The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-16
MICHAEL DAyITT
On DR.. MCGlyun's summons to Rome-At-
tItuds Of tho Church.

I
NEw YoRE, Dec l5,-The Lrish Word
to-day prints an interview with Michss
Dayitt. on the call to Rome of the Rev
DR.. McGlyRn, in which he says; amOpl
other things; "Dr, MCGlynn ought, botl
as priest and q social retormsr to pro
ceed to Bome in obedience to Oardina
slmeoni's summons, and prove that as
mipister OF the church he has taught ne
heresy, either In religion or In morals
contrary 10 the doctrines Of our faith, anC
that his views upon eoclal problems arc
not only Consonant with the diCtatea o.
justice and truth, but arc more calculated
to win millions Of the toiling masssf
into harmony with religion than
to antagonizs any appreCiable mum
ber Of right thinking men. Rome
may appear, at first, to be prejudicsd In
her views; but, as 9he is allow to pro-
nounCe upon issues submitted to her, the
chances always are that her decision will
be o Just one. Cardinal Slmeonl'a
opinions are not to DO taken as the verdict
ot Rome, by any means, The coed
Cardinal is probably suffering yet from
tho bad attack OF Land League nightmare
which oppressed him some three years
ago, when he ran tilt against our moye-
ment in Ireland, and was awakened with
q ludo shock which will Cause him 10
hesiIAte before interfering again in Irish
National politics,
"When | was in Rome, last year,
learned that DR., MCGlynn had been rep,
,t,,,n,,In1 b, 1OkIt,nl li,,,nnnt ra Ia
back 0 1852, for his ouispokan uttCranCes
In this city in defense OF the Land League
l am confident that II DR., MCGlynu goes
to the Eternal City on this mission he
will achieve q victory as complete % that
which the AyChbishops Of Cashel and
Dublin hNva aheady scored there against
English intrigue and misrepresentation"
Upon the qnestion OF Archbishop Cor.
rjgan'a Suspension OF DR., MCGlynn, Mr..
DHvltt would not express an opinion,
but continued: "Rome oGn no more be
guilty OF the injus.icO or alupidiEy OF con.
demning the advocates oil the doctrine
thRtthere C&nno. in justice or In reason
bs private property In land, in the aenOe
in which Mr., George Cppo9esit than abe
could now venture 10 support the doc
trine Of private property in human
beings. The Propaganda may incline
moro to the doctrine OF private prop.
erty in land Than to the Georgian theory,
but, even ouch pronouucement will have
no binding tolce upon any single Gath
oliC throughout the world, 1t will be no
exGaLhedIa prOnUnCiauen coming from
the Supreme POntill upon an article Of
flitl, bnk n Ion1D pu finn atnhelUt,,,, khn
views and opinious q eminent ecclGsias.
tics who are just as liable 10 orr upon
political or economic problem as other
tRllible mortals,
"Romo is moro favorable to monarchy
than 10 republCauism, just as
she possibly may declare herself
more on the side OF landlord.
lam In land than on that Of State or
national proprietofship but she wisely 70.
fuBes to mako 1t Gn article oil faith to repel
republlCRnism in the interest OF monarchy,
and ! am satieiRd that this Ia what she
will do with reference to tho rival theories
on tho land question. They will find
out in Rome that DR.. MCGlynn
has been doing fifty times more
work for Christianity by bis
laborR and speeches here in Now York
than he has accomplished even for tho
Cau5o Of industry. Ii France and Italy
had had fearless prlesta Of the people, as
Ireland has to-day-true lovers OF tho
poor and courageous champions OF tho
oppressed, like DR.. MCGlynn, instead Of
blind Gdherents Of kings aud too faithful
defenders oi aristoCrRCy-the Catholic
Church would not be in the sad position
abe now occupies on tho continent Of
Europe. No kindred mistake will be
committed, am sure, on the continent Of
America