The Irish standard., 1896-10-03
He Will Not Listen to the Words of an
Oily Letter.

He Will Not Listen to the Words of an
Oily Letter.
The Mckinley and Hobart Business
Mems Campaign committee, with head
quarters in Philadelphia, has sent out an
appeal to the Catholic clergy of the
country in behalf of Mark Hanna's can
didates, and the tools of dishonest
trusts and combines, that is not only
unique in its way, but a piece of hypo-
critical impertinence never yet equalled
in the history of politics in this country.
Rev. Father McCleary of this city has
been .honored by one Of these patriotic
documents, and expressed himself very
forcibly to a Penny Press reporter con-
concerning the whole pharasaical pro-
ceedings. v.
This insolent, and egot:sticl assump
tion, on the part of these representatives
Of the plutocrat candidates" said Father
Cleary, t'of enjoying a monopoly of the
honesty and patriotism of the country,
will prove a most fatal boomerang for
the gold bug party. The base assu1np-
ton that the farmers Of the great West,
vino are confronted with financial disas-
ter: because of the conspiracies of trusts,
and of large monied interests, against
their products, are not more honest and
patriotic than spectators in government
securities in Wall street, must be re-
sented by all upright men.
t"The Catholic clergy will not use their
influence or position to advance the in
terests of either Mckinley or Bryan.
They are q body: Of Independent and in
te]ligent men, as honest and unseltishly
interested, to say the, least, in the well
fare of the country, as the leaders in
either party. they are not without con-
victions on the great questions of the
day. AS 9. class Of men, they will cast
their votes in accordance with their con-
victions, not influenced by prejudices, or
hypocritical pretensions.
'sAs far as my observations among
them extend, and they are quite varied,
the napor:ty Of them will vote for the
free silver candidate, as his principles
best represent the interests of all the
people, against class legislation. The
man, or set Of men, who pretend that the
leaders of the free silver cause are an
archists and rogues, will bear watching.
Any man VINO pretends that the leaders
Of the gold standard cause are all dis
honest, will bear watching also. There
are honest men on both sides of the great
question, neither party, i'll my opinion,
ocntem plates dishonesty, or the ,destruc-
ton OF popular government. But the
platform on which w. j. Bryan stands.
before the country, is a platform of
principle that appeals to the intelligence
and reason of men. The platform OF the
other candidate appeals to selfish greed,
is hypocritical, for it pretends to favor
biinetallism, if Europe consents, and
then sends its champions through the
country to denounce bimetallism as ma
tional dishonesty and a financial alb
surdity. It has SO far presented no ar
gunlent whatever to. sustain it's claims,
but INDUCES in alarming prophecy, in
and: in .hypocr:tical pretensions that it
monopolizes the honesty and patriotism
Of the country. Such phariseeism cam
not ca putre; the support of the Catholic
clergy (. .s.s
The following istsa copy of the cam
pagin document Aent out by the McKin-
ley committee:
Z. philadelphia, Sept. 10, 1896.
Reverend and Dear Sir:
I'VE are we'll aware that the dignity
Of your sacred office forbids the exercise
of your. influence in any political matter
involving mere questions of executive or
Legislative policy ..8
Nevertheless, we are fully persuaded
that: the questions before the country in
the pending presidential campaign, are
Of an. especially serious character because
they Involve fundamental moral issues
A5decision,in the selection OF a president
that will commit the executive to pol
iccy that in it's application will forcibly
compromise private financial Obligations
and will repudiate a portion of national
debts will be a Violate on OF the basis
Christian principle that commands hon
esty% between man and man. Such a de-
scision we believe; would, be thoroughly
$.mmo oral and would precipitate an ethi-
cal and material calamity of incalcula-
BILE magnitude.
\ 1--WE are also Of opinion that the attack
now being made upon the regularly con-
stitutedl legal authorities ofTthe tional
government ispernicions and dangerous
,te .anssextreme degree for 1t contains re-
bellion against those Safeguards of law
,upon which society, the individual, the
several states and the nation must de-
pend for security and protection. II
successful the vital pr pies. .ofour gov
ernnlerlt viii he undermined sst
ecaliing with gratitude the patriot
Ism and eminent public services of the
|Iatssj Most Reverend Arch shop
.a5,a thsr Rome sNafh1iica
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