The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-19
THE GRENT DEBATE,

Hnrr nnd Harvey Discuss tho sO-callGd
Crlms of IsI3-HOrr Shows IN uRrVOy'a
UnfRlrnsSS.
CHloAGo, July ls-The third day OF
the orr,Harvey silver debate opened
in the auditorium OF the Illinois club at
II a. M. to-day. The subject undor dis
cussion was what Mr.. Harvey had char
scterized in his book as the "Crimo oil
lS7S"-the demonstration Of silver.
After some preliminary aparrlng, MI
Harvey charged corruption in the pass
ago OF tho decentralization Of silver act.
Mr.. Horr, in reply, repudiated tho IN.
ference that the citizens Of the United
States were all corrupt and nono Of their
women yirtuous. lilo declared that it
was not true that every man had his
price. Members Of Congress were rs
honest 40 the average American citizen.
lie (the speaker knew whereof hs
spoke, for he had been q member Of tho
body himself, Mr., lIorr then took up
tho history Of tho demonstration act
and proceeded TO show tue stages
through which 1t had passed, and that
its final enactment was not til II had
been before Congress for nearly three
years.
Mr.. Harvey then returned to the at
tack upon the honesty Of legislators
throughout the country, including Com
gross aud the Illinois aud Colorado log
islAturss, This ~vOnality was sNpping
tho foundations Of the government, aa
it had sRpped tho foundations aud de-
stroyed every republic OF the past.
uoRR's DEFENSE.
Mr.. Horr again returned to the de-
Tense Of the honesty Of the American
people. He said: "Mr. Harvey merely
picked out a iow corrupt mon and drew
from them the proposition that the PEG,
plo OF tho nation we're all corrupt. Why,
Ii Mr.. Harvey had lived in Jobs time
no would have looked oyor that untor.
tunaGs mans sores aud would have
gone out and published throughout the
world that all ChaldeA was one immense
Carbunclc." Mr.. Horr then, amid laugh.
tor, said he would return to the question
under discussion, and proceeded with
tho history OF the demonstration oil sill
vor, pointing out how tho bill had been
read in full several times, and printed
separately eleven times, and twice in
tho reports Of tho comptroller OF tho
currency. The dobates in the senate on
it occupied RiXty.six columns in the
Congressional Record. In the report OF
the committee, it was stated that 1t had
been examined line for line and word
for word aud was finally passed. lilo
would show that in 90 doing the senate
knew what it was about.
Mr.. Harvey, in reply, said that Mr.,
lIorr would have to retreat from his
position when tho proper time came.
In point OF fact, the bill about which he
had been talking was not the bill finally
passed. Judge Kelly, in presenting
the bill in tho house, snid that it was
merely q codiiCation Of tho mint laws.
in response 10 n question, Judge Kelly
repliOl that the bill made no change III
the value oil the coins OF the nation. In
1872, whom tho bill came up again, 1t
was spoken OF as II bill on i dry subject
and members lost interest 1t was nj
that time, as appears from tho records
that the first disclosure OF the intention
W GllulAEG bIV ukNAlAhlN w bvAN ""1
made in u speech by Mr.. Hooper. But
there was reason to believe that tho
speech was not actually delivered, but
was printed by leave, or that ii was read
from manuscript and those words
omitted. But no reference was made
to the characterization OF silver. On the
enrolment OF the bill, a cIauIe was
omitted, which had the effect Of limit.
ing tho coinage Of a 1iIvor.
HARyEY a GARHiE&.
Mr.. ITorr, replying, charged Mr.. HAr.
vey with quoting a single sentence aud
leaving out tho modifying clause. Tho
Record showed that this statement was
made in tho morning debate, aud was
not under leave to print. In the very
speech reiorrod to By Mr.. Harvey, tho
speaker said this bill provided for u
standard sin a single metal" instead Of
AZ before in two motNls, and that all
coins, except subsidiary coins, should
bo of gold. Mr.. Horr then spoke on the
decentralization OF silyOr Ia 1916, as tho
result Of experience IN the usO Of the
double standard. In 1871, Germany
adopted tho gold standard, aud threw
on the market $4,000 900 In silver. 1t
was this thRt aot the world 10 consider
ing the silver question-not any gold
bug conspiracy, The financial policy OF
no great nation was ever dominated by
q conspiracy.
This closed tho debate for tho day,
except tho answering Of questions by
the diaputant' propOundcd by mombers
OF tho audience.
Tho Attendance was moi large, but
was apprccinttvO aud generous and i'm.
partial in its recognition OF telling
points.
Tho Iron Trnhp.