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II o YOU remember coin" Harvey. the same who
- made himself famous by his book called
Coins Financial School, when the free silver
frenzy was at its heisht-that he had thousands CT
people actually believing his school reality
and That Lyman j. Gage, later secretary Of the
treasury; j. P1erpont Morgan snd all the other bis
guns stood up before him and were quizzed by the
schooimaster in person. In his COINS Financial
School, Harvey undertook 20 propose the remedy that
was 20 revive the world from its industrial depres
son and cure all the economic Ills 90 which mankind
was subject Well. the W. IL Harvey. now
living down in Arkansas, has gotten out new book
In the same schoolmaster style which proposes
new remedy-in fact, he calls the book 1.-THE REM
edy," which is ito cmancipate the race from evil
conditions now existing in the world, and TO provide
an organization 60 carry the remedy into effect"
Harvey is always interesting. and his book is not
bad reading Although by means fascinating
as his free silver stuff It Is equally indefinite and
Impractical He starts out by asserting that lack If
individual character Is what aing this dlscreplt
old world, and illustrates It with a story about
business giving his cashier twenty-five pieces of
fractional silver 70 be handed 20 persons paying
their bills in addition TO the change properly due only
to find by the test that eight pocketed the moneS
without looking at e. while nine men and two
knowingly kent 1t. and only six. being two women
and four men, returned the Not at all I'M.
probable, II strikes me- But what is the remedy
My proposition" declares Harvey, lis system Of
education that will proper character in the in
divdual. and high character Of citizenship Charsc-
ter 6urthernoro) may be taught a. easy reading
writing other similar branches" SO ell you have
70 do II 10 buy Harvey's books fill in Con
tribution Blank. Form A., with the amount OF money
wish 20 give to the educational movement TO
mote character teaching, payable when the sum Of
$4,000 at least has been subscribed for that purpose
and you will have done your share toward bringing
about the regeneration OF the universe.
Harvey's book recalls his former heyday
when he came TO Omaha in the early spring Of 1896
for q lecture the free and unlimited coinage of
silver which packed the o.1 Creighton theaer to the
doors. II at this meeting that Harvey made
some remark about the surrepttiousness OF the
Crime Of 1873" the accuracy OF which my father
who present. challenged on the spot When the
crossquestoning threatened to become uncomfortable
Schoomaster Harvey waved his hand toward WI.
liam Jennings Bryan. noticeable among the occu-
pants Of box. with the remark that Mr.. Bryan
would doubtless DO glad to accommodate Mr.. Rose
water in a debate The challenge pressed upon
Mr. Bryan. Harvey's substitute. and the debate
was duly held few weeks later. II was good de-
BATE all who heard II conceded. and the partsans
Of each side insisted that their respective champions
had the better of the argument. This in May Of
is9e and this money-quesion debate caused so much
talk throughout the land that many invitations
received TO repeat II at different places One Of these
invitations accepted for chautauaua gathering
| at Independence. NO. the outskirts OF Kansas
City being convenient for the two orators TO stop
there their way the ST Louis convention. which
both were attending in their capacity as newspaper
men. II not mistaken, this the last time
Mr. Bryan entered into public debate with anyone,
he nominated for president before another month
rolled around and subsequently refused TO recognize
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presidential candidate, and none came from such per-
sonages My father paid SIS for his part in the
| Kansas City debate. and take It that the amount
| received by Mr. Bryan the My father
afterwards debated the question with Coin"
| Harvey, himself at Urbana. ILL.,. where he
ceeded driving in the material he HAD originally
wanted to launch at him at the Creighton theater
meeting here.
II takes reporter experienced in all sides OF life
TO the humor OF situation One OF our scribes-
I won't give him away by name-wno has been
spending his vacation with his folks in PEORIA where
he himself, launched his journalistic before
This Is a pretty town. but when spend my other
$780, I'll be back They make almost everything here
! almost Kentucky whisky almost Russian ambassa-
| doris and almost reporters"
Our former fellow townsman, Henry ID. Estabrook
occupies a large part OF the number OF the
National Magazine with an article made up from his
address "Truth-Busness and Political" which he
delivered with telling oratoricsl effect at Chicago
| few weeks ago before the Associated Advertising
Clubs OF the World As truth-teller Estabrook has
no superior and few eduasin fact his blunt tellins
| OF brutal truths undoubtedly had much to do with
Omaha losing him a citizen and the local ban
] losing OF Its most distinguished members when
he moved away. largely because he had championed
the losing side in a local political contest In which
the truths he told not palatable TO those FOR
spread publicity Estabrook Is receiving is supposed to
be part OF preninaes engineered by his law partner
Ormsby Mcfiarg. 20 suggest him as president al
possibility. II anybody McIarg canal any rate
reflects credit where II Is well bestowed and regard
less Of the presidential race Henry D. Estabrook OF
New York and Omaha would grace cabinet portfolio
or foreign embassy and he wouldn't forget his
| hovhood frfende either.