The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-10-17

a moment of attempting to dictate the po-
litical duties to either priests or people. "
.In your opinion was his letter solicited
by these ST. Paul gentlemen because OF the
hope that 1t might influence the votes OF
Catholics. on account of the publication
OF the views of an eminent prelate OF Their
church, or on account of the arguments adj
yarlced by John Ireland?" '@
Enthusiastically the committee, actu-
ated by the same hypocritical motives as
the notorious Mckinley and Hobart Bust
ness Mems cub of Philadelphia, hoped to
gain votes for the Republican candidate
by publishing the sentiments OF an arch
bishop rather than a citizen. Archbishop
Ireland modestly disclaims any Intention
of influencing public opinion on account o.
his official position, and speaks Simply as
a citizen. His partisan views Will be &C
cepted for whatever value the arguments
presented seem to give them. Inasmuch
az the Republican platform OF 1860, upon
which Abraham Lincoln was elected, ex-
pressed it's protest, even In stronger terms,
against unwarranted invasion OF state by
federal troops, than does the Bryan pat
form, no Catholic will be seriously alarmed
over the alleged secession sentiments IN
the platform of 1896"
In addition to the above, the Irish
Standard interviewed Roger Vail, OF TINS
city, with the following result:
CAS- a prelate of the church to which l
belong entertain the highest esteem TOT
the archbishop of st. Paul. He is recog-
nized everywhere as brilliant and pro-
found theo1ogian, and when speaking on
matters of faith and morals accept MIN
as safe guide and authority. In the DO
main Of politics 1t is otherfise with me.
accept his arguments at what they are
worth, and no more. In his letter ne
admits that he may be mistaken, and l
am convinced from my extensive reading
on birnetarlism and cognate studies that
he errs in his views. | do not question
his patriotism in the least, but he is
Republican and am a. Democrat, and our
views are Numerically opposed on the
great issue in the present campa-gn-the
free coinage of gold and silver by the
United States without the assistance or
permission Of any nation on earth. II
this country is able: to legislate politically
and industrially for It's own people with
out the interference of foreign nations, it
is also able to legislate financially for
them or else we are not a self-govern1ng
people.
/. prefer to follow Archbishop Walsh, of
Dublin, on the subject of finance. He
has been quoted as an authority In the
British parliament, the German re.chstag
and the United States congress. He does
not write as politician but as a political
economist. Archbishop Ireland is mis-
taken when he says that "the pamphlet
Of Archbishop Walsh has no bearing
whatever on the situation in America, :"
for the Dublin pre.ate when interviewed
sad that the adoption of bimetallism was
an imperative necessity not only for the
agricultural tenants of Ireland, but for
the farmers Of other nations. II do not
at all limit this to Ireland" he says.
The Archbishop of st. Paul asserts that
the Arch bishop OF Dublin expresses no
opinion as to the ratio in which silver
is to be coined" IT the archbishop reads
the pamphlet more carefully he will find
that the Dublin prelate emphasizes the
fact that from 1903 to 1873, while the BIZ
metallist arrangements of France were in
force, the market prices of go d and silver
each wear. kept SO close to the French
currency value of, 15h to 1, that they
never oscillated so far even as 16 to 1 on
the one side, or Is to on the other Ii
the archbishop looks over the tables pre-
pared by recognized authorities he will
discover that for 200 years, UP to the "at-
rocious crime Of 1873," for which John
Sherman is mainly responsible, the com
m ercial ratio of gold and silver has never
been lower than to 14.14, nor higher
than i to 1925, a variation of about two
points, while at the present time, on ac-
count of the decentralization Of silver by
the Republican party, the variation is 16
points. When silver is restored to Its.
former position, side by side with goldji
without any discrimination and at the
present legal ratio of 16 to l, theeoinage
and the commercial prices of the white
metal will be the same, though am in
clined to believe the commercial price
may exceed the coinage value at the
mint after awhile. Morton Frewen, the
British bimetallist, Mr.. Gibbs and Mr..
Grenfell, ex-pres.dents OF the bank Of
England, and Prof. Andrews, Of Brown
University all declare that on the re-
sumption of free coinage of both metals,
at the United States minis, the price Of
silver all over the world will be $1.29 an
ounce. That will make the 53-cent dollar
an. honest dollar of 100 cents, and the
god dollar. and silver dollar will be ex-,
actly equal in their purchasing capacity,
and be full legal tender for all debts;
pUOAlC anu Ai0S iSIAAAo SOSA1AIs
try but in every country with which we.
have commercial relations. .s.. 5s 4
III should judge from the archbishop,s,
letter that he has never made a deep
study of the monetary question. as he
only repeated the fallacious and oft-re-
refuted arguments OF the gold bug orators
and organs.
The gold Democrats who have. drawn
this reply from chbishop ireland may
be laboring under the erroneous i'm pres
sion that the utterance Of his grace may.
influence the voting members Of his
church to support Mark Hanna's candi-5
date for the presidency. / do not know
what effect his words may produce upon
Others, but as for the voters Of Irish
nationality IN this country, am sure,
they Will remember the words OF Daniel,
O'Connell and say: we take orr re-.
ligion from Rome, and not our politics.
Some az our nom Catholic friends think
that Whens the archbi bishop is urged by pol.
iticianssto talk on the issues Of the cam
aign, the members Uf his church will
not dare TO disagTee with his views.
certain minister 81 this said On one
occasion lat arch bishop carried the
Ghtlie Hole it his pocket d II
III that
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