Year: 1875

Hon. B. II. Bristow, Secretary OF
the Treasury, spent the day in the
city. He was taken on Change, and
at the close of the business hours, was
prevailed on to accept d public intro
ductioa, and to MAKE n speesh. He
was introduced by President HOllo
way and spoke as follows:


GESTLE,IaN: This is to me a
veryanexpected, as it is real pleas
IRE. Passing through your city on
my return to Washington from home,
whefeI have been spending q few
days on private business, l find my
self unaToidably detained for a few
hours in your midst. That detention
gives me the great pleasure now
have In meeting SO many OF the solid
merchants Of this solid western city.
l am glad of the opportunity OF see
ing your bright faces, so full Of hope
for the future. Ii inspires me with the
belief that all the croaking that
has been done in regard to our hnan-
ciai future-in reference to the dlsas-
ter that awaits us-is without any
good and sufficient reason. When
seet the merchants and manufacturers
of Cincinnati with their shoulders to
the wheel, determined to carry on
their business and return to the solid
basis on which all prosperity must ex-
ist, am constrained to believe that
they are on the right road to financial
prosperity and success.


WGhave passed through financial
dissSsers greater in extent than almost
any-0ther people have ever suffered,
and yecsurrISsd- But thefremeEdu-
Gus energies and recuperative powers
of our people have been equal to all
emergencies. We have not only sur
vived, but we intend to build up our
future prosperity on basis more en-
during than ever. We have gone
down almost 10 hard pan, but We
mean to come out without loss, and to
build up on a basis that can not be
shaken. believe this is the senti
ment of the people OF Cincinnati. l
believe with you, that there is no 9TH
er real prosperity than that looking to
rebuilding on a foundation that can
not be broken. At all events, if any
financial disasters do come upon US, it
shall not be on account of any fault of
ours.


As / LOOK at the financial question,
it can only be satisfactorily solved by
carrying out, in good faith, the Obliga-
tions OF the nation, according to the
import of the promises when they
were made. After all that has been
said and written on the great subject
of our finances, there is but one SIM
pie, automatic truth that must never
be forgotten, and that is that honesty
MI naf ha ha v.oIfnxv rhnrn
can be no policy that has not honesty
underlying it that is worthy of a me-
ments consideration by commercial
community.


Our promises were made amidst
dire necessity Z; our. faith was pledged
in the midst a struggle threatening
our very national existence. Let US
not forget the honor that requires US
to redeem those promises at the ear
liest practicable day. The time has
come when we must begin to do some
thing, instead of talk in mere glitter
ing generalities,


l am glad to see that the Congress
of the nation has at last begun to feel
the Importance OF this matter, and
that we have now some assurance
that that body will recognize the pro-
position that the legal-tender notes,
ISSUED under the pressure of our
necessities. must be redeemed in that
which the world regards as money.
And when they are so redeemed, all
the promises of the Government may
be so redeemed and when this con-
dition of things is satisfactorily ac-
complished, our future prosperity will
be beyond all doubt.


I thank you, gentlemen, for this
kind courtesy.


After this brief speech the Secretary
was introduced to many members of
the Chamber, and spent few min
utes in personal conversation.-CiH-
ciHruti Gazette.