Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-16
DAVITT ON M'GLYNN.
THE LAND LBAGUETAKES STRONG GROUNDS
IN FAVOR OF THE DOCTOR.
Cardinal SimsOni's Opinions Not 10 be Taken as the
Verdict Of ROme-The Cardinal Probably
Suffering Yet from the Bad Attack Of
Land League Nightmare.

New YORK, December 15.-The Irish
World, this morning, prints an interview
with Michael Davitt on the call to Rome
of the Rev. DR.. McGlynn, in which he
says among other things: s'Dr. McGlynn,
ought as priest and a social reformer, to
proceed to Rome in obedience to Cardinal
Simeoni's summons and prove that as a
minister of the church he has taught no
heresy, either in religion o: morals con-
trary to the doctrines of our faith, and
that his views upon social problems are not
only consonant with the dictates Of
justice and truth, but are more
calculated to win millions of the masses
into harmony with religion than antago-
nIze any appreciable number of right
thinking men. Rome may appear at first
to be prejudiced in her views, but as she
is slow to pronounce upon issues sub
mitted to her, the chances always are that
her decision will be Just one. Cardinal
Simeoni's opinions are not to be taken as
the verdict Of Rome, by any means. The
good Cardinal is probably suffering yet
from the bad attack of
LAND LEAGUE NIGHTMARE
which oppressed him, some three years
ago, when he ran little against our move
ment In Ireland and was awakened with
a rude shock which will cause him to hes
itate before interfering again in Irish
national politics. When | was in Rome
last year | learned that DR.. McGlynn had
been reprimanded by Cardinal Simeoni,
so far back as 1882, for his out spoken ut
terances in this city in defiance oft land
league. ! am confident that if DR.. Nc
Glynn goes to the Eternal City on this
mission, he will achieves victory as COM
plete as that which the Archbishops of
Oashel and Dublin have secured against
English intrigue and Misrepresentation.
Upon the question of Archbishop Corri-
gan's suspension of DR.. McGlynn, Mr.. Da-
witt would not express an opinion, but
continued: Rome can no longer be
guilty of the injustice or stupidity con-
demning the advocates or doctrine that
there cannot in justice or in reason be
(private property in land in the sense in
which Mr.. George opposes it than she
could now now venture to support the
doctrines of the private property in human
beings.
The propaganda may incline more to the
doctrine of private property in land than TO
the Georgian theory, but even such pro-
nouncement will have no bending force
upon any single Catholic throughout the
world. 1t will be no ercdthedrd prOnuH-
cidtmenO coming from the. Supreme Pontiff
Jpn an article of faith, but declaration
embodying the views and opinions of en-
inent ecclesiastics who are just as
liable to err upon political or
economic problem. as other fallible
mOrtals. Rome is more favorable to
monarchy than to republicanism, just as
she possibly may declare herself more on
the side OF landlordism in land than that
of State or National proprietOrship, but
SHE WISELY REFUSES
to make it an article of faith to repel re-
publicanism in the interest of monarchy,
and am satisfied that this is what she
will do with reference to the rival theories
on the land question. They will find out
Ill hOlnc ludl MI. hCuIy LII Has uccu
doing fifty times more work for
Christianity by his labocs and
speeches here in New York
than he has accomplished even for the
cause ofindustry. If France and Italy had
had fearless priests of the people rs Ireland
has to-day, true lovers of the poor and
courageous champions Of the oppressed
like DIR. McGlynn instead of blind adher-
entS of kings and too faithful defenders of
aristocracy, the Catholic Church would
not be in the bad position she now occu-
pies on the continent of Europe. No kin
dred mistake will be committed ain sure
on the continent of America