The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-17
gORR AND HARVEY IN DEBATE.
oyE CHAMPIONS SOUND MONEY AND
THE OTHER SILVER.

Room in the House of the Illinois
Club at Chicago the Scene of the
DiscussiOn-It Is to Continue Eight
Deys-The Room Capable of Ac-
con,mOdating zoo Persons, But Only
a Little over Half That Number
Present.
Copyright. 1895, by Azel F. Hatch.
Chicago July 16.-Two men met in a lit
fs room at the Illinois Club this afternoon
and began a spirited contest of national
moment. one fighting for silver and the
5thlr for gold with all the intellectual
covers. facts and authorities at their
-ommond. One of them was Roswell G.
Horr. once a member of congress from
Michigan, now an editorial writer for the
New York Tribune, and the other was
". H. Harvey of Chicago, author of
COINS; Financial School" Mr.. Horr
championed the cause of gold, while Mr.
Harvey threw down the gauntlet for sill
YER
The privilege of being present at this
momentous contest was accorded to few.
There were seats for about 200 persons in
the assembly room of the club house, but
only little over half that number was
present
Congressman ]. c. Sibley of Pennsyl-
vania, a leader of the free silver forces in
the east, occupied prominent seat. He
will remain during the debate until other
engagements prevent.
prominent advocate of the gold stand
ard present was A. b. Humphrey, secre-
tary of the National League of Republi-
can Clubs.
Others present were w. w. Meager of
the Bimetallic League; Lyman ]. Gage,
referee for Mr.. Horr; Ferd w. Peck, and
A. d. ReveH Of Chicago; L. C. Powers
of ST. Paul, DIR. S. A. Robinson of New
York. and Charles A. Serget of Chicago.
The last three acted as advisers to Mr..
Horr and sat by his side. taking copious
notes while Mr.. Harvey spoke.
Mr.. Harvey consulted little with any
body. He brought with him a great pile
OF authorities for the purpose of sub
stantiating statements made in his book,
10 which he frequently referred.
A man with a watch sat at a table near
the epeakers, and whenever one had spo-
ken eight minutes he would tap loudly
on call bell This gave the speaker
warning that he had two minutes more
TO conclude mis- statement. By these sta
ges of ten minutes each the speakers will
proceed fer eight days. using only the
afternoons and resting Sundays.
Dr. Homer Thomas, president of the Il
llnois Grub, called the assemblage to order,
briefly setting forth the objects of the
debate. He introduced II. G.. Miller and
ex-Judge William A. Vincent, both of
Chicago, who, he said, would be judges,
and at the conclusion of the controversy
decide which had the best of the novel
debate.
Mr. Miller then read the rules which are
10 govern. 1t was, he said, the intention
Of the speakers to deliver altogether 14O-
0)0 words. OF these, 5000 are to be re-
served for use at the end of the discus
sion. This will give each a chance TO
recapitulate his argument in $500 words.
Three hundreds words additional will be
allowed each contestant as a retoinder
10 his adversary's closing argument.
Mr.. Miller stated that the whole discus
sion was copyrighted and that while it
would be given the widest publicity
through the press, 1t was the intention
of the principals to preserve the debate
as private property and issue it in book
form.
The debate was started by Mr.. Horr,
who referred TO the author of Coins
Financial School" with some severity.
He said he had never read a book maxi
ing so many misstatements.
Mr.. Harvey in his opening statement,
eontented himself with a presentation
Of his plan of campaign, and told what
he would prove.
Alr. Horr wanted to know why the
names of prominent citizens had been used
IN Mr.. Harvey's book, and words put
into their mouths that they had never
10 xrraf ATr IIart iaH fhof
his book was simply an allegory, and
the fact that a little boy was put in as
teacher ought to be enough to prove any
sensible person that this was so.
Then the speakers plunged at once into
The thick of the fight. The argument at
all times was very spirited, and both
speakers several times had hard work
10 preserve their tempers.
In his opening statement Mr.. Harvey
sad: Il am here to defend the facts and
principles in Coins Financial School.
am aware that the illustrations in that
book are a great aid in presenting clearly
Its views. We find this true in our schools.
Many scientific works rely largely on il
lustrations, and our newspapers find that
Illustrations make plain many ideas that
could not otherwise be clearly expressed.
And yet, am here to defend orally those
same principles. / expect to make good
interest in this debate.
A. bilFHI anu SOlQ are lIle AlOuty VI luS
constitution. That this silver dollar was
the unit of value in our coinage system in
This country from 1882 to 1873, just as the
yard stick was the measure of length.
That gold was measured in this silver unit,
and concurrent coinage given to it (gold).
That silver and gold combined constituted
the legal standard of value in this coun-
Try till 1873.
2 That the act of 1873 was surreptI-
uously passed
That during the period of 1892 to
1913 the mints were open to the unlimited
coinage of both metals into primary or
redemption money, and that both were
treated as such. That during that period
people had a right to have either metal
coined into fun legal tender money, and
that the option was with the debtor to
pay in coins of either metal.
l. That this bimetallic system made
an unlimited demand for both metals to
pe coined into money, increased the de-
mahd for those metals and so long as
ms law authorizing any one to coin
odA grains of silver and % 2-10 grains of
sold, into a dollar, was in force. there
was no one willing to sell either for