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

Wd0 C<APONSO05 anu THIS VI 40OAL anu
polite act has been the ark which has
saved our people from being wholly
overwhelmed by the silver food
This is said by a man who served
through the entire time that this bill
was being discussed, and who knows
what he is talking about. (Enthusi-
astic applause)
Harvey Claims a Point.
Mr.. Harvey-The other day, when
Mr.. Horn said that the bill before the
senate, as shown by the Congressional
Record, only had a trade dollar in it,
I replied that when 1 got to the senate
proceedings that he would have to re-
treat from that position (applause),
and now he retreats of his own accord.
applause and laughter)
Again, Mr.. Sherman, in speaking of
the silver dollar on that day, said:
eve are providing that it shall float all
over the world Again he said QFor-
ty-second Congress, Vol. I, p. 672):
'This bill proposed a silver coinage
exactly the same as the French and
what are called the associated nations
of Europe (meaning the Latin Union)
who have adopted the international
standard of silver coinage; that is, the
! dollar provided for by this bill is the
precise equivalent of the five-franc
piece"
The idea conveyed was this: Our sill
yer dollar was above par with gold, be-
cause of the French ratio of 151A to 1,
while ours was Is to l. The Latin
Union alone had maintained the COM
mercial and coinage value of silver
and gold undisturbed at the ratio of
1914 to 1, and by reducing our silver
dollar to 384 grains, the same size as
the French fve-franc piece, with our
minis open to it, as was that of France,
a parity of the two metals was assured
and our "silver dollar would float
around the world" (Applause) 1t
was in this form that the bill passed
the senate, as it had passed the house.
There was no disagreement The only
thing that had happened that they had
not anticipated was that the debate in
the senate had forced them to show
their hand and to disclose the fact that
the dollar was in the bill, the dollar
that Mr.. Horn said the other day was
not in the bill
Mr.. Horr-I didn't. I will not be
misquoted on that, and I never said
anything of the kind. I appeal to the
record. I have never denied that that
| small dollar was in the bill when it
went from the house over to the senate,
never, nowhere, and if I had 1 would
take it back in half a minute, for when
l am shown that / am in the wrong I
always own it don't try to dodge Il
as Coin does.
Mr.. Harvey refer this dispute to
the only just judge-the record of the
days debate in which Mr. Horn said it.
(Applause)
elimination of Alleged Conspiracy.
The bill had now passed both houses
with a slight disagreement on two or
three minor points only, but it made
a necessity for it to go to a conference
I committee. Here is where the dirty
q work was done and the conspiracy Gull
minated.
Mr.. Horr-I wish to say now that I
nowhere have ever intimated there was
not at one time in that bill provision
for the small dollar of 1884 grains. I do
deny that in any draft of the bill
that it was ever made anything but a
subsidiary coin, and defy you to prove
that the clause making the gold dollar
the unit of value was ever erased from
the bill in any of it's proceedings any
where during the entire discussion.
(Applause)
Mr.. Harvey claim that it was in
the bill the same as gold, and was en-
titled to free access to the mint
Mr.. Horr-'Free access to the mint
is a bubble. I say to you, Mr. Harvey
if you will show in any way that coin
in that bill was to be given free coin
time to do it in.
Mr.. Harvey have shown it already
Mr.. Horr-He can't do it, because
there isn't word of truth in that prop
osition. Look at the philosophy of it
You can charge man with a thing that
is such nonsense that you can't believe
he would adopt it unless you also con-
clude that he is a fool. This new dol
lar that was provided for in the bill in
the House as it went to the Senate was
just twice the size of the half dollar
Am 1 right? Amt that true? Don't
you know, Mr.. Harvey?
Mr.. HarVey-That is right
An Important Point at Issue.
Mr.. Horr-Well, then, just say So
Now, the provision existed that the sill
yer for making such half dollars should
be bought by the government and tha
the seigniorage arising from coming
such money which was worth less thar
it was worth on its face value should
go into the government treasury. d.
you believe they provided for a coli
containing double the amount of thu
silver in the half dollar and agreed tt
take all the silver that should com,
to the mint and coin it into such dol
lars, and in the same bill also provided
that if it was coined into half dollar
the government should get it? Mr.