The daily gazette., 1878-08-31
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MEETING LAST EvENINe-ApDREss BY
GEO. W. s. NIGH LAssoN, ESQ.

MEETING LAST EvENING-ADDREsS BY
Gee. W. s. NIGH LAssoN, ESQ.
At the NEE ing OF City Democratic
Association, last nigh, President Myers
was in the char and Thomas j. Mellon
acied as S. creUary. r.,..f..7
The committee 10 arrange for public
met ting, ON Monday evening next, re-
ported that band had been engaged,
speakers secured aud other arrangements
duly made. -
Geo, W. $. Nicholson, Esq, of Ssaford
was then introduced, and proceeded to
denver carefully prepared address
upon currency and finance. He referred
to the fact that ten years ago he while
member of the comMittee on resolutions
of the Democratic State Convention, In
troduced aud advocate series of reso-
lutions in relation to the national finan-
ces, but withdrew them in Difference to
suggestion tdat the business Interests of
the country would regulate the tinancef;
ard that the Introduction Of the tirau-
| cial problem into politics should be d.
plored, as the mutability or vicssitudes
OF parties would destroy that stability
and confidence which are the very life Of
the trade and commerce OF the nation.
Having no personal ends to serve, he
Withdrew the resolutions, with the re-
mark that the question must 60 into pol
itics, as the national sequence OF q civil
war, and that IL was right that the Dem
ocracy of Delaware should set the exam
pie OF promulgating second theory of
ma ional finance. Ten vi ars later, SAID
the speaker, we see the financial ques-
| ton is the issue of the dav. N"
Mr.. Nicholson then proceeded to care
fuily discuss the financial and currency
question. He reviewed relation OF money
to the government and commercial pros
perity of a country, from an ancient as
well as modern standpoint. He gave a
cursory glame at the money systems of
France and England, and briefly review.
ed the causes which led to the. present
muddled condition of American finances.
He said the financial policy OF the nation
Is and should be a legitimate political
issue between parties; and it will cause
constant watchtuln. ss on the part of the
better disposed of our citizens to cause
Congress 70 legislate that economy shall
be confined to the strict limit of govern
ment affairs. He hoped for The establish.
ment OF a permanent natural currency
system on an enduring basis of stability
and fixedness of value, uniformity, and Of
value sufficient for continuous develop
ment of abealty trade and commerce
Mr.. Nicholson's address was listened
to With earnest attention, from beginning
to end. A full synopsis of il will be pub
lished in the GAZETTE in few days.
On mosion of Charles l.. Doug6ten 8
| vote OF thanks was rendered the Speaker
for his for his able address and on inotiol
of Thomas j. Mellon he was invited /,
again address the Democracy of Dela~ ar,
upon the same subject, during the presen
campaign.
Calls being made for Mr. Martin Far
rell, he responded briefly, heartily com
mending and eulogizing the sentiment
of Mr.. Nioholson's address. He said tha
after reading the recent able spe. ch b,
Hon. Allen q. Thurman, of Ohio, anc
: | seeing that that eminent statesman ad
mitted the correctness of the financia
views expressed three years ago by hi
uncle, William Allen, he had yet hops
that one man in this country would vel
resume The position he was emnently
fitted for by nature and attainme nts-tht
champion of the people-and that one
man was the Hon. Thomas F. Bayard.
Ex-Goy. Ponder was called upon for an
address, but declined.
The meeting then adjourned until Tues
day next.