Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-13
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH 1895.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH 1895.
CLOSING or HORlt-H.ARVEY
DEBATE.
If anything is necessary to
show on which side, justice, hui
mainly and righteousness perch
ses in the Horr-Harvey contro-
versy, the spirit and contents Of
their summing up furnishes it.
The readingof acknowledgements,
one after the other, powerfully
impresses any thinking person,
with the different spirits that ami
mates the two debaters.
Harvey comes forth in this lit
tie synopsis in all his nobility and
grandeur Of soul. Here you have
the mind that grasp the cosmic
philosophy of the fatherhood of
God, and the brotherhood of man
and the sympathetic heart that
beats in response to his suffering
brethren in their struggle for ex-
istence. Harvey is a noble man.
He is akin to Abraham Lincoln.
The following language is simply
grand, eloquent and true. And it
echoes, ''Why should the spirit
of mortals be proud?' Here it is.
land now, excepting 300words
I shall use to reply to Mr.. Horr' S
summary, am closing this de-
bate. The object sought by dis
GUESSING questions affecting the
welfare Of the human race. is to
see wherein we can advance the
general condition of the people
and to detect errors in civilization.
1.-The world, time out of mind,
has had business panics and the
lives of most men and women
have been full of trouble in &C.
quiring the necessities and com
forts of life. That our present
civilization has not removed the
possibility. of these recurring
panics and that to a large major
ity of the people on this earth.
their almost exclusive attention
and labors are given to acquiring
a living with. in most instances,
Indifferent and discouraging re-
suits, will be admitted by every
one.
1T was once supposed that Ia
bor-saving improvements and in
ventiOns would lessen the neces,
sary toll OF men and was d pro,
mise of a day to come when with
little labor all would be provided
for, and humanity as q whole
would I've benefited. Has it had
that result? All will answer
that it has not. The lines of de.
markation between the rich and
the poor are more marked than
ever and the percentage of PEG
pie who devote all their time in d
struggle for existence is greater
now than at any time known tc
modern history. This will not
be denied by any but the selfish
few. whose wants being supplied
know nothing Of the wants of the
others.
"And yet if there were no defect
in our civilization, invention
would have the effect first intend
ed for them. We are sufficient
aly advanced now in this respect
to provide all the people of the
world with the comforts of life
by one hours work each day, by
each individual, while the remain
ing hours, not devoted to sleep
would be used in the promotion
of human happiness and the ad
vancement of the human race
That the paSsageway to a new era
is blocked by a defect in our civil
ization should be admitted by all
In my judgment the discussion
Of this financial subject can be
made to remove the obstacle il
the way, and that with it's re-
moval will come discoveries that
will lift the human race to a high
er plane not now dreamed of.
The first obstacle in the way is
seltishness. The promotion Of
seh md and personal interest al
sthe expense of others pervades
.nearlythe whole of mankind: As
g reahlt, Wesare in the midst of 3
eomm ere ialage. Mans .objectir
life Is commerce the acquisition
81 property. Hence, property
has come "a be incur laws
our habits and our morals, the