The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-10-17
A GUUD CHUkCHNAN bLIA
BAD POLITICIAN.
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rate straits. in view Of the fact that
the great majority Of tbs common
people Of tho country are fiockine to
the Bryan standard, that they are
resolting t" every possible ~ to
turn the tide. Their vast corruption
fund 10 not only used to subsidize the
press and corrupt public men. but
they have turned their attention to.
wards cOorcing and intimidating EN-
pIoy~~s and workin9men to vote for
their m"rtgaged candidate. Az this
was atill insufficient tn achieve a
victory, they have enlisted the servi.
ces Of ministers Of religion in their
propaganda. While several preachers
are openly turning their pulpits into
platforms tor the incubation Of Han
naism, it vas, No donht. felt that it
would t'o u trump card if they secured
q big gun in the Catholic Cir, lci. to
champion their waning and discredi
ted cause. Archbishop Ireland, If St.
Panl. WIN - II consistent Republican
aud has been all his life, and who be-
lieves in the social equality Of the
negro and the white has been induced
to publish u manifesto To the people
vt the United States in aid OF the 2. D..
p.
Inaamnch IA the Archbishop dis
claims any influence for his words by
ieason of his ecclesiastical position,
and claims to speak simply as citizer.,
we make no apologies for dissectin.
his statement, and showing that he
would have done o great deal better to
keep u of politics. He ia an author
ity in theology. but his knowledge Of
the political history Of the times is 90
! limited, that vi must chaiitably sup
I pose That his ecclesiastical duties nave
engrossed he mind to the extrn tot IN,
! fitting him for the intelligent ....seassion
Of tie great issues Of the present cam
paign. 1t may be that hls reading has
been 81 much along rnbid Republican
lines that his idea of the situation and
Of the doctrines Of the Democratic
Party are distorted. We all know
how perfectly INSCRIPTIONS the Re-
publican Party is in dealing with facts
and one who relies on the authorities
of that Party exclusively for his facts
is more than likely to be egregiousIy
deceived.
The archbishop desires to relega,e
the free coinage Of silver to u seconda-
rs place, realizing full well, no doubt.
that the American people havo decid.
ed that that ia the leading aud para
mount issue, and that the course al
the Republican Party in references to
that issue is one that is fnli of duplici-
ty and hypocritical cant, tor. while
that Party pretends in it's platform t.
be in favor Of the free coinage Of GOLD
aud silver. as soon as an internationa
agreement shall have been obtained
it's orators and press are denOuncins
free ceiLage a. n financial heresy, ant
are landing the gold ste Ddard. Thu
Archbishop does we'll to brush aside
the free coinage Of silver in tho Dem
ocratic platform for neither he, no
any other Republican has been able t,
successfully refute the arguments o
our champion and standard bearer o.
that issue.
The Archbishop states that. tn
days Of the civil war excepted. at n
timo did 80 great peril threaten tn
country IA that which 10 involved IL
the present political campaign. Wher
! in the world did the Archbishop eve
get the notion into his head that Their
was peril to our institutions in the fac
that the people were about to express
!. their opinions on the issues of tn
campaign, ut the ballot-boxa Their
has been nothing said or threatened ii
regard to a revolution by which tin
people are going to assert their right
Z aud tree themselves from the rule u
plntncrats.
II the Archbishop sees a peril t
trusts, syndicates, monop"lies ant
r unholy aggregatiOns Of capital in cas-
Bry All is elected, we tell him that h
has cause to fear the consequences q
the triumph Of Democracy at the poll
in November. But, if he imagine
that there will be any revolution sue
a. drenched with blood the soil 9
France in 1889. in consequence Of tn
oppression Of the French people b.
q burdens as hard rs are now impose
upon our struggling masses, he ie mis-
taken, for, in our democratic form o
government, the people have the RICH
y by their ballot, to hurl their Oppree
s0ts from power, no matter how ric
y they may have grown upon tilei
grinding exactious. The DemOcratl
Party wages no warfare upon thos
y who are rich. and our opponents kno'
= it, but we are engaged in the struggl
(" that will mean for our country thu
" there shall be no longe: a govsrnmer
BIZ syndicates and for syndicates.
The Archbishop draws the cODclr
sion from the declaration in the Chi
cage platform against arbitrary inte1
II ference by Federal authorities in loo;
- affairs, that the Democratic Part
m l. a. auupl tha Tninn oud I