The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-17
RINGING WORDS.
Archbishop Ireland's Note OF
Warning to Patriots.
The Noted Churchman Denounces tho
chicago Platform and the Utterances
or Ia Expounders as n Menace
10 the Nation.

"fS ehuicnes oil thtS city, Archbishop
Ireland Sunday night gave out letter
~ which he gives his reasons why he is
opposed to the Chicago platform. The
letter OF his constituents Is an appeal
for light upon the duties Of the hour,
and asks for the archbishop's calm and
honest convictions on the issues of the
cay. Asynopsis Of the letter follows;
The archbishop says he is not unwilling
IN the present crisis 10 speak for the In
tcsrity OF the nation. for the necessity OF
the people. for the honor OF America. and
inc permanency OF free Institutions lie
says he Is citizen OF the country, con-
cerned I'm the interests OF the nation. and
subject to all the responsibilities Of ciu-
zenship, and to be silent when words or
his might be OF some profit would be cow
ardice and crime. He is not unmindful
or the objection against the churchman
speaking on matters which have entered
the arena OF politics, lest his influence as
a teacher OF religion seem TO be used 10
promote the interests OF a political party.
lie might reply that there are occasions
when a political platform means disaster
20 the country. when politics are closely
connected with morals or religion. and
upon those occasions the churchman must
he a patriot. without allowing a moments
thought 10 considerations OF expedlency.
and must take In hand the moral or re-
lgous issue, even II IL be vested In the
garment OF pontcs.
Declares for Mckinley.
In the present instance he seeks no ex-
cuso OF this kind lie speaks entirely as
the citizen, without warrant from his &C.
clesIastical position He respects those
who differ with him, and impeaches neither
their good faith nor their honor lie u
dealing not with men, but with principles
and movements. Ho stands by the plat
form and candidates OF the republican
convention. and opposes the platform and
candidates OK the democratic convention
at Chicago. He declares that. the days
OF the civil war excepted, at no tirnc has
20 great a peril threatened the country as
that involved IN the present political cam
paign.
'LawIcssness and Anarchy"
The silver question, he says has it's Inn
portance. but 10 OF minor Importance In
tho presence OF other questions brought
into the movement which had It's express
sion In the Chicago convention, and which
now seeks by means OF popular suffrage
20 enthrone itself in the capital OF the
nation, and the logical effect OF which Is
revolution. II Is secession-the secession
OF 1861, which was believed TO have been
consigned to eternal death at AppomattoN,
but which again demands recognition from
the American people.
Spirit of Socialism.
The archbishop says that the appeals OF
the party orators 10 the common people,"
10 the "laborer;" to the poor and down
trodden." and their denunciation OF ''plu-
tocrats," corporations" money grab.
bers' and bankers" cannot be construed
otherwise than an attempt 10 array class
against class. II Is the international OF
Europe now seeking foothold In America.
1t is the war OF the proletariat against the
property holder He warns the principals
OF the movement TO beware lest they light
torches which, borne I'm the hands OF reck-
less mem may light up In this country the
iurid fires OF a commune. lie says there
may be room In some things for peaceful
amelloration through well-informed pub
lie opinion and orderly legislation, but class
hatred and passion never led 10 aught but
general misery and suffering. The first
condition OF prosperity TO any and all
classes of tho people Is peaceful common
wealth and assured social order.
Opposed to Free Coinage.
The declaration in the Chicago platform
against federal interference I'm local af-
fairs. he declares, can have no other mean
ing It is the old secession doctrine that
the states are Independent OF the national
government; 81 Is the annulment OF the
union: II Is a notice served upon the Amer
lean nag that outside the District OF Co
lumbia II Is without power OF self-asscrtion
or self-defense. The archbishop quotes
from the speech OF Senator Tlllman before
the Chicago convention, saying that he was
from the nome OF SECESSION" ard that
this was "a sectional issue and Il will pre-
vail" and says that this speaker recog-
nized the Significance OF this declaration
OF the platform and voiced It's spirit. IL
was fitting that a speaker with such
theme should be the representative OF
South Carolina, which state, he says. has
thrice spoken for secession-when IL passed
in 1892 the notification laws, when In 1861
a. fred on Fort sumter, and when IN 1886
81 cries out "a sectional issue and IL VIII
prevail
Archbishop ireland declares that In it's
threat against the supreme court the Chi
eago platform threatens the country with
destruction OF social order, with lawless-
ness and with anarchy. In our courts Is
the personincation OF law and order. and
IN prompt obedience to them lies the safety
OF our free institutions. and the objection
In the platform TO government by inJunc-
ton" and the reference TO the supreme
court las now constituted" he declares
contains a threat 10 deprive the courts OF
their power In favor OF mobs bent on riot
Ing and destruction OF property. Put. as
far as Il Is possible by human ingenuity,
outside OF partisan politics. Independent OF
political influences, through their life
tenure OF Office the judges OF the supreme
court rule congress, the president state
and nation, and expound the law In all
its innexlbilty, and every citizen. no mat
ter who. must yield TO ~. Now conven-
tion speaks OF the supreme court 'aa II
may hereafter be constituted" intimating
unmistakably the Intention OF the party
a. successful at the polls. TO constitute the
court by popular election OF judges, by
shortening their term OF office or by tho use
of other methods to make Il inscnslble to
the stern voice OF law and responsive to
the whlms or political parties.
on the monetary question, which he pro-
nounces a secondary issue In this cam
palgn. the archbishop says that the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver indepcnd-
emily OF other nations into dollars which
should be made legal tender Will disturb
the entire business OF the country and
bring upon u a financial depression far
beyond anything we are now experiencing.
Referring TO the pamphlet OF Archbishop
Walsh, OF Dublin. on "Bimctallism." he
SAYS II has no bearing upon the situation I'm
America. IIe discusses bimetnllism W.
monometallIsm. and that from only ono
point OF view-the effect OF recommendation
upon the farmers contracts under the land
purchase acts In Ireland. Quoting Arch
bishop Waish'B Statements that India was
unable TO keep mp silver currency inde-
pendently OF European nations. ane that u
III the silver currency OF China that retards
her progress Archbishop ireland declares