The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-19
HORR-HARVEY DEBATE.
Contestants Discuss the "Crime
I. {. of 1872
THE FORMER DEFENDS CONGRESS.
Us Declares That the Nations LawmaIers
Arc as Honest as the Average Citizen,
and Denies the Assertion That every
Man Has His Price,"

Arc as Honest the Average Citizen,
i and Denies the Assertion That every
Man Has His Price,"
CHICAGO, July 19.-In the third day of
che Horr Harvey silver debate In the au-
ditorium Of the Illinois club the subject
under discussion was what Mr. Harvey
characterized ms the "Crime Of lS7a"-the
demonstration Of silver.
After some miscellaneous sparring Mr..
Harvey charged corruption In the passage
of the demonstration of silver. Mr.. Horr,
In reply, repudlated the inference that
the citizens Of the United States were all
corrupt and none of their women virtuous.
He declared that IL was not true that
svcry man has his price. Mombers Of con-
srcss were as honest as tho average citizen.
He tthe speaker) knew whereof he spoke,
for he had been q member Of that body
himself. Mr.. Horr then took up the story
Of the demonstration act, and proceeded
20 show the stages through which 1t had
passed, and that its final enactment was
net till after 1t had been before congress
for nearly three years.
Mr.. Harvey then returned to the attack
upon the honesty of Legislators through
out the country, including congress and
the Illinois and Colorado legislatures
This venality was sapping the founda-
lions and destroyed every republic Of the
past.
Mr.. Horr again returned to the defense
pf the honesty of the American people,
He said Mr.. Harvey merely picked out
lew corrupt men and drew from them the
proposition that the people Of the nation
wore all corrupt. Why, If Mr.. Harvey
had lived in Jobs time he would have
Looked over that unfortunate mans sores
and would have gone out and published
throughout the world that all Chaldea
was one immense carbuncle.
Mr.. Horr then, amid laughter, said he
would return to the question under dis
sussion, and proceeded with the story of
the demonetization Of silver, pointing out
how the bill had been read In full several
hmes, and printed separately eleven times
and twice In the reports OF tho comptroller
Of the currency. The debates In the sem
nte on 1t occupied sixty-six columns in
The Congressional Record. In the report
ef the committee 1t was stated that 1t had
been examined line by line and word by
word, and was finally passed. He would
show that in so doing the senate knew
what 1t was about.
Mr.. Harvey, in reply, said that Mr.
hon whom the proper time came. In point
Of fact, the bill about which ho had been
talking was not the bill finally passed
Judge Kelly, in presenting the bill in tho
house. said that 1t was merely codiflca-
hon OF the mint laws. In response TO q
question Judge Kelly replied that the bill
made no change In the value of the coins
Of the nation. In 1879 when tle bill came
mp ngain, 1t was spoken Of as bill on q
Cry subject, and members lost interest
II was at that tlne that the first disclos-
ure Of the intention to change the stand
ard to gold was made in q speech by Mr.
Hooper But there In reason to believe
Shat the speech was not actually delivered
but was printed by leave, or that 1t was
rend from manuscript, and those words
omitted. But no reference was made to
the demonstration of silver. On the en-
rollment of the bill clause was omitted,
which had the effect of limiting the ooln.
age Of silver.
Mr.. Horr, replying, charged Mr.. Har-
ysy with quoting single sentence and
leaving out the modifying context. The
Record showed that this statement was
made in the morning debate, and was not
under leave to print. In the very speech
referred to by Mr.. Harvey the speaker said
this bill provided for standard in sin
gle metal, - instead of, as before, in two
metals, and that all coins, except sub
bidlary coins, should be Of gold.
Er. Horr then spoke on the demonetiza-
ton Of silver in 1916 as the result OF ex-
perience in the use of the double standard.
In 1871 Germany adopted the gold stan.
aard and threw on the market $500, 000,-
BOO in silver. 1t was this that set the world
10 considering the silver question, not any
goldbug conspiracy. The financial policy
Of nomination was never dominated by a
conspiracy.
This closed the debate for the day, ex.
sept the answering of questions by the dis
putants propounded by members Of the
sudience
The attendance was not SO large, but
was appreciative and generous and i'm
partial in its recognition of telling points.
On the request Of Mr., Horr tho further
hearing Of tho debate was adjourned till
tomorrow afternoon.