The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-06


various enterprises, with Denver as his
chief center Of operations. Sometimes
he made a good deal of money, and
sometimes not so much, being in this
respect decidedly like large proportion
of his successful American fellow citi-
zens.
At one Of the transmississippi con-
crosses, held in New Orleans, which he
attended four or five years ago, there
was long debate upon gold and silver
as money metals. Mr.. Harvey listened
to the debates with great interest, striv-
ing to master the doctrines of all the
speakers and to decide for himself which
was right. But he found it impossible
to arrive at conclusion from listening
to the addresses, since the arguments
put forth by every one of the speakers
seemed vague, indefinite and indicative
both of incomplete knowledge and I'M
digested thought.
81 knew, to begin with" he said to
a friend the other day, "that I was
ignorant upon the money question, and
that is why I listened SO attentively to
the New Orleans debates. When they
were finished, I had learned something
not much about the money question,
it is true-but had found out that the
debaters know little or nothing more
about it than did. "
It was not Mr.. Harvey's plan to give
up investigating the currency question
because the protested oracles upon that
subject could afford him no light. On
| the contrary, he determined to examine
it for himself in all its bearings. For
the next few months, therefore, he did
little else but study that question. Aft
er he had gone deep enough into the
matter to reach conclusions of his own
| he decided to devote the remainder Of
| his life to instructing the people along
the lines which he deemed correct
With this end in view he went to
Chicago, where he established weekly
paper which he styled Coin. Then he
brought out Archbishop Walsh's Obi
naetallism and Monometallism, and
managing his paper in the daytime be-
gan writing nights. Archbishop Walsh s
book was issued in December, 1898 ;
"Coin's Handbook in March, 1894 /;
"Coin's Financial SCHOOL, in June,
1854; GA Tale of Two Nations in Sep
TENDER, 1894; Chapters of Silver" by
Hon. Henry q. Miller of Chicago, the
same year, and 'tCoin's Financial School
Up to Date in March of this year.
81 had no literary training,' said
Mr.. Harvey the other day, in speaking
of his writing, 'but understood fully
that if I wished the people to read my
books they must be simple and interest
ing, and it was this that determined the
form and style of my compositions.
No matter how Mr. Harvey's doc
trines are received, and, as every one
knows, there is a wide difference of
opinion concerning their soundness, no
one can doubt that he understands how
to interest the people, since the sale of
his books has been almost if not quite
unprecedented It 'sagged q little at
the beginning, as he says, but soon be-
gan to pick up, and now it is stated that
Of the School more copies have been
sold than Of any other book by an Amer
lean writer, unless it be Mrs. Stowe s
'Uncle Toms Cabin.
Mr.. Harvey looks younger than he is.
He is quick, nervous and almost boyish
In his movements. His dull brown hair
and mustsche are yet untouched with
gray, his face is thin, with a strong
jaw, and his eyes are of the color some
times described as steel gray. His coat
Is double breasted and out as sack, he
wears soft hat, wide shoes, rundown
collar and black tie. Though delight
ed with the sale of his books, he does
not produce the impression that he il
"stuck on himself"