The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-06
THAT BOSTON STORY
About the Rumor That Archbishop
corrigan May bs osnsuFed,
THE ARCHBISHOP is DEFENDED
Loyalty by His Friends, Though He
Declines to Say Anything.,A Talk
With a Laymau Who Uses Plain
English About tho so,calIed Clique,

New York Trib4He
As was only to be expected, the story
from Boston, published in the Tribune
OF yesterday, announcing that it was
said among those in the conference Of
the higher church authorities, that the
real mission Of Mgr, satolh to this
country was personally to challenge the
respect of tho Archbishop OF New York,
created a good deal OF excitement in
Roman Catholic circles in this city yea
teFday, The general opinion, however.
was that this was not the real object of
Mgr, satolli's visit here, and that the
story was circulated by tho enemies OF
Archbishop Corrigap, A Tribune ra-
porter visited good many prominent
priests and laymen yesterday to ask
them what they thought about the
story, None Of them, however, would
allow their namea to be published in
connection with whatever they said, as
they all feel that it would not BIO wise
to become involved in the dispute which
exists In the Roman Catholic church
here and which Is attracting the atten'
ton OF everyone.
DIR. Burtsell came 10 town yesterday
and went to tho house OF his friend,
John A. Mclaughlin, ut No. 1853 Way
erly Place. When asked whether he
would say anything about the story or
DR.. McGlynn's or his own case he said
in most sorrowful voice; II am ex.
ceedingly sorry that ! cannot do any
thing for you, and / regret that you had
tho trouble Of coming here. You
know i never talk about those
things. My opinions are already we'll
enough known. Even II | should cay
anything and my name were not mem
toned in connection with what said,
every one would know that tho opin'
ions expressed came from me. am too
well known to say anything about what
ever trouble may exist in the church.
Again let me say that regret exceed
ingly that l cannot do anything for
you"
Archbishop Corrigan simply said: ~
have nothing to say to-day about the
story"
A we'll known Roman Catholic lay
man, however, who is we'll informed on
what takes place in the church, said:
~ road tho story from Boston, which
told Of the true object OF Mgr. satollls
visit here, in to-duy's Tribune. After /
had read it the first thing that struck
mo was that tho Catholic University at
Washington must have been moved to
Boston, OF course | was surprised to
think such an important change had
been mado and ! had not heard of 1t.
However, so many things are being
done in these days that man cannot
be blamed much If he docs not keep
track OF everything that happens.
THAT story may have been sent from
Boston, but It emanated from the Cath
ollie University at Washington. 1t Is
simply another piece of the mean and
cowardly work Of the clique in the Elier.
archyeof the church who arc opposed
to Archbishop Corrigan, Any one who
knows anything ct all about Roman
Catholic affairs in this country must DO
aware that such a clique exists. and
that, to gain their object, they will cir
culate all tho lying statements they can
invent so long as these statements will
tend to put the archbishop New York
in false light. Unfortunately for
them, however, tho members OF the Ro-
man Catholic church in the archdio.
cese of New York, at least, know Of
their work and why they arc doing IT..
Thelr work is not the result go much Of
want "of intelligence as OF motives OF
personal ambition. They cannot in
iimidato Archbishop Corrigan, how
ever, and tho sooner they realize that
the better it will be for themselves.
ut is extremely strange why they
should single out Archbishop Corrigan
for disobedienCe to the Holy See and
disrespect to the papal delegate who
represents the pope. The archbishop
was always said to be tho most Roman
prelate in this country. This clique,
however, arc trying to create an i'm
preston that the archbishop Is not Ro-
man in his views. Up to a short while
ago, according to the members Of this
combination, he was not in sympathy
with American sentiment, II he is not
Roman or American, what is he? The
arch bishop has always preached obe
dience to the Holy Sec. Why, even hlE
sermon in the cathedral on New Years
DIV eliminated on obedience to thu
Holy See. They say he has assniled the
authority Of tho Holy See. Well, why
do they not prove tliolr assertions
Simply because they have no proof tc
advance. Why do they not give facts
say what he has done, when he was
disobedient to tho Holy See, and show
in what way he failed to obey tho au
thorlty Of Rome?
"Now regarding his alleged disrespecl
to Monsignor Satolli. The story says
that tho conduct Of the archbishop to
ward Mensignor Satolli from the time
Of his arrival until now has been in thu
highest degree disrospeCtful, and GOO
on TO say that for the representative o
the pope lie has neither welcome no.
courtesy. All that is untrue: 1t II
true, however, that tho archbishop wa
not one Of those who received Monslg
nor Satolti when he landed from the tut
which took him from the steamer
This was no fault OF the archbishop's
| II Ia well known that no was excluded
from taking any part in tho reception
to tho apostolic delegate whom Ito ar
rived In this city. Monsignor satoll
was taken in hand by committee Q
clorrymon, who informed the arch
bishop that they would escort the papa
delegate to his house. When the arch
bishop asked the committee wherc tn
tug would land hp was told that tho!
did not know, aud no information what
ever would DO given out Evorythln
was dono to prevent tho archbishop
from meeting MonSignor satolA on Isl