The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-18
THE SCHOOL OF FINANCE
Second Day of the Great Eight
Day Talking Match.
WISDOM CHEWED OFF IN CHUNKS.

After the Principal Speakers Consumed
Of Philadelphia, Kansas City, Cleveland
and Elsewhere Take Part In the Debate.
duel of debate yesterday developed into a
general engagement, representatives OF
Philadelphia, Kansas City, Cleveland and
elsewhere pitching into the scrimmage
after the two principals had hacked each
other up to the three hours limit. The
outsiders who ventured into the fight in
cluded II. L. Bliss, o. b. Gum and e. b
Starr.
Mr.. Horr said: "Mr. Harvey and his
friends identify prosperity and the pro-
gress Of man with the lot Of the feudal
nobility of Europe, and not with that of
the toilers."
Mr.. Harvey replied-"Mr Horr shall not
get me at any point in this debate to di-
vert my mind from the regular argument
and logical arrangement of the debate.
That man could put together words that
would convince an unthinking working
man that ho was better off today by far
than he was In 1872, or who can convince
farmer that he Is getting higher prices
than he was in 1872, would expect him
to convince crowd who are not studying
history that prices rose during the dark
ages at the very time that they were fall
Ing, and that the laboring men were far
Ing well at the very time when they were
working as the serfs of the lords Of Eu-
rope. Thus far We have considered two
questions, gold and silver as the money Of
the constitution, and the unit of value on
our monetary system. The reading Of the
debate thus far settles these two questions
In favor of the book we are discussing"
Mr.. Harvey then discussed at length the
act of 1873 Mr. Horr, following on this
subject said:
II purpose to show you during this dis
cussion that no law has been ever passed
by the American congress which was are
completely and fully understood than the
law of 1873 The statement which he read
that the schome was concocted in London
isa simple assertion upon which he cannot
produce one scintilla Of reputable truth,
not one word. Tho law of 1873 had its
origin, as all such laws have, In the brains
OF experts. The question of coinage and
mintage Is most intricate one. 1t is one
OF the most complicated problems with
which philosophical men have ever crap.
pied"
Mr.. Harvey-''Mr. Horr says have no
proof that the scheme was concocted in
London to domonetize silver in the United
States. When was boy heard q law
yer say: When a crime is committed,
and you want to detect the criminal, look
for the man who is benefited by the crime
Reasoning by induction will more invar-
iably locate the crigninal than any human
testimony.
London bankers initiated the Paris
conference of 1857, at which Mr.. John
Sherman was present; therefore I have
the right to say the conspiracy originated
In London. In 1873, when this treacherous
act was passed, there was no silver cur
rency in this country. During all the years
from 1893 to 1861, when 1t was actually in
use and being tested for Its merit, no one
proposed to demonetizo either of the met
ais except some money lenders from Eu-
rope, who proposed 1t In 1854 But at that
time, 1873, when 1t was not in circulation,
and was not needed, the movement was
begun and consummated.
This closed the debate for the day, and
Mr.. Horr and Mr. Harvey proceeded TO an
swer questions put by Messrs o. b. Gum,
of Kansas City; Mr. Mattsinger, of Shoals
Ind, and t. ID. Storr, of Cleveland.