The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-08-08

the debate to examine ana look into ros
merits Of the book or his references. The
only times when | have done It, I have
caught him In misquoting the book and
made him own 1t right here before ths
audience.
Mr.. Harvey-Mr Horr, that Is not true
Mr.. Horr-The audience knows whether
that Is true or not.
Mr.. Harvey-The record OF the debst to
will show it.
Harvey on Organized Labor.
Mr.. Harvey At the conclusion OF this deba,.
Mr.. Horn and / have 800 words each al our
disposal to write at leisure within seven DAYS
after the debate. to sum up the debate. and any.
thing in Mr.. Hoor's argument that do not reply
To- to-day | will reply In that summary because
there Is only a short time left to and l want
TO answer some matters that have been intro,
duced into this debate at the earlier stages I
want to speak few moments the proposition
that wages have increased.
Speaking OF organized labor Mr. Harvey said.
organization sustains wages for those actually
employed while engaged at work, but when you
average the wages by including the unemployed
and include the expense and time lost, 1t does
not do so. Make the calculation this way, and You
Will find that the gold basis has measured itself
In wages with mathematical accuracy. This con
dition Is not healthy. 1t is not good for the
country. 1t breeds strife 1t creates loss TO in
dustry and labor; il destroys manhood; 1t makes
criminals The cause for 10 should be removed.
(Applause) The labor organizations will con.
tinue and have a right TO continue long as
money is organized. But we should have a civil
ization that would make II unnecessary for any
organizations OF that character TO exist. In En-
rope wages have been forced down to the leglti.
mate level OF the gold standard. The bayonet has
been used 10 do IL. Later 1t will do IL here. The
interest of the laboring man is on side We
Will hold his wages up without strikes or the
expense OF strikes.
''As the gold OF California and Australia raised
his wages, SO will the silver OF mountains as
m toll fn
mary money raise his wages. There will be
work for all, and the strife for labor will cease.
The man who now has work a situation and
selhshly reasons that he benefits himself by main
tanning dear dollar, Is neither broad nor hu-
name. He is assisting in wrecking his country
and IL may be too late TO remedy the error when
he too is without employment" (Appase.)
The Pullman Wages.
Mr.. Harvey asked II were not deceived
about wages being increased. Referring TO the
reported 10 per cent advance Ia wages at Pull
man, affecting 4 900 men, conceded by the COM
pany without demand by the tolers, Mr.. Harvey
said the facts are that there has been no advance
In wages made at Pullman, and that Mr.. Pull
man himself admits that there was no advance
made; that what they meant was that they had
cent more work to do They had previously been
working only half-time. (Applause.) Mr.. Harvey
read letter from Thomas l. Kidd, general sec
rotary of the machine wOOdworkers' International
union. saying: IF clothes and food embraced all
the necessities Of the laboring people, the dollar
would unquestionaby be Of grea ter value TO them
than ever; but they do not, and what the Ia
borer may save by cheaper clothes and food Is
more than Offset by increased rent alone. When
all things are considered the relative value Of
the dollar Is no greater now thahin lSo3.' Mr..
Harvey went on:
"one trouble that all labor will now recognize
In the Unted States Is that account OF the
depressed condition of affairs labOrers are not
working full time. The unions have succeeded
in holding up the price per diem, but the men
are not working more, say than half the time,
which is making that much less In dollars thar
they are receiving Speaking OF tenancy, M.
II, mill Of
the United States to-day Is owned by English
titled nobility, and the English land tenantcy has
20 that extent been already introduced into this
country. In Illinois there is county by the name
OF Logan that has county seat by the name OF
Lincoln, and you can drive Tor miles through
that county on your way TO that county seat and
have on both sides OF you Lord Scullys posses
sions. with the Irish matched cottages over the
Mr.. HorrII have travelled extensively, very er-
tensivey, through thirty-one states OF this Union,
and / never yet saw a single farm nor had my
attention called TO one that was owned by people
living outside of the United States There are
some, but they few.
Mr.. Harvey said: The proposition Is made oy
the gold standard men that all OF our efforts for
the restoration OF silver Is for the interests OF
silver bullion owners IL Is not teue ,rir Spr
money in this country We have turned our atteh'
silver to Right the Wrong
that was committed and to restore 10 the people
that which was the peoples money, Irrespective
OF who owned that property. We 90 not ooJecs
ll,
the arguments that the gentleman makes about
silver producers could be made with the same FORCE
another answer to il. ? want to say to you thai
the silver producers have not assisted In running
this campaign. tApplanse;l II they were assist.
ing anyone IL Is reasonable TO suppose that they
had assisted me. / began my work in May, 1888;
by publishing O weekly paper, and commenced
bringing out books IN December, 1898. became
chairman OF the bimetallc executive committee
OF this state in the summer of 1888. My com
mittee appealed personally and by letter To abous
,.,fVn In WnQ
tIOns to assist us. We did not receive cent.
Al one time sent forty -four letters TO select
ed names OF as many prominent silver mine own
ers who were supposed to be wealthy, such men
as Motif and Shear OF Colorado and Clark OF Mon
lama, and did not receive cent from them noe
even enough 10 pay the postage used on the let
ters not even the courtesy OF reply. except from
one Al the time l brought out Coins Financial
School, was in debt and had no money left"
In closing the debate for the day Mr.. Harvey
handed Mr.. Horr. a souvenir, silver dollar
Of 1870. with the word unit upon IT; MI;
may have carried It in his packet; Jefferson may
at one time have had 1t in his possession; IL may
have paid for the paper s on wnGn 'GS ea Bran
II may have been fondled by Jackson when writ
ing his message TO congress against the national
bank. applause IL Is Mt souvenir Tor any
American proud Of his country and OF tts In
situations TO carry in his pocket all the days OF
his life" Mr. Harvey passed the dollar TO Mr.:
Horr. Then came shouts, cries of "hurrah, ano
continued applause.
Mr. Horr. smiling: Il shall keep this dollar
and put IL to a good use. intend TO have
hole bored through 10, and then ! will hang IL
around the neck OF my little grandchild. born just
as we commenced this discussion. Applause IL
will do brother Harvey good to learn that the
people of the United States are still, in spite or
the gold standard, marrying and giving In mar
rage and that children are still born 10 MS In
spite of the silver dollar. daughter and sp-
plause)
Chicago, July 3l.-The last day of the