People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1895 — Will Not Debate [ARTICLE]

Will Not Debate

W, D. Bynum, who is going over the state making gold bug speeches, refuses to debate with any opponent. He refuses to discuss the question at issue with Bryan, of Nebraska, making this kind of an excuse; “This is no time for democrats to lock horns for the benefit of the common enemy.” The populist state central committee would gladly give him an opportunity to “lock horns” with Prof. Motsinger, but the ex-congressman won’t do that, and he flatly refuses to discuss the silver question with ex-Con-gressman Cheadle of Frankfort. Mr. Bynum will not debate. He is smart enough to know with any of these men he would have his hide taken off and tanned and he would prefer to go over the state talking to small audiences than to submit to humiliating defeat. A. few weeks ago the sound money advocates were eager for discussion, but since the Harvey-Horr debate the people will hear of no more challenges being sent out by sound money currency committees. Through joint discussion the voters will jpt at the truth, and the truth will kill every argument advanced by the advocates of a British standard of money in America.—Logansport Advance.