The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-18
COIN HARVEY BORROWING
TROUBLE.

Chicago Times Herald.
1t is. as Mr.. Bryan would say. ''our
lot to announce the fact that Coin
Harvey is going to move away from
lChicago and let her see how she likes
IL. We take this opportunity TO again
felicitate Chicago. This city's greatness
and glory increase nom day to day.
What was once known as the Chicago
platform has ceased to be. and in Its
place is what men call the Kansas City
platform. We have nothing against
Kansas City. and wish that ambitious
settlement no harm. but charity keeps
on beginning at home. The Chicago
Platform is no more. and CON"
Harvey is going to live in Arkansas,
Whatever glOries may be reserved for
Chicago. posterity will have some good
reasons for looking back upon these as
her halcyon days.
We are not surprised at the fact that
Mr. Harvey is in an uncheerful frame Of
mind. He has given out a signed state
ment at Rogers. Ark, in which he
draws a dismal picture Of the future Of
this country. Civilization" he says
is threatened. and nothing short Of a
phenomenal movement can save it."
Possibly Mr.. Harvey considers his
movement phenomenal enough to ac-
eomplish the purpose He fails to par
ticularize on that side Of the question.
But. be that as it may, he leaves us no
reason to doubt that he is terribly de-
pressed. And how could he be other
wise? Any man who had moved from
Chicago 20 Arkansas would naturally
take a gloomy view of things. We
must not. therefore. take Mr.. Harvey's
pessimism too seriously.
In addition 10 selecting Arkansas as
his future home, Mr.. Harvey is all run
down as a result of his long incarcera-
tion at the hands Of the Democratic
managers. For weeks and weeks be-
fore the election he was held in dur
ance vile. owing TO the fear that he
would. il permitted TO be at large. try
to interpret for the masses Mr.. Bryan's
well-known and carefully concealed
views on the silver question. Natural
I ly, Mr. Harvey's experience has made
him irritable and impatient. Yet we
cannot pass over his predictions for the
future without brief examination Of
them. Let US see what he says;
In the next decade there will be riots.
martial law and much distress and mis-
cry in the cOnRested centers Of the
north. with the people hopelessly sub
jected to an influence that is slowly
bringing about their crucihxion. The
people of Arkansas are to be congrat-
ulaIed on having no large city and no
extremely rich people. For these rea-
sons l have come here to make my
home"
So we see that Mr.. Harvey has lost
faith in the masses. He wants to get
away from them. He is afraid Of them.
He thinks they are going to riot They
have bought his book and paid him the
price. and he believes they may try at
this late day to find out what it means.
We confess that this latter course on
their part might cause reason to tOttsr
around somewhat, might cause riots and
misery, might even bring on new fears
Of crucihxiOns or crosses Of gOld-but it
will not happen. Already the BARRIERS
throughout our broad land are begin
ming to put the leaves Of Mr.. Haryey's
book to the only good use now remain
ing for them. We think the trouble has
been ayerted.
In the meantime. we feel it our duty
to suggest to Mr.. Harvey that if he is |
trying to get away from congested |
centers and prefers to live where no |
rich people abide there are large dis
tricts in Africa which offer even greater
in that line than he is like
ly to find in Arkansas. As a remedy |
for Mr.. Harvey's trouble we cheerfully |
and even urgently recommend Africa.