The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-21
CHURCH Is AGAINST IEN
ITS EFFECTS IN DOUBTFUL
STATES
FAIL TO NEUTRALIzE EFFECT
Think They Have Evidence That the
Catholic EecIesisstics Are Mainly
Inclined to support
Mr.. Bryan.

cial to the Record says: Republicans are
CiSQuieted over reports of ecclesiastical
hostilities, especially in doubtful states
such as Maryland and Indiana. In the
beginning of the campaign great efforts
were made by the national adminiStra ton
to conciliate the Catholic church author
titles. President Mckinley was understood
TO have interested himself personally in
directing the policy which was to keep the.
religious issue from being raised 1t was
foreseen that the new ana delicate queS-
tons arising out of the colonial possess
sions might arouse the opposition OF one
great branch of the Christian church,
especially since the various Protestant
bodies were Selling the supposed oppor-
tunity of missionary work. The Philip
pines were the most threatening source
of trouble, but the belief was that this
had been arrested by the consideration
shown to Archbishop Chappelle, who was
expected to reach a satisfactory under
standing with the Taft commission with
regard to the property of the fr1ars.
SAY THE EVIDENCE IS POSITIVE.
The efforts of the administration and of
the Republican leaders do not seem to
have been successful. Recently vague
rumors of hostile political action nave
given way to what the campaign man
ayers think is positive evidence that they
are encountering the organized opposition
of most of the Catholic hierarchy. Bishop
McFaul in New Jersey several times has
emphasized the purpose of the society
which he has organized for obtaining
proper observance of the rights of the
Catholics. No direct intimation is given
that these rights are threatened by either
party in the present political campaign,
yet the Republicans complain that the
movement is being used against them.
Bishop McQuaid, of Rochester, n. Y, be-
dRnaTfIlTo for Europe.
gave out an interview in which he de-
clared his opposition TO Imperialism and
intimated broadly his preference for Bry-
an as a presidential candidate. At least
that was the construction placed upon 1t.
At a gathering of ecclesiastics in Wash
ington in connection with the Catholic
university it was said that hostility to
the Mckinley administration was very
marked.
CHAPPELLE CHIEFLY BLAMED.
1t is against Archbishop ChappeIle that
the Republican politicians lay their chief
grievance He was long a resident of
Washington and has a wide personal
acquaintance in the District of Column
bian and in Maryland. In the latter state
the Republican campaign, through the ac-
tivity of the Baltimore Honest Money
league, has been making pronounced
Roadway, but all the time one obstacle
has been in the way. Prominent men who
four years ago were strong for Mckinley
have refused to identify themselves with
the league this year, and in some instan-
ces have declared their intention Of sup
porting Bryan. The discovery that most
s of these men were Catholics disclosed the
grounds of their hostility. The Republi
cans profess to have learned that in these
cases the opposition to Mckinley was di-
rectly inspired by Archbishor Chappelle,
: who is charged with writing TO his per-
sonal friends, urging that course upon
them
ARGUED FOR THE FRIARS.
= Recently he appeared before the Taft
commission and argued against the de-
nand Of The Fiiipinos for the confiscation
of the frtars property. The Republican
politicians are the more incenSed against
the archbishop because they say the
church question is one of the things that
has prevented the American authorities
from ending the insurrcctiCn. Publicly
Bryan's election and are encouraged by
the Democratic presidential candidates
policy. Privately, they say the chief OBJ
Stacie is the refusal of President Mckin-
ley to consider the proposition that the
church property shall be confiscated, as
demanded by Aguinaldo AS Archbishop
Chappelle had the direct assurance that
the rights of the church would be re-
spected, the Republicans think he 10
showing rank ingratitude. They charge
that the archbishop was meddiing with
politics even before Gen. Cts was re-
Heved One story current was that when
Archbishop Chappelle urged upon him
the Importance to the Mckinley admin
istration OF settling some controversies
before the political campaign opened,
Otis Tetorted that he was a soldier and
the archbishop a priest, and he did not
see what either of them had to do with
political campaigns.
GIBBONS HAS KEPT QUIET.
While the Republicans have realized the
effect Of the ecclesiastical influence in
the doubtful states, they have found no
means Of combating 1t. Various attempts
have been made to obtain an expression
from Cardinal Gibbons which would neu-
traliZe the hostility of other ecelesiastics,
but these have been barren of result
All that has been obtained from the car
dinal mas been a statement of his own
nor-interference in politics. This does
mot satisfy the Republican campaign
managers, who are afraid that Bryan
in his coming trip to Maryland will re-
new the adroit appeal made in his speech
OF acceptance for the support Of the Cath
olics by his arraignment of the admins
tration's Philippine policy Some reliance
has been placed in Archbishop Ireland.
who before his departure from Europe
gave out an interview, renewing his sup
port of Mckinley. But it is stated that
the archbishop has found his brother &C.
cfeslastlcs too pronounced in their oppo-
sItIon to encourage the hope of modern
ating 1t. Moreover, the Republicans are
afraid to give his efforts too much proni-
nence.