The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-23
SAVANNAH. GA. TUESDAY. JULY D. 1895.

greatest commodity ever placed on the
markets Of the world is labor. Is it best
10 cheaper the unit or value and de-
creases purchasing value OF our dollart
lie was a believer in cheap prices and only
opposed them when the cheapeniug Of the
price is at the expense OF the men who DO
the work.
Mr.. Harvey said that hts opponent ar
gued that the dear dollar is Of more benefit
TO Iaborers than a cheaper dollar. He did
not intend TO let Air. Horn cloak himself
behind the labOring man. You have cut
in two the number of days that it Is pos
sible TO md labor" he said. you have
put anywhere from 100000 20 100000 la
boring men out Of employment IN this
country entirely. and 20 those laboring
men who are now destitute. and many OF
whose leaders are now lying Ia jail, you
sing the sweet songs of the high purchas-
ing power Of the gold dollar-when he gets
it,"
Mr.. Harvey then dived into the ques-
tion Of ratio and bimetallism and reviewed
the historical position Of silver in Euro
pean countries.
Returning TO the relation free coinage
bears toward the labcring man, Mr.. Horr
said: In 1879, when the question OF me-
tallic money became prominent in this
country, we resumed specie payments,
and the only money OF final redemption
was gold. DO you tell that distress was
abroad in the land from that on? Any
man who says that must be ignorant OF
the history Of work in the United states
Since this nation began the years from
1879 to 1892 found our people better em-
ployed and at better wages than in any
other same number OF years since this
government was formed. (Applause) -Four
millions Of men to-day out of employment?
Where did you get your hgures?"
Mr.. Harvey-'I said from 100000 to
100000.
Mr. Horr-There is not any truth in
either statement. In the year lSS9-92
was in thirty-one states of this union and
during the entire time ] did not visit a
city where the people were not well en-
ployed at good wages, and I know that
any man who says that from 1879 to 1872
this country was in financial distress and
that the laboring men were not then well
employed IS not well qualified to talk
upon the subject, because it is not a fact
Mr. Harvey congratulated the people on
Mr.. Horrs frank admission that over
production cuts no figure in this contro-
versy.
Mr.. Horr-I never said that.
Mr. Harvey-Now, as 20 the prosperity
of this country between 1873 and lSJ2
You could not break down a great nation
like this in one year. II has taken a short
period to bring us to the bitter cup Of
disappointment and distress. l know with
each four years the political parties
have charged each other with having dis
troyed the prosperity of the previous four
years (Applause.)
Mr.. Harvey referred TO the national
elections from 1884 to 1882, and said: Now,
since 1892, flood of calamities has come.
Don't you. in this debate, refer to the
prosperity of this country from 1873 10
/ 1895; don't you refer to the prosperity that
! has built up millionaires and multi-mil-
/ lionaires and strewn this country with
millions of tramps aad paupors and men
| that don't know how they are going 10
provide for their families in the coming
| years?" (Applause)
The time Of the remainder Of the de-
| bate was occupied in answering ques-
1 tions.