The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-10-12
ON THE OTHER Side
Archbishop Ireland Is Strongly 0p-
posed to the chicago Platform.
HE EXPRESSES HIS VIEWS
The Reverend Gentleman Goes
Right after the Democrats and
Plainly ellis Them What He
Thinks OF hem.
HE EXPRESSES HIS VIEWS

81. faul, Minn., Oct. u.-Archbishop
Ireland. In response TO the written re-
quest OF "a BUSINESS men of this state.
who are OF all political opinions gave
the following statement addressed 10
them) TO the associated press:
II am not unwilling. In the crisis
through which the country is now pass
mig, to speak for the integrity of the
nation, for social order. for the pros
perity OF the people. for the honor Of
America and the permanency Of free
Institutions. / am a citizen of the
country concerned in all the interests
OF the nation. subject TO all the re-
sronsibilltles OF citizenship. To be
silent. when words Of mine may be of
some profit to the people. would be
cowardice. would be crime. / am not
unmindful Of the objection made
against the churchman speaking at any
time on matters which have entered
the arena Of politics. lest his influence
as teacher OF religion seem to be
used to promote the interests of a po-
litlcal party. might reply that there
are occasions when a political plat
form means disaster to the country.
when politics are closely connected
whit morals or religion. and that on
those occasions the church man must
be the patriot without allowing a mo-
ment's thought to considerations Of ex-
pediency and must take in hand the
moral or religious issue, even II II be
vested in the garment Of politics. But,
In the present instance. I seek no ex-
cuse of this kind. speak entire ly as
citizen, without warrant from my &C.
clesiastical position. Deep as my con-
victions are, I hold in all due respect
my fellow citizens who hold convic-
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peach neither their good faith nor their
honor. l am dealing not with men.
but with principles and movements.
This Justice which I render to those
whose ideas l am ready to combat,
am sure they will render me.
81 stand by the pla.f rm and presi-
dental candidate of the republican con-
vention at 81. Louis. / am opposed to
| the platform and the presidential cam
| didate Of the democratic convention at
Chicago. The days of the civil war
excepted, at no time did so great a
peril threaten the country as that
which Is involved in the political CAM
| paign Of to-day. The question Of free
and unlimited coinage Of silver Is put
| In the foreground. This question has
| its Importance, but 1t is of a minor
| Importance In the presence of other
| questions which are brought iRSo Is
| sue. The movement which had Its
| expression In the Chicago convention
and which now seeks by means of popu-
lar suffrage TO enthrone itself In the
| capitol Of the nation, Is. In its logical
| effect against the United States. seces-
sion, the secession of 1861, which our
soldiers believe they had consigned to
eternal death at Appomattox. but
which demands again recognition from
| the American people. The declaration
In the Chicago platform has and can
| have no other meaning. We denounce
arbitrary interference by federal au-
thorities In local affairs as a violation
| of the constitution Of the United States
| and as a crime against free institu-
| tions.'
| These words point to the act OF
| Grover Cleveland sending United
| States troops to protect national prop
erty and enforce national laws dur ng
| the Chicago riots, in 1894. In those
| words. there Is the old secession doc
| trine that states are independent OF
| the national government at Washing
| ton: there is the annulment of the
| union; there is notice served upon the
| flag of America that outside the dis
| trict OF Columbia 1t is without power
| of self assertion or self-defen nse. The
| president is told that to enforce ma
| tional laws and protection to national
| property he cannot march his troops
| into any state without the authorlza-
| tion OF the governor of that state.
"One of the chief speakers at the con-
| vention OF Chicago understood the sig
| nifcance Of the convention and voiced
| its spirit-I come from a state which
was the. home of secession said Sena-
tor Tillman, of South Carolina. I say
he continued, 1T Is a sectional issue.
| and II will prevail And fitting was
II that the speaker voicng the spirit of
the Chicago convention should be a
representative of South Carolina.
Thrice now has South Carolina spoken
for secession-when It passed. IN 1882.
the notification ordinance; when. in
1861, II fired on Fort Sumpter; when. in
1896. II cries out a sectional issue and
IL will prevail
THE platform OF the Chicago conven-
ton threatened the country with destruc-
tion with social order. with lawlesseness
and anarchy. The personiiication of law
and of social order In America Is our
courts. and the promise OF safety TO our
free institutions is the prompt obedience
of the people to these courts. And now
the courts are to be shorn OF their pow
ers, and shorn OF u In favor OF mobs.
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property. We especially object says the
Chicago platform, TO government by in
Junction as a new and highly dangerous
form OF oppression Here reference Is
made to the action OF the courts during
the Chicago riots without which action
there Is no calculating how much ruin
would have come to the city. The pal
ladium of American liberties is the su-
preme court at Washington. the counter
part OF which In majesty and In power
to enforce absolute justice does not exist
among the nations OF Christendom. But
as far as II is possible TO human ingenuity
outside OF partisan politics. independent
OF all political influences. through their
life tenure Of Office the judges of this
court rule congress and president, states
and nation, and expound the law In all
its infcxihllity, no matter who or what
must yield to IL. And now a convention
speaks OF the supreme court as IL may
be hereafter constituted intimating un-
mistakably the intention. II the party
represented In that convention came to
power TO constitute the courts by the
popular election OF the judges by the
shortening OF their terms OF Office or 9TH
erwise, as to make Il lnsensihle to the
stern voice OF the law and responsive 70
the passing whims OF political parties
look warily around. guard against catch