St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-09
LEO XIII. NOT AN ADMIRER OF
THE EFFETE MONARCHIES
OF THE EAST.
HE BELIEVES IN FREEDOM,
AS DEMONSTR ATED in THE LAWS
AND CUSTOMS OF TIE UNITED
STATES.
CARDINAL GIBBONS
TALKS
lOgizes the Holy Pom
tiff.

BALTIMORE, Md, Sept Scar
dinal Gibbons delivered a sermon to-
day upon the result of his observa-
tions during his recent trip to Eu-
rope.
1.-The first subject which naturally
occurs to me-" said the cardinal,
regards my several visits to the
pope Represent to yourself a man
in his eighty-siXth year, pale and
emaciated with the pallor of almost
death upon him, and this pallor is
intensified by the white caSSock and
Suchette which he habitually wears.
His body is also more bent than it
was eight or ten years ago, but his
eye is bright and penetrating; his
voice is strong and sonorouS; his in
tellect remarkably clear and lum-
inous; his memory is most tenacious,
which enables him to recall events
accurately which occurred eight
years ago. He also has an aston
ishing power of physical endurance,
which enables him to hold audiences
for several consecutive hours treat
ing on mast important subjects with
cardinals and foreign representa-
tives as we'll as with private indi-
Viduals, and passing with ease and
ing on most important subjects with
to another. He is remarkably IA
miliar with the public events of the
day. The holy father naturally re-
joiceS at the religious progress of the
United States, and takes a deep in
terest in our political and social in
StitutionS and
ADMIRES OUR REPUBLIC,
as we have authority without des-
potism and liberty without license
and where our strength lies in the
intelligence and patriotism of cur
people. For eighteen years the pope
has lived within the walls of the
Vatican, except when he takes some
recreation in the Vatican gardens.
He sometimes retires to these gar
dens and resides in the summer
house during the heated term
The cardinal here drew a brief
comparison between the French gov
States, with regard to the presence
OF religion in all branches of our
government, and the absence of it
in that of France. But" he added,
Il am happy to say that the spirit
OF religion is still deeply rooted in
the great mass of the French peo-
ple''
Contrasting the religious liberty
Which prevails in the United States
with the lack of it in certain Eu-
fopean countries, the speaker cited
instances of civil espionage over re-
Hgious institutions, and added.
Ihank God, we enjoy, in this coun-
try, the amplest liberty of worship
and
FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE.
we nave a fair field and no favor
Relative to the government of the
people" he continued, 'in continental
europe the taxes are enormously
heavy and are most minute and
searching in their application. The
reason for this is obvious. The Euro
pean powers have immense standing
armies, which are a drain on the ma
ter1aI, moral and Industrial resources.
we have no large army (unless we
consider as such our grand army of
pensioners, whose claims for their pa
tr1ot1c service will expire some time
IN the next century, We have no
formidable or threatening neighbors
at our door. The day that a mon
archy would be established in close
proximity to us on the American con-
tlnent would be the beginning of our
troubles
The speaker admonished his hearers
not to imagine from his remarks that
the masses of Europe are poor, miser-
able, unhappy and discontented. On
the contrary, he found the people COM
fortably clad and happy and content
ed, in spite of the heavy
BURDEN OF TAXATION.
One reason for this, in the cardinals
opinion, is the fact that the agricul-
tural districts have not been aban-
doned for the cities.
THE people of the agricultural dis
tricts," he exclaimed, ''are not vet
infected with the fever that burns in
the hearts of our farmers, of hurrying
from the country to the city and has
tening to get rich This is a serious
misfortune with us. Our farmers are
abandoning the lands for the towns''
In making these comparisons be-
tween our European brothers and our
selves" said the cardinal in conclu-
sion, 'it cannot be denied that we have
yet some lessons to be learned from
our older brothers in Europe; there
are evils to be redressed, some abuses
to correct, and that there are some
vulnerable spots in our political and
social armor. But, after making these
admissions, we have reason to be
proud of our nations past and hope
full of our nations future. May our
glorious republic continue for ages yet
to come to rest secure under Gods
providence, in the intelligence and vir-