The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-10-01
BISHOP NEWMAN
One of the Great Leaders of the
M. E. Church.
HE TALKS ABOUT FREE SILVER.

- the Ratio Of l6 70 1, Both From
che standpoints Of Business Interests
and Morals-He Thinks Ministers
Should Preach Honest Money, and 30
Advises In His Charge.
The Rev. Dr.. John P. Newman,
Methodist Episcopal bishop of San
Francisco, is one Of the prominent
clergymen Of the country who believes
that in the present campaign clergymen
Of all denominations, Protestant as we'll
- Catholics have duty to perform that
10 little less sacred and important than
that which confronted them during the
anti-slavery agitation. He believes that
the Christian ministers Of the United
States should preach the doctrine Of
honest money from their pulpits with
- much fervor as their fathers preached
the abolition of the slaves. He believes
that clergymen should do this not for
politics sake, but for country's sake. He
believes that the honor and the very
life of the nation are threatened by
those who advocate the free coinage of
silver, and with such crisis, with
honesty and right on the one side and
dishonesty and wrong on the other, he
believes that the Christian church, true
to its history and traditions, should pre-
sent solid front against the assaults
upon the nations honor and the ma.
tion's prestige
Speaking recently of the political sit.
uation and the duty of the clergy to it,
Bishop Newman said:
stIvr =
ing through crisis almost, if not quite
revolution and rebellion. It is time for
demagOgues. In such q crisis the re-
sponsibility of the clergy is great and
their duty is plain. The duty of every
Christian minister is to preach the Ten
Commandments, particularly the one
which says: Thou shalt not steal
"FOr the present we must 70 back
from Christ to the Mosaic law. No,
do not mean quite that, for Christ was
the defender and expounder of the
Mosaic law. Let me say, rather, that
we should preach, over and over again,
the sermon on the Mount. Those who
have nothing to risk would assail the
rights Of property. There is no more
sacred right than the right to have, to
hold and to enjoy the product of the
brain or the muscle. The Ten Com.
mandments surround property with the
Of law, and as the rights Of
are now threatened, let the
voice Of the pulpit, from ocean to ocean,
proclaim to the Populists and anarchists
and communists Thou shalt not
steal
'In the conferences committed TO INV
charge there are something over 1000
ministers. I shall call their attention
TO what believe is the plain duty Of
the clergy, and shall urge upon them
the Importance of using all the influence
they possess, in the pulpit and out,
against the danger which threatens our
country, against the possible triumph of
Bryan and Sewall and the election of a
congress that is pledged to pass free
silver coinage measure. The pulpit was
2 powerful agent in freeing the slaves.
1t can be made powerful agent in re.
those of our people who have
been led away from their notions of
honor and honesty by the false prophets
of false doctrine. If such stand on
the nrt Of the clergy causes dissension
IN the churches, let dissension come.
Better dissension in the churches for
the saAe of the right than peace and
quiet while dishonor triumphs and the
sappers and miners of the national credit
Are enthroned in high places.
'The advocates of free coinage say
that there is not enough money with
which to do business, and that the pass.
age OF free coinage measure will double
The money In the country. Let us see |
u that is true. It must be admitted. of !
course, that before we can have more
Silver dollars the silver ore must be
mined and then the bullion must be !
coined into money. Now, the silver !
pre- is controlled by the comparatively !,
lew men who own the mines. They
H1l have the money. How are you and |
to get it from them2 Shall we sand |
bag them, or shall we rob their treasure
houses, or how are we to get it? They
Will not give 1t to us for nothing. Then
how will the circulating medium be in. |
creased! The silver can come from |
only one source, and that is controlled |
~ few persons. They will be bene-
hted and we shall have a new set of |
plutocrats, the basis of whose wealth is |
niver. But You and won't be bene.
ated.
"There are great many idle men in
'na1 COuH1Ty tOO6y VINO are ready and |
willing to work, who are crying give us,
!or Gods sake, bread for ourselves and
,ur families Many Of these men be.
teve that their condition will be better.
d II Q free coinage measure is passed.
That might be true If the men who own
NE silver mines and who will have the
diver dollars. in the event Of q free
,oinage measure, would guarantee that |
hey would spend their newly.acuuired
wealth in opening up new industries
md IN reopening old ones that have
oeen shut down. But we have NO a..
'urance that such disposition will be
made OF the money. In fact, we have
10 assurance Of anything. All you can /
let from . silver man Is 'I6 to L. and /
hat Il the alpha and omega Of his ar
yument.
And while we are adjusting ourselves
y the new conditions, II we ever can
ldjust ourselves to them, there viii be
penic and business failures and financial |
min. What 10 the farmer and the L.
Icger going to do during that period? |
3Cbsg thought win convince both. I |
pelieve that honesty IL the best policy,
md TO the inspired command of Moaea.