The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-19

not compromise; Lord HALIFAX and his
English colleagues could not venture to
stretch their ideas OF compromise too
fur, and 50 the world went on revolving
upon its own axis just as before.
Pope Leo always watches with a
| close and attentive eye every move
that takes place in America. He has
the fullest and deepest sympathy with
the peaceful progress Of the republic,
and Is especially proud Of the position
which civic equality and religious free
dom has enabled his co-rellglonlsts to
take in the United States. Some OF
Pope Leo's recent days have been oc-
oupied In the consideration Of certain
tendencies which have been represented
to him as making themselves apparent
IN American atholicism-tendencie
which some Of his advisers believed 10
Indicate growing form Of religious In
dependence not unlike that which Is set
down aa G1llic!sln In Europe.
1t Is Impossible for any impartial
reader not to sympathlze with the splr-
It which pervades tho pope's encyclical
hin last Augusta protest against the
extraordinary suppression OF Catholic
associations carried out by the italian
government. These suppressions. It
VIII be remembered, took place after
the riots which had lately broken out
throughout almost nil Italy riots which
Impartial observers for the most part
believed to have been caused by the
pressure OF famine, the famine itself
coming In great measure from the over
taxation which the expenditure on
army and navy had brought about. The
1tnIlnr M hnr L.
IN these riots the evidence Of q papai
conspiracy against the monarchy, and
1t therefore suppressed by wholesale de-
cree more than 1000 Catholic associa-
tons which were for the most part
purely social, economic or religious in
their objects. It Is likely. enough that
the riots were at least In part promot-
ed by republican. socialist and anarch-
lstlc agltators, but, US everybody
knows. Pope Leo has used his influence
FOR the encouragement OF socialism
and annrchism in their various forms,
ana while he recognized the French re-
public. as he did the American republic
and the republic OF Switzerland, he
can hardly be suspected of any designs
Tor the. setting up Of a republic In Italy.
The pope has recently had long
struggle against death, and seems to
naVe taken certain pride IN the con-
test. During the illness Just ended he
was not for 4 day discouraged. He
possessed n cheerful faith that there
was still work for him to do as long as
Providence, should see ut to retain him
on the earth among living men. His
carefully ahstemious habits have. Of
course. had much to do with proonging
that physical vlgor which enables him
to continue SO unrelaxing a worker at
the age OF eiShty-nne. Archbishop
satolli. apostolic delegate to the United
States. gave not long since in New York
a summary OF the purpose and the re-
suit OF the pope's reign. at the close
OF which he declares that America
throughout Its length and breadth will
not withhold Its tribute of loyal and
generous yeneration and gratitude to
Pope Leo for those acts Of his pontIfl-
cate by which he has shown his conf
dence and hope In the grand future OF
this mighty nation" The American
republic Will, we may be sure, claim
her right to Join with all the states Of
the old world In giving her need OF
praise to Leo Kill, the great test pontiH
seen on the earth for many q CEN
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