The American guide., 1896-10-17
Oppo.rd to Free Coinage.

Opposed to Free Coinage.
The declaration In the Chicago platform
AGAINST federal Interference In local ar
fairs, he declares, can have no other mean
Ing 1t Is tho old secession doctrine that
the states are independent OF the national
government, II IL the annulmcnt OF the
union: IL Is a notice served upon the Amer
team nag that outside the District Of Co
lumbia II is without power of self-asscrtlon
or self-dcfcnsc. The archbishop quotes
from the speech OF Senator Tillnan before
the Chicago convention, saying thht ne was
"from the home OF secession, ana thht
this was "a sectional issue and It VIII pre-
vail" and says that this speaker rocog-
nizcd tho significance OF this dcolarauon
of tho platform and voiced rs spirit "
was hitting that speaker win Huch
theme should be the representative OF
South Carolina which state he says mas
thrice spoken for seocsslon-Wheh u passed
In 1882 the nullhcation laws. when IN M
IL nrcd on Fort Sumter. and when IN lNs
1t cries out IA sectional issue ana u VIII
prevail"
Archbishop Ireland declares that In Us
threat against the supreme court the Nh's
caro- platform Threatens the country WIN
| destruction OF social order WIN lawl'As'
ness and with anarchy, IN our cour'b ~
| the personincntlon OF law ana uruof anu
| IN prompt obedience TO them lcs the saioly
Of our free institutions, and the objection
] In the platform TO government by inJunc-
/ ton" and the reference TO the supreme
/ court "ns now constituted, nc urclatcs,
| contains q threat TO deprive the courts OF
/ their power In favor Of mobs bent on rot
! Ing and destruction OF property Put, hs
/ far as IL Is possible BY human ingenuity.
| outside OF partisan politics. independent OF
| political Influences, through their Nfc
| tenure OF oflco the Judges q the supreme
/ court rule congress, the prcsld'nt' sla'e
and nation, anu oNpound tho law IN alI
It's inneSlhility, and every eluten, no maj
tlon speaks Of tho supreme court as u
may hereafter be constituted, ln'matns
unmistnkhbly the Intention OF ihc party
| Il successful at the polls to constitute the
court by popular election OF judges, ny
| shortening their term Of Office or by lno use
! Of other methods to make II lhschHiple 10
/ The stern voice OF law and reHpohHN" 10
the whims OF political parties.
On the monetary question, which he pro-
nounces a secondary Issue ~ lhls ,am-
palgn, tho archbishop says that lhe iI.e
| and unlimited coinage OF SILVER lnucp.hu-
entity of other nations into dollars Whleh
should be made legal tender WIZ disturb
| the entire business OF the country hhu
bring upon II n financial depression tar
beyond anything we arr now experiencing
Referring to the pamphlet OF Afchpishop
| Walsh, Of Dublin, ON "liiinctallism, ne
says II has no bearing upon tue sltuanoh W
America. lie discusses blmoiallism W.
monometailisin. and that from only one
point Of yiew--the cncct OF monometalllsm
upon the farmers contracts under the iahu
purchase acts In ireland. quoting Arch
bishop Walsh's statements that lhulh was
unable TO keep up a silver currency inae,
pcnddauy of European nations, ana INA,
Is the silver currency OF china mat foiaIus
her progress. Archbishop Ireland declares
that tue walsh pamphlet II ihfonthon. =
solld argument against tho chicago p'a''
form
Cannot Force Up the value
The ratio (aixtccn to one proposed W ua.
democratic platform Is double the presen'
commercial value Of silver Inc % eonse
qucnces Of free and unlimited so,nano
under taeso circumstances AZ, essny w, 4.
eeivod The one hope OF tho SILVER pa.v A.
that under free coinaso We WIN ra'.. wv,
value Of silver TO u - an ounce, nss neasn,ssSs
In sold" On whn, authority is thls ssln !,
On that OF the mere word OF We men WV wv
make the assertion. The experience " r'ui, p"a
own country eontradlcts the assertion ~ III, ~
purchasing Of $50. 10000 worth OF sl's', nu,, wv
Hon per year under the shernisn 49, ~ w, ",
aot abls to prevent the fan IN u's NA''' W