Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-06

both of said gentlemen should refuse or he
disabled to act. w. H. Harvey"
Chicago, July 27.-The last day but one
of the Harvey-Horr silver con cntion began
this afternoon.
Mr.. Horn opened the days talk with
comparison Of the wages ard the cost Of
products during the years from 1860 to 1890
as shown in Il table prepared by Statis-
tician Carroll D. Wright With wages and
prices in 1860 taken as the index, OF 100,
it showed that in 1880 the prices We're 90,
wages $50, and the purchasing power of
wages 172. Mr.. Horn proceeded to argue
that Mt no time III tie History Of the nation
was the country so prOS erous as it was
at that time in snite OF the ''crime Of
1873" He submit tel that the staff tics
were more applicable % e conditions I'M
der discussion tina those of Mr.. Sauerbeck,
quoted by Mr. H + .ey OIL T.. ursi'ay, as Mr..
Sauelbeck's figures were made from prices
iii England.
Mr. Harvey in turn took up the matter
of the prices of wheat for series of years,
In reply to Mr.. Horr's statement of Thurs
day that the farmer had received as much
for his produce IN gold as he had received
when silver was d mon ~ d. For answer
he quoted the prices fr0:!l year to year.
He declared that fla: arguments Of MI.
all time to bIlw 'ri tyranny. The dec,ara-
Ton OF 1ndep"n e,te was tile proper answer
to such arguments. Mr.. Pave; n; Ocet ded
by saying that the proper index of prices
was TO meaSur. the MA II articles of in
ternatsonal. use. Tables made up by gold
men even on these articles showed that
they were lower than II 1850. Referring
to Mr. Horr';; Argument tou h ng the meas:
ure of value i'll human toll, Mr. Harvey
quoted from an article by MIR. Horr In a
~papcr IN reply to correspondent suggest
Ing the making Of so much WORT! the
equt a.cnt of dollar. Mr.. HoTr Cecared
the proposition absurd anil confusing 49,
Mr.. Horn said that Afr. Harvey had only
quctrd 4 brief extract aud it Gil not give
the sense of the articl". The core spond
emf lep'!el he di not want either god or
silver Nancy, bu* merely pop:r based on
nothing: 1t was only another -.,rm Of the
secialistic craze AMI NJ. Ea;vey would
come to that In the end. " His disease had
not re:ched its worst stage. 1t would come
to socialism ana anarchy in the end.
Mr. Harvey's friends in the audience
broke out in ISIS Mt 1T this statement and
Mr.. Harvey declared that: not word he
had uttered would justify it,
Mr.. Horr terla ed that the cnly applause
which his opponent had s. cured from his
friends In the audience was when he de-
nounced a ;ar-er part, of the people of the
couA;iy ats ~scuuInfels ana nau asserted
that the country was going to the dogs
Mr.. HOrr then took up .&.;~-:.-. =,
s~---* The Question OF Banks, -
which Mr.. Harvey on,a former occasion had
denounced. He admitted that there were
corrupt banks, but the business of bank
Ing as carried on was the Outgrowth Of
civilization and banks were blessing.
They made it possible for gold dollar to
f1n fRpn So Oh
otherwise He had seen $119, O0O, 900 Of bus
mess settled In three hours lii the New
York clearing houses and less than 5 per
cent Of it was done In money. II it had
been necessary to count all of this money
1T would have taken an army Of men, and
long days of work. III Ey@ !. d. g n :
= Mr.. Harvey, replying, presented table
Of failures showing the failures IN the coun-
try for a series of years. He pointed out
that during the war when the circulating
medium amounted to $40 per: capita, fail
ures had been reduced to a minimum. AS
the circulating medium decreased failures
increased. The nation owed it to itself to
get rid Of this great amount of bank credit
and substitute money for IT.. The interest
on SIC, 600, goo of debts to the banks was the
equivalent Of the amount OF the annual
failures: Mr.. Harvey quoted figures MS to
the number and mileage Of railfoadsHin the
hands of receivers, the comparatively large
Increase of tenant farmers over owning
Z farmers In 1890 over 1880. as shown by
the census returns, and the great percent
of housekeepers who are renters, not
owners. Mr.. Harvey snid :. Il now read
3 you from page 262 Of the. February, 1895,
numberSo Of Lippincott's Magazine In a com
81 aratiye review Of the census of 1880 with
that OF 1896: In forty seven states and
territories the number owning farms In
creased US, 951 and 5sthe number of tenant
farmers Increased 500 ,3333 77 &. InS 1880 5.62
per cent Of the farms were cultivated by
]. tenants, ins1s94 81. IS per cent OF the farms
Horrs used some detached sta ements
Conccrntns aIinnesota Farms
the other lay, which must be regarded 40
/ very Incomplete u 4 have read you a COM
SparisoA OF the tables for the whole United
Statcs {, (applause.
lid How with the
whole.
Harvey did slot ao md rstand IT,
Ga Mr. HorE-Well. you did not read Tint 7
said then. Did not pay satten tion gave
81 Mr.: Harye Did you your book
here, the book read ,l from
IN don't reIasl Der about TINT:
Mr.. Harsey Yous haTe been having
the books herea
Mr. Horr,r zlslll of. the hooks
can, u getz aus yo,l faTc Tot 4 hem out
EEofs the library ana Keen laeuI have
snsve been ahles net fheil,: pplauaeSa
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