Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-17

Of the Disturbances II VIII pfOdnce 10 tue
overthrow OF the republic.
The debate proper began by Mr.. Horr ask
ing his opponent TO tell plainly II there was
ever any such school held as that described
iu the book, COINS Financial School
Mr.. Horr said: "a find In u book a large
number OF statements attributed TO very
considerable number Of tho business men OF
Chicago and am informed that these men
never one OF them uttered single word at
tributed TO them. IL the book Is written as
an alogory l would like my friend 10 state
why he did use, as all literary mon have
done, the names OF fictitious lndlylduals--
unless he contcnded 10 convey the impress
aion that those men were present ana re-
ceived the casugations which he says he
administered TO them on the spot.
Mr.. uaryey-rho school" ls an nllcgory;
It marshals the opinion Of the sides OF this
controversy SO that ones imagination can
see the conflict OF opinions and the con-
test as II proceeds, II puts In the mouths
OF the gold standard advocates their VOL
known views, fairly stated. with which the
country has been flooded up 10 the time the
school" was written. II II Ia charged
that actual chnractofs ara used in the book,
while similar books use fictitious characters,
the answer Is that the we'll known uuor-
anccs and opinions Of these men are used.
and the further answer that Shakespeare
used actual characters.
Al this point the contestants discussed at
some length the definition Of money Com
ing TO the money system Of the United
States, Mr.. Horr said: The first law that
was ever passed In these United States upon
the subject OF inuney wah on the 9th day
OF July, i1sj: that was two years after the
subject had been discussed In every shane
United States Congress thrn saIJ Ana
VIII say the exact words. Aud on the quus-
tlon that the money unit Of the United
anJ ,,,ys hnint ,,e,,tr,H 80 W iJJsU
every member answering aye. II was re-
s, VA ny niyuos UNI, 1' ING en ,..
nsaN. VI Ah,cIieu ne one uullaI, hosoNeu
,.a h',nSsad o,i i'm pe y, eoppei ~ when
49, n" ~, 81 SHnli pn5a iuI uhy IluaI, re
solved that ihe several pieces shall Increase
IN ueeiihal rhuo.
nay was me urst action taken by the
sul.iiuah congress, lhey nfst nNed the unit
deciding that II shall be called ono dollar.
ana that the smallest division Of that shah
be hali cent piece; that Il should be c0p-
per. and that It should take two hundred OF
them to make the unit. That was the hrst
effort OF the now government to establish
they had not stated al ali what tho dollar
should consist Of ercent Tint tvn hundred
half cents should be one OF them. and That
was the first unit OF measure mat ronrro-s
established. Thnt is NH the Law tborn Sas
been an tho s,ii,iort 40 an ~, ny .aa
been s,id sba,,, 4, 49, ~. '''IS mas user
the neyt innnrtan, is,,isI,,I,, -" ~, VV, ml
stibiont, pnsii, ~ ~ ssis'',ion upon ths
Iinifsd ststs ~ s 80 W a.ai , vl VIZ
shall be eleven parts fino and me p npS Siloy
originauy ara 49, ~, tuu anH une pun, aloy.
ali tba S,ir u't "as uig Welsnt OF alIoy In
war5a ,,o r.d,, ~ ~ unteu states. AFTER
80 ~ ttuureu tue hloy 30 that II was
unS part IN ten
nb1n; i no,,,,s ns 10 Whgt Mr.. liorr says
" ,9Su DVpp'i u7eu IN money during the
tbn co,,.pi,, pass plV,tnlnt the adoption Of
this ars,,n ,a,,o" - uiNinl 70 pc used IN
w, as Isihnnlent ~ me time our legislation
r'rr,, i"i,,oG .e ue'alH governing the con
financial system vns NIL I,sa,,. ia opr
Deriad 60 ahd n.Sween statesmen Of that
eungress after tbc odnn,ion ~ w1te IN 10
n bmetsiii, ~, ~ SnVl.ton VI ule lsbihlAuon
Tho rnns;t,,,tion 'sum Wus PROVIDED Tor IN
"C,ongress shau ,, tSto :, seouon ;. says
regulate mo raiiS tber"np "a w 'u.H w tsnoh,es,
coins s,c,ian uimetrV' niu % loleEn
coin money or naLc snythtr,N. ~ Vs., s'a ll Ahali
silver coin a tendsr i ny , ,,,I6 NY sHiu NM
says gold and silver 0ntianeN, ~ MOI ~, ~
silver fnppinuHfD Tbis r. H. - , he,g VI
The states surrendered IN eonTrrss ~ rih;
10 separately coin nonev bnt ssrr Sss tis,,'
tAinod tho rht 10 the ,ise ~ sl,vdr ads ~, lH
as money. neither aa tokon ,nnbsy my" nnr hu,u .
rfurosentlng fho athor ~ ,ii,nr a. -, ~ ~"
cd representing gold hui hatb nv nar, ru'i 4,
their own right Congress- In good falth win
the states, has no right TO dem,tetigo nns
OF those metals than II has 10 domonetIze
both Of them Without tho consent Of mo atntc
The men who formed this constitution Then
proceeded 10 give II the oonstructin, t,,
tended, They gave 10 both metnlg conaI
dignity, equal rights except 10 unke the
dollar of silver and Il the unit OF value in
which the value Of gold would be measured
nut WIN concurrent coinage with silver they
gave both metals free aud unlimited coinage
Hoth were given fun and unlimited uso In
the payment OF debts.
There was no discrimination mnde In
TIM use OF the two metnls except that the
uni or value was to rcsidrl Ia the silver
dollar nnd that gold coins Were TO be- Of
the value OF 80 many silver dOlurs This
u the exact Language Of the statute, Of
the incn who framed the constitution and
Know the construction that IL was Intended
II should have
Daniel webster said tSce Congressional
Globe appendix, pages 81 TO 10. Twenty
81 1886. gold aud silver is the money
OF the constitution The constitutional
standard Of value is established and cnn-
not be overturned. To uvertum II would
shake the whole system. Gold and sill, er
~ rates fixed by congress constitute the
legal standard Of value In this country
and neither congress nor amy state has
authority 10 establish any other standard
or dispose Of this / now hand Daniel Web
ster's speech TO Mr.. Horr.
Mr.. llorr: The difficulty with my friend
| Harvey ARISES largely from the fact that
| he seems to think everything is trivlnl,
| which lie does not know anything about
He thinks the government Of the United
| States originated In 1872. have sul,posed
! this government commenced on the AN OF
| July, 111G. In 1881 congress resolved TINT
! the standard of the United States OF Amer
! lViI Tor gold aud silver both shah he seven
parts fnp ami one part alloy. This was
| precisely Us they had decided before with
| The money Of the United Stntes b0lng by
! the resolve OF congress- on the 9Th day
! OF July. i1Si, that a dollar shall consist of
| fine silver SO i-Gi grains In each silver
| dollar Tint Is the hrst establishment or
what the unit should consist Next. that
| the money OF account 10 correspond with
| the division Of colus agreeable To the above
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