The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-27

1854 ... 33,140I 1872..... 1,118,600
Look at them, Mr.. Horn. See that in
1859 there were 636, 900 of them coined;
in 1860, 733, 900 of them coined; in 1871,
1,117,O0O of them; in 1872, 1,118,O00,
and in all those forty years, silver dol
lars in large quantities were coined, ex-
cept in six years, and when you answer
me, Mr.. Horn, tell US why Mr.. Morrill,
said there were none coined; and if he
was not truthful about that what i'm
portance should be attached to what he
said about the silver dollar being pur-
posely omitted in the bill?
The secret of all this is that Senator
Morrill, is a bank stakeholder and in
surance company mOney-lender, and
when giving utterance to the statement
| that serves his personal inter est he has
not had a strict regard for the truth.
! I want to nail this statement at this
! point; not only to discredit the letter
J that Senator Morrill, wrote and that
was read here, but to nail that same
statement that is being industriously
/ published all over the country, and
that has been reiterate' here in Chicago,
that there were no silver dollars coined
for many years prior to 1873. There it
| is before Mr.. Horn in the report of the
| director of the mint, and as published
/ in my remarks. I now pause for Mr..
| Horr to justify Senator Morrill, in max
ing the statement that no silver dollars
had been coined for nearly forty years
prior to the act of 1878. (Applause)
Defends Senator Morrill,.
Mr.. HORT desire to say in defense
of Senator Morrill,, that the object Of
that letter was to deny the general
fraudulent talk that was going about
the country, and originated by Mr..
Harvey as much as any one, that all
who were connected with the congress
of 1873, or enough of them, were cor
rupt and were crowding the bill
through congress by the use of money.
Now Senator Morrill, did not intend by
that expression to say that there was
not one single dollar coined He did
mean to say that, substantially, there
were none, and that is true. In the
whole length of the time from the or
ganization of this government up to
1873, as your book shows itself, there
were less than IS, 900 900 of them silver
| dollars There were over $500 900, 900
| in gold, if I mistake not. I speak now
from my memory.
Senator Morrill, simply used the ex-
preston, There were none coined, -
and Mr.. Harvey draws the conclusion
that because that is not accurately true.
he cannot tell the truth about any
thing else.
Mr.. Harvey-Will you pardon me?
Mr.. Horr-Certainly.
Mr.. Harvey-Isn't it true, as that
statement shows, that there were sew
eral millions coined, and that they were
coined largely every year except six
years?
Mr. Horr-Certainly, do not dispute
it, nor does Senator Morrill, intend to
Mr.. Morrill, may have made a mistake
in the exact words he used. applause
on the silver side of the house.)
Mr.. Harvey-In raising the question
of the quantity of silver coined in thirty
or forty years prior to 1873, I do it tt
establish the land mark in the financial
discussion in the United States. The
people have been misled, and at each
step in this discussion, when we car
set them right, the debate has been Of
value. The gold men are represented
here by Mr.. Horn, and when 1 show hin
and you that silver was copiousIy coined
during the forty years prior to 1873
and he admits it as he must, then tha
question is settled
Scientific BimetalIism.
Inow begin the discussion of bimetal
lism. Scientific bimetallism is this:
L Free and unlimited coinage of boil
gold and silver; these two metals [,
constitute the primary or redemption
money Of the government
2. Silver dollars of 371K grain.
Of pure silver with us) to be the uni
Of value and gold to be coined int
money at a ratio to be changed i
necessary from time to time if the com
mercial parity to the legal ratio shall
be affected by the action of foreign
! countries.
). The money coined from bot