The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-07

CHlcLso August 6-FolloWInR.is the
wnmius up Of the HOrr.Harysy silver
i,b,.s, made by the principals 'hsm-
alVsi:
summary by Roswell G. HOrr;
Ths object Of this debate was to de.
Y,nlns il ii would be wise for our Ms.
Nan to throw open its mIuts TO the irea
,oIp,rs Of IiiVsr at the ratio Of 10 to
yb.u the civilized nations Of the world
nIu,s to Join in such action. My OD.
oOasn, proposed to prove that such
,,,ne Is advisable aud undertook TO do
i,ou the lines laid down in Coins FL
ssBeisl School"
Tdspiei the adyisability Of such &C.
tan and attacked the teachings Of that
book from the title page TO its close.
IA. debate 10 finished, and how does
The case s.andl
pare fiction.
,AI, 1, does not mean what it says. His
,,Ismen. that primary money only ia
N, rpsaiure Of value be has not even
attempted to sustain.
he based his whole argument on the
propoii.ion that the silver dollar Was in
IN made the only unit or MEASURE
Al yalus. | have shown eonelusivety
tsu car forelalhers attempted TO e'tab'
i'm bI.metallism and provided IWo
rpiu Of value. one Of gold aud one Of
.ilysi Away. naming gold first.
Nr Harvey next based his case upon
,hsuumpIon that the Law OF 1878 was
ttias and staisd that 1t had its origin
IN iraud and itl birth through bribery
and corruption. He planted himself
upou four propositions 70 prove his
eae. He introduced no evidence Ia
support Of any one Of his positions.
thus he stands convicted BY his own
Itllsnen.I of an edorI TO deceive the
people.
WHERE HARvET PuLED.
I.ubmit tia. such conflicting RlIsCa-
tons demonstrate beyoad q question
,hu Mt. Harvey has ATTEMPTED to Sus.
tan his position in regard to the law OF
1873 by pure fiction and without calling
70 his ala 4 siugls established fact
Iii, assertion that the option OF the
debtor 10 pay in either metal causes the
cheaper nsial TO be used, 10 true, but
Iaca option does not restore its relative
commercial value. On the contrary, IL
drives the deareT metal out OF use, just
n Il has done in Mexico and other
countries where the cheaper metal iS
to-day the sole currency, and 10 not in-
GsIIsi in vGlue one ioia.
II free coinagc will restore the yal1s
dIilVsr, IL will not increase pricsL he
proposes TO raise prices by diminishing
The value Of the unit With which prices
lie measured. Both rssulIa canno! fol. 4
loV \
Nr. Harvey utterly failed 70 show 4
iIll 10 the price OF single article which
il no. lully accounted for by cheaper
cost Of production. improved trans
poration, OF increased supply.
Ne bases his contention on the
lnumption that gold has appreciated.
A gold measures the value Of commo-
di!ei, WA2eS and land, 90 wages, lands
aud commodities measure the value 0i
coI. Commodities have fallen per
eeai; wages have increased 6S per cent
Ind lands have increased 80 per cent in
vIius since 1850, when Mr.. Harvey
alssrlI We were on bi'metallic oasis
These ileia utterly aunihIlAts the claim
that gold has appreciated. Correctly
aaIytsI, the financial condition OF this
souairy has improved immensely dur
.aE the last twenty-five years, In the
lace Of the charger made 70 the contrary
By NL Harvey.
The condition Of tho masses Of the
people IN the United states has i'm
p'orsi more rapidly since 1873 than
during any similar number oil years
Ilrca the nation was born.
HARVEY NrsLEAp&
IIr Harvey milloadI people BY
partial statements which lead to false
t5ac,1iionI, when the whole statement
Eoui have beou perfectly clear TO any
ono. Mr. Harvey quotes tho European,
geO,ogi,t Suess 10 snow that tho world
can produce only about aS much gold ai
u required for consumption each year
olals oi coinage. The facts arc that
daring tho last three years the Wofia
hu produced s47O,0OO,O)O Of gold, and
daring those years ID mas coined. cGclu'
ilVe 0t fecoinage over s3sO.0O),OO). Mr.
Harvey should have known ihcs, facts.
Way dii hs quoIs 6nsis when hn
ih7ld have known that the actual facts
lnysd tho statements TO DO talsef
IribI, 70 produce any table Of wages
Hal tH3W 4 fait since 1870, Mr. Harvey
Ia tho latter part Of his debate tries 70
SLOW tho ialAity Of my position that IN
tt.na The original measure oil valns
hunan tot was largely taken ia'o eal'
cI1t.1n. Did hs luccesd2 No.
10 repeatedly tried In hl' hook and
Ig'na this debate 10 create a wrong
lnp'emiou BY quoting part OF stat
lls. aai then leaving od that portion
which would show that his lrIt state
msul vas utterly untrue. Tue records
oi This debate convict him oi sueh
mslhois.
VI, Harvey has islt called upon 70
7l.IIy all tho bsiiof elements ot society
Al has attempted 70 provo that BRIO
~ corruption and fraud have become
bAUIt1a0 "a this naIion. Hs has hardly
been abs to dad decent man. except
hnWi, within tho snllra Uni'ol
snio, DurlnR this debate MI Harvey
ftluonly put me of with the aIlIo'
iu'rt that during the dI'ca'il9a h .
u11ll 'li,iac!ofily answer ny oblec'
.3U' and then failed 10 mention that
rwi tho Sublscl again. Such failure
4 c1mplols proof that no could not
mako 'nccoiainl answer ,..