People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-04
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The Author of Coins Financial Schoo,
Before an Immense Ohio
Audience.
BOTH METALS NECESSARY As MONEY.
A Regiew of the Monetary Legislation
Throughout the Civilized World-Cause
q Fifty-Cent Dollar-A Rem
edy for Hard Times.

Mr.. W. Il. Harvey, author q Coins
Financial School, spoke at Greenville
o., ON Saturday, the 10Th instant, to an
immense outdoor audience, excursions
having been run over all railroads cen,
Eering at that point. No attempt is
made to give the effect of the speech on
the audience, Its plain words are sub.
mitted to the calm Judgment and intel.
iigent consideration OF the reader. Mr..
Harvey spoke as follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES ANE GENTLEMEN,
= .tED MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF THE Pa.
CRIoTs OF AMERICA: l have come To your
county to speak here to-day, to encourage
your unselfish citizens who have raised
the standard of an order intended TO regu-
sate the civic conduct Of the nation end to
free our government from the control of
all selfish organizations.
When great questions have pressed them
selves upon the United States, fine people
Of Ohio have been true to the traditions OF
Jefferson and Lincoln. When questions
affecting the liberties OF the people and the
existence of the republic have demanded
verdict The people Of 'Ohioihave spoken
tnteIligently on the side0 humanity.
Individual selfishness crystalized into
laws has been the cause Of the down.
fall Of all'vepublics. When the people Of q
republic, 10y example and training, become
WOtshtpeFs of mamnon, all.laws are made
end construed for the accumulation and
protection of property interests, and the
principles of humanity are neglected. II
IS the crucial period in the history of a re-
public. In the history of the world, no peo-
pte OF "a republic have ever successfully
ma and, overthrown the: spirit OF selfish
nees IN the history ,cf popular govern
meats, selfshness has manipulated the
saw-naking power ahd1absorbed the prop-
erty Of the people into the hands Of the
few. 9heh came distress and riots and the
calm that the republic was a failure, and
chen came monarchy
The reason why this Is possible IS be
onnSe the people, as "a rule. 10 not under
sterd how laws disqualification. Let me
illustrate what l mean In q simple way:
Under the feudal land laws OF Europe, the
right was given the Land owner to settle
ms land on the oldes. son. to descend in
n Wa, called the Law Of entail" Under
that law. less than one per oent OF the peo-
Eaf became owners q the land and s. per
Vsat o6the people became tenants, among
whom tasr forefathe-s were numbered
T1n7. ,our forefathers. fed from these ma
tiUus. Where they had protested In vain
against these laws, sarsd provided In our
Constitution against estates entail
In this instance, h can be readily seen
how Law nodded the octvillsatteu OF those
peOse.
Fst. there islo sEOh khIRg as an advances
or a advancing civilization. whe1 the
l1esses Of the peopfe are tenants and not
the owners Of homes. And, While We car
understand how a law, ia that instance
mdidsd civilization. the peepls ss a whoin
living under it did zotgnnderssapd its effect
on Decentralization, and protected and de
Tended It. The ianniords influence ex-
tended to his buttec. Ibis hsaseheld serv-
suNs, his favored seaeHes. bin attorney,
merchant and others VIE catered TO his
wealth and gave undue Importance 10 his
oprSoBs.
Spirit of mammouIsn.
IT. = spirit Of mammoniem THAI CAUSES
us 70 worship wealth and the opinion OF
those who possess wealth. The men az
wealth are the best business men we have.
but the least capable Misunderstanding the
principles upon which a. republic is founded
The men to whom refer wish laws that
encourage unbridled sel1shaess, Such mes
IN time become the enemies Of republic
Their optnions;are not the.opinions that the
masses Of theIpeopie should follow.
We are living Under laws that are making
their Impress upon our civilization: that II
further permitted, will result as fatally ia
our republic and to human happiness. as
nave the teudal laws OF Europe and any
tnat have everthRJwn the republics of the
past
We have learned, however in this repub-
lie, what the people of other republics dis
covered too late to save their free institu-
d6ns-that selfish interests .mny capture
moi only individuals, but organizations.
More than one political organization in the
United States Is to-day struggling in the
Soils of selfish class.
The unselfsh people are hooking on with
mingled feelings OF anxiety and humilia-
tl0n The nnFnoifnr M he wa. - l..
y now bringing Us to the time when man.
hood will sit in judgment on the action OF
the pretended leaders OF the people: when
meE WI decide for themselves whether
their political party is to carry them with
selfish interests.
Chief among the laws affecting our CIV
nizatien. defended by selfish interests. is
our financial laws. and that brings me 10
the subject uppermoSt In the minds Of the
American people.
an going TO present to-day. In the brief
space OF a speech. the size Of the people
IN this Issue. now on trial in the republic.
do not hope to reach those who are seek.
ing to promote their selfish vanity. o. those
who are consciously seeking &c promote
their selfish interests. Ny appeal will be Ia
the unseltish American people, who recog-
nfze the prineiple-that man serves him.
self best by promoting the common good.
What Thomas Jefferson Said.
Thomas jefferson once said that men
were but children on the subject CT finance.
I was reminded OF his recently when a
manufacturer asked me what sixteen 10
one meant? concluded I would try Jeffer.
sons Judgment on him. and asked him whs,
he thought II meanti
he replied; My understanding OF Il is
that you fellows want Is sitter dollars
coined to each gold dollar coined"
And this was man regarded as above
the average citizei.
Ehe money dealers understand money
AN the success OF their selfish legislation
Is made possible by reason OF the people
Rot understanding the science Of money
One reason for the people not understand
ing II. is because they have not understood
the Importance Of It, or Its full relation to
civilization.