The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-09-22
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JUDGE MORAN FOR BRYAN.
The Chicago Jurtst was Against Hin
In 1896,


In 1896.
Ex-Judge Thomas A. Moran. Of Chi
eago, gold Democrat, has declared
for William j. Bryan. In an interview
IN the Chicago Chronicle of last Sun
day the distinguished jurist said:
"The gold Democrats in 1896 ignored
che high tariff issue and such of them
rs voted fer Mckinley while they alb
Aorred high protection as vicious
economic principle, nevertheless re.
garded the then threatened free coin.
age of silver at 16 to as being more
dangerous than high protection. The
people of this country are in the habit
OF settling one issue Mt time in their
presidential elections and the election
OF 1896 settled the free silver issue and
placed the country on a gold standard.
It is utterly impossible to revive the
free silver issue in this campaign. no
matter what place it may be given in
any platform. -.
platforms do not make issues. There
is no genuine free silver issue in this
campaign. Although the Kansas City
platform reiterates the resolution of
thesChicago platform of 1896, still the
free silver issue is like last years
birds nest-there is nothing in it. The
currency bill passed by the last con-
gresS makes gold the standard and the
standard cannot he changed until that
law is repealed by congress and the
assent of the president; therefore,
there ctn he no free coinage Of silver
until the currency law passed by con-
gress is repealed and law authoriz-
ing the free coinage of silver ut 16 to
is enacted.
"The attempt of the Republicans to
make free silver an issue in this cam
paign is absurd, and the attempt
of Republican leaders, including Mr..
Gage. to alarm the business interests
Of the country is ridiculous Even if
Mr. Bryan, when elected, should direct
his secretary of the treasury to pay
the coin obligations of the government
in silver that would not put the coun.
try OH Il silver basis.
"The country cannot be put upon a
silver basis without the enactment of
law which permits silver to lie
coined as freely rs gold. Paying the
coin obligations of the government in
silver dollars today would not put the
government upon silver basis, for
the silver dollar is itself upon Il gold
basis. The government is obliged to
maintain the parity between the silver
dollars now coined and gold, conse.
Quently when n So coin obligation of
the government is discharged by the
payment by the secretary of the treas
ury of five silver dollars it is precisely
the same as If he discharged the obli-
cation with a S. gold piece. for the sill
YER dollar Is maintained ut 100 cents
IN gold by the obligation of the gov
eminent. Silver dollars paid by the
secretary Of the treasury in the dis
charge of any obligations of the gov
eminent pass today everywhere ut 100
cents on the dollar in gold. 1t was
because silver was being so rapidly
coined under the John Sherman act
that it was feared that 80 much silver
would he put in circulation that it
would be impossible for the govern
ment to maintain its parity. The
John Sherman act was repealed ut the
beEest of Mr.. Cleveland and the coun-
try saved from being brought to Il sill
YER basis. Tho pretense, therefore,
that the government could be brought
to a silver basis and business panic
caused by the payment Of the coin
obligations of the government in silver
is n fraudulent pretense-false and,
when made pretcXt for alarming the
business interests of the country, cow
ardly.
''The attempt of our syndicate presi-
dent, rs Mr.. Olney calls him, to ex-
plot his colonial system is the issue
of today. 1t is fraught with more dan
ger to American institutions than the
free coinage of silver or high protec-
lion or any other financial or economic
policy that could be proposed to the
American people.
you can no more maintain ut the
same time free republic and col
onial system of government than you
can mix oil and water. The two
things are absolutely Incompatible.
"Mr McKinley's assertion that it is
his intention to give to the Filipinos n
good system of local government does
not meet the issue ut all Great Brit
ain proposes to do that in the Trans
vaal and always has attempted to do
It in all her colonies. but Great Britain
teavcs the Transvaal without IL shred
OF independence. and that Is what Mr..
Mckinley proposes to do with the Phil
tppines. They are to have local self
government, but no M .iOnal autonomy.
They are to obey laws passed by the
congress of the United States and to
receive officers appointed by the presi-
dent of the United States without hav.
hg any voice III the passage OF these
Jaws or in the selection of those OIL
GERS That; is national slavery ard is