The Irish standard., 1896-10-24
GOSPEL SHARPS.
Pulpit Founders Giving Advice to the
Voters.

Pulpit Founders Giving Advice to the
Voters.
Bishop Newman, Rev. N. D. Hills and
Dwight L. Moody are recognized as repre-
sentative men in their several spheres as
religious teachers and preachers.
|. All Of them have made some very radi-
cal utterances In opposition to those who
are supporters Of Mr.. Bryan and the prin-
ciples he represents They are not con-
tent with ordinary language In express
ing their views, but presume to pass oudg-
ment upon Mr.. Bryan and upon all who
oppose the gold standard, calling them an
archists and repudiati ationists. Judge not
that ye be not Judged" seems to have been
forgotten by them for the time being, at
least. Mr.. Bryan is the peer of any OF his
traducers' measured by any standard by
which " are; accustomed to Judge men,
and IN several respects at least ne is
their superior. Partisan blindness ana
selfish interests may lead these men to
criticise Mr.. iBryan--to sneer at him Tor
his lack Of experience. to underestimate
his ability and to impugn his motives, but
when these are laid aside and candor ts
enthroned I am satisfied that all must
recognize in him a wise and courageous
leader "a man of rare brilliancy and ability
one who Is calm under all circumstances
and who is absolutely fearless in main
training what he conceives to be just and
for the public good.
This is no time to criminate and recrim-
inate; no time for anything but the exer-
else Of, the loftiest patriotism, and the
most answering loyalty to truth.
:: The friends of silver or binetallism are
age in values and the consequent depres-
sion in business, the lack Of employment
OF thousands who are seeking in vain for
renlunerative work--a condition which al
ready borders upon panic throughout our
country--that all this is the natural and
inevitable result OF the characterization of
silver and the practical adoption of the
gold standard. We see what we believe to
be a concerted plan on the part Of the
money kings of the world to bring all the
nations ef the earth to adopt the single
gold standard as has already been done
in several countries of Europe, and is now
being attempted in this country. BY con-
viction and tradition the people of the
United States are opposed to foreign in
tervention in our money affairs as Well az
in every other way. The adoption of the
gold standard as contemplated by the Re
publican party and the gold Democratic
party is in effect a reversal Of the time
honored and patriotic principles Of inde-
pandence which has been the glory Of our
republic, and q voluntary placing of it's
neck in the yoke OF financial servitude
which foreign and home money barons
have made for our enslavement. This pol
ICY if adopted, will inevitably benefit the
few at the expense of the many. It will
make money dearer. and farm. products
and all manufactured goods cheaper. Let
this policy be reserved as it will Inevitably
be through a policy which will honor sill
yer equally with gold, and the farmer will
be prospered, and through his prosperity
all classes Of our citizens will be benefited.
a short time ago the editor of the
Springfield (Mass.) Republican, q gold
standard paper, said editorlally that the
adoption Of free coinage would increase
the price of all farm products Is per cent.
Suppose it be but 60 per cent, it would give
q boom to the country such as we have
not see The thousands who are now idle
would find employment; the mills and the
factories would start, and the gloom
which has lowered over the people like a
pail would be dispelled.~-as darkness fees
before the rising sun. Those who are
working for Mr.. Bryans election fully be-
lieve and know as surely as effect follows
cause that his triumph means all this
and more and yet this trio of leading min
listers; appointed a day of fasting and
prayer to appeal to the Almighty that
such a calamity as the election of Mr.. Bry-
an might be averted!
Very likely these men are sincere in
their views, but, that does not prove them
to be right. Sincere men believed in siav-
cry, but few now will claim that they were
tight 1t cost this nation hundreds Of
thousands of lives and thousands of mill
ions Of money to destroy the institution
in which SO many sincerely believed. This
modern slavery which we, the American
people, are SO urgently urged to voluntar-
lily assume by adopting gold monometal-
lisnl, is more far reaching than was Afrl-
can slavery. That affected one race only
+L;, , ffoo+, al THAT a affpcto a nor
tton Of the people inone sectcion only; this
affects all the people of:all sections alike.
It is passing strange that ministers Of
the gospel, the professed followers of the
lowly Nazarene, who was the friend of
the poor and who instead of fawning
around the money changers, drove them
out Of the temple with scourge Of small
cords, should be found the champions of
the. money classes when they ought to
know if they do not. that their triumph
means want and hunger and suffering to
the poor and lowly, who were the special
objects of the Savior's care.
j. want to ask these gentlemen when
they pray for Mr.. NcKinley's election If
they are going to ask the Lord to give
victory to the principles he advocated pre-
vious to June 1886. or to those he advo-
1 ca fes now. Now. he wants to be presf-
rderlt, and advocates what Wall street and
Eatsern capitalists dictated. When was
he the more likely to be right, when he
was compare lively free from the excite
n1ent incidental to a presidential con-
test, or now. when the prize of the high
ets office in the gift of the people Is the
price of success?
:, Mr.. Moody justly desires the success Of
his SCHOOL at Northfield, and to large
extent contributions to sustain it will
come from men of great wealth which the
success Of the gold standard will promote,
but can he afford to appeal to the God Of
hosts who hates oppression for the sue
cess OF .asgpolicy which will enslave the
masses and reduce them to the condition
OF serfs to accomplish it?, Some Of the
multi-nillionaires made by the success Of
Mr.. Mckinley might endow his school lib
orally, but. would the end justify the
means? Mr.. Moody's work at .Northfield,
if anything, is q Christian work It's very
nature forbi5s that it should be sup
ported by injustice of any kind. Such a
cotlrse makes a mockery OF good and is
worse than infidelity. 81 Fl ,t
Without desiring to be impertlnent I
desire to ask these ministers and others,
and Iaymen as we'll a question which
seems to me to be appropriate in this con-
nection the correct answer to which will
help to- make clear ones duty In the inn
pending contest. The question is this
How can the advocacy of the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver and gold at the
legal ratio OF Is to I be evidence Of wis
and the advocacy OF the same policy since
that time be proof that he who does it is
an anarchist, a repudiat zionist and in fa-
Vor Of general destruction ? 81 5ss 81
do hot believe it is.s sincerely believe
the e4ection OF Mr.. Mckinley would be
subversive OF the greatest good OF the
greatest number, and 1sshall therefore