Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1895-07-20
EH[ ACT OF 1873
/ o,e,ization of Silver the
o,,nieot of the Harvey
Horr Discussion.
|,tcovu DAYS PROCEEDINGS
..,dors Take a Hand by
submitting Questions to
Be Answered.

,aa Harvey. Horr duel developed ihSo
sa,al - engagement, representatives
Philadelphia, Kansas City and
s...lsra and elsewhere pitching into
: seri,n,nage after the two principals
!. hacked each other up to the limit.
~ outsiders who ventured into the
- i, ;nc,nded 81. L. Bliss, o. B. Gum
nd E. B. Starr.
Tho : subiect of the days debate was
.nonetisation, the act of 1878. After q
milling talk of considerable length
s,srding the previous days debate
/, Earysy discussed in detail the act
Elg7s Mr.. Horr, following on this
ubect, said:
1--WE now come to the discussion OF
se law which changed this nation
,ou bimetallic nation to a single
t,pdard nation, the law of 1878, which
BROTHER Harvey kindly names crime.
has been called that so long that
hare is nothing novel in the name. /
|urvOse to show you during this dis
usiOn that no law has ever been
ssssd by the American congress which
Vg more free from taint, which was
bore carefully examined, which was
bore completely understood than the
Nv Of 1873. The statement which he
ead to you that the scheme was con-
rtei in London is a simple assertion
bon which he cannot produce one
Gntla Of reputable truth, not one
gd"
Mr.. Harysy's Proof.
Mr. HGvey-Mr. Horr says that !
i've no proof that the scheme was
aeocted in London to demonetize
liver in the United States. When /
as boy went into courthouse one
ay to hear criminal trial and I heard
lawyer say: when a crime is COM
ltted and you want to detect the
pmina look for the man who is bene-
PED by the crime" Reasoning by
auction will more invariably locate
criminal than any uncertain human
sanony. Silver was demonetized in
gland, and in England only prior to
Gay it was demonetized in this
unly' That was where the move
sa' started-that is another evil
nee London bankers initiated the
" conference Of 1867. at which Mr..
aa Snerman was present, therefore /
Y the right to say the conspiracy
gnated in London.
u laS, when this treacherous act
passed, there was no specie cur
" u THIS country. During all the
ahom 1872 to 1861, when it was
aliy IN use and being tested for its
~ no one proposed to demonetize
n v sne metals except some money
ssn VA nom o Europe, who proposed it
.aa out at that time, 1878, when
- NOT In circulation and was not
80 go Ine movement was begun and
sunmated.
81 outaiders Ask Questions.
a4a 'ne debate for the day closed
], Sus,.lons being in order, o. B.
M ~ y I Kansas City said:
narsey asserts that the mints
n.y. vsa 70 the free and unlimited
- au silver from 1899 to 1873.
~; 49, aosed the mints in 1906 to
IIssse ~ !. q the silver dollar. and
ssv - q Mr.. Harvey's dollars or
IriS - ,sae We're coined up to 1s40,
aoDl;m;.os % years. Was this free
limited ~ coinage of silver?''
Ay-Mr. ~ Jefferson did not
n II : mints, that could only be-
IN saa.l y act Of congress. Mr.. JEFF.
lh irss u oe; .1ne mints being open
~ y 0olnage of all kinds of silver
n that 'lsa. sa, directors to coin the
u4 i, -. came. at the option Of the
k NJ S;r cent pieces and less. 1t
ssbt !. i.usrence .'a to the people who
sls aie.aa whether they coined it into
!. hey. Ts W dollars, it was all
4 ul;n;s.na me mint was open to the free
ii,sa,'ed iisal'ed coinage of silver @ bnt
n,sss 1e's Of the mint, or pres;. .
! kldss ns Direct what kinds Of coins coins
ss coined without interfering y
N ~. y principle of law that ths
Y IN '' open to free and unlimitad
.a S y B D. Starr of clave,ana
J, As t,. now think, in view Of al,
taSs saspired 3 since, that it was :, =
st,ndsrdI . g.. 1873 y to have gone to q
I Bon Wishaa,s, Vi sS,s soa country"
astiS,, s safeguard for 1s'',On the naon1s =
Z z ssas,.,a un and the business ntsrepts peopts
Aa Hsr ss,s,,A hearing Of the dana,.
vQrned tn IN u0o"o0