Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-07-20
THE SCHOOL or FINANCE
Second Day Of the Great Eight
Day Talking Match.
WISDOM UHEWED OFF IN CHUNKS.

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After thu Principal Speakers Consumed
the Three Hours Limit, Representatives
OF Philadelphia, Kansas City, Cleveland
and Elsewhere Take Part In the Debate.
CHICAGO, July s.-The Harvey Horr
duel OF debate yesterday developed into a
general engagement, representatives 81
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 yentured into the fight in
cluded H. L. Bliss, o. B. Gum and e. B
Starr.
friends identify prosperity and the pro-
gress of man with the lot of the feudal
nobility of Europe and not with that of
the toilcrs.n
Mr. Harvey replied-"Alr 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 a man could put together words that
would convince an unthinking working
man that he was better off today by far
than he was in 1872, or who can convince
q farmer that he is getting higher prices
than he was in 1872, I would expect him
to convince a 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 timc 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 more
completely and fully understood than the
law Of 1873. The statement which he read
that the scheme was concocted in London
lisa simple assertion upon which he cannot
produce one scintilla Of reputable truth,
not one word. The law of 1878 had its
origin, as all such laws have, in the brains
of experts. The question OF coinage and
mintagc 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 l have no
proof that the scheme was concocted in
London to demonetize silver in the United
/ States. When / was boy heard a 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 criminal than any human
testimony.
London bankers initiated the Paris
| conference of 1867, ut which Mr.. John
Sherman was present; therefore / 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 1913 to 1861, when it was actually in
use and being tested for its merit, no one
proposed to demonetize either Of the met
| ais except some money lenders from Eu-
rope who proposed it in 1854. But at that
time, 1873 when it 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 K. ID. Storr, of Cleveland.