Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-10-02
VISITED HIS UNCLE.
w. ", Harvey, Author of "Coin's Financial
SCHOOL at lndcpendence-Talks on
the Financial Question.

W. III. Harvey, of Chicago, the author o
COINS Financial school and recognizer
authority on financial questions, was tn,
guest yesterday of his uncle, l.. r. Smith
of Independence Mr.. Harvey is en- route tc
wichita, where ne expects to address the
state Dimetallic League on the money
issue.
His visit to Independence was the sigma
for number Of Independence people who
admire his works on finance and recognize
him as one of the profound financial stu
dents of the country TO call and talk with
him personally about silver and its cause.
Mr. Harvey entertained his guests for
over an hour recalling the noted Hoar-
Harvey debate in Chicago. The cause of
silver and the great battle of patriotism
of the masses against the selfish inter-
gSts OF the Eold-bugs of Wall street was
ms theme he told his callers that the
cornerstone of the great political structure
and the cause OF silver was the cause OF
humanity. and the man who outwardiy
appeared calm and dispassionate soon had
ms callers SO interested that the formal
cal was prolonged. His appearance and
conversation did not betoken the politician.
Tor MT. Harveys conversational powers
are ls forceiul and convincing as the
book, Coin, which has attained a world
wide reputation.
His callers yesterday comprised many
men who have dabbed in politics. He.
however refused to allow the conversation
with his guests to fall into political chan
nels, Notwithstanding. He was reraIed
and Informed that the cause Of silver, as
Tar as the local Democracy was concerned
measured by the offices in sIg6t' St"' Siis SiT
Harvey at once dvined that there was a
4tllmeTence and factiqnal disturbance among
me Ihe democracy In Jackson county, but he
very cleyerly eyaded handing out a re-
Geipt which could be used to quiet the
local politicians.
After the retirement of his callers, Mr..
Harvey granted short II Nyiew to a
Journal reporter He declined to talk
about the political situation, or express
hlmselt as TO the possible future action OF
political men or silver conventions He
spoke as + the cause Of silver was above
the best methods for furtherine the inter-
esiS oil silver as money. Mr.. Harvey
In my Judgment, for the present our
campaign should be an educational one
me report from Chicago of an intention
on OF. ihe part Of the silver conference to es-
party. is erroneous. That impression got
3lt by resolution of that kind passed
by the Memphis convention. Such a policy
would be an injury, especially at the pres
ent time TO- our cause, TO organize a
distinctive, silver party at this time would
lowers or the other three political parties
dt,n,at we Intended TO antagonize them all.
I'M, ms, would close their ears to us.
al the people are patriotic, or deserve TO
ne, dnl that we can convert them. once
DO. This will have the effect to dissolve
their selfish views and arouse a patriotic
and intelligent desire to promote the COM
mon good We win IN this fight we
must make the cornerstone of our pollt-
ical structure humanity We must get
the people TO understand that the way to
get man to serve his own self interest
IS TO promote the interests of the republic.
We must cultivate the brotherhood of man
This selhshuess in individuals has COM
bined TO carry the principle of selhshness-
Mr.; Harvey then turned his attention
to the control of the gold-bugs of the
East. in Atlantic states, He said;
In my Judgment, the tight must be
made west of the Allegheny mountains
and south of the Potomac river The
,auses that have produced the conditions
hat now exist In this country have low
ared the general level of character east
'f the Allegheny mountains to such an
'xtent that. in my judgment, it will he
impossible for the principles we represent
% win in that part of the country The
saunt specter of greed has crossed the
Allegheny range and Is coming westward.
Ne must meet it with the principle repre-
ented by the goddess of justice and hu-
naniiy. and drive 1t backward"
Mr.. Harvey viewed the flower parade
yesterday afternoon and left for Wichita
m "A night train,