The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-18

any particular session, only that we
would take them in a certain order and
let them run until We had finished
them,
Mr. Harysy-And the order was that
the crime OF 1878, as We call II, came
next next after the discussion OF the
unit,
MI HOr-I an not through With
that yet,
Mr. HaryOy-wOll, ! um, aud ! will &c
on, [Lsughterl
Mr., Harvey then d!scuSsod at length
the act OF 1878.
Mr.. Horr, following on this subject,
said; 1--WE now come to tho dlacuSslo
Of the law which changed this nation
from n bi.metalllc nation to q single
standard nation, the law Of 1873, which
Brother Harvey kindly names a crime.
purpose to show you during this dis
cussiou, that no law has been ever pass
ed by the American Cougreis which
was more completely and fully under
stood than the law OF 1873. The alate'
ment which hs read to you that tho
scheme was COncocted in London is
simple assertion upon which he cannot
produce one sclntlla OF reputable truth,
not ono word. II has hssn good many
years since England dictated the leRisla.
lation Of this country. They have had
trouble to do II ever since l77G Laugh
ter. They would experience as much
difficulty now as they did tticn ii they
should attempt it. The law OF 1878 had
its origin, as all such laws have, in the
brains Of experts,
Mr.. Haryoy-Mr. Horr says that l
have no proof that the scheme was con-
cocted in LOndon to dempnetlEe silver
in the United states. When l was q
boy went into q court house one day
TO hear u criminal trial and l hoard a
lawyer say, "When crime ia commit
ted and you want 10 detect tho crimI-
nal, look for tho man that Ia benefited
by tho crime" ApplRutc. Reason.
ing by induction will more invariably
locate the criminal than any uncertain
human testimony. Silver was demonO'
tizod in England, and England only,
prior to tho day it was demonstizsd in
this country.
REPEATING A CHESTNUT.
Mr.. Horr says that tho science Of
money is hard to understand. Ever
since the money lenders OF the world,
shackled the people OF the world aud
taught tho people that money was hard
to understand. (Applause.) In 1873,
when this trcacherous act was passed
there was no specie currency in this
country. During all the years from
1902 to 1861, when II was actually In
use and being tested tor its merit, no
one proposed to demonOtize either Of
the metals, except some money lenders
from Europe who proposed 1t In 1904
TApplause. But at that time, 1878,
when it was not In circulation and was
not needed, tho movement was begun
and cousummatod. And as one con.
gressman said when the bill was offered
in congress, 'Wo are not using gold
and silver as money; have not yet
considered an act for tho redemption OF
specie payment, and the introduction ot
this bill at the present time either
means q trick or Is farce worthy Of
being caricatured by Thomas Mast
This closed tho debate for the day and
questions being in order, the hrSt was
by IL. l.. Bliss to Mr.. Harvey: The to-
tal coinage Of silver bv tho Philadol.
mia mint up to 1873 amounted,
in round numbers, TO l0J, 900, 900; that
OF all the mints to $4,000, 900.
You said that the treasury had
changed its figures and that you com.
polled II to do so. Did you not make
The blunder OF taking tho coinage Of the
Philadelphia mint for the total coinage
Il it true that the treasury has changed
isS fgures2
EvADEs IT.
Mr.. Harvey-My answer iS: First,
thasI did not say that had forced
lhem 10 change It, or correct any mis-.
takes; and next, that the liSs taDle Of
coins, from which the l05.0O0,000 was
figured whom Coins School" was writ.
ton was before me in report Of the dl'
rector OF the mint. l don't know
whether there were separate tables or
not.
Mr., Horr-Ths first question / have
is by James Boliugsr. "Why is II |
have so little silver or gold since the
passage Of the act OF 1892" is his ones.
lion. 1t is impossible for me to tell,
unless know how you have been be.
having since 1878. [ApplauIe.l
Mr.. Harvey-My answer to It TO- be.
cause you have beeu on aGold standard.
Loud continued applause.
Mr.. Horr-Question oi u. d. Starr, OF
Cleveland: "Do you not think, in view
Of all that has transpirod since that II
was n good thing in 1873 to have gone to
gold standard for this country|
Mr.. Horr-Without any question, 1t
was tho only safeguard the people Of
this nation and tho business interests
OF this country. Hong and enthusiastic
applauSp.