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down, he seemed confident that he had
effectually squelched Harvey as the pop
llar cha naraion


effectually squelched Harvey as the pop
ular champion.
But in the sketch of his honorable
career, Mr.. Horn forgot to mention that
he had been bank president" said
Harvey quietly smiling. And the thumb
ers which greeted the end of this retort
OF the young debater were reflected in
the form which o'ershadowed the fea-
lures of his venerable antagonist and his
trio of admirers.
Or, when Horr, driven from his last
barrier in the defense of the congress Of
1873, took refuge behind and assailed his
antagonist as crazy, then did Coin-Har-
vey jump to his feet, and in an out
burst, the more enjoyable because of it's
rarity, retaliate that the people were
crazy now as were the people who broke
loose before Bunker Hill, and that their
insanity would not be cured until the
Benedict Arnold's of the present day had
paid the penalty of their treachery.
1t is now matter of grave doubt
whether the debate or rather the period of
debate originally fixed will be occupied
to the close. Already Horn has three
times managed to jump one days con-
test, notwithstanding that at the close
of each day when he declared himself
tagged out, he presented far more ro-
bust appearance than his nervous oppo-
nent. After their experience in the past,
the silver advocates will not be surprised
at any move that may be made to choke
off the discussion which has already
proved so disastrous to the goldbugs. Not
that Horn Will wilfully desert the contest,
but it is feared that influences may be
brought to bear upon him, possibly an
imperative demand to return to his ed;-
torial desk, or anything or everything
that may make the debate appear to end
in fizzle. Probably before another ses-
sion, this apprehension may find open ex-
preston from the silver side, and a dec
larat:on that withdrawal shall signify
defeat on the part of the side Withdrawing,
will be offered and demanded AS mat
ter of policy, it would undoubtedly be
better for Horn to be taken sick or sum-
moned home now than later when he
shall have finished making an exhibition
of himself
The practical results of the debate up
to date may be briefly summarized Horn
has convicted Harvey of one blunder in
his book, namely undertaking the
amount of silver coined prior to 1873. AS,
however, this error was against Harvey
himself, and the correction only adds
weight to the arguments set forth IN the
book, the blunder can hardly be counted
sa victory for Herr. Against this soil
tary point made, however, the array Of
1etract:ons by the gold champion from
the standard gold arguments is at least
startling.
Horr has admitted that the unit of
value in 1892 was a silver dollar This
refutes the recent decision of Judge Vim
cent and cur:ously enough, Judg Vincent
himself was presiding at the debate, when
Horn overruled his decision.
Horn admits that the unit was not
changed from silver to gold in 1873 by
reason of overproduction of silver, or yet
on account of its cheapness. He went fur
Their and denounced any man who should
make such claim as "a fool that does
not know what he is talking about Yet
the claim has been put forward in the
editorial columns of Chicago papers hun
dreds of times during the past three
months.
Whether the demonstration act of
1873 was passed by fraud or not, is of no
consequence according to Mr.. Horn. The
evidence of Allison, Grant, Blaine, Car
| field, Kelley and Holman is of no moment,
says the gold champion.
Horr claims that he would disprove
| Coins statement that the United States
was nation of debtors. He subsequently
asserted that the national debt, civic
and municipal bonds, railroad mortgages
and other public or semi-public debts
| constituted but small fraction of the
actual Indebtedness of the people of the
United States, and that the short term