The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-15
VOL. lo-NEW SERIES. NO. i62.

a mn prcsntatlon Of your views and
mode Of relief The 100000 people re-
siding within an hour of our city Hall
were especially rraunod that YOU decided
tc make your first deliberate expression
in their midst. and that "a noble audi
forum had been arranged for your con.
vfrltnce. The general desire Tor l'l'
understanding of your ideas was SHOWN
hy an eager assemllagc far TOO great
in numbers 90 bc admitted within MdpI-
SON square Garden. or any other ehcio-
sure in America. Those unable TO gam
admission are this morning presenter
with tho fun text OF your speech iy the
daily press in admirable form. ana mus
au are Go day permitted 10 give II full
considerations
'How great is our disappointment to
nnG that your message OF delivery ls
simply au iugcniousIy Abbreviated pre-
scutatiou OF the various arguments we
have read iu Congressional debates dur-
iug the past twenty FIVE years Tho Only
advantage you possess over the thread
worn arguments of Nevada Jones ana
Windy Stewart. with which tons OF sena-
tnriaI reports have been Weighted. is
that you have made your dissertation
somewhat brlcfcr than theirs You were
born after lincoln made his Cooper 10
stitutc sperch. you were - babe boo arms
when secession fred its cannOu upon
Sumter What good is 70 for you -
tell us about what Jefferson or Jackson
thought about finances They knew moth
ing about the financial condition and
necessities OF the American people of
this ceneratiou.
"1ho general merits or otherwise OF BIZ
mctaliism or mouomciall.an ia the nb.
..H fff.n.. Na..F
afiict us today. What might have been
properly considered in detail in Tho coin-
age act or 1873 or the Resumption bni
of lsl5 IFS one thing. bli what is wise
20 consider now iu view OF present sur
rorneings and conditions Is wholly dlf-
ferrnt
"1{endrok Hudson was q successful
navigator of The Hudson river in l10J.
and Robert Fulton had no difficulty n
plotting MS CIcunont 20 Albany iu iSO1.
hut neither ~ them could De eafe'y trust.
"a % direct our peerless Adirondack Of to-
day. Tho siccrlcss vigilance of trained
and competent rayigators n0o Under
stand Tire present secrets OF navigation
is required 90 safe'y conduct her through
cach nightly peril with her precious
c1arge ip perfect safety
me present suncrlncs or our pe0ri8
are caused hy events tnat have occurred
within the past twenty years ana need
To De- treated from the present stand-
point and wholly with reference 90 the
future. We need safe ana smooth road
from our existing wilderness or ufncul-
Ties 10 Future OF prosperity and conse-
quent contentmenL
our ordinary currency is abundanflv
good for present purposes. ana tae only
thine needed Immediately is condition
't confidence IN nnancial anairs that
WIN set the mil wheels On motion ana
increase the employment OF labor tii.o
Ds only that and every otncr eooa thing
VIII follow. Industry Us the basis or our
national prosperity and nothing is more
certain tnan har general prosperity OF
the people VIII promptly f0nOw tho gen
crous employment OF labor rncso Ques
lions are governed hy natural laws lust
as certain in tncir operation as those
which cause day 10 follow night ana
sunshine 10 follow storm.
your failure as physician ana neal
or OF the puDnc sore is your mistaken
diagnosis OF the disc"sc. Iou nave gone
ba Is or inc present dimcuIfy ana at-
tempted to ten us now To- make better
Lind of dollar. What the people need
is 90 Doe permitted to earn more dollars.
which are good enough for the present
necessities. Whuc you arc constructing
"a ncw financial condition the people WEI
continue TO suffer from lack or employ
menL and their present suueungs VIII
hs vastly enhanced. They want mmc-
diate relief and that can best Doc ace
coupusAod Boy tho most favoranle oppor-
tunitcs TO earn wages payable iu our
present form of money.
You quote the iiiustrious Jonn Snor-
man On a senatorial speech I'm lsGg wnen
discussing the prospective difficulties %
Te lmpuon Of specie payments by the
UMte1 states, Dut you carefmiy AVOID
crediung him with hs matcniess achieve
mcut. as Secretary or the Treasury in
accomplishing tndt resumption in lNlg
without nnaIri.I distress or economic
disturbance. were ne to-Cey in cnarcs
of our national Treasury. with am as-
surance or f,ur years service before
him. our present fuancit, en1oaraes-
ments woliG ha solved as quickly nnd
smoothly as the graver Gimcmues OF
specie resumption were worked ont Dy
him.
"Aly excuse Tor addressing You IN tnis
manner is tne sincere peuer tn1t tno
approval OF your views ~ me people. at
the approaching election woud BRING upon
us the most serious calamity wnlcn it is
now possible 10 apDrencnd. so foreign
war Coaid begin 20 do opr country SO
much parm ss the acceptance or your
views by the electors OF the united states.
Most respectfully.
"A--ONZO Is. CORNELL.
New york. August ~. isG."
New No-k sun.
nov THE DaUNTLEsS cor or.