The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-24

supplemented by royalty's gift Of titles,
purchased the dissolution Of the Irish
parliament. Since then home rule In Ire
land has been prevented by the influence
Of the aristocracy Of England 'side-track-
ing the issue of home rule. AS long as
the dominant power can prevent It, like
this financial question, with coming to a
political issue either by .deceiving the peo-
pie with party platforms or by preventing
an issue from being made UP. they can
continue to accomplish the work already
begun. Home rule in Ireland is in that
condition.
1.-The Chicago Post Of yesterday, a gold
standard paper, says: For all political
purposes the free silver dogma is as dead
in the United States today as the home
rule doctrine in England. Both are out
of range of practical politics. Such in
sidious statements as that, telling them
it is not an issue; in other words, that
they cannot get an opportunity to vote
for that which they have right to vote
for, is their method of suppressing popu-
lar liberty"
Mr. Horr-Mr. Harvey still continues to
rest his case upon an attempt to prove
that the human family Is made up of
scoundrels; that there is no such thing
as honor among the people OF this or
any other country. The Infamous state.
ment that every man has his price ought
to be branded upon the brow Of every
man who will quote 1t in earnest because
it is lie against humanity dong cont1n-
ued applause). 1t is eQualled only by
the other statement that there Is no such
thing as virtue among the women OF the
United States or any other country.
Mr.. Harvey-I don't make that state
ment.
Mr.. Horr-That was a motto that no.
BODY but a villain like Aaron Burr ever
could have originated, and I am surprised
that in the nineteenth century man
will stand up before an American au-
dience and base his case upon the propo-
sition that the people Of our grand re-
public are mostly villains; because / say
to you in all candor the members Of con-
gress are fully up in honesty and decency
to the average American people. know
it because l have been one myself and
know Oaughter). But what has all that
to do with whether this bill was properly
presented and discussed? l am famihar
with what Mr.. Kelley said afterwards.
but I am now going to read to you
house on the report of Mr.. Hooper. 1t 10
not a speech that was printed by leave.
This took place on the floor Of the house.
"It Is impossible to retain the double
standard. The value of gold and silver
continually fluctuates; you cannot deter
mine this year what will be the relative
value of gold and silver next year. They
were Is to 1 short time ago; they are
16 to l now. Hence all experience has
shown that you must have one standard
coin which shall be legal tender for all
others"
Mr.. Horn then took up the history Of
the demonstration act and proceeded to
show the stages through which 1t passed.
and that its final enactment was not I'M
til after 1t had been before congress for
more than three years.
Mr.. Harvey then returned to the attack
upon the honesty of the Legislators
throughout the country, including con-
islatures. This venality was sapping the
foundations Of the government as It had
Slapped the foundations and destroyed
every republic Of the past.
Mr.. Horn again returned to the defense
of the honesty of the American people.
He said Mr.. Harvey merely picked out
a few corrupt men and drew from them
the proposition that the people OF the
nation were corrupt Why, If Mr.. Har-
vey had lived in Jobs time he would
have looked over that unfortunate mans
sores and would have given out and
published throughout the world that all
Challeau was an immense carbuncle.
Mr.. Horr, then. amid laughter, said he
would return to the question under dis
cussion, and proceeded with the history
of the decentralization act, pointing out
how the bill had been read in full sew
eral times and printed separately IL
times and twice in the reports Of the
comptroller Of the currency. The de-
bates in the senate on 1t occupied GO col
umns in the Congressional Record. In
the report Of the committee it was stat
ed that it had been examined line by line
and word by word, and was finally pass
ed. He would show that, in so doing. the
senate knew what 1t was about
Mr.. Harvey. in reply. said that Mr..
Horn would have to retreat from his po-
sition when the proper time came. In
point Of fact, the bill about which he was
talking was not the bill finally passed.
Judge Kelley. in presenting tho bill in
the house, said that 1t was merely a cod
if1cation Of the mint laws In response
to question, Judge Kelley replied that
the bill made no change in the value Of
the coins Of the nation. In 1872, when
the bill came up again. it was spoken Of
as a bill on a dry subject. and members
lost interest. It was at that time. as
appears from the Record, that the first
disclosure Of the intention to change the
standard to gold was made In a speech
by Mr.. Hooper. But there was reason
to believe that the speech was not act
ually delivered but was printed by leave
that is, it was read from manuscript
and these words omitted. But no refer,
ence was made to the demonstration Of
silver. On the enrolment Of the bill. q
clause was omitted which had the eff
feet of limiting the coinage OF silver.
Mr.. Horn, replying, charged Mr.. Har>
vey with quoting a single sentence, and
leaving out the modifying context The
record showed that the statement was
made in a running debate. and was not
under leave to print In the very speech
said that the bill provided for a stand.
ard 'in a single metal" instead OF. as
before in two metals, and that all coins,
except subsidiary coins, shoul I'D be of
gold. Mr.. Horn then spoke OF the de-
monetization of silver in 1916, as the
result of experience in the use Of the
double standard. In 1871 Germany adopt
ed the gold standard, and threw on the
market $500, 000,0 in silver It was this
that set the world to considering the sill.
yer Question-not any gold-buG con-
spiracy The financial policy Of no great
nation was ever dominated by conspir.
acy
In replying to the large assortment OF
questions put to Messrs Horr and Har>
vey by spectators, the most interesting
colloquy. perhaps, was at the very end OF
the days proceedings. This oonundrum
was put by Mr.. L. G.. Powers, OF Min
nesota:
You said yesterday my answer Is,
first, that did not say that HAD forced
them to change 1t or to correct any mis-
take In Coins Financial School up to
Date page 1872 you say: Coin here ex-
plains how an error had crept into the Of
fetal report of the treasurer, that he has
since forcedy the treasury department
to correct that error. Please explain tho
manifest discrepancy"
Mr.. Harvey: THE answer is, Coin, q
little boy in knee pants. represents the
cause of bimetallism; he does not repre-
sent me applause and groan on each side
Of the house respectively. 1 would not
have the egotism to claim that 1 repre-
sent Coin in the many arguments and
sentiments and kind things said about