The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-22
IRELAND'S BREAK.
PROMINENT CATHOLICS DO NOT
SPARE THEIR CRITICISMS.
The Archbishop In Much the Same
Position as Some Others-Mort-
gagged to the Bankers for Half
Million Dollars.

Million Dollars.
st. Louis, October 17.-(Speoial.) )-The
recent declaration by Archbishop Ireland
for the gold standard has caused some
comment among the clergy of his faith In
this city. Archbishop Kain had only
this to say
IL am a ohurchman and not poll
tician."
Father Phelan, editor of the Western
Watohman," answers the archbishop Of
st. Paul In that paper. Following are
extracts from the editorial:
Archbishop Ireland is phenomenon.
He is volcano, and when in a state of
violent eruptions he fills the air with fire
and smoke II secession next Novemb Der
shows her horrid 'front.' one regiment will
be sure of a chaplain. We believe how
ever, 1t was not at any time necessary
during our late unpleasantness to resort
to draft to get surgeons or ohaplains.
Archbishop Ireland is always spectacular
and Frenohy in his entrance on the poll
tioal stage.
"a man of Archbishop Irelands party
called three names in the campaign of
1884 and the Republicans lost the ooun-
try. We strongly incline to the opinion
that "Ireland and Ap2omattox" in 1896
will do for Mckinley what Rum,
Romanism and Rebellion in 1884 did for
Blaine. The fierce blizzard of the north
west has nipped all the flowers of Repub-
lican hope in the blue grass country.
Archbishop Ireland Is good saint
among the bankers, but poor banker
among the saints.
People who know Archbishop Ireland
intimate that he is on the Republican
national oommittee's $40, 900 a day pay
roll. He gets nothing for his work in
the cause of gold. The great tribune of
other days sold himself into slavery to
Wall street when, in 1899, he borrowed
half million dollars. II the cause were
not so hopeless he might turn the tide
in favor Of gold. But OF these two things
he will never be able to convince the peo-
pie: He cannot convince them that silver
is not money.
He says Archbishop Walsh agrees with
him. The Archbishop of Dublin is a
bimetallist, and he defines bimetallism
to be the free and unlimited coinage of
gold and silver at the ratio Of 10 to 1 or
thereabouts. 1t has built all the churches
in the diocese Of st. Paul since the pres
ent archbishop has governed 1t. 1t has
furnished bread and meat to the thous-
ands of orphans Archbishop Ireland has
reported. It has furnished his own bread
and butter. 1t is the only money that has
jingled in the pockets of his people in
quarter of a century. He loves the poor
how can he hate the poor's best and only
friendp
Archbishop Ireland calls Bismarck
willy OLD fox, who wants to ruin this
country. Bismarck is now on the brink
of the grave, and his Language 5reathes
the spirit of good to all men. The man
who could charge him with evil motives
now blasphC me the setting of chastened
and forgiving soul.
Archbishop Ireland gives us the cause
and reason for hard times. The good
archbishop might spare himself the
trouble. We all know what makes hard
times. 1t is want of money. Did any
one ever see hard times when people had
plenty of money? We know now why
we have no money The bankers have
locked 1t up, but we know where to get
more In the ground, thank God.