The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01

measurement when you use one metal
which the money bankers can corner
at their pleasure. Do not be misled on
this financial question by any sophistry,
but study for yourselves, and you will
arrive at the same conclusion that
have. Gold will not go out Of this
country.
Mr.. Harvey Closes.
If we have free coinage of silver the
use of money in the United States will
establish a parity between the two, and
then gold will be held. A man set
Ting balance with us in Europe, II
he cannot get silver to send he must
send his gold. The argument l have
made in this debate today will convince
you that upon the United States adopt
ing the free coinage Of silver its ex-
tensive use as money will take the
metal out of the markets of the world
and force a parity as it was forced
prior to 1873. With independent action
of the United States other nations will
follow our example. We have allowed
England to set the example for the
world. The United States when she
exerts her power is greater than Eng
erts it the other nations of the earth
will take hope. France will follow.
She said at the conference of Brussels,
I'VE are here to hear your proposition
and are ready to accede to it. Name it,
what is it?" Mexico and South Ameri-
ca will be with US; China and Japan
and all the weaker nations of the world,
and with France by our side we will
have more strength, more influence up
on the metals of the world than the
Latin Union and the United States had
in 1873, when they were at a parity.
(Applause) All we have to do is to
have the heart to go ahead and do the
right. (Applause) The way to re-
sumo" was to resume, and the way to
remonetize is to remonetize. Gap
plause.) Creditors the world over
when they can control the legislation
of the country, can dictate what money
shall be named in the bond, and Eng
land is doing that; the necessities of the
people make them sign the bonds to get
! the money. To relieve the necessities
of today they will chance the future
and sign the bonds. But the day of
reckoning is coming, and English war
! ships are in all the harbors of the
! smaller countries; the Monroe doctrine
has been violated in the western hem
/ isphere by reason of the gold standard.
J What we want to do is to say to the
creditor, you cannot name in your
| bond gold alone.'
| Mr.. Horr Closes.
| Mr.. Horr-This debate is drawing to
a close. I desire to state to this audi
ence that silver has had its day as a
money of final redemption. It will al
ways be used as money for the pur-
| poses for which nature adopted it.
/ Gold has come to stay because gold is
/ better adapted than silver for the great
/ transactions of American life It has
I come to stay because the people of the
/ whole civilized world like it, believe in
! it, prefer it. (Applause)
Listen, Brother Harvey. The sun is
| the center of our system. The world
| revolves around the sun and the moon
| revolves around the world, the lesser
always around the greater. So in the
use OF metals as money, you should
| plan the more valuable where civiliza-
! ton demands it and make that the CEN
ter, silver to revolve around it, and
| copper around that, but the yellow
metal should always be the center as
is the yellow orb of the universe. CAD
plause.) Don't forget it. The people
OF this country, Mr.. Harvey, are
going to decide this question. I do not
| say that they will decide it as I think
they ought to, but I will say this, il
they decide it as you think they will,
! l will base my reputation as prophet
and as man of sense on the result, and
/ II live-I may not if I do not 1 will
look down from my seat in the heavens,
/ Qaughter) and will see this nation of
ours suffering as I have told you today.
No people can violate the great laws
Of the universe and go unhurt.
A single standard, the best metal in
the world, should be used as the basis
Of money and the center Of the none
tary system. If I am right time will
demonstrate it.
desire now to thank you for the
kind treatment have received at your
hands. The little discomfort that did
receive was not your doing. have
nothing but the kindest feelings for Mr..
Harvey in this whole controversy.
OF course it is hard for me to see
how man can believe as he does
! Qaughter), but on that account do not
denounce him. He spoke in his re-
marks the other day of some unkind
words that I had used in conversation
about him here in the city. L suppose
1 know the report he refers to, and I
want to say 1 never uttered a word Of
the kind published in the newspapers,
not a syllable. (Applause)
I discussed this question from prin-
ciple If know my own heart want
to do what is best for the people of this
nation 1 believe that bimetallism IN
dertaken on the plan of Mr.. Harvey.
by passing a law and placing this ma
| ton ON a silver basis On the nlan th q Z