The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-17

CHICAGO, July lB.-Ehe Field oil the
Cloth OF Gold, with all its maGnilcencs
Of chivalry, was out.rivalSd in Chicago
to-day, in slabOrateuela of arrange
mcnts, at least, and celebrity OF the
cOmbatants. The majority Of the spec
!alou present were persuaded, rightly
or wrongly, that the up.!O.date tourna'
mOnt equalIed, Il It did not surpass, tho
famous occasion when the kniGhtly
champions of old Hada Joust chaI.
lengsd the attention OF Christendom.
To.day's affair was strictly modern 10
avery detail, aud II lacking in tinsel aud
plumes, was deemed all the greater
10 the witness who took 1t In all serious
ness in that II was a contest OF intellect
instead OF muscle. Both sides displayed
an earneStness and vigor worthy OF an
encounter that was apparently felt by
them would attract the kssnsst national,
perhaps international interest
No such "big talk" had ever bosn
planned before, it was claimed, as the
yo.as.you.please match between tho
chosen representatives Of the opposing
sides Of the money questlon-Roswell
e. Horr, OF New York, and William II.
Harvey. author OF "Coin's Financial
School"
Il was about 2p. m. whom the witty
congressman from Michigan, now res.
dent OF New York, and the sharp Colo.
rlio newspaper man, now resident OF
Chicago, siguided to the judges and tho
IeeCt audience present by Invitation at
the Illinois Club, on Ashland avenue,
lhatall was in readiness for the success
Iiye 1000 word broadsides that we're to
last three hours a day for ten successive
days, Tho judges were Judge w. A.
Vincent ana Hon. Henry Miller
HoRR OPENS.
Mr. HOsr spoke 6r,t with tho follow.
Ing opening statement:
GExrLEMEx:-The foundation Of the
discussion upon which We Rro about to
enter is q small book published by Mr..
Harvey, my opponent, aud entitled
Coins Financial School"
The real aim and obiec: OF that book
is to convince the people OF the United
States that this government alone
should At once enter upon the iree and
unlimited coinage OF silver upon the old
lati0 Of l6 tol. The wisdom OF such a
course | dispute. Mr.. Harvey will still
maintain the affirmative OF that issue.
Twill state In the outset that from
the beginning to tho end oil tho book
there is hardly proposition made to
which give my assent. | propose to
controvert many things which are stated
as facts, aud shall attemptto prove that
the entire theory set forth by its author,
II adopted by tho people Of this country.
would lead only to business disaster and
financial ruin.
lam not hOre as an opponent OF bi.
metaiisn. | Ibelieve in the use OF gold
and silver rs money TO tho fullest extont
that can be done on sound business
principles. Ny position upon this
question has been too frequently
stated within the last five years to ba
Misunderstood by any one. / believe
tia! both gold and silver arc tho M.
iGraI money OF tho world; that In all
the larger transactions gold Is bettor
adapted to the needs Of tho people than
.i.Y-r; that all the smaller business
iian'aC!,ons oil tho human family for
laany years have been, and always
,IDuIi be. conducted with silver. | also
believe that in all transactions oil the
n'tions OF tho world between themselves
the twO metals should bO used IN tho
settling Of balances. but only at their
commercial value. | also believe that
IN ihe business Of our nation tho people
should never nttomptt TO use either metal
except at iia actual value, only IN cases
Nh.re ono motal may bB used as token
money and bs made rehest1ablo in
metal at the commercial value.
Lave always entertained tho hopo
TIA! tho business men of the world
would come together In nn intBrnatlon'
a. convention and agree upon Homo
basIs wh9r0by both gold and silver eau
bo'h bH u'oi as tho money OF final sot-
Nemonts among tho people Of tho ontlro
world. ] a,n very clear ia my idea that
uni,I sOmo such arrangement shall bo
male 1t would simply bo suicide for this
nation 10 accept a sysiom OF tho iroo
cNnns0 oi silver upon tho old ratio, q
ratio which all the civilized nations ol
l0e F1f.l have long ainCn disCardpd, |
d1 not bolieyo that silver has ever boon
s',non9ti1ed anywhere In tho world. |
leeaoyo that tho law Of 1873, which Mr.
il'TcYs book dononncos M "CrlmO,"
'ai honestly conceived, openly alyn'
r'i'l aud passed by tho American
tnnH0w. attor fail dolibcration, aud
h'H1n'9 tho psoplo AZ that tinlo who
lrl T9lls In tlIs American Congress
baOIo7oI that such Inv ought 10 DO
enacted. ! believe II our nation should
ADOPT Tho course advocated In this book
" would seriously injuro tho ontirp
vn2' earBon Of tho Uniigl sta,os. |
Hn.lcya II would destroy tho confidence
nj tho business mon Of tho world In our
m'wNy ~ nation, aud va would
roHpllale such financial CfisIlns our
country has never boiOfn aOGn.
will state further that II this book
hApni Which W0 arO going 10 dnbnto 10
fln, then am nll wrong. u HGOhls 10
mo 10 DO devoid Ot business Bunsc IRON
b"2I11lng 10 ond, and / shall BnlOr upon
h1Npfk oi attempting u provo That,
'nI hopo to be abIo to do II In language
that 'nai I'M 30 plain AMI explicit that
.Uy follow citizens will bo satisfied that
mgH accomplished my lh'k--nl1cr
Nanl mo In ioW wOfds! believe
'1lt mo American nation should have
lI'la7 good money NJ any nation uses
oh ins tace Of tho oirtli ! Dolloya tlAl
'7'y dollar paid 10 poor man Iot llN
aA.y toll should bo worth M much nl