The sun., 1899-12-10
RADICAL CHANGES AT ROME
CARDINAL JICOBINI BECOMEs VICAR
or THE POPE IN PAROCCHI'S PLACE.

The Lntter Prominent Reao.ionist Candi-
date for Leo Kills Observation-Disclosures
Represents Pope's sociaiistic views-Car.
dinal AEiiardi Gets an Important Post.
ROME. Nov. % Christian democracy 10
Hourishng In Rome. Tho appointment OF his
eminence. Cardinal Jacobini. as Vicar OF His-
Holiness is announced "a being cert in.
Broken down bv night watches and fatigue,
Cardinal Parocchi. the present Vicar. who fell
sick after his last retreat on the feast Of St.
John and St Paul. will be made Vice Chancellor
OF the Holy Roman Church 10 place OF the late
Cardinal MerteL He had supported the social
movement with his universal knowledge.
Though mistaken reactionarias looked upon
him as their protector. he sent to Don Albert
ario advice. information aud announcement.
Cardinal Jacohini. his successor. has been q
socialist for long time.
Roman OF Rome. AZ they say In Trastevere.
the future Vicar OF the Pore began his brilliant
career by broad and successful public activity.
while holding the ONCE OF Secretary OF the
Propaganda for the Latin rite. Leo XIII Sc
lected him to be at the same time ecclesiastical
councillor for the Unlone Romano and for tho
workingmens clubs.
At the beginning OF his pontihcate Leo XIII.
believed 10 the poss bllity OF an ment with
the House Of Savoy based on the restitution to
the Pore OF the Patr'mony Of Bt. Peter. Under
his protection the living forces Of Rome created
the network OF an election organization at
Rome whose like will be found nowhere
slse This model OF Administrative action was
to inaugurate the coming political campaign
for the election Of membe OF Parliament.
It Ia from that early period OF Leo kills reign
that the Unlone Romano dates The Borgheai,
the Buoncompaqni the Paulli. were ready to
take action. nut IN the Holy Sees consulting
them the Bishops declared that II was neces-
sary to stani by the programme OF non-inter-
vention. neither elect nor elsctora" The
unone Rnmana continued therefore a. q
purely adm in istrative organ nisation.
II Is through thls gate that Cardinal
Jacotini entered into the higher political life.
On n" model ofthe UnIone were formed the
clubs. the associations. the social oIganiza-
tionS. Each local society. rallyiug around It's
rarish church. depended upon the general Or
ganization Rarely has any administrative
machine heen kent 40 strictly In balance. As
councillor. Mon signor Jacobni consecrated his
life and his pen 10 this movement Early. long
before the sncyclical ''Rerum Norarum." he
scented the socialist and democratic tendency
OF the Church. Roman. full Of pity. OF learn
ing and Of faith. he has planted the associa-
tions under the direction OF the Holy Father
Hence arises his popularity and his appoint
ment tn tho vicariats. The Romans look upon
bIn n. ,he,r hen.,actor tbs,r ,oat., ,,th.,
M. sa,ac.io, vii, bs acclaimed v,,h .,,hn.i.
nam nv Al, Rom. Nv hi. .t,.notb vh,ch hs.
bs.n dawn upon bv Ions iI,n.s. no, nj, r.
low hi good will or bis devotion.
We learn At the same tim. OF the promotion
%, b,s emine,cs Cardinal hp,,rdi ~ IN. nos,
o,prsfsct ~ IN. conor.y.,,on a, s.c-ad IndnL
gsnces Tho socI,lIsts and d.moc-,,. IN,
soon mold the higher on,e.. Non.isnor A.
lI,,J, recstyed At vIenn. ,h.rs h. "a.
Sprcio ,bs .,cr,n.,, n, consrm.,,o, a. nro-
factor NJ Christian do noor,cy Th. c.,ho,,.
n,rt, uas snr,ng,,, nm In p,r,,r q. ,hs
aha low of the E,,y,rtnnnt n. .nccs.d.d IN
ppholiinp rho right, q. the Church ana n, the
n.onIe against tho f,orernm.,t
Thrce venrs inter IN. court n, y,s,n, .,n-
,or..d nv IN. BIshop. and m, sr,.,ocrsc, =,
e.rn hy the King a, IN. n.,rI,ns ,nJ nv
man, Catholic eyoup.. ,r,.d N ,,snc. Tho pon.
:, ,av. action .pn,n., Dr Iuasa, an, n.
Christian socr,l,s,. In snit. a, mi. mohi,,,a-
tlon n, force. MGR ArIlnr,i covsr.a With nj.
ssri, the ,or.runners q, Christian dsmocr,,v
He wa. riskinr hi. CARDINALS ha, hu, ,ru.,,no
20 the right. and proua q, bis ,d.,s h. vi,h-