The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04

fury. -
Correctly analysed, the financial condi-
ton OF this country has improved i'm
mensely during the last Is years-in the
face OF the charges made to the contrary
by Mr.. Harvey.
The condition of the majority Of the
people in the United States has improved
more rapidly since 1873 than during any
similar number of years since the ma
ton was born. Indeed the mp rovement
has been far greater than that Of any
other nation on the face of the earth
during an equal number of years. at any
period in the worlds history, as Mulhall
has conclusively shown.
Mr.. Harvey in this debate, as in Coins
Financial School," misleads people by
partial statements, which lead to false
conclusions, when the whole statement
one.
His statement in reference to the banks
of Chicago and the amount of taxes they
paid is good illustration of his methods.
He uses partial statement, well know
ing that full statement would have dis
proved his contention
Mr.. Harvey quotes the European geol-
ogist, Suess, to show that the world can
produce only about as much gold as is re-
Quired for consumption each year outside
of coinage. He conceals the fact that
Suess wrote his essay several years ago,
gold in the last three years proves abso-
lutely hat Suess was entirely wrong. The
facts are that during the last three years
the world has produced $470000,000 of
gold, and during these years it has coined
exclusive of recoinage, over $780, 000, 900.
Mr.. Harvey should have shown these
facts. Why did he not quote Suess when
he should have known that the actual
facts proved the statements of Suess to
be false? =.
Mr. Harvey endeavored to prove de-
creasing wages in the United Staes since
1873. He introduced only one state
ment in support of his position; that was
the evidence of single man for one
trade in the city Of Omaha. On the
other hand, to prove that they are ad-
vancing, I introduced the investigation of
the United Staes commissioner Of labor
and Mulhall, who show that the average
actual wages in manufacturing industries
have risen from 1888. in 1870 to 1859 in
each person in 1890.
Unable to produce any table of wages
that shows a fall since 1870, Mr.. Harvey
in the latter part of his debate tries to
show the falsity of my position that in
fixing the original measure of value hui
man toll was largely taken into calcula-
ton. Did he succeed. No.
Mr.. Harvey called attention to the in
crease of crime in the United States and
attributes it to silver legislation. Crime
y,
far more to other causes, which Mr.. Har-
vey ought to know.
He repeatedly tried in his book and
during this debate to create a wrong i'm
preston by quoting that portion which
would show that his first statement was
utterly untrue The records Of this de-
bate convict him of such methods.
Mr.. Harvey has felt called upon to vii
ify all the better elements Of society, and
has attempted to prove that bribery, cor
ruptiOn and fraud have become habitual
in this nation. He has hardly been able
to find a decent man Except himself)
within the entire United Staes.
I.submit that cause which relies for its
strength upon the wholesale vilihcation
Of our best citizens must be hopelessly
weak and entirely bad.
During this debate Mr.. Harvey fire.
Quently put me off with the statement
that during the discussion he would salts
factorily answer my objections, and then
failed to mention that part of the subject
again. Such failure is complete proof
that he could not make successful an
Swer.
During the fifth day of the debate, Mr.
Harvey challenged me to name more than
one error in his book, which I had point
ed out and when he admitted. On the sixth
day I pointed out eight glazing misstate-
ments, none of which he successfully de-
MED.
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ness of this country as more than three
times the real amount. He has been re-
peatedly called upon to tell when and
how that vast sum reached us. No such
enormous amount could have come with
out some record Of the transaction. He
has utterly failed to account for the ar
rival of this vast sum, which is a con-
fession that his statement is groundless
and only to miSrepreSent the condition OF
his country. His entirely table of debts
is composed of doubling up Of real debts
and is a Islander on the actual condition
of the American people.
Mr.. Harvey virtually admits that the
action which he proposes will put this ma,
ton on q silver basis, and drive gold out
of this country. His statement that the
gold dollar would be cut down until its
value would be no more than the com
mercial value of the silver in the stand.
ard dollar is a complete admission of this
point. Hence, I have right to assume
that his plan contemplates such a re-
suit.
/ showed conclusfvely that this would
work injury to 900 people who work
for wages. I also showed that the injury
would extend to all pensions, savings and
other bank depositors and the holders OF
insurance policies, aggregating 10000, 00O
of people, and to every person in the
United States who has any money ex-
cept gold coin. What was Mr. Harvey's
one word. On the contrary he has shown
that benefits will come to no people ex-
cept silver mine owners and insolvent
bankers.
Mr.. Harvey said nothing to offset my
proposition that such action would de-
stroy the credit of our people and lead
to business disaster in every community
in the United States. Good money may
rightly be called the life blood Of the
nation, but credit is the atmosphere of
life. The perfection of credit is the
glory Of modern business methods Repu-
diation in any form is abhorrent, to hon
orable men. On this account business
men are almost a unit against this
scheme. Go where you will, merchants
bankers, managers of great enterprises
successful farmers, intelligent mechanics
and workingmen are opposed to injuring
the country and themselves simply to
benefit few. have from the beginning
arraigned this scheme as being sectional
and class legislation of the most ominous
kind. What has Mr.. Harvey said to dis
prove my statements? Absolutely moth
ing.
1 submit to the people of this republic
that they should never permit threats OF
revolution to induce them to adopt whole.
sale reputation. The civilized world is
clearly on my side of this issue. l pro-
test against any attempt to lead this re-
public into the camp Of the half-civilized
barbarous nations of the world. Let us
rather remain and work in harmony with
people who have large experience and
solid business sense.
SIZED UP BY HARVEY.
The debate settles, in my judgment
says Mr. Harvey, the following PROPOSE
tons:
First-That gold and silver is the mon
ey of the constitution. Mr.. Horr did not
controvert this, and I left it with Daniel