The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-13

8zGN2 even FsS EsESsA EFeSsAks % 49,
rens Win which the campaign on their
side was opened. and have commenced 70
ttrn iesse Their mud batteries 81 IN
yecssvs. SANDER ard abuse. Nc more GER
tain evidence OF the Inherent weakness Of
sAssr cSase csssif be farnisfaed than tAts.
The vflest onsburst In tbs dsrecfion
which this campaign has Jet furnished
vas sn the columns o. sEs Pop.slss even
sng paper yes.srday. anc was directed a.
tnaa sho desxrvediy ranks among tns
forefnoss Of American citfxenss and whose
character AID ssandsSx before tns weird .
ssch that these vie attacks viii rot leave
eyea the suspicion Of stain.
The target for abass - Archbishop Ire
land. Of Minnesota Archbishop Iresaaa
neees no defenders. Hss life and his many
pubic services are known "a nearly MI the
readers Of tie press- Barn n Ireland. he
sesflsa Wan his family In Minnesota while
yet a child. and sssce he arrived ~ man
hsoa his life has been 11aatined with the
growth OF ne state. Leaving entirely 70
ene aide his career a. . priest. Ia which
~ has attained rank AZ one Of the fore
most Drssates Of hss church. sss public
services have been many 4ad varied lie
was al the head Of tie ags, grea, cofon.-
nation movement of tie Northwest. and
WAS personally the direct rsans Of
settling thousands Of settlers In his state.
lie has been for years the president 81 the
state historical society OF Minnesota He
served In the war a. chaplain Of sne Fifth
Minnesota. one Of the FIRST regiments
raised He r. honorea. loved and respected
throughout the entire Northwest BY nea
Of ali crseas and natsonassies.
Being preiats and having . high sense
Of what was due to his posi- ton. Arch.
bishop Ireland has .efra.nsi heretofore
from any public sxprsasiou Of his vasws
on political mastsrs- Believing. however.
thai the present campaign presented
usor&i ~ weIi ~ political Issaes. being
profound believer In the American system
81 government. and foresee.ng that there
were influences ~ work In this campaign
which would be. IL successful. subyrrs.vs
81 the institutions Of . country Of which
he was proud 10 be = citizen. he finally
decided TO give hls views on the saojec; Ia
the public. and did % In \ letter which
appeared In the columns Of the Poss-fntei-
ageneer yesterday morning. and Of which
. CARRIED version appeared In the Popa-
nsssc newspaper last evening.
Archbishop Ireland IL man OF splendid
smtslises. OF broad culture and Of nns rea-
sonsng powers. Naturally, his every In
stsncs revoiiea against the Populistic plat.
form put forth at Chicago. and he 20 ex-
pressed himself In letter which. for
calm. dsscasssona,e summing up OF the
true nature OF the issues presented In this
campaign. Is well abreast OF the best work
which has appeared from men who have
made political affairs their lifelong study
and occupation
The influence OF Archbishop Ireland -
great. and IL was feared that the stand he
has taken would be likely 10 result n the
loss OF votes 10 the popnastIc ticket.
Hence the PopuIistle press feels called
Upon to attempt to answer him. How 10
this done. ny meeting his arguments Ia
the same asspass4enats way with which
they were pat gorwsrdT Not at ALI Such
are not rapailsste tactics. He II irnrnedi-
asaiy assaaed with abuse aaa SANDER. Hs
IL charged witn having psssststased him.
sesf 10 Mamrnsn. with having snsd shs
weight Of his great position and great
nasssa FER money. ard with being the tool
Of ire money power"
Never In the heat Of any previous pcsiti'
cal campaign wsshIa the present genera
sssn have sscn vie SANDERS. such utterly
goanssx ssonisss charges. been heapea upon
such \ man as this.
nsss asas frozn SANDER ard vile lnpagn-
sas Of motives. even graver injustice -
eene 20 aluA. His language IL CARRIED be-
ysard al sssszsalanee 20 the Original. and
these cfu3s forgerses are then answered
"a though they we're The arguments whsca
Archaasssog Ireland had hfnases. advanced.
ssrmplss es the alleged quotations fren Als
s,s~seh. a. compared with what be aesa.
a.ly eIa say. are as folaows:
The FNeg~ussssc p@pe~ asssex The Arch
a.saap "a SAYING. That TIRE money aaes-
ten 10 rot IA issue IN shSs ean1paaga-~tast
T.. IL - msaa~ sgesgson." The actual
language ases wAs. TIRE essestisa has -
Importance. eut II - az snsnor szr7se-tarcs
/ "a presence o. ether conditions wAsss ars
kruaxAs susc lssse.~
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s1@sag. saa sgse,atsVn marks being aTe-
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