Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-08-27
Bishop Newman
Replies.
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Cnlcago, aug. 10. - 1FiUullt .
Saratoga speclal-Bishop John T..
Newman, who has "a summer cot
tage here, has sent the following
open letter to Senator William NJ.
Stewart of Nevada in reply TO the
latter'srecent criticism of Newman's
course in the support of sound
money
"Senator William M. Stewart of
Nevada-Dear Sir : Your open
letter to me of Aug. 5 cannot pass
without an answer. | am IA disciple
Of the single gold standard through
your teachings. We were in the
senate together, you as senator and
| as chaplain. In those happier
days, you a magnificent SEN
ator, an eloquent advocate of honest
money. We were proud of you,
and esteemed yoa as the Lion of
Nevada In your better estate you
said ! n the senate {:
- Want the standard gold.
There have been II great many bat
ties fought against gold, aud gold
has won every time. Gold has
never compromised. You say that
you have got up a compromise bill
on the question of whether gold
shall be respected. Gold has made
the world respect it all the time.
The English people once thought
they could get along without gold
for awhile, but they had to 90 back
to 1t. Gold is recognized as the
universal standard of value. + + =
DO not lot us attempt to deceive the
American people. DO not let us
try to make them believe by some
hocus pocus of legislation that we
can give them something of real
value,-that we can give them a
measure of value that is better than
the universal standard of mankind,
"1 believe that it would be
highly injurious to this country to
again initiate the currency. =
l need not enlarge upon the evils
Of "a depleted currency. This
country has felt them too severely
to require that | should mention
them. 1t matters not what kind OF
a deprecated currency you nave, it
necessarily entails many evils. In
any country where gold has been
treated unkindly, where a country
has Iassed a deprecated currency,
gold has left the country
IL have taken these, your wise
sayings, from your speeches report
ed IN the Congressional Record of
January, February, and June of
1874. They were brave, manly
words uttered in your better estate.
worthy a great statesman, but, 90,
Luclfer, son of the morning, how
art thou fallen from heaven /: how
art thou cast down to the ground
which dld'st weaken the nations.
Yet did not despair of your re
~
turn 10 your fathers house.
while the lamb OF life holds out TO burn.
Inc West sinner may return
You took umbrage at nv utter
ance to our ministers to induce them
TO stand for honest money. Meth.
odist ministers are the most inde-
pendent, and are among the most
intelligent of our citizens. They
think for themselves aud vote az
they please No bishop and no
conference a control them in
their political creeds or actions
1t IS a pride for me to know that
they are true patriots and honest IN
their relations to the public credit
as they are loyal to their country
My remarks which offended von
were these /.
- shall call your attention 70
what ! believe is the plain duty Of
The clergy,and shall urge upon them
the Importance of using ali the in.
iluence they possess, IN the pu,p,t
and out, against the danger winch
threatens onr land
IN o coercion . M ,;t,: