The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-05
Only LACKS TIE TILE.
A CARDINAL NOW, SAYS A
PRELATE
TN FAVOR At THE CAPITAL
He Is the POpe's Most influential
Representative In National At
fairs--CardinaI Gibbons at
Outs with Mckinley.

"A WeIl-knOWn prelate OF the Roman
Catholic church, who was III ST. Paul."
is thus quoted by a Minneapolis paper:
There are three candidates who would
be considered as eligible for the cardinal
ate in the United States, and it m ght
be said, even four, assuming that the
friends of Archbishop Corrigan were to
be consulted.
1.-The first logical candidate for the posi-
ton is Archbishop Chappelle, who is at
present oil his way TO Rome to report the
condition and progress of the church in
the Philippine islands
Archbishop Chappelle was appointed
by the pope to be the administrator of
ecclesiastical affairs in Cuba and the
Philippine islands, when Spanish author
ity ceased to exist.
He has conducted himself with the
highest diplomacy, and has Won the ad-
! miration of all who have watched his
handling of this mission. He wisely re-
Trained from joining forces with Patrick
Ford, of the New York Freeman's Jour
nal, and other politicians, by opposing
the governmental administration of af-
fairs by Mckinley.
'"There is no doubt that his success
commends itself to the ruler of the
church in Rome, nor does any doubt ex-
list that he will be rewarded by such
ecclesiastical promotion as is in the pow
er of the church to confer.
MonsiGnor Martinelli, who is at pres
ent vicar apostolic in the United States,
is a quiet and unassuming man we'll cal
culated TO rule in time of peace. He in
terferes with nobody, and in all hkeIi-
hood would be considered as available
cardinalate timber if the forest was lin
tied.
But the real ruler and leader of thought
in America in every direction is Arch
bishop Ireland, of st. Paul. He has been
the subject of frequent attacks because
he has done more in public way than
any other prelate in the church, but his
armor is still intact
GIBBONS WEAK AT WASHINGTON.
THE straightforward stand he took in
the recent election, notwithstanding COW
ert efforts made by Cardinal Gibbons to
favor Bryan, has left Ireland as the only
! representative Catholic bishop in America
upon whom the church may rely for any
favors in Washington.
He diagnosed the situation with g.
cleVerness that is unparalleled when it
is considered that his ecclesiastical sur
roundings placed him in a thoroughly
Bryanite environment.
with that bravery which has ever
characterized his generalship, he cast his
lot with Mckinley and openly proclaimed
that the church in Rome favored the
present administration.
His enemies, the Democratic politi-
clans, called his statement in this con-
nection into question: but they dared not
investigate them by the very simple and
inexpensive process of cabling to Rome
which would have demonstrated in a
brief time whether they were true or
false.
Archbishop Ireland is in the saddle
His plume is waving. He has ridden
down opposition, and is today the gallant
knight required by the sovereign pontiff
to bring success out of failure, which
failure would have been inevitable had
Rome listened to prelates of the Nc
| Quaid stripe.
To-day Archbishop Ireland is a cardin-
| al, whether the appointment has been
| made or not. He is the one man upon
| whom would-be politicians in ecclesiasti-
cal circles are living today
As to the prospect of his appointment
at the next consistory, there seems to be
no question. He has been shown most
distinguished honors by Pope Leo, and
there is every reason to believe that the
pope will confer on him this signal honor.
Sunday the archbishop came forward
with pronunciamento favoring the tenn
poral power of the pope in Rome. His
speech is a classic, and 1t will have great
weight throughout the world.
eff the pope ever entertains expecta-
ton of enjoying temporal sovereignty IN
Rome, his expectations must be brought
to realization through the instrumentality
of men like Archbishop Ireland.
"He is the one Roman Catholic prelate
in America who may be said to have the
ear of the public, for while Bishop
| Spaulding and other prelates went after
| strange gods, Ireland stood firm. There
J should be no question of his promotion
| to the honor he has so brilliantly
| earned