The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-19
1.-THE CRIME OF 1878. .
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scoundrels that there is no such thing as
honor among the people of this or any
other country. The infamous statement
that every man has his price ought to be
branded upon the brow of every man
who will quote IL in earnest, because 1t
is lie against humanity Gong CON
tinued applause.) And it is equaled only
by the other statement that there is no
such thing as virtue among the women
of the United States or any other coun-
try.
Mr. Harvey-I don't make that state
ment
Mr. Horr-That was a motto that no.
body but a villain like Aaron Burr ever
could have originated. and l am sur
prised that in the nineteenth century a
man will stand up before an American
audience and base his case on the propo-
sition that the people of our grand re-
public are mostly villains, because | say
to you in all candor that the members OF
congress are fully up in honesty and de-
cency TO the average of the American
people. But what has all that to DO with
whether this bill was properly presented
and discussed?
Horn then took up the history OF the
demonetization act and proceeded to show
the stages through which II had passed,
and that it's final enactment was not till
after It had been before congress nearly
three years.
Harvey then returned TO the attack up
on the honesty OF legislatures throughout
the country. including congress and the
Illinois and Colorado legislatures This
venality was sapping the foundations Of
the government. il had Slapped the
foundations and destroyed every repub-
lie OF the past.
Horr again returned 10 the defense Of
the honesty of the American people. He
~ -1f.
rupt men and drew from them the propo-
sitton that the people of nations were all
corrupt. II Harvey had lived in Jobs
time he would have looked over that unror-
tunate mans sores aud gone out and pub
hshed throughout the world that all Chal-
dea was one immense carburic,e Horr
then. amid laughter. said ne would return
70 the question under discussion, and pro-
ceeded with the history OF the dernonetiza-
ton act pointing out how the bill had
been read in full several times, printed
separately eleven times. and twice in the
reports OF the comptroller OF the currency.
The debate in the senate occupied sixty
six columns Of the Congressional Record.
In the report OF the committee IL was
stated that II had been examined line by
line. word by word. and was finally pass
ed He would show that in no doing the
senate knew what IL was about
Harvey. in reply. said Horr would have
% divert from his position when the proper
time came. In point Of fact the bill about
which ne had been talking was rot the bill
finally passed. Judge Kelley, in presenting
the bill in the house. said IL was merely a
cO1lfcatfon law. In response TO a question
Judge Kelley replied that the bill made TO
change in the value Of the CONS Of the na-
ton. In Is72 when the bill came up IL
was spoken Of as a bill on a dry subject.
and the members lost interest II was at
that the first disclosure cf the intention to
change the standard 20 gold was made n
a Speesrh BY HOOPER but there was -ea son
- believe that the speech was not acfu-
ally delivered. but printed by leave or II
a. read from manuscript md these words
omitted. But no reference was made -
the demonstration - silver on the en-
rolled bill: the clause was omitted which
ha1 the effect ~ limiting the coinage Of
silver
Horr. replying. charged Harvey with
quoting a single sentence and leaving out
the modifying context. The record show
81 that the statement was made in running
debate. not under leave 20 print. In the
very Speech referred 10 By Harvey tie
speaker said this bill provided for stani-
ari Of a single metal" instead Of as be-
fore" two metals. and that all coins sx-
cept subs diary coins should b gold Horr
then SpuAs % the characterization Of silver
In 1916 as the result % experience in ne
use OF a douhse STANDARD. Ia ISL. Ger
many adopted the gold standard and threw
CT the market Ser asa.fso ~ silver. L wss
tbs thai set the world considering the sill
YER question not any 'xo.S-Bug ccnspirr.-
cy" The financial po.try Of any great na-
tson was never dominated sy a. coBSpira ".
Tn4s closed the debate for tie day except
thss answering OF questions By the dis
Tsucanfs propounded b. members ot the ~
H.
Vas azsorersa tive. and generous and lnapar-
tai n recognition o. telling points
IN replying 10 the large assortment ot
questions put 10 MeSsrs. Horn AMI Har-