The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-30
IRELAND ON COIN.
Free Silver Menace to the Country's
Prosperity.


Free Silver Question and Takes
Strong Grounds Against It-He Says
the Agitation of 1t is a Serious OBJ
stacle in the Way of the Revival of
Business.
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS.
Chicago, May 2s.--Arehblshop Ireland
is as orthodox in financial matters as he
is in the doctrines of the church. Heresy
is no part of his mental makeup. His
clear and logical brain leads him to ex-
press his convictions earnestly and fear
lessly and fearlessly and to support them
with forcible arguments.
To man of such extensive observation
and keen insight into social and religious
problems the present agitation in favor of
free coinage appears as monetary delu-
sion, which cannot deceive the people
when they examine 1t carefully and dis
Germ its asburdity.
Archbishop Ireland is opposed ITO the
free coinage of silver He regards the
proposition TO have silver restored as a
menace to all present and future prosper
ity of the country. He said so yesterday
eral interview on the returning good
times. He had just returned from an ex-
tcnsive trip through the large cities of
the Atlantic coast and had come in con-
tact with many prominent business men.
He placed the silver craze as the first
serious obstacle in the way of the revival
of business. Arhishop Ireland's diocese
is in the granery of the United States,
Minnesota. He was reared there and
| there is probaly not public man in Min
nesota more in harmony with all classes
of people of that state than the arch.
bishop.
The archbishop was asked what might
preventive tide of prosperity, evidently
now just setting in, from reaching it!
greatest height, and in his reply to the
question he fully defined his position OF
the silver question. The answer will bC
received with interest and authority ovel
the country. 1t is the voice of the first
archbishop in the United States, as every
western man believes, and certainly onC
of the broadest thinkers of the nation. HI
said.
'The present silver agitation might
check the period of prosperity which Il
seems Is about setting in for us. speal
advisedly, after study and reflection, ant
feeling that may be criticised for what
say. But 1t is the truth, and what doe
it matter whether say it now or laterP
Without entering into the merits o.
the difficult and intricate question in
volved in a discussion of the silver phas,
or craze, 1. would say that, so long a.
there is no international agreement be
tween the great governments of the worll
the commercial nations--an attempt OF
the part of the United States to return
to free coinage of silver would be fatal t,
our business prosperity. 1.-THE Unite,
States is largely borrowing nation. 4
new country, undeveloped, is necessarily
borrower of the older nations, and tina
must positively be taken into considera
tion when we lightly speak OF changing
the form of our financial basis. 1t Is GU
of the question that we by ourselves cal
create a silver basis TO be accepted by tn
balance of the world, willy nilly. We ar
an integral part Of the general CONNER
oial world extending over every continent
and what we propose or what is propose
by those who favor silver Is only feasibl
on the supposition that the oommercia
world agrees with us TO accept bims
talic standard