The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-30
LAST OF THE SILVER DEBATE.
HORR AND HARVEY WIND UP THEIR
LONG TALK.

Horr Starts on with the Bold Asser-
ton That Harvey's Case Is Hurt
by His Own FiEures-Mr. Harvey
Explains That They Were EIimI-
mated From His Book as soon aS
Their Lack Of Reliability Was Dis
Plausible One.
Chicago. July 29-The Horr-Harvey sill
yer debate came to an end to-day Every
seat in the art gallery Of the Illinois
Club was occupied when time was called
for the closing session or the great war
of words. and the wahs were lined with
listeners eager TO catch the closing re-
marks Of the contestants.
Twenty-four hours in all have been con-
sumed in the debate, which ran through
eight days, and $4,000 words in all were
spoken, according TO the original agree
ment. The two gentlemen still have 900
words in which TO close. This is to be
submitted in manuscript any time within
seven days to be inserted in the book
which is to be published. During the en-
tire debate Mr.. Harvey read from manu-
script. The audience was on every oc-
N<ia4OLA to4AipoStu AldlliA u lItt SAANtd lAAth
and did not seem to weary of Mr.. Har-
vey's reading, but cheered him at every
opportunity.
Mr.. Harvey denied this afternoon that
he had been furnished with money by the
silver mine owners to aid In the debate
and the tone in which he said Il was not
hired 10 talk here" seemed to Indicate
that he thought his opponent was.
Resolutions were passed thanking the
Illinois Club for the use of their house
and expressing appreciation of all that
had been done by various ladies and gen
tlemen to assist in the carrying out OF the
debate. a resolution was also passed
thanking both AIessrs, Horn and Harvey
for the information which they mad pre-
sented to the public since the debate be-
gan.
Mr. Horn led with the sweeping asser-
ton that in the few cases in which the
figures cited by Mr.. Harvey were cor
rect they had tended 10 weaken his own
arguments. He then referred to Mr. Har-
veys statement which the latter had
said was based upon the authority of
Carroll ID. Wright, United States COM
missioner of labor, to the effect that there
were between 100000 and 1900, zoe unem-
ployed men in the country. In refuta-
ton of these figures he produced a tele-
gram from Mr.. Wright expressly dis
claiming them.
The effect of this shot was spoiled,
however, by Mr.. Harvey's explanation
that these were only figures he had used
in his book that had not been verified, and
that Immediately after the appearance
of the first edition he had written to
Mr.. Wright and on receipt of his reply
| had erased the incorrect data from the
| stereotype plates of the book.
After this temporary depression the sill
yer champion expressed his obligations to
| every one who had assisted him in the
debate. Then he said: I'm all history in
! the struggle between liberty and oppres-
sion as they have alternately risen and
| fallen, II has been truthfully said that
/ free press is the greatest bulwark of
/ liberty. As oppression rises the press is
/ muZZled 1t is bought up and made to
| speak deceit and mislead the people"
| Mr.. Harvey then complimented two
morning papers for their extended re-
| ports of the debate.
Mr.. Horr, in replying to Mr.. Harvey's
| criticism of the press said he had moth
ing to say against the papers mentioned.
nor any of the other papers in the city.
| Some of them" he said, "haVe treated
me as they saw fit. l had one paper
| thrust in my face at the door of this
| building, with a column of bellttling re-
marks about me that were very cutting
but when 1 found upon further perusal
! that the fellow favored free coma ge of
| silver, and favored 1t only because it was
Il step 10 break QOWll all Lne laws OF the
country, found out that it was the worst
kind of an anarchistic sheet, and 1 threw
| it to one side.
But when you come to the great Amer
lean press as whole, have no fault to
find with them. AS rule the insinuation
that the leading press of this country can
be bought up for the purpose of procuring
| legislation in the interests of any partic-
ular people against the great interests Of
the citizens of the United States do not
believe"
Mr.. Harvey resumed the thread of his
l argument by producing q printed table
I showing the amounts of silver coined an
nually from 1892 to 1873, for the purpose
of demonstrating the falsity of the state
ment made by the monometallists that
for the first fifty years of the present
century the United States was on a sill
yer basis, and on a gold basis from 1850
to 1873.
The statement, he said, that gold did
not seek the mints for the first fifty
years, and that silver did not seek the
minis for the last thirty years prior to
1873 is not true. On account of the great
use of gold in the arts, he maintained,
that there was not enough of the yellow
metal to answer the needs of money.
Mr.. Horr maintained his previous state
ments that no nation alone can estab-
lish the old ratio of 16 to l. and he did
not believe that Mr.. Harvey thinks any
one nation can do ii.
Nations by their laws do not fix the
value of things. They cannot do 1t If
they try The actual value Of the two
| metals at the present time is wide apart.
The ratio of Is TO l is to-day a thing of
| the past. Almost from the earliest foun-
dalton of society the relative value be-
| tween gold and silver has been fixed by
| the people of the world and not by legis-
| lation. Mr.. Harvey anu agree that the
fpQp silver decrease
measure of value used in this country.
| The burden of his whole talk in this de-
| bate is that we ought to have cheaper
measure, that the unit is worth too much,
| so now we agree that it will change the
| measure. Mr. Harvey says that is what
| ought to be done because the whole world
| rs in debt, and our country is on the
| brink of ruin because the present dollar
| is too valuable. That is a position on
which 1 differ from him. The debts of
| the day have all been contracted with the
| gold dollar and the measure to avoid the
/ payment of them in any way by a trick
/ of this kind is reputation"
| Mr.. Harvey continued his quotations