The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-18

cugsmsnt representatives Of Philadel-
phia, Kansas City aud Cleveland and
elsewhere pitching into the scrimmRgs
after the two principals had hacked
each other up to the limit The out.
siders who vertured into the fight, in.
cuded; Il. L. Bliss, o. R, Gum aud E.
D. Starr
Tho hossilitieS OF the day began by
Mr. Horr romarklrg in a pointed man,
ner that Mr.. Harvey tread IN essay"
hero yesterday upon the condition OF
the world during the fifteenth century
and especially up to the discovery of
America, in l499.
II had not attackedl that part oil his
book. But be made such an elaborate
effort TO show that the conditions OF
things in the world from l400 to 1880
that Ihave taken little paina to find
ou. II ! could whether there is any
truth In the representations that he
makes, and fad that history leaves
him in as bad 4 condition in this regard
as il does in regarrl TO the bulk Of the
statements in Coins Financial School" I"
Containing, Mr.. Horr quoted Proi,
Thorold Rogers, HallRm, Leber. Nal.
thus, Hyndman and others to show
that the loss OF the millions in Europe
was rising before l402 and that the
isudal aristocracy, with its tyranny,
was Crumbling to a fall"
THEIR MISTAKE
NJ. Horr said: "Mr. Harvey aud
bis iree silver friends identify prosper.
ity and the progress Of man with the lot
Of the feudal nobility Of Europe and
not with that OF the toilers. Rogers as
we'll as Hallam, speaks Of tho gradual
elevation Of the people themselves as
opposed to the small number Of the
rich aud the noble.' Later shall show
that in hiA treatment Of the present, as
Of the past, Mr.. Harvey stands rs the
exponent OF the rich and not oi the toll.
ars whose welfare should first he consld.
cred by the legislation Of the state"
SIR. Harvey replied:
"When / volunteered 10 explain tho
preface 10 the School yesterday with.
out waiting for it to be attacked, be.
cause gold standard papers all over the
United States had charged that it was a
forgery: that no Such quotation as was
there used was ever made from the re.
port oi any monetary com mission or
any other Official document. | read from
the report Of the United States mono.
tary commission oi 1915, not Tor the
purpose OF entering into an argument
on political economy Of the years 400
10 1900, but simply to show that all my
friends from New York and elsewhere
who had accused me OF forgery were
wrong. Now I ain not going to argue
With Mr.. lIorr that the monetary
commission did not know what they
were talking about. He shall not
gs: me ut any point in this debate to
divert my mind from the regular argu-
mont and logical arrangement ot the
debate. That man could put together
words that would convince an unthink.
Tag wOrkingman that he was bottor oil
to-day by far than he was In 1872, or
who eau convince q farmer that he "
getting higher prices now than he was
Ia 1872, would expect him to convince
crowd who are not studying history (;
that prices rose during the dark ages,
At The very timo tina. they wero falling,
and that laboring men were inring we'll
at tho vary time when they wero work.
Ing as the Geris Of the lords Of Europe
CLAIMS SMITH CONFIRMS HIN.
"Dr. Adam Smith, an able historian,
whose work put into Mr.. HorrS hAnds
yesterday, confirms all that there is in
that monetary commission. Page III
gives you tho table OF the riIn OF priros
that ContradiCts everything that Mr..
llorr has said here. Now | proceed:
Thus far NO have considered two
questions. gold and silver as tbs money
Of tho constitution and the unit ol value
IN our monetary System Fixed by tho
trainers Of tho constitution, and what
existed as our monetary unit from lIO2
To 1873. The debate on these two points
is going on in the minds OF tho people
IA doubt that has been produced by
miIrSpresontalions, made by thoHo nd
yoCating the gold standard. Tho road
Ing Of tho debate thus far settles those
two questions In favor Of tho book VIC
arc discussing"
Mr. Uorr quoted ox.DirOctor Of tho
Mint H. Il. G.csch that tho laws author.
lkO both gold dollar unit and silver
dollar unit, different from nach other In
Intrinsic value.
Mr ffatyoy--Yestorday Mt tho close,
alter had quoted as authority for silver
being the unit tho statute it8Oli, tho
ulleRncs OF Sectg.nrY Gnllaiin, q do.
gisiOn by Chief Justice Chase, Of tho
snpreme court Of tho United States aud
other numerous authorities, including
Roswell q. llorF, Oi New York, Mr.
llon thon admILLsd that tho silver dol.
lar wns the unit Of value, and tho record
Oi Yesterday shows that Now, In Wow
UI hia attempt 10 try to twist 80 OmOlhlnp
back into tho discussion by which wr
afe to bBieYe him ~ saying ono ttttttr
Yesterday and something elHB to-day,
leave him 10 ancli ialO AS tho rOalorD ol
this debate think II proper Lhpplau0c.
THE ACT or 70.
Wo agreod to take up tho SubIOcs oi
dcmonOtIzNtlon (thO act Of 1879 In to.
days iobato aud having waitod Tor him
70 begin and ho not beginning, lnow
will start H. lAppausr.
MI llorr--l bNg pardon, YOU mia.
quote me. stated last might tlnt
had not got through with tho unit OI
value, that had some other things u
submit In 40 many words, and wo dld