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the silver dollar "a. III. unit 81 value. and

something back into the discussion ~
which we are to believe him as saying one
thing yesterday and something else to-day.
! leave him to such fate as the readers OF
this debate think is proper, (Appsause.)
In his constant attempt to try to discuss
bimetallism, the relation Of silver and gold,
before we get to that which Ia In the sec
ond chapter Of the school, he Is trying to
mix the subject up. When we get there
we will see that neither Mr.. Horr nor
Judge Vincent knows what bimetallism IS.
and many things that he Is now mixing Us
on Will then be cleared, and Mr.. Horr VIII
be even as a babe. (Applause.) We agreed
TO take up the subject Of decentralization,
the act of 1878, In to-day's debate, and
having waited for him to begin and ne
not beginning, viii now start" Gap
plause.)
Mr.. Horr: 81 beg pardon; you misquote
me- stated last night that had not got
through with the unit Of value; that had
some other things to submit in SO many
words, and we did not agree to take up
any one subject at any particular session,
only that we would take them in a certain
order, and let them run until we had I'M
ished them"
Mr.. Harvey: Sand the order was that the
crime OF 1873. as we call it, came next after
the discussion of the unit
Mr.. Horr: 81 am not through with that
YETI
i
on. Naughter.) Words are our ammunition
in this debate, 10000 words apiece being al
lowed us, and If the readers think that
have neglected some side issues that Mr..
Horr has introduced, want to tell them
now that do it in order to devote my part
of the words in this debate to that which
Will do them more good than following MI.
Horr off on the side tracks," (Applause.)
Mr.. Harvey then discussed at length the
act of 1878. ~.
The Law of 1873.
Mr.. Horr, following on this subject said:
1--WE now come to the discussion of the law
which changed this nation from bimetalllc
nation to a single standard nation, the law
OF 1873, which Brother Harvey kindly
names crime 1t has been called that 80
long that there is nothing novel In the
name. purpose to show you during TINS
discussion that no law has ever been passed
by the American congress, which was more
free from faint, which was more carefully
examined, which was more completely and
fully understood, than the law Of 1873. The
statement which he read to you that the
scheme was concocted in London is SIM
pie assertion upon which he cannot produce
one scintilla Of reputable truth; not one
word. 1t has been a good many years since
England dictated the legislation Of this
country. They have had trouble to do it
ever since 1776. Laughter) They would
experience as much difficulty now as they
did then if they should attempt it, The
law Of 1878 had it's origin, as all such laws
have, in the brains of experts.
The question of coinage, mintage, is a
most intricate one. 1t Is one of the most
complicated problems with which phi.o-
sophical men have ever grappled. It has
been a process of development from the
earliest stages Of humanity down to the
present time, which has given us the per-
feet system of money, though not as per-
feet as it has come to be at this time. If
anybody will read the reports of the Con-
| federate congress Of the United States, the
| one that came Immediately after the colo
| NAL congress, they will find that all the
men who ever assumed to be able to dis
l. cuss the matter intelligently could be
| counted on the fingers of my two hands,
Charges 1t to London Bankers.
| Mr.. Harvey-"Mr. Horn says that I have
| no proof that the scheme was concocted in
| London to demonetize silver in the United
| States. When I was boy ewnt into a
! court house one day to hear a criminal
trial, and heard lawyer say: When a
crime is committed, and you want to detect
the criminal, look at the man who is bene-
| fitted by the crime (Applause.) Reasoning
by Induction will more Invariably locate the
criminal than any uncertain human testf.
mony.s Silver was demonetized in England,
and in England only, prior to the day it
was demonetizId in this country. That ia
other evidence. London bankers initiated
the Paris conference of 1887, of which
John sherman was present. Therefore, I
nave the right tossay the conspiracy orig
mated in London. +
MI. Horr says that the science of money
is nara to understand. Ever since the
money lenders of the world shackled the
people of the world they have taught tile
people that money was hard to understand
Capplause); that 1T is one Of those difficult
things, as Mr.. Horr once said in his speech,
1T gives me headache to thing of it,
Qaughter); and you are not competent to
study it or understand it, and as long as
they can make yous believe that they haze
you in their power. You who study chemis-
try and can understand the most difficult
problems of science-chemistry and other
sciences-that would make bankers head
dizzy to contemplate, we are told you can
not understand the simple proposition of
money, that which you come into the use Of
every day.
Mr.. Horn has only taught in this debate
a proposition that it is the interest Of
every selfish money lender in the world TO
advocate and he is here advocating it (ap-
plause). In 1873, when this treacherou act
was passed, there was no specie currency
In this county. During all the years from
1892 to 1861 when it was actually in use
and being tested for it's merit, no one pro-
posed to demOnetiZe either of the metals
except some money lenders frcm Europe
who proposed it in 1854 (applause). But at
that time, 1873, when it was not in cir
culation and was not needed then the
movement was begun and consumma ted,
and as one congressman said when the
bill was offered in congress I'VE are not
using gold and silver as money, have not
yet considered an act for the RESUMPTION Of
specie payment, and the Introduction Of
this bill at the present time either means
trick or is farce worthy Of being carica-
| tured by Thomas MAST"
Third Day.
Chicago, July 20.-It was knife to the hilt
| to-day in the Horr-Harvey encounter, Mr.
Horr opened up the sharp work right at the
| start. He said his opponent stated:
Mr.. Horr has only taught in this de-
! bate proposition that is in the interest Of
| every selfish money lender in the world to
advocate, and he is here advocating it,
II say to my opponent now, 1 am no
money lender. have not dollars interest
In any banking institution or American
| corporation or any other corporations on
| the face of the earth have spent my en-
| tire life in working for living. All the
early part Of that life was spent in hard
| work on small farm. commenced work
Ing for myself at $40 per month. There Is
| of oh