Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-25
RAMPOLLA LEO'S CHOICE.
CAMPAIGN FOR THE ELECTION OF
THE NEW POPE BEGUN.
The Secretary ofState's Opponents Show
Their Haud-French Intrigue to Drag
in Dreyfus Case-Leo XIII. Ready
for Consistory, Not Conclave
as Yet.

The pontifcatc of Leo Kill, as is well
known mashS "A decisive turning point in
the history IF the Ptpacy. Rising above
the policy of the last three cdltulles no
has taken up again the thread OF purely
Christian traditions with the gcEtlohcSS
that RESPECTS all interests and reg an
iuCltnatiuns, with that worship OF the past
Tint lars AGAINST no cgOtiSm ana steers
straight for ideas, with tn" skill III OPP
portunism, the exquisite sense Of feaHteS
which, in a strict ana exact measure
adapt principles to the conditions Of SUR
ruundincs and of the tines writes komc
correspondent Of the New York sun, VINO
continues. Phat is the general spirit mat
has impressed it's enlightened and immor-
tai mark on the reign OF Leo NIL IL
reign of bordering and of reform, like the
GLORIOUS pontitc ltes of Gregory \lI'' Oh
Innocent ! H., and of SiNtu5 Y.
In spite Of Leo NILS supernatural ur-
banity, his main ideas have proNoNed
manifold and intense opposition lie mas
aroused the wealth Of the narrow collS'r-
yativcs who follow the policy OF qtueta
non movere;" he has scandalized the roy
alists, who, despite the decisive evolution
OF d, mocrlcy. hope for the unattainallN;
he has fri ghtened the Jacobins, whose ~
ranny in Latin countries mas been threat
cned by the new atmosphere created 'N
the euperior genius of the PapaCy, then
he has awakened the envy, the icalouSlcS
constantly approached him for casting the
weight Of Rome into the French and
American balances, and finally TO tel the
whole truth. he has been obliged. notWith-
ptanding his ineNhaustible charity, TO DIS
turb selfish plans. interests and hopes.
Therefore, conservatives, who wish TO
have their turn; royalists, who nope To
get into their hand again the central pow
er Of he church; Jacobins, whose secret
hope is to zee the church tall pack INTO llS
reactionaGy course; enemies OF France
anxious to turn the balance OF the loi"
syr,DathiNs towasd the other nations;
finally, the men who seek vengeance ana
those who have hopes all have exposed
their game.
Their game Is to crush the influence of
Cardinal Rampolla. for Cardinal hamrol'i
would be the continuation, tn" ampiiica-
ton of Leo Kill All ntriguGs, therefore,
are directed against the secretary OF
state. Journalists, political or nation II
Hr0ups. all nave united in a common m
terest against the Cardinals power. Some
and ;hev are F-rrnchmen, for French
men Will be found in every international
blunder-oppose the secretary of state on
the ground that he is compromised by his
love for France and for the Americans.
lie is impossible, because he would not
he obeycd. This argument is put before
the Fsench Cardinals and the Journalists.
Others-and these are also FrtnChme II
who are taking their reVenge-try to rep
resent the Cardinal as the candidate OF
the Dreyfusfes and "A masked enemy
Of r1r.ancA II is the reactionists ana TIE
anti democrats who spread this lie. rhty
lave aons so far as to wSite to newspaper
editors in order to win them over to this
gross asd unworthy mysttication.
| do not speak Of the Germans or Of the
Aus+rions mr. the Italians who following
th.ir policy Of reaction. are trying to get
.td ~ the hi-h and holy personality who
&c the inoorr,ptihle servant of the press
Ont pone If is their right. it IS their in
1eras+ IN /, so What is ineXulicablo is
ibat tho French should fail into these
,ottmonnlaca trans and should play the
rane for their country's enemies They
subordinate tho fundamental interests of
1heir nation to the suggestions Of private