The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-08-09


ing busiess which were known to the
people of that age.
This admission alone saves me using
another word in defense of the bank
ing systems of the present century.
Correctly analysed the financial con-
ditions of this country has improved
immensely during the last twenty-five
years-in the face Of the charges made
to the contrary by Mr.. Harvey.
The condition of the mass of the peo-
pie Of the United States has improved
more rapidly since 1873 than during
any similar number of years since the
nation was born. Indeed, the improve
ment has been far greater than that of
any other nation on the face Of the
earth during any equal number OF years
at any period in the worlds history, as
Mulhall has conclusively shown.
% Mr.. Harvey in his debate in Coins
Financial School, misleads people by
partial statements which lead to false
conclusions vixen the whole statement
would have been perfectly clear to any
one.
His statement in reference to the
banks Of Chicago and the amount of
taxes they paid is good illustration
Of his methods. He uses partial state
ment we'll knowing that a full state-
ment would have disproved his conten-
ton.
Mr.. Harvey quotes the European geo.
logist Suess TO show that the world can
required for consumption each year
outside OF coinage. He conceals the
fact that Suess wrote his essay several
years ago and that the production and
coinage of gold in the last three years
proves absolutely that Suess was en-
tirely wrong. The facts are that dur
ing the last thee years the world has
produced $470, DOC, 900 of gold and during
those years it has coined. exclusive Of
recoinage. over s3sO.oOo.oOO. Mr. Harvey
should have known these facts. Why
did he quote Suess when he should have
known the actual facts proved the state
ment Of Suess to be false.
Mr.. Harvey endeavered to prove de-
creasing wages in the United States
since 1873. He introduced only one
statement in support of his PROPOSE
ton; that was the evidence of a single
man for one trade in the city of Omaha
On the other hand to prove that they
are advanving 1 introduced the investi-
cation of the United States commits
Sioner of laber, and Mulhall, who show
that the average annual wages in man.
ufacturing industries have risen from
s2.SS in 1870 to $3.50 for each person in
1890.
Unable to produce any table of wages
that shows fall since 1870. Mr.. Harvey
in the latter part of his debate tries to
show the falsity Of my position that in
fixing the original measure of value
human toll was largely taken into cal
cula ton. Did he succeed? No. Mr..
Harvey called attention to the increase
of crime in the United States and at
tributes it to silver legislation. Crime
does bear some relation to prosperity
but far more to other causes which Mr..
Harvey ought to know. He repeated
ly tried in his book and during this de-
bate to create wrong impression by
quoting apart of a statute and then
leaving off that portion which would
ly untrue. The records of this debate
show that his first statement was utter
convict him of such methods.
Mr.. Harvey has felt called upon to
villify all the better elements of socie-
ty and has attempted to prove that
bribery, corruption and fraud have be-
come habitual in this country. He has
hardly been able to find a decent me1
Except HIMSELF within the entire Unit
ed States.
submit that cause which relies for
it's strength upon the wholesale villifi-
cation of our best citizens must be
hopelessly weak and entirely bad.
During this debate Mr.. Harvey fire.
quently put me off with the statement
that during the discussion he would
satisfactorily answer my objections
and then failed to mention that part of
the subject again. Such failure is
complete proof that he could not make
successful answer. During the fifth
day of the debate Mr.. Harvey challeng-
ed me to name more than the one error
which he admitted On the sixth day
I pointed out eight glazing mistate-
ments, none of which he successfully
denied.
Mr.. Harvey gave the foreign indebt-
ednesS of this country as more than
three times the real amount. He has
been repeatedly called on to tell when
and how that vast sum reached US. Nc
such enormous amount could have come
without some record of the transaction
q "a MT IN fo t1o
arrival of this vast sum, which is a
confession that his statement is ground
less and only used to misrepresent tho
conditions Of his country. His entire
table of debts is composed Of a doubt
ing up of real debts and is a SANDER on
the actual condition Of the American
people.
Mr.. Harvey virtually admits that
the action which he proposed will put
this nation on a silver basis and drive
gold out of this country. His state
ment that the gold dollar would be cut
down until its value would be no more
than the commercial value in the stan
dard dollar is a complete admission OF
this point. Hence I have a right to
assume that his plan eontemplates such
a result.
1 showed coRclusively that this would
work injury to seventeen million people
who work for wages. / also showed
that the injury would extend to all
petlSIOneIS, savings ana Otner D3nk de-
positors and the holders of Insurance
policies aggreSating twelve millions of
people and to every person in the Uuit-
ed States who has any money except
gold coin. What has Mr.. Harvey said
to disprove my statements? Not one
word. On the contrary he has shown
that benefits will come to no people
except silver mine owners and insolv-
ent debtors.
Mr.. Harvey said nothing to offset my
proposition that such action would
destroy the credit of our people and
lead to business disaster in every
community in the United States. Good
money may rightly be called the blood
of the nation. but credit is the atmos-
of credit is the glory Of modern bus
mess methods. Reputation in any
from this abhorent to honorable men.
In this account the business men are
almost a unit against this scheme. Go
where you will, merchants. bankers.
managers Of great enterprises, success
full farmers, intelligent mechanics and
workingmen are opposed to injuring
the country and the people simply to
benefit a few. I have from the begin
ming arraigned this scheme as being
class and section legislation Of the most
obnoxious kind. What has Mr.. Har-
vey said to disprove my statements.
Absolutely nothing. 1 submit to tho
people of this republic that they
should never permit threats of revolu-
ton to induce them to adopt wholesale
reputation. The civilized world is
clearly on my side of this issue. I pro-
test against any attempt to lead this