The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-25
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the liitislh anniversary OF his admission
to tie priesthood in his Gbulch, and the va
rious aovereigus Of the civilized world sent
him presents, come OF great value and
some merely significant as o recognition OF
his position. Some were cent con GmOTe
from Catholic potsntates, as from Spain
and Austria, others simply as so much
"Eafly," as from Bismarck, Qaeen Victoria
and President Cleveland.
The two latter have bien'a good deal
taken to task on account Of their gifts by
numbers Of Protestants and Protestant
newspapers, who sllege that inasmuch as
the Pope is net temporal sovereign,
although claiming to be one, their gifts
we're neither respectful to the King Of
Italy, who claims the Pope for subject
nor to tho prevailing religious sentiment
Of their own countries. They allege that
inaamuch as he is merely the head Of q
church and occupies q purely ecclesiasti-
cal position, that therefore his auniversa-
riesare to bsno more recognized than those
OF tho primstes Of tho English or Greek
Churches, both Of which are rival churches
In the senss Of claiming to be the original
church.
Qleen Victoria 10 accused Of trying to
propitiase the Pope in favor OF her Tory
policy in Ireland, and President Cleveland
il accused Of having his denomination and
reelection in view.
As for Bismarck, his object Is well
known. He has been for q good while at
work concilistirg the Vatican, using the
power Of tho church in and out Of the
RsiChstag to cheCkmsto the Socialists, Of
whom he has in the last two or three years
become decidedly afraid.
The Sultan Of Turkey, who is clear out.
side OF any Gort OF religious sympathy
with tho Pope, pretty near bsnkrupted
himself in order to send an expensive
present expressive Of his high considera-
ton. Like Bismarck, he hadawell known
object in view, which was to secure infu-
ence at Vienna and throughout the Gath
ole provinces Of Germany, against his
mortal enemy, the Russian bear.
Thus we Gee that everybody had an axe
Of come kind to grind. Even Austria and
Spain fell! that the influence Of the Pope
is a good spoke in their wheels, and thatit
pays to put him under little sense Of OBJ
LEGATION, inasmuch as there Is no knowing
when they may be involved in complica-
ton with the other powers. So they like
to have little credit in bank at Rome 10
check on in possible day Of trouble.
Nov 60 far as our beloved President
is concerned, he touched the bust
ness somewhat lightly. We suppose
he did not feel justified in draw.
ing on the contingent fund Of the
State department for anything very e1pen.
siye, nor on the other hand did he care to
20 down very deep into his own pocket.
So he sent to the Pope Handsomely
bound and inscribed copy Of The Consh.
tuition OF the United States.
This interesting volume was formally |
presented to the Pope by Archbishop |
Ryan day or two ego, and certain.
ly when cur two hundred and fifty
pound President road that speech OF
the Archbishop he must have felt
that he had his money back with In
terest. We presume that he never knew
so well before what good man be Is, nor
how worthy to cit in his exalted seat
OF course every 1850 has its thorn, and
now Grover is catching it afreah in sundry
resolutions and newspaper articles, all &C
cusing him, in substance, of bending the
hinges Of his knee that "thriit may follow
fawping." The fact that he holds pew
in tho most elegant Presbyterian church
in Washington, and attends services there
with tolersble regularity, counts for little.
He is nevertheless suspected Of casting his
net into the sea for fshes. Or, in other
and palmer words, Of counting uympa-
thetic support in New York and other
large cities.
We feel bound to say for Grover that
this Is his "hTst ofense," (ot the knd,)
and that we must not wholly ignore the
presence OF rivalry with Governor Hill in
New York, which Is more or less formi-
dable, and that after all, considerlng the
siss OF his present, he cannot DO regarded
su smlttsn with any very great personal
or ecclesiastical affection for the Pope.
The Pope understands this matter, The
Archbishop has explained 1t all privately.
Ho hes told him that prominent Re-
publican candidate for the Presidency,
who will probably contest the next cleo.
ton with Grover, has an immense fol-
lowing among his friends in the United
States, and that therefore this "little
anchor to the windWard" was really
political necessity on the part Of the Presi-