Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-30
THE DEBATE ENDED.
Harvey and HOrr on The Press Of
America.
"COIN" FIGURES CORRECTED
statement in the "Financ!ai school,
About the Number of the tncm-
pIoycd I'm the Country-Attcndanc
Mt Closing Session Large.

CHICAGO, ILL, July 29.-The Horn
Harvey silver debate came to an end to-
day. Every seat in the art gallery OF the
Illinois Club was occupied when time was
called for the closing session Of the great
war Of words. and the walls were lined
with listeners eager TO catch the closing
remarks Of the contestants.
Twenty-four hours i'm all have been con-
sumed in the debate. which runs through
eight days. and 1890 words in all were
spoken, according 10 the original agree
ment. The two gentlemen still have 80
words in which 10 close. These are 10 be
In manuscript within seven days, and are
to be inserted in the book which 10 to be
published.
During the entire day Mr.. Harvey read
from manuscript. The audience was COM
posed mainly OF free-silyerites, ana did
not seem 10 weary OF Mr.. Haryeys read
ing, but cheered him.
Mr. Harvey denied that he had been
furnished money by silver mlne-owners 10
AID in the debate. and said Il was not
hired to talk here" seeming 10 indicate
that he thought his opponent was
Resolutions were passed thanking the
Illinois Club for the use OF their house,
and expressing appreciation OF all that
had been done by various ladies and gen
tlemen TO assist in the carrying out OF the
debate. \ resolution was also pass
thanking both Messrs Horr and Harvey
for the Information which they have pre-
scented TO the public since the debate be-
gan.
Mr.. Horr led with a sweeping assertion
I in 10 f.N which the figures
cited by Mr.. Harvey were correct they
! had tended TO weaken his own arguments.
lie then referred 10 Mr.. Haryeys state
/ ment. which the latter had said was
| based upon the authority of Carroll ID.
| Wright, to the effect that there were b.
! tween 100000 and 100000 unemployed
/ people in the country. In contradiction OF
| this he produced a tel gram from Mr..
| Wright expressly disclaimng the state
/ ment.
| The effect OF this shot was spoiled. how
/ ever, by Mr.. Harveys explanation that
these were the only figures that he had
used in his book that had not been veri-
| fled. and that Immediately after the APP
pearance of the first edition he mad written
/ to Mr.. Wright, and upon receipt Of his
| reply had erased the Incorrect data from
! the stereotype plates OF the book. After
! this temporary depression the silver cham
! pion expressed his obligations 10 every
/ one who had assisted him IN the debate
! Then he said:
/ In all history. In the struggle between
/ liberty and oppression. as they have al
/ ternately risen and fallen, il has been
/ truthfully said that a free press is the
/ greatest bulwark OF liberty but tyranny
/ has descended upon II ana freed II as the
/ greatest influence arrayed against II. a.
] ion arsft1 la =
/ zled; IT is bought mp and made 70 speak
| deceit and misleld tn people"
AD. Harvey then cUmDi.mented two
morning papers for their extended re-
| ports.
Mr.. Horr referring TO the criticism OF
/ TIE press. said h. had nothing 70 Fay
against the papers mentioned nor any OF
the other papers in the city.
Some Of tn m" he sad have treatel
me as they saw NJ. | had one paper
. thrown in my face at the door Of this
/ building with a column OF belittling TO
. marks about me that were very cutting
but when ] found upon further perusa
that the fellow favored the FREQ coinage
| Of silver. and favored Il only because Il
| was step TO break down all the laws OF
the country, / found out that II was tht
worst kind Of anarchlstic sheet and
threw ii TO one side.
but when you come 70 thu great Ameri
| can press as r. whole I have no fault a.
/ find with them. As Il rule. the insinuator
/ that the leading press Of this country cIr
/ b. bought up for the purpose OF producing
/ legislation in the interest OF any partlcu
lar people against the great interests OF
the citizens OF the United States. | do not
/ believe IT,"
/ Mr. Harvey resumed the thread Of his
argument by producing a printed tabl'
showing the amount of silver coined from
the year 1872 70 1893. to show the falsits
Of the statement made by the monometal
lists that for the first fifty years Of tht
present century the United states was OF
a silver basis and on a gold basis from
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