, 1879-07-05

crcnlt1f. any lfal8latl0!l or QoVelHnicH,nl pul
rights Of the tlrbtar ID a. Offensive to tile cor.
stltutonnl proyistnrl, and as oflcnaiyn 70 sonnd
morals, rs any 1eRislaiitn tan 10 wt!trll would
tract. II The debtor aarecs to pay scrtaln sum
Of money In gold cosn. no considerations o. law,
morals, Or pulley couli excuse nny legislation
which would permit him to pay L. in tho ,lepre-
dovernncns issntnv IT, bonds agrees, either e5- -
prcseiv by far Implication. to pay thcsc bollds
In coin, It would ho Il nrosa Outrage upon tilc
rchtao of tfe holders Of tle bands 10 nertn!t ths
contract BY paying It In anything e'.e. II ,l.s
debt IN colp, md At the slmc such agreement
L. made there are two kinds & Gf co,', 81,
ysi Tse of 'a sn or fna %s3s;s WHICH S9Sx Would ,as @
holder Of tho bond 10 claim TINT he shon'd
maka the selection, ami for himself determine
tst the payment s9aa 10 70. aoc i e
other. .Wl,otl,cr Il would be cxpedIent ior the
debtor to insfst unon paying rissler 10 silver or
gold Is quito nnother question; hitt nus feht 70
md ,ha. 1t would be a uross imrairment q t!e
obligations OF Tho cont,nct to compel him 70
pay exclusively In o coin IN which ho had NOT
agreed to puv exclusively ls equally apparent;
cause they arc living questions We can pay no
nor no., to ihs day which we celebrate, than BY
,srso oucstions A. illey present tleu,sclvcs TO
~ W. ar" a orcat naitnn today, OF vast terri
tnrlal cxtent. oi a rrcat completely and diver
XIV NJ intcrcsts. It il our duty 10
.ee T. T. ra ta. none h, 81 these nots6 ,.dsT
Fl ho mails n morn n,nnr hnrmonlut,s,y
nnc win the other. Al prcnt as our distresscs
lnyo been. think you will agree With inc tlut
At At no timc hns thcfo been air occasion for up.
nens to forcu Tor thcIr relief, and ti,ut the SO.
,er :on,o NJ nf ti,r ncon,o Viii aiwaye rcp,,ll,nte
enr sstifni dtstr,ctior of properly, rublic or
nrvetn. & nr any wiii(ui interference with rights,
' pno!c, private, ua or corporate, as solution oi
snv If' NJ ti,c eylls undor which We n,ay bo labor~
u,y i,g u cnmmmnsm snu and a1raranisIn VIII not
fldtir,,l, on our soil. W. have ;hr largest latt
tnae tis 'I Of Individual freedom compatible with
% our inst,iutous to encourage thrlftlcssness, nor
tn r,ii fnr ANYTHING ike periodic general diyts-
lar. a.t nf MI uranerty. Our most prosorrous men
,o.jay arc t,oso who have maic themselves 50
,Grit,c,a ,i , MT dc.eryn urosncrity ::uI IL they
ramhi,,c toGe,ler md seek III forcc TO disturb
tSnsc so,ttl Foundations i,pon which social order
rrsts, r They they viii find that the same pntriot'sln
comc to our relief, anu viii crush ont unspar-
Go,v tna,, arJ ~ unnItvsnrlv nil atirmnts Of u,ut
'hHy c,'Sroctcr.
It is very obvtou. to my ono who hos watehet!
tc gsGWstn gs, q M as u hin ' III III iast fitccn
..r. tonnri c,ntrni}yntion 7 ronyrss flint
an one Of those who look upon that growth With
n very hopeful ep'rit bcltevc. tfst OF az, thss
| tito Government n1 I,e Uhtc1 states was lntcno'
cd to be, and must ne, q nation, anu tna. 10 :,
nation II hust have some Creat central power Y
Of Its citizens In tlie fullest nd completes. en
1oymcnt Of all nririleges ot NATIONAL sit'zcl'sii
| am not at all creved to sec !hf ttcs o. ely
COUNTY ,antl ssatc aIlcgianco soMewhat wcalcnrti
! I mt all RftOYHn to Acc tile HQuDQ1ttfA u
Our patriotism greatly cbaareeu, fleot ol ~,
desire that all our eitizenh a'loitio 10 PROUD tla
thcy arc citizens OF tue Unltca states. ana pfouc
Of the flng which fonts over Us. Pride In oul
State, H. our countv, IN our city, IN our lttis
ncsghborlood, properly comes aitcr tuls' ~
conrsc an entirely conscious ol t4c iac
that the finest tra9nlhg lof INC e'tszet
comes from tho cxperlcpce which III
llas IN local goverutncus. There IS nj
necessity for any clashl'!E between thGao twt
interests. think tint the ballot should be the
Same In one State TINT u ts 10 the other; tina
the right to appeal to Judicial tribunals stouls
be the same In oI.~ State that It Is in the other
that thu complete enjoyment Of this right o
suffrage, without lfatt!ictlof Of class color, .
religious belief, should hs lhc same thtouEnnou
mental Inv to protect rll thn, ei,tzene crerv
whore without reference to those distinction
In The fnilest en1oynlcnt OF the pfasl!ego ~ =
carried out l believc that, North or South
wherever
r,,,a n,our 70 ,vrrrprnrn WITH.
!, .,o s.n,o doo. ~, coma A ,hv n,otcc,,on a
u the otate uocs no1 co;i.e 70 !a'e pso.eSl.o'.
thc ontrnEcu sN'aGn, NY Nas!pM 6nnn!u a.,
tl,at 20 consluclAuoIs Oh scGusM,E qu!st snous
ever inonce vs. 70 !orceo, .n.oush tnc t". S.ann
a,'G @ Q, comn,eteat NM a vIndicaon md asser,up
this fleNs' ovefy"ne.e tnae t'ls Aas nontF
and ever sxct5 zoo. ,;.d p. oot .arov 10 wn,c
lne GoAs,uMti 10 hc sa..Mu .ns. nnut.oss., ~, ", ;"
sust , - W nj ,crfarncd Wten W. hevo simn,r ~
uas{ u ~ w. ~ Tonstintteu r,,",a,,,nn X H.
ouInr,nen, If onv rfant cn,n1rd viii Tia nr,
vt:to, Tint ~ .i,nf1 In ill., div nj cnnrrn,.
a1,r, srIu snch nrov;.i"n hv "n3+onrta,o iccis,
a e" ,n,.t rem.r,6cr ttpt ~ 1ucnfsrcS
n.,,t"r a'vn ~ u sh, Gnr.,itu,;", !. ~ ,n.c wnTs
"n -" c,,aram,cs nt Mi. ti,at nv ,,nercrt
snn stnt,n ~ "a wnrsn lint nn statntc. ~ wi;hnnt n
icnSio Inn N ,rbirl, tI,c." 1rsnt cn,
'.mI,n"m.. rotnr 49,. Men en,anc,,
s'vn. "n'i t ri";,. wrch ~ ,"y gor"u,.
nre tcod ir,.cr Il i. n,,r iiutr tn sne to
no n ua. ;;n.,,r starS~ w. .,.;,,rio, tr ~ =;
sss, ~. ~ ~, t'c,e rii.,,,s ~ ~ ~
t"G h. onrq.ss. ~ md to .sc to Il n"xt ~.