The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-07
WAR AGAINST THE POPE.
Charges and Copntercharses in
the Great Catholic Dispute,
THE ARCHBISHOP OF new YORK
Charged With Flghtips tho Holy
soe..Monslsnor satollps Position
DefeBded-A scathlng ArraIgRment
of Archbishop corrlgan by q Well
Informed Catholic,
WILMINGTON .peelaI n Neg YaA 4r.anns

WARRINGTON, ", w Jhu. "a TepFp'
sentative OF tho Tribune to-day asked q
gentleman who ia well informed on
every subject relating to the welfare Of
OF the Catholic church what no knew
about Monsignor sstolli's visit to the
United States. He replied promptly;
Nothing whatever The Tribune has
been q source of news to me, and l am
aatonished at some Of tho statements
printed, especially the one from Boston,
published in yesterdays issue OF the
Tribune.
"And you know nothing concerning
the discussion now going op2"
~ did not say that My answer was
thar knew nothing about the object OF
Monslgpor satolll's visit to the United
States except what has been published
from time to time, do know, how
over, that the most reverend archbishop
OF Now York has q lot OF fool friends,
and that they are smirching his episco-
pal pallium every day. OF course II he
has no part in the matter, he is the Vic
tim OF zeal that Is simply dlabolical.
But it must be that many OF the state
mepts como direct from him. There
have been articles published in the last
two weelssin New York papers that
haye verified every allegation made
against the Metropolitan Of Now York.
Tho defence OF Monsignor Corrigan in
tho Tribune to-day is evidence in sup
port OF this view. I saw the statement
printed a fcw days ago to the effect that
schism was growing in the New York
diocese. The evidence confirming that
is now documentary fact
"Now, II all this Is not true, how is 1t
that Monsighor CeFFigan's defenders
are day by day scandalising the church
and adding 10 the trouble by affirming
and reaihrming in private and in public
all that is alleged against the manage
ment Of the New York diocese2 We are
told that combine exists in the
church to down the archbishop Of New
York, Is that true? What eau all the
archbishops in the United States do to
interfere with the vested rights OF the
metropolitan OF New York II he is in ac-
cord with the Holy See? Who suggests
that Cardinal Gibbons or any other
member OF the church in authority has
conspired to interfere with the arch-
diocese Of New York? Such charges II
true, would accuse tho most eminent
men in the Catholic hierarchy otactual-
~ abetting discord in country where
untilvery recently the public supposed
the church was harmonious in every
nook and corner Of our vast territory.
at would simply be folly to attempt
now to conceal the truth that some
body is inviting thetdispleasure OF the
pope, and that at d time when he would
wish 1t were not so. His episcopal jnbi.
lee Is near at hand; and when he would
surely wish that the prelates, in this
country were free from chickering's, he
has the shadow OF the uncalled-for con-
troversy now going on in this country
to darken what would otherwise be a
happy memory OF iIispontiticial career
in connection with the progress and
growth Of tho Catholic church in the
United States"
Tie Tribune representative asked his
informant what was the ground for the
accusations against Archbishop Corri-
gan's eminent associates. He replied:
$50 far as / have been able to ascer-
tain, there is none whatever. What
has happened Is that Archoislop Gorrl-
gan has for a long time nurtured the
idea that New York Is pig enough 10 pc
9 Holy see az by itselt, anu that some
how he could get along very well With
out Rome, provided, 81 course, Rome
would let him alone. we VINO. mingle
with the political element IN wishing
ton heara good deal from time 70 time
about tho kitchen cabinet, aaid 70 be
composed OF the personal friends oil the
President, who are alleged % nave more
influence IN shaping pubic matters
than the constitutional ADVISERS az tne
head OF the several departments. no
President, within my knowledge ana
experience here in twenty-seven years,
ever had such an auxiliary corps Of ad az;
visersi and you can readily undertaking
that no one would be more annoyed
than President Harrison were suctl an
allegation to be repeated day alier d!ay
in quarters and papers believed 70 oe
friendly to his administration, The
Archbishop Of New York, then, mas
le'B respect for the sovereign pontit OF
tho church than selt-respeclng men
have Tor the President oil the United
States, Regardless Of partisan teeling'
Something, at least ig due 70 th9 dig'
dent.
Now, why do not the acclsersin Now
York make open war on the Holy See
instead OF fssaulting the character anu
mission OF Monsignor satolli Z ! SAID IN
tho BEGINNING that ! do not know the
object OF his visit TO tho United states
except as i have read about II Ia the