Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-07-29
SILVER DEBATE CLOSED.
Harvey's Pointed Answer to HOrr's
InsinuatiOn Regarding SILVER
BarOns.
Horr Presented with Genuine Dollar
of the paddies as Souvenir
Amid Applause.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 29.-The last day OF
this afternoon, when Mr.. Harvey spoke
exclusively O. the effect of independent
free coinage of silver ana goia By the
United States.
On Saturday afternoon, in closing the
main debate, Mr.. Harvey said:
NOT A BULLION BARON CAMPAIGN.
"The proposition is made by the gold
standard men that all of our effort for
the restoration of silver is for the inter
est of silver bullion owners. 1t is not
true. In our struggle to restore sufiic-
lent volume of primary money in this
country we have turned our attention to
silver to right the wrong that was COM
mitted and to restore to the people that
which is the peoples money, irrespective
of who owned that property. We do not
object to gold because the gold miners
produce it, and the arguments that the
gentleman makes about silver producers
could be made with the same force about
the gold producers, but I want to make
another answer to it. l want to say to
you that the silver producers have not
assisted in running this campaign. Zap
plause.) If they were assisting anyone
it is reasonable to suppose they had as
sisted me. l began my work in 1886 by
publishing weekly paper, and COM
menced bringing out books in December,
1898. l became chairman of the bimet-
allie committee of this state in the sum-
mer of 1898. My committee appeal. d
personally and by letter to about all the
silver mine owners in the west for dona-
tions to assist as. We did not receive a
cent. At one time l sent out forty-four
letters to. selected names of as many
prominent
SILVER MINE OWNERS
who were supposed to be wealthy, such
men as Moffat and Shear of Colorado, and
Clark of Montana-and did not receive
4 cent from them, not even enough to pay
the postage on the letters; not even the
courtesy of reply except from one. At
the time l brought out Coins Financial
School l was in debt and had no money
LETT"
In closing the debate for the day Mr..
Harvey handed Mr.. Horr as a souvenir
silver dollar of 1899, with the word
"Unit" upon it. Mr.. Harvey said:
"Take it, Mr.. Horr. Washington may
have carried it in his pockets; Jefferson
may at one time have had it in his pos
session; it may have paid for the paper
on which the declaration of var was
written in 1912 against Great Britain; it
may have been fondled by Jackson when
writing his message to congress against
the national banks. (Applause.) 1t is a
fit souvenir for any American proud of
his country and of its institutions to
carry in his pocket al the Gays of his
life." Passing the dollar to Mr.. Horr,)
(Applause, shouts of "Hurrah," and con-
tinued applause.
Mr.. Horr, smiling: ~ shall keep this
dollar and put it to good use. in
tend to have hole bored through it and
then will hang it around the neck of
my grandchild, born just as we com
menced this discussion. (Applause.) 1t
will do Brother Harvey good to learn that
the people of the United States are still,
in spite of the gold standard, marrying
and giving in marriage and that children
are still born to us in spite of the silver
dollar" daughter and applause.)