Download or read book Third State of the Union Address written by Rutherford B. Hayes and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 1879 address, President Rutherford said that the most notable features of the year had been the financial operations of the Government that directly affected business interests. He said that America now had a positive balance of trade and that this was due largely to the use of gold and silver coinage instead of notes in trading. There was an increase in the number of gold and silver coins now being minted.