Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-10-17
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND MAKES
POLITICAL STATEMENT
Declares UnreserVedIy for Mckinley
and the st. Louis Platform,
and All That II Means.

all political opinions, gave the state
ment addressed to them) to the Assn
ciated Press.
Il am not unwilling In the crisis
through which the country is now pass
ing, to speak for the integrity Of the
nation, for social order, for the prosper
ity of the people, for the honor Of Amer
lea and the permanency of free inst1tu-
tons ! am a citizen of the country,
concerned in all the interests of the ma
tlon subject 20 all the responsibilities
of citizenship. To be silent when words
OF mine may be of some profit to the
people would be cowardice, would be
criminal.
Il am not unmndful Of the objection
made against the churchman speaking a
any time on matters which have entered
the arena of politics, lest this indu-
once as a teacher OF religion seem TO
be used to promote the interests Of a
political party. | might reply that there
are occasions when a political platform
means disaster to the country, when pol
tiles are closely connected with morals
or religion, and that on those occasions
the churchman must be the patriot with
cut allowing moments thought to con-
stderations of expedisncy, and must take
in hand the moral or religious issue, even
Il 1t be vested in the garment of politics
But in the present instance, I seek TO
excuse of this kind. / speak entirely
as a citizen, without warrant from my
ecclesiastical position Deep as my con-
victions are, l hold In all due respect
my fellow citizens who hold convictions
at variance with my own. 1 impeach
neither their good faith nor their hon
a 1,,+ ,,-i+ !,
principles and movements. This justice
which 1 render to those whose ideas
l am ready to combat, l am sure they
viii render me
Il stand by the platform and presi-
Dental candidacy of the republican con-
Vention at St. Louis. ! am opposed to
the platform and the presidential can
didate of the democratic convention at
Chicago. The days of the civil war ex-
cepted, at no time did so great a peril
threaten the country as that which is
involved in the political campaign Of
today
THE question Of tho free and unlim-
tied coinage Of silver Is put in the fore
ground. This question has its import
ance; but 1t Is of minor Importance in
the presence Of other questions which
are brought into issue. The movement
which had It's expression in the Chicago
convention, and which now seeks by
means of popular suffrage to enthrOne
itself In the capitol of the nation, Is in
its logical effect against the United
States; 1t is secession, the secession of
1851, which our soldiers believed they had
consigned to eternal death at Appomat-
toX, but which demands again recogni-
ton from the American people. The
declaration in the Chicago platform has
and can have no other meaning.
Pointing to Cleveland.
We denOunCe arbitrary interference
by federal authorities IN local affairs as a
violation of the constitution of the
United States and crime against free
institutions The words point to the act
OF Grover Cleveland. in sending United
States troops to protect national prop
erty and enforce national laws, during
the Chicago riots IN 1894, IN those words
there is the old secession doctrine that
states are independent Of the national
government at Washington. There is
aurulment OF union; there is notice
served upon the flag of America that out
side the District of Columbia it IS with
out power Of self-assertion or self-de-
Tense. The president OF the United
States IS told that to enforce national
laws and protection to national property
he can not march his troops into any
state without the authorization of the
governor Of that state.
"One of the chief speakers at the con-
vention Of Chicago understood the sig
nihcance Of the convention and voiced
its SPIRIT come from a state which was
the home of secession said Senator Till
man Of South Carolina. I say he con-
tinued, 1t is a sectional issue and it will
prevail
And fitting was 1t that the speaker