New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-30
SILVER AT CHAUTAUQUA.
CONGRESSMAN NJ. D. HARTER IN DEBATE.
" FARMER DEAN EXPECTED TO BE NEARLY
PARALYZED" AND HE wAs-SENAToR
STEWART DID NOT APPEAR

PARALYzED" AND HE wAs-sENAToR
STEWART DID NOT APPEAR.
Chautauqua, ~ Y, July 29.-The long-expecteo
debate the silver question came on to-day VII"
variation from the original announcement Coh-
gresham Michael d. Harter Of Ohio. arrived III
due season. but Senator William NJ Stewart OF
Nevada did not come. man known as Farmer
DEAN of Honeoye Falls. y. Y, came as SUD-
st,tute for Senator Stewart. The Chautauqua man.
aeement had expected Senator Stewart up to within
twenty minutes before the hour for the debate
Mr. Harter consented to speak only condition
that Mr.. Dean should state the case. that he came
as a substitute Mr. Dean did He spoke first
for one hour and was followed by Mr.. Harter FOR
another hour. Then Mr.. Dean spoke fifteen min
utes Mr. Harter fifteen. and Mr.. Dean again five
Mr. Dean did not keep closely to the question
which was: Resolved. That the free and UNI
limited coinage of gold and silver in the ratio OF
16 to should be restored.
Farmer Dean began by saying he expected TO
get puverized in the discussion but he had rather
be pulverized a thousand times than not to have
his side represented such an occasion lie
cited section "A of an act OF 1892. which was the
first one relating to the silver question. ano read
acts of Congress relating to the subject The trade
dollar received a large amount OF attention india
and Of the other nations coin at the ratio OF
Is to l." said the speaker THE real import OF this
debate is that the best interests of the country
lowed from 1892 to 1873 Ninetynne per cent OF the
business of this country Is done credit want
no dollar that is not worth much in every part
of the United States in any other part
1--WE want a large currency. enough to meet the
demands of trade and commerce. In the nations
where such conditions exist, prosperity Is found
but where this is not the case squalor and FAMINE
prevail There is not gold enough In this coun-
try to carry on trade We nave IN existence
s23 26 cents per capita. That includes every dollar
OF greenbacks not redeemed We ask only that sill
yer be put on the same footing gold. Senator
Sherman says his bin compromise, and yet
they want It repealed. The silver men fought 1t
because 1t was not equitable. II ] borrow money
to-day ought to be obliged to pay back with
money Just a valuable but under the present con-
ditons we may have to pay third more To-Day
shops and factories are closed and laDorers are
idle The country where the currency is steadily
increasing is the prosperous When we have
a money famine have the worst OF all famines
Mr. Dean closed by saying that he had de-
voted almost his entire time for the last seventeen
years studying political economy ana treas
ury reports
Mr.. Harter was voiciferously applauded as ne
rose to take the negative. He said AT the out
set be II understood that this Government mas
no more right to assist the silver miners by pay
ing them 81 % for a dollars worth Of silver than
It has to pay the farmer in the same ratio lor
his wheat Never will my opponent succeed IN
bringing about a silver standard as long as we
have schoolhouses and colleges and books. III
volumes Of money secures prosperity, as my OPP
ponent states then the nation having the most
money would be the most prosperous. Is TINS true:
England to-day Is the most prosperous nauoh
OF the earth. II that theory were correct these
would be the halcyon days OF this Republic But.
on the contrary starvation Is confronting many OF
our fellow citizens. and Congress Is now called
upon TO pass an act giving excellence and per-
manence TO our system. rather than volume, as
Mr. Dean wants you TO believe
This Nation can never have too little or TOO
much money II the standard is at parity with
itself To have too much money Is as undesirapIe
as too little Volume Is OF little consequence III
% per cent Of business in this country rs done
upon credit is II not ninety nine arguments why
credit should be sound? assert that England mas
not known such a condition now confronts us
since 1916 because Of the solid standard maintained
ditlon We call In such men as Sherman and
Cleveland. and they say we have too much silver
but Stewart and Dean and such people tell
YOU the Government wants more silver ike a
man intoxicated who is ordered by incompetent
physician 10 drink a barrel OF whiskey. No nation
has ever successfully carried on business under
two standards They talk about conspiratorS. Sen
ator stewart and his men insist that the de-
mon~tizaton Of silver the result of conspiracy
but upon looking the records / find that he
voted for H. he is a conspirator according TO
his friends argument"
Mr.. Harters brilliant presentation or his
side Of the question. The popular sentiment
seemed to he that Farmer Dean accommo-
dated by being nearly pulverized"