The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-05
CARDINAL GIBBONS
TALKS OF ELECTION.
Expresses No Personal Opinion, but
Declares His Belief In the
Perpetuity of the Republic.


BALTIMORE. Nd. Nov 4--Cardinal
Gibbons took occasion, at high mass TO-
day, to say a few words on the success
Of the coming election, in his regular
monthly sermon 10 his congregation az
the cathedral. The cardinal never taxes
any active part in politics. rarely II ever
casting his ballot, but to those who are
fortunate enough to be in his confidence
he does not hesitate to express nlmseil
freely upon the issues involved In the
present contest. He takes the positioh
that there need be no alarm on the part
of anyone over the result of the coming
election, and asserts that there Is noth-
ing in the situation to warrant the pehel
that the election of either candidate VIII
in anywise seriously affect the future wei
fare and prosperity of the American re-
public
Cardinal Gibbons said in part
Render to Caesar the things ina, are
Caesars. and to God the things that are
God Matthew xxi.
Every man in the commonwealth leads
a dual life, private life under the snau-
ow of the home, and a public life under
the aegis of the state. As father, nus
band or son. he owes certain duties 70
God as well as 10 the family; as ciuze .l
he contracts certain obligations 70 ms
country. These civic virtues are all COM
prised under the generic name OF patrio'-
ism.
a love for ones country. but also an at
tachment to its laws. institutions ana
government filiai admiration for its
heroes its statesmen and men OF genius
and Christian philanthropy VINO have con-
tributed to their country's renown ny tne
valor of their aims. the wisdom or their
counsel, by their literary. fame, or py
their public benefactions. 1t includes also
an ardent zeal for the maintenance OF
those sacred principles which secure 70
the citizen freedom of conscience ana an
earnest determination TO consecraie nis
talents and his life. II necessary; IN de,
Tense of altar and fireside, OF Coo ana
fatheriand.
an imperlshable love Of country.
'sIf the virtue of patriotism was held
In such high esteem by pagan Greece
and Rome. guided. only by the light 81
reason, how much more should IL be
cherished by the Christians. enlightened
as they are by the voice or revelation,
Our Divine Savior has ennoblsd and
sanctified loyalty to country by the force
of his teaching and example.
Perhaps 1t Is only when an American
travels abroad that he fully realizes now
deep rooted Is his love for his naive
land The sentiment of patriotism which
NAV be dormant at home. is aroused and
uulckened on foreign shores. The sight
az the. American nag nyine from e, .o me
foreign port. awakes an unwonted emo
tion and enthusiasm -,
'sLet citizen from Maine meet cti
zen from California. on the banks OF the
TIber or on the shores OF the bosphofus,
they viii at once forget that at home
they live 1900 miles apart; all state iinss
are oblterated party differences arc iall
aside, religious animosties Qf any had
existed are extinguished. They VIII
warmly CLASH hands and will remember
only that they al are IA. mme meiser citizens
"On next Tuesday an election VIII pe
held throughout the United states for the
highest office In the gift 81 or '9 he pe epps.
dency, william Mckinley and Mr. bryan.
OF course only one candidate Will pc SUI,
cessful. All the efforts of the other VIII
have been expended in vain. immense
OUTLAWS OF money will have been squan-
dered and the oratory OF many dlstin-
guished speakers will have wasted IT'S
sweetness on the desert air.
II earnestly hope that the result OF the
election will be so decisive as 70 leave
no room for doubt, cavil or contention,
were candidates in 1876. AS there are
two candidates In the field. SO there are
two great parties In the country, the
Republican and the. Democratic party;
The existence OF parties ~ not only useful
but even essential In a popular and en-
lightened government like ours. Where
i i"e too W. weak and insignificant to present
a formidable barrier to the other, the
dominant party will reyei IN power, and
is liable to run TO excess b s..l., wnere
il the case with us. one party Will watch
the other. 1t will hold UP TO public crlti-
cism and condemnation the shortcomi,ngs
and official misdemeanors OF the ruling
power 1t viii compel the dominant party
to mend It's ways, or 1t Will seek redress
by driving it's leaders from office In a
coming election. :.
vote. then. on Tuesday, for the candi-
date OF your choice And as you are
alIi,led by your conscientious judgment in
The selection OF your candidate, YOU should
give 10 your neighbor who differs from
You due credit for being actuated by the
like honorable motives DO not una glne
that the country win so TO perdltion II
YOUR favorfte Is defeated. And let not
your opponent Indulge In the pessimistic
notion that we shall witness revolution
and q social upheaval II his candidate Is
not elected.
FOR my part, whatever may be the
result OF the presidential election. have
an abiding faith Ia the perpetuity OF ouF