Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

| from Jefferson to Hamilton. in which the for
| mer said he thought the unit should stand on
| both metals, and the two statesmen finally
| agreed that the exact ratio between the two
metals thould be is to l. We did have the sill
| yer standard in this country up to 1884 In 1883
a new ratio was fixed, the gold unit
| that is the eagle-was reduced. After that
| gold commenced to circulate and we lost our
| silver, and the people Of this country, when
| they talked about dollar after that always
| meant gold dollar; they never meant silver
dollar.
Wednesday.
CHICAGO, July 19-The second session of the
Horr-Harvey silver debate began at o'clock
p. M Wednesday in the auditorium of the
Illinois club before the same limited audience.
Mr.. Horn began by quoting Hallam's
Middle Ages" as authority to prove the
fallacy of Mr.. Harvey's statements in his book
regarding the degeneracy of the world COM
mercially in the fifteenth century as result
of the depreciation of silver. He cited from
Prof. James E. Thorod Rogers to re-
flute the statement made by Mr.. Harvey
from his book that the price Of wheat
had fallen in that period and that the lot
of the toiling masses became more miserable
with the passage from the eighth to the fif-
teenth century, as charged by Mr. Harvey.
Leber, Nautilus and Hyndman were also cited
in contradiction of the silver champions
fifteenth century statements.
Mr. Harvey said he had not intended to ar
que with Mr. Horr that the monetary COM
mission from the report of which the quota
ton was made, did not know what it was talk
ing about He declined to have his mind d.
verified from the regular argument
and logical arrangement of the debate
He declared that the debate so
far had settled the questions as to what was
the money of the constitution. what was the
unit Of value as fixed by the trainers of
the constitution, in favor of his book.
The contestants became involved in short
and sharp argument as to the reason and I'M
derlying motive of Mr.. Harvey in emitting
to state in his quotation OF the act making
legal tender of foreign coin. that congress. in
the same act also made gold coins legal ten
der The New Yorker insinuated that the au
thor did so to mislead his readers into believ-
ing congress considered silver the most i'm
portapt, which was not true r
Mr.. Harvey retorted: When man is dis
cussing cattle he does not talk hogs When
man is discussing silver and the manner in
which it was treated by our forefathers. and
comparing it with the way in which it is
treated by you people now. 1t was
not necessary to refer to how they treated gold
or copper He added that he had left out
what was unnecessary for him to state in
esta blishing the principle that the laws made
foreign silver legal tender.
statute had been quoted correctly in Coins
School, Mr.. Horr proceeded in defense Of the
law of 1873, and claimed that no law had ever
been passed by congress which was freer from,
faint He detied Mr.. Harvey to produce one
scintilla of evidence in proof RI
dis charge that it was a scheme to demon
etize silver concocted in London Traat
law was passed because experience showed
that gold would not circulate under the ratio
of Is to !. The cheaper dollar, which was
silver, had driven the gold currency out of the
United States The history of that legislation
would bear him out in stating that that, and
that only. was the reason for changing the
ratio between the two metals.
MI. Harvey-Mr Horn says that have nc
proof that the scheme was concocted in LoI-
don to demonetize silver in the United States.
When was a boy went into courthouse one
day to hear a criminal trial. and l heard d
lawyer say: When crime is committed and
you want to detect the criminal look for the
man that is benefited by the crime. Reason
ing by induction will more invariably
locate the criminal than any uncertain
human testimony Silver was demonetized in
England and in England only. prior to the day
it was demonetized in this country. That was
where the movement started-that is another
evidence London bankers initiated the Paris
conference of 1857, at which Mr. John Sherman
was present; therefore have the right to say
the conspiracy originated in London
Thursday.
CHICAGO, July 2O-Thursday's Harvey
Horr debate was marked by considerable
ginning Mr.. Horr said he had a personal ex-
PLANTATION to make. He quoted the following
from his opponents argument OF
Wednesday:
These principles are for the selfish inter- |
ests of money lenders and Mr.. Horr is here adj