Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-08-01

The man who row has work or q Situation ana
selfshly reasons that ne benefits himself by main
name. He is assisting In wrecking bis country
and It may be too late 10 remedy the error when
he Toe Is without employment" tApplause1
The Pullman Wages.
Mr.. Harvey asked IL we were not deceived
about wages being increased. Referring TO the
reported 10 per cent advance In wages at Pull.
man. affecting 1000 men, conceded by the COM
pany without demand by the toilers, MIR. Harvey
said tine facts are that there has been no advance
10 wages made at Pullman. and that Mr. Pull
man himself admits that there was no advance
made; that what they meant was that they had
given the men that were at work about 10 per
cent more WORT TO do. They had previously been
read a letter from Thomas 1. Kidd, general sec
Rotary OF the machine woodworkers' International
union, saying. "If clothes and food embraced ali
the necessities OF Me laborfng people, the doilaf
would unquestionably be OF grea ter value to them
than ever: but they do not, and what the Ia
borer may save 10y cheaper clothes and food Is
more than Offset by increased rent alone. When
all things are considered the relative value Of
the dollar is no greater now than in 1865" Mr..
Harvey went on:
in the United States is that ON accounts OF the
depressed condition Of affairs laborers are NOT
working full time. The unions have succeeded
I'm holding up the price per diem, but the men
are not working more, say. than one half the time,
which is making that nuch! less In dollars that
they are receiving" Speaking of tenantcy, Mr..
Harvey said: Twenty million acres Of land In
the United States to-day Is owned by English
Titled gOhlllty, and the fnyllSH i&nu tenancy mas
To that extent been already introduced into this
country. In Illinois there is a county by the name
OF Logan that has a county seat by the name OF
Lincoln. and you can drive for miles through
that county on your way to that county seat and
have on both sides OF you Lord Scully's posses
sions. with the Irish thatched cottages over the
Mr.. Horr-I have Travelled extensively. very eI-
t.nsiyely, Through thirty-one states of this Union,
attention called to one that was owned by people
living outside of the United States. Tsere are
some, but they are few.
Mr.. Harvey said: The proposition is made by
the gold standard men that all of our efforts for
the restoration OF silvc- Ia for the Interests OF
silver bullion owners. IL Is not true; In our
money in this country we have turned our atten'
silver to Right the wrong
that was committed and to restore TO the people
that which was the peoples money, irrespective
of who owned that property. We do not ebJect
to gold. because the gold miners produce 10, and
the arguments that the gentleman makes about
silver producers could be made with the same force
about the gold producers. But 1 want TO make
the silver producers have not assisted in running
this campaign, (Applanse.) III they were assist
ing anyone II Is reasonable to suppose that they
had assisted me. i began my work Ia May, 1893,
by publishing a weekly paper, and commenced
bringing out books In December 1898. j became
chairman Of the bimetallic executive ooilnlttee
OF this state IN the summer OF 1893. My COM
mittee appealed personally and by letter 10 about
all the silver mine owners In the West fer dona-
lions to assist us. we ulu NOT FtSeANt y tthh.
At one time I sent out forty four letters to select
ed names OF as many prominent silver mine OWN
ers who were supposed TO be wealthy, such men
as Mufit and Shear of Colorado and Clark of Mon
tana, and did not receive . cent from them. not
even enough to pay the postage used on the let
ters; not even the courtesy OF a reply, except from
one. At the time | brought out Coins Financial
School, | was In debt and had no money left"
In clusing the debate for the day Mr.. Harvey
handed MIR. HOrr. as n souvenir, a silver dollar
OF 1899, with the word unit upon II. Mr..
Harvey said: Take IL, Mr.. Horr. Washington
may have carried IL in bis pocket; Jefferson may
at one time have had 1t in his possession; IL may
have paid for the paper on which the declaration
OF war was written la 1872 against Great Britain.
IL may have been f1ndied 10y jackson when writ
ing his message 10 congress against the national
bank. (Applause.) II Ia a ut souvenir for any
American proud OF his country and OF its in
situations 80 carry In his pocket al; the days Of
his life" Dir. Harvey passed the dollar 10 MIR.
Horr. Then came shouts, csaes OF 'hurrah,' and
continued applause.
MIR. rorr, smiling: 81 shall keep this dollar
and put Ii to q god use. I intend TO have a
hole bored through IL, and then ] will hang 10
around the neck OF my little grandehild, born Just
as we commenced thus discussion. (ApplauseD II
will do brother Harvey good to learn That the
people Of the United States are still, In spite Of
the gold standard, marrying and giving In mar
riage, and that children are st.si born to us In
spite Of the silver dollar. daughter and APP
plGusa.)