The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-07-24
opponent, but took up Harvey's state

opponent, but took up Harvey's state
m9nG that but one error was TO be founu
In his work, saying that there were many
mistakes, not IN expressing statements OF
facts, but by false implication, which any
man of sense would repudlate on sight.
At this point MIR. Horr created some de-
rision at the expense Of Harvey by say
ing that he did not deny his opponent be-
ligVod all he had written. AS matter OF
fact, it was impossible for him TO tell
what man IN MIR. Harvey'S state OF
mind might be capable OF believing. The
statement in COINS Financial SCHOOL,
that every ounce Of silver produced up to
the present time had cost tho producer 81
an ounce was secuted by Mr.. Horr. If
the mine-owners had been producing
silver at this cost, and selling 1t IS they
had been doing at from 81 y TO 81 cents
an ounce, they had lost by the transaction
during the past three years some $780,
,0U0
Tho next point of attack was the state
ment of Mr.. Harvey's book that the peo-
pie Of this country are annually paying 10
England $500, ,U0G, 900 IN interest on national
and private bonds. Mr.. HOrr denied this
proposition hatly, and challenged anyone
to produce evidence that the Indebtedness
involved any thing like such an amount
OF interest.
The right to make a contract to be
liquidated III any specific property should
not apply to money" said Mr.. Harvey.
All SUCH contracts, when made payable
in money should call for lawful money.
To permit raid TO be made upon either
gold or silver is TO permit individuals or
combinations of men to dictate 10 the
Government what should be legal money.
The Government Is the creator OF money
ana they should therefore regulate
money"
Mr.. Horr-The answer in your book Of
hodge-podge and errors that tho Gov
ernmont can create @ demand 1Or COM
modify" has mIsled thousands Of honest
and unthinking people. My friend here,
Dr. Robinson, says il is using seeming
truth TO lie with, which is the most crafty
and dangerous kind Of false statement.
ou use an illustration to teach that free
coinage would create an unlimited de-
nand Tor silver and increase It's value in
The markets OF the world. Under such
coinage as you advocate silver would be
received by the Government, coined and
then i'll effect returned to the owner
again. He might not get the same dollars
coined from the particular silver which
ne took to the miht, but he would get
those coined from silver received and
treated precisely as his was. Your illus
tratiOn Is fraud Oh its face; that is all.
ou say the average price OF wheat in
1891 was 50 cents The Statistical 4 b.
> i
1891, aud the average price in Chicago in
1891 was 81 cents. Ii you are teaching
the people the TRUTH explain this dis
crepancy.
Mr.. Harvey-Mr. Horr will make
nothing by abusing or ridicUling me.
The intelligence Of the American people
demands something higher than that.
Mir. Horr should have thought OF how the
Government likes the price on gold. we
ask the same thing for silver, that's all
Harvey then argued on biuetGlNsm
from a scientific standpoint
SIR. HOrr returned TO his attack on
COINS Financial school," and accused
Harvey of trying to run the argument To
suit himself without any regard for
Horr's questions, claiming that they
were out OF order. Mr.. HOTr said he
proposed to have some say in the matter
and would not permit Mr.. Harvey TO ig
more his structures on Harvey's book.
Mr. Harvey-By the rules Of this de-
bate MI. i1Orr had no right TO go TO any
foreign subject. The statement he has
just made / promise to show at the proper
time will appear plainly unfair and in
consistent with the facts. Primary
money is the measure Of value. Gold
(our present primary money! is now the
measure Of value. Mr.. Horr and L agree
as to that. Silver and gold working to-
gether virtually as one metal were
formerly the measure OF values.
MIR. horr-You purposely misled the
people Of this country as TO the amount
OF taxes levied and paid on the banking
Institutions of this city. in order to sInirCh
bankers and business mon. IN "Coin Up
to Date" you try to make the people be-
lieve that the bankers and banks are
swindling the people and are using their
money for taxation.
Adjourned to Thursday.