The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-22


Chicago, July 2O.-After a days rest for
the participants. the Horn Harvey debate
was resumed at / o'clock this afternoon
Il wish TO say" began Mr.. Harvey, that
| have not in the progress of this debate
yet made any charges against the integrity
of the American people, but l DO not IN
tend that those who are corrupt IN nigh
places shall escape criticism BY throwing
around them as cloak the integrity Of
the American people.
The discussion of the act Of 1873, by which
silver was dcmcEetized, was then taken
up, MIR. Potters part In the transaction be
ing tine subject. The author Of coin
quoted freely form the Congressional hee-
ord to show that Mr. Hooper. OF Massa-
chusctts, moved to dispense with the read
ing Of the substitute Dill demoneuzins sll-
yer. Here was an attempt said Mr.. Haf-
vey, TO legislate on the lie bIood OF
nation without reading the bill
Mr. Horr said before he began his opening
xatemcnt for the day that he wanted to
#stesl against something Mr. Harvey had
about him day before yesterday. Mr..
had then stated that whenever AIR.
not reply 10 his arguments ne
&c it for granted he could not re-
'ay down this rule for Mr.. Har-
dance." said the sold advocate:
INIT anything he says is true un-
e right out and say SO. want
other thing. The other day
netting from Coins Financial
nj AIR. Harvey refused TO back
his assertions. NOW, | submit
lat are we 10 do in case like
r. Harvey won't back up the as
Coin. vino waI? Tais is an in
ere the boy is the father OF The
II had mot been for yOUHs Coin We
nave had no Mr.. Harvey
ar Horr then devoted himself TO de-
Tense OF MIR. Hoopers action IN regard 10
the bin Of 1873.
IL was now Mr.. Harveys turn again, and
he continued reading from the Congress
sfonal Record on the passage Of the sub
stitute advocated by Mr.. Hooper. In reply
to a question Mr. Hooper had said the bin
made no changes in the existing coinage
laws. Shortly afterward-with the hour
the bill was passed without being read
Mr. Harvey now went into the senate
history Of the bill. Senator sherman, he
alleged. and made frequent citations from
the records in proof of his assertions, made
repeated attempts TO accelerate action on
the bill when the matter was first brought
up in the senate, and to convince the other
senators that the bill was one OF no inn
portance whatever and they need not give
over an hour altogether TO its consideration,
And in these things continued tine speak
Editor Horr denied that undue haste had
been made in the passage of the bill In Ell
Their the senate or the house, and deiied Mr..
Harvey to produce any proof that there
was anything hidden about the bill
Horr's broad Denial.
Resumins the discussion of the law Of
1913, the New York champion quoted from
w A. Shaw's history OF the currency in
reference to the first international none.
tary conference, held in Pari, in lSG1, TO
show that the subject being agitatel
by the civilized nations of the world. All
the nations except Holland declared in
favor OF the gold standard AFTER eight daily
sessions. 1t was after this action in which
the United States participated that the
American experts commenced to examine
tie question and see what legislation shouil
enacted. The bill of 1913 simply carrie /
n resolution of all those civilized na-
Of Ire world The silver men from
n.art had attempted to smrch that
claim ing that the officials and mem
If congress were ali false to their
was not a word Of truth in tho
4 by the silver people and pub
n thousand papers all over the
S that a man named Ernest