The Delta independent., 1895-07-24
HkRvEY-H0RR DEBATE.
Opening Of the 6rea. Comba. upon the
Financial Question.

Chicago July l6-The field of the
cloth Of gold" with all its magnifccnce
OF chivalry, was outrivaled in Chicago
today. In elaborateness OF arrange
ment, at least, and celebrity OF the com
batants. the majority OF the spectators
present this afternoon. rightly or wrong
!y, though the up-to-date tournament
equaled, if it did not surpass the famous
occasion when. the knightly champions
OF old had a joust that challenged the
attention Of christendom.
Toduys affair was strictly modern in
every detail. and il lacking in display of
,insel and plumes, seemed all the great
er TO the witnesses, who took il in all
seriousness that it was u contest Of in
te!lect instead OF muscle. Certainly
both sides displayed an earnestness and
yigor worthy Of an encounter that, il
WAS apparently felt by them, would at
tract the keencst national. and perhaps
international interest
No such big talk" had ever been
planned before. il was claimed, as this
ten days so us you please match be
tween the chosen representatives of the
money question-Roswell G. Horr and
William II. Harvey.
Each statement in the debate is to be
limited TO 1000 words. At the end o,
the contest Mr.. Horr and Mr.. Harvey
will sum up their respective sides in
900 words each. Reioinders will be
800 words. The debates will be open to
only limited number of persons, ad-
mission being by card. The press is TO
have report OF the speeches under re
strictions that will insure accuracy.
1t is expected the public will be the
Judge.
1t was about . p. M. when the witty
cI-congressman from Michigan, now a
resident OF New York, and the sharp
Colorado newspaper man. now resi-.
dent of Chicago. signitied TO the judges
and the select audience present by invi-
tation, at the Illinois club on Ashland
avenue. that all was in readiness for the
successive 10000 word broadsides. that,
with three minute rests. were TO last
three hours a day for ten successive
days,
The judges were Solicitor. G eneral
OF the United States Charles II. Aid.
rich and the Hon. Henry Miller.
Mr.. Horr spoke first, as follows:
Judges and Gentlcmen-It is agreed
between Mr.. Harvey and myself that,
previous to entering upon the general
discussion, each OF us shall make brief
statement, defining in general way the
position he proposes to occupy in this
debate.
The question which we are about to
discuss is one that is not only receiving
very great attention among the people
OF the United States, but is one that is
also receiving some attention from the
nations OF the old world. The question
involves the kind of money that shall be
used by the United States, and has to
do with the laws which will effect the
great business interests Of the nation.
The question OF finance is very com.
plicated one. and there are some feat.
ures OF it about which the ablest men of
the world have been differing for years.
The foundation for the discussion
upon which We are about to enter is
small book published by my opponent,
Mr.. Harvey, and entitled. COINS III.
nancial School," The real aim and oh.
ject OF that book is to convince the peo.
pie OF the United States that this gov.
ernmcnt alone should at once and alone
enter upon the free and unlimited coin.
age OF silver upon tho old ratio of 16 to
/. Tho wisdom OF such a course / dis.
putc. Mr.. Harvey will still maintain
the affirmative of that issue. l will
state in the outset that. from the begin.
ming TO tho end OF the book. there is
hardly proposition made TO which
give my assent. / propose to controvert
many things which are stated as facts.
and shall attempt TO prove that the en-.
tire theory set forth by it's author. if
adopted by the people Of this country.
would lead only to business disaster and
financial ruin. l do not now remember
ever to have examined a book carefully
in which found SO few statements that
! considered worthy OF belief, and I Ger
tainly never saw SO many absolute. or.