Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
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HARVEY ON SILVER.
A Mastery Discussion of the SUBJ
ject Of Bimetallism.
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The Author of Coins Financial School
Before an Immense Ohio
Audience.
BOTH METALS NECESSARY AS MONEY.
A Review of the Monetary Legislation
Throughout tho Civilized World-Cause
of q Tifty-Cent Dollar-A REM
edy for Hard Times.
BOTH METALS NECESSARY AS MONEY.

edy for Hard Times.
Mr.. w. Il. Harvey, author of 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
tering at that point. No attempt is
made to give the effect of the speech on
the audience. Its plain words are SUBJ
mitted to the calm Judgment and intel
Egent consideration of the reader. Mr..
Harvey spoke as follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
AND MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF THE Pa
TRIoTs OF AMERICA: have come to your
county to speak here to-day, to encourage
your unselish citizens who have raised
the standard of an order intended to regu-
late the civic conduct of tho nation and to
free our government from the control Of
all selfish organizations.
When great questions have pressed them
selves upon the United States, the 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 Ohio have spoken
intelligently on the side Of humanity
Individual self1shness crystalized into
laws has been the cause Of the down
fall of all republics. When the people of a
republic, by example and training, become
worshipers of mammon. all laws are made
and construed for the accumulation and
protection of property interests, and the
principles Of humanity are neglected. 1t
is the crucial period in the history of q re-
public In the history of the world. no peo-
pie of republic have ever successfully
met and overthrown the spirit of selfish
ness. In the history of popular govern
ments. selfishness has manipulated the
law-making power and absorbed the prop
erty of the people into the hands of the
few. Then came distress and riots and the
claim that the republic was failure, and
then came monarchy
The reason why this is possible is be-
cause the people, as rule, do not under-
stand how laws affect civilization. Let me
illustrate what mean in q simple way:
Under the feudal land laws of Europe, the
right was given the land owner to settle
his land on the Oldest son, to descend in-
definitely from oldest son to Oldest son.
1t was called the law of ENTAIL" Under
that law, less than one per cent. of the peo-
pie became owners of the land and SO per
cent. Of the people became tenants, among
whom our forefathers were numbered.
They, our forefathers, fled from these ma
tions, where they had protested in vain
against these laws, and provided in our
constitution against estates entail.
In this instance, it can be readily seen
how law nodded the civilization of those
people,
For, there is no such thing as an advanced
or an advancing civilization, when the
masses of the people are tenants and not
the owners of homes. And while we can
understand how a law, in that instance,
nodded civilization, the people as whole
living under it did not understand its effect
on their civilization, and protected and de-
Tended it. The landlords influence ex-
tended to his butler. his household serv-
ants, his favored tenants, his attorney,
merchant and others who catered to his
wealth and gave undue Importance to his
opinions.
Spirit of Mammonism.
1t is spirit of Inammonism that causes
us to worship wealth and the opinion of
k>Ns''9SSo
wealth are the best business men we have,
but the least capable of understanding the
principles upon which republic is founded.
The men to whom refer wish laws that
encourage unbridled selflshness. Such men
IN time become the enemies of republic;
Their opinions are not the opinions that the
masses of the people should follow
We are living under laws shat are making
their impress upon our civilization; that, If
further permitted. will result as fatally to
our republic and to human happiness, as
have the feudal laws of Europe and any,
that have overthrow 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-
tions-that selfish interests may capture
not only individuals, but organizations.
More than one political organization in the
United States Is to-day struggling in the
tolls of selfish class.
The unseltish people are looking on with
mingled feelings of anxiety and hunilia-
ton. The unreeling of the weeks and days
is now bringing us to the time when man
hood Will sit in judgment on the action Of
the pretended leaders of the people; when
men Will decide for themselves whether
their political party Is to carry them with
selfish interests.
Chief among the laws affecting our civ
tlization, defended by selfish interests, is
SdA laws dIlo lllul DTlIlSS IllE tQi
the subject uppermost in the minds of the
American people.
am going to present to-day, in the brief
space of a speech, the side of the people
in this issue, now on trial in tho republic
do not hope to reach those who are SEEK
ing to promote their selfish vanity, or those
who are consciously seeking to promote
their selfish interests My appeal will be to
the unseltish American people, who recog-
nize the principle-that man serves him
self best by promoting the common good.
What Thomas Jefferson Said.
Thomas Jefferson once said that men
We're but children on the subject Of finance.
1 was reminded Of this recently when
manufacturer asked me what sixteen to
one meant? concluded would try Jeffer-
sons Judgment on him, and asked him what
he thought it meant?
He replied: MY understanding of it Is
that you fellows want 16 silver dollars
coined to each gold dollar coined"
And this was man regarded as above
the average citizen.
The money dealers understand money.
and the success of their selfish legislation
Is made possible by reason of the people
got understanding the science of money.
one reason for the people not understand
ing 1t, is because they have not understood
civilization.
The Importance of Money.
Money is the blood of commerce, the life.
giving fluid of civilization, the vital organ
Ism IN our social existence. You can do
without wheat. corn beef, or any other
single commodity classed among the ne
cessities of life and yet be healthy and hap
Ply; but you cannot imagine yourself part
of civilization and do without money. You
can do without wheat by using corn or
rice for bread; you can do without beef by
using pork or mutton for meat: but you
cannot be q part of civilization and do with
out money. Without money, society would
go back to barbarism. 1t is the most i'm.
portant factor we have in civilization and