The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-30
BETTER DAYS. COMING
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DRY was faliacious The coin must be
intrinsically worth its face
NOT A WEIGHT NOR MEASTTRF

Mr.. Harvey said that money could
not be cldSsed with weights and meas
ures. The bimetallist relied on two
| metals and under that standard it was
more stable than a single standard.
As the pendulum of the clock was made
OF two metals, to counteract each other
the standard of money should be doub-
Ie, acting each on the other and pre-
venting fluctuations. Free coinage in
the United States would establish a
parity and then gold would be found
here. The man abroad who had not
silver would have gold. If the United
states would take its stand il would
prove itself stronger than Great Brit
ain. France had promised 10 stand by
us, Mexico and South America would
be with US, combined, they would force
Europe to recognize silver Referring
to Mr.. HOrr's reference to the pension
ers Mr.. Harvey declared that appeal
10 the old soldiers would not AFFECT
them. They We're patriots ard they
would think of the want and suffering
of the people of the nation and would
be forgetful Of themselves
MIR. Horr said thaot silver had had
its day as the money of final redempt-
ion. II would continue, however, to be
used as subsidiary money. Gold was
the standard Of the world and had come
to stay.
BIMETALLIC SOUVENIR
Mr.: Horr then. turning to Mr.. Harvey
said he wanteSSo reciprocate the cour-
tesy of Mr.. Harvey in presenting him
AIr. Horn with silver dollar. Mr..
Horn said he proposed to present Mr..
Harvey with two coins of two different
metals because he was a bimetallist
AIr. Horn then handed over two Chinese
coins, one of silver worth 90 cents, and
one Of copper worth one mill and pro-
ceeded TO say that the nation which
Sturck these coins had a silver stand
ard Its laborers were paid 50 per
month; the people did not ride in car
riages, its civilization had gone to sleep
The silver coin presented him by Mr..
Harvey was struck by progressive
nation. 1t did very well then, but the
growth Of civilization and commerce
had since demanded a change in the
standard-that standard should be of
gold.
Mr.. Horn closed by thanking Mr.. Har
vey for the uniformly courteous treat
ment which he had received from his
opponent during the discussion
Mr.. Harvey, rising for his closing adj
dress, said he accepted the present from
Mr.. Horn of the Chinese coins He OBJ
jected. however, to the references OF
Mr.. Horn to the silver coins. The Unit
ed States was the chief producer of sill
Yer until 1873 1t was the mos sacred
metal or our coinage; II was the meas
TIRE OF all values. In 1873 it was struck
down as Caesar was by the dagger Of
an assassin. The gold standard men
had set up a standard founded on a |
crime as a standard for the morals OF |
the nation. The metal in the coin given !
him by Mr.. Horr symbolized purity, |
virtue and honesty.
GOOD TIME COMING.
Taking up the closing argument Mr. |
Harvey said he wanted to encourage |
the respondent; to say to the man who |
suicide in his hopeless
ness to forego the deed. Relief was at |
hand and prosperity would again come |
TO him and the nation. He declared |
that with the growth of the money pow
er came increase of salaries and cor
ruption. 1t was the same in all the
opulent nations. In 1873, IL, 900 bushels
Of wheat would have paid the salary Of
the president, $4,000; today it would |
take $4,000 bushels of wheat to pay
President Cleveland's salary of $4,000.
Mr.. Harvey then proceeded TO de-
nounce the presidents foreign and finan