The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-13
Arel,b,.hop Irelnnd,. Letter.

In commenting on Archbishop Ire
lands letter opposing the isms of the
Chicago platform and combating the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
heresy. the Register says:
In taking this position Bishop Ireland
fatty contradicts Archblsop Walsh, OF
Ireland, who three years ago, before the
silver question became prominent issue
In American politics, stated that the cause
OF the frlghtful condition of affairs In
Ireland. the HOPELESS condition OF the ten
antry there and the general poverty of
the people was due to the financial legis-
lation OF England. by which the moneyed
class were enabled 10 get from the pro-
Queer. tho tenant and the farmer and the
laborcr two or three times the amount
OF products and labor they were cnti-
tied to.
Archbishop Ireland's discussion of the
silver question will be found In yester-
days Intelligencer. 1t will not all be
found in the Register. although that
paper received the text of It simultane-
ously with the Intelllgencer. The point
OF this is that the reader Of the above
paragraph cannot find in the Register
the portion OF the archbishop's letter
which refers to Archbishop Walsh's let
ter of three years ago, and is therefore
not permitted to see In that paper what
Archbishop Ireland says on that point.
1t Is fair specimen Of the fairness
with which the Register discusses poll
teal questions.
The American archbishop shows
clearly that the pamphlet Of Archbishop
Walsh, of Dublin, has no bearing what
ever on the present issue in this country.
We quote as follows:
The pamphlet OF Archbishop Walsh has
no bearing whatever on the situation In
America. The archbishop discusses BIZ
metal,ism versus mOnometallism-and
thGt only from one point OF view, the
effect of recommendation upon farmers
contracts under the land purchase act In
ireland. =
In which silver is to be coined. and he
nanifcstly preSupposes that bimetallism
would be brought about under an inter-
national agreement. He explains that
sJnGia was unable to keep up n silver cur
rency Independently Of European rations.
cit was Impossible for India to obtain the
loans that are absolutely necessary for
the development OF the country" and the
reason was THE iluctuation in tho reln-
tive value of the rupee" 1T Is the silver
currency OF China" he adds. that stops
the making of railways IN that country"
" Walsh's pamphlet Is throughout solid
argument against the Chicago platform.
1t may thus be seen that Archbishop
Ireland does not ''natly contradict.
Archbishop Walsh, but on the contrary
shows that he was squarely against the
thing which the Bryantes are contend
Ing for. The Registers paragraph was
only intended to delude readers who
might not read the full text Of the letter.
Our nclghbor also undertakes to lee
ture clergymen on the improperly of
their interesting themselves in great
economic questions affecting the well
fare OF the country. That is u matter of
conscience. Who should be more inter-
ested than the clergy In the prosperity,
the peace and the happiness of the peo-
pie? Archbishop Ireland does not speak
as n churchman or on behalf OF church,
but as private individual. and as
citizen whose patriotism Is rs great to-
day MS 1t was during the civil war, when
he gave his services to his country.