The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-16

long letter lau0lng the hepuohOan Pi
form and endorsing its candidates. On
Tuesday Bishop Wigger of Newark IN
J) diocese. condemned and depr,
Gated the course of Archbishop Ireland
in giving the public a letter on the cam
paign issues of the day calculated to
arouse the passions of men that have
lain dormant since the closing days OF
the war.
With a shake of his head he said:
Archbishop Ireland always has been
an extremist There are some men who
cannot see in any situation or set of cir
cumstances any hope for brightness.
Danger of the gravest character is al
WAYS stalking abroad. l am thankful to
be able to say that cannot agree with
the sentiments expressed by Archbishop
Ireland. In the first place, while have
not studied the political issues of the day
thoroughly, l know enough of them to
believe that one is predominant, and
that is the money question. don't
know, but believe that, whether gold
or silver wins, the members of the de-
feated party will accept the result with
grace. The citizens of this great coun-
try are too conservative, they have too
much sense, to do anything but return
to their different occupations and work
with might and main for the fairest,
richest and most prosperous country that
God has given his children.
According to Archbishop Ireland,
the Chicago platform is a declaration of
secession, and the Chicago nominees are
leaders in a movement to disrupt this
glorious union. That is absolutely not
true. / dare say and l believe that the
men who framed the Chicago platform
and the men fighting for victory under
its standard are as good men as pure pa
t lots as Archbishop Ireland. am con-
vinced of the absolute honesty and sin
cerity of the Democratic leaders, and i
am convinced that no one thought OF
secession or rebellion. AS honest men
they are entitled to battle for the princi-
piles they believe will bring prosperity to
| their country, and therefore to their
countrymen, and neither Archbishop
| Ireland or any other man has right tC
impute to them motives of secession and
rebellion. 1 tell you secession is dead
in this country.
Y pAhaIi,n,, xyilI ltft re haor
in America. Both had their day. Bott
were fought and conquered by the spill
ing of some of the brsvest blood the
world had ever seen. Never again viii
the people of this grand Republic
whether they reside North, South, Eas
or West, tolerate for one momen
thoughts of disloyalty and when Arch
bishop Ireland suggests such thing HI
does incalculable injury to those who
am sure he wants to befriend. His tall
of rebellion is bound to bear fruit, ant
it will not be fruit to gather of which
will give either pleasure or profit to tn
citizens of this country. In every com
munity, large or small, there are certain
spirits who can be led into any excess b
the rash words of any man whose posi
ton is high.
"This is why deprecate the words c
Archbishop Ireland. He is an arden
Republican, working for the cause {
his party, but L believe he has gone ful
ther-yes, great deal further-tha
the circumstances warrant or than bs
come Christian gentleman. His pos
ton is a dignified one, it is an exalte
one, and his words, uttered, perhaps,
a thoughtless moment, and surely with
out warrant, may possibly lead SON
poor soul to deeds that the whole couI
try will shudder at Not secession. NJ
rebellion-those are dead, but the mi
guided spirits, infiamed by words uttere
by lips which they have looked up t,
r are incapable of hurting, not the cour
try, but themselves.
: GAS for the rest of Archbishop Ir
lands letter, / don't want to discuss
AS l said before, he is an extremist an
/ an alarmist, and his whole letter is O
l these lines, l, in my capacity as cit
r zen of the glorious American Republic
t have faith in its stability and future.
= condemn the utterances of men, L
! matter what their station, calculated t.
endanger these, and Archbishop Irelan
8 has sowed harvest that he may drea