The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-10-17
Purcell to Ireland.
For the Democratic Advocate.


The recent utterance of Archbishop Ireland
of the Archdiocese of Minnesota to twenty
seven business men" and addressed to the
Associated Press, is one of the most remark
able political fambeaus which has ever ema-
mated from a ehurchman. But to know the
man is to expect nothing else. Astute and
selfsufficient in Ecclesiastical politics, large
property owner, and one who has always been
a Republican and trimmer in Republican
ism for gain, no great wonder to those who
know him well need be raised. His whole
attitude in this communication, which is in
tended to turn the tide of politics in favor of
Hanna in the middle west, is one to be de-
plored by his friends. No one could blame
him for standing on the platform and for the
nominee of St. Louis, because he has always
been a perfervid Republican. But when he
comes to denounce all who differ with him as
those who are seeking to light up the country
in the horid flames of a social war, and calls
them every vile epithet which the hydra
headed monster of the Combine has created,
such as Socialist, " Anarchist, "Commu-
mist, ''Red flag Republicans, then | say.
thou shalt not lie,' thou shalt not steal,
''thou shalt not bear false witness against thy
tried TO make our public school system pure
Ecclesiastical appendix, even by methods not
approved of by his church? Who but Mr..
Ireland offended the Archbishop of New
York in 1892, by attempting to speak politics
in New York, and for which speech, it is said,
he received sum of money? How much
has he received for this letter addressed to the
whole country? He says that we are aiming
again to fire on another Fort Sumpter; that
the surrender of Appomattox is forgotten, and
not eternally dead, that we threaten again the
destruction Of social order, srith LatcleSsness
and anarchy. Worse to his mind even than
all this, sis the spirit of socialism that perme-
ates the whole movemen: which has issued
from the convention Of Chicago. 1t is the
international of Europe, now taking body in
America
We would remind the distinguished church
man that his language may bear different
kind of fruit. 1t is a very poor return, if such
was expected, for the patriotic speeches made
in both House and Senate of Congress against
the spirit of sectionalism, and by the very men,
or many of them, whom he now denounces
in every unbecoming SANDER. He has very
little to say about the great issue itself, the
monetary system of the United States, and
shall it be restored? Oh, no How could
he do otheywise than try TO work up travesty
on the pamphlet of Archbishop Welsh, entitled
BINErALLIsN There he stops-but he tells
us to beware of doing what he himself has
most affectually tried to do in this unseemIy
communication, of lighting up torches,
which, borne in the hands Of reckless men,
may light up in the country the lurid fires of
Commune. He tells us to beware lest
we have to gloat over social chaos and ruins
in thus endeavouring to raise up the social
condition of the masses
A little while since the Associated Press
spoke of the great financial fall of Archbishop
Ireland. He tried to be great landed pro-
prietor. He had accumulated land in every
direction. He was to become the richest
churchman in the world. But his land scheme
fell as silver fell and instead of becoming the
Pope of the West he is simply Republican
politician seeking to tide over his financial
trouble by helping the cause of Gold and
Hanna J. B. PURCELL
Sykesville, Nd, Oct. II, 1896.