Show TIE SILVER DEBATE Stain Topic of Dlscnssion in Chicago Yesterday Chicago May lSThe topic of discussion dis-cussion here today was the joint debate de-bate last night between the two famous fa-mous champions of the opposing sides of the money question Prof J Lawrence Law-rence Laughlin and William H Harvey Har-vey Coin I was not until Harvey Har-vey had been speaking fully twenty minutes that the audience gave any strong manifest of appreciation The first instance was when he claimed that white metal should be restored to parity with coiored metal without with-out regard to race or previous condi tion of servitude This produced loud applause and laughter and broke the ice but the speaker reached the highest point when he indirectly likened Cleveland and Sherman to donkeys Professor Laughlin inquired of the jhalrman whether personalities were not barred Mr Harvey retorted that his language was justified by the relation re-lation of the government to Roths child and the house rang with applause ap-plause Professor Laughlins address was remarkably fluent calm and selfpos sessed He picked up and answered the points of his antagonist with businesslike busi-nesslike rapidity white the audience kept up a running fire of laughter No vote was taken on the resolution debated Lyman J Gage thought the debate an able and a profitable one J J P ODell called It a hippodrome The full text of the debate gig both sides verbatim is to be preserved In pamphlet form by the Illinois club |