should
maintained at fixed rate per caplli
Mr.. Kelly comes from great lro
district in Pennsylvania, ana from IL
protective views concerning the III
nortation of iron especially, he
rraced in the east with the title
s.pig-iron Kelly 1t isasserted, nov
ever. in his defence, that he IS
Irrational protectionlst, as ne
lieves in tariff only ''sutiiclently lar
To protect home industries from I
nninst competition Of pauper LABOR
foreign countries" Heacknowleds
. large Indebtedness for his views
that venerable political economist
Henry G. Carey, of Philadelphia.
THE MEETING WAS OPENED
ats o'clock, when Mr.. Charles "
Lean. of Boston, called the meeIihS
order. and read the following lS0
officers: President, Edwin M. Una
berlin of Boston: secretaries. a.
Dayol of Boston, J. Nj. Wlnsio"
Stoneham, f. NJ. White OF Chari
town: Vice Presidents, IL. NJ. bea
of Boston. A. b. Currier OF Bost
Jason Waters of Sutton, Wllllam
Earle of Needham, J. Nj. l.. Banc,
of Cambridge. O. Fairbanks OF 4
ton. Nj. Y. Trip, of Hudson > :.
Greeley, of Chelsea, }. Il. basse'
Boston. ID. ]. King of Boston, = :, !,
Deyine of Boston, II. l.. Saars OF
ton. F. b. Moore of Boston, l.
Mention. of Boston. c. '. McC,
looue of Boston. Moses HUI OF
ton. ]. C. McCready of Boston, .
Turner of Boston. I. u. Byron
Lowell. 4. c. Robinson OF Lynn,
w. Jewett of Gardner. \. oouu
of ipswich. c. c. Mayberry OF -.
A. Hatch of Maiden, w. b. Amoit
Natick. 4. B. Howe OF Nor.hp
Fredericd Robinson OF Marnlen
d. Jorden of Charlestown. II. ;.
erts of East Boston. n. f. Chas'
Auston and NJ. NJ. Lee OF Dos
Mr.. Mclean then introduced NJ
NJ. Chamherlin as President. Wh
his turn in 4 few well-chosen am
propriate remarks introduced
Hon. William ID. Kelly, who an
prolonged applause stepped forl
to speak.
Mr.. KELLY on 1.-THE HARD I'm
Mr.. Kelly. in very pleasant
beran his address as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS:
In the brief time that / have
in this hall / have lived over the
interesting and probably the
aventful period of my life. thou
was nassed quietly in a Boston :
shop. 1t is more than forty
since boy. whose indentures h;
n;red before he had attained man
tho streets OF his /
city in pursuit of employment