Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-25

sisted upon proceeding with his at
tempt to prove that the demonetiza
ton Of silver was accomplished with q
surreptitiousness that was criminal.
CHICAGO, July 19.--The IIarvey-IIor
financial debate was marked by con
siderable acrimony on the part O.
both speakers yesterday, Mr.. Ilor
taking up the subject o
the so-caled "crime of 1873" Follow
ing on this subject, he said: 'We nov
come to the discussion Of the Law
which changed this nation from bi
metallic nation to n single standard
nation, the law Of 1873, which Brother
Harvey kindly names crime It ha!
been called that 50 long there is moth
ing novel In the name. purpose tt
show you during this discussion that
no law has ever been passed by the
American congress which was more
completely and fully understood than
the law Of 1873 The statement which
he read to you that the scheme was
concocted in London is a simple asser-
ton. upon which he cannot produce
one scintilla Of reputable truth-not
one word. 1t has been a good many
years since England dictated the leg
islation of this country. They have
had trouble TO do 1t ever since
lT76. They would experience as much
difficulty now as they did then II they
should attempt It, The law Of 1873
had It's origin, as all such laws have, in
the brains Of experts. The question of
coinage, mintage, is d most intricate
one. 1t Is one Of the most complicated
problems with which philosophical
men have ever grappled, 1t has been
process Of development from the
earliest stages of humanity down to
the present time, which has given us
the present system Of money, though
not perfect, as perfect as it has come
to be, at this time. II anybody will
read the reports of the confederate
congress of the United States, the one
that came Immediately after the colo
NAL congress, they will find that all
men who even assumed to BIO able to
discuss the matter intclligently could
be counted on the fingers Of my two
hands"
Mr.. Harvey: "Mr. Horr says that !
have no proof TINT the scheme was
concocted In London to demonetize
silver in the United States When
was a boy | went into courthouse
one day to hear criminal trial and /
heard lawyer say: When crime Is
committed and you want TO detect the
criminal, look for the man that Is BEN
Gifted by the crime. Reasoning by In
duction will more invariably locate
the criminal than any uncertain hui
man testimony. Silver was demone-
tiled in England, and in England only,
prior to the day 1t was demonetized in
this country. That was where the
movement started-that is anothe
evidence. London bankers initiated
the Paris conference in 1867, at which
Mr. John Sherman was present, there
fore have the right to say the con-
spiracy originated in London, Mr..
Horn says that the science of money
Is hard to understand. Ever since the
money lenders Of the world shackled
the people Of the world and taught the
people that money was hard to under
stand. And you are not competent to
study 1t or understand 1t, and as long
as they can make you believe that they
have you in their power You may
study chemistry and can understand
the most difficult problems Of that sci.
ence and other sciences that would
make bankers head dizzy TO contem.
plato, We are told, but you cannot un-
derstand tho simple proposition Of
money, that which you come into the
use Of every day, Mr.. Horr has only
taught In this debate proposition
that 1t Is to the interest Of every selfish
money lender in the world to advocate,
and he is here advocating IT,
in 1874, when this treacherous act
was passed, there was no specie cur
reney in this country. During all the
years from 1903 to 1861, when II was
actually in use and being tested for Its
merit, no one proposed to demonetize
either Of the metals, except some
money lenders from Europe, who pro-
posed 1t In 1854 But at that time,
1873 when it was not In circulation |
and not needed, the movement was be-
gun and consummated. And as one
said when the bill was
offered in congress, we are not using
gold and silver as money, have not yet
an act for the resumption
Of specie payment, and the introduce
tion Of this bill at the present time
either means trick or farce worthy
Of being caricatured BY Thomas Nast'n
Mr. Harvey. Among the many
charges of corruption made at this PEI
Rod, 1873, there was one Of signif.
canoe, when we consider that silver
was demonetized by single sentence
being omitted from the report of the
conference committee and enrolment
Of the mint bill. and indicates the
power, in this instance, corrupt clerk
'uld have. To make plain how the