The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-01-05

she was soulptured In marble Dy GulelHlo
della Porta, as a naked Truth. The fruit
Of her early intrigue with Cardinal Rodrigo
was Madonna Laura, born In 1889. and
adopted by Orso Orsini. the husband OF
Madonna Giulin.
During the years that had elapsed be-
tween the death of Calixtus III. in 145s and
the accession OF Innocent VIII. In 1854 the
position Of the yice-Chancellor, Cardinal
Rodrigo, had been considerably changed.
Then he had been a young man with only
two friends; a junior Cardinal-Dcacon.
surrounded by n host Of enemies. Now
he was in a robust maturity, senior NOM
Der Of the Sacred College. Dean Of the Car
dinal Bishops. Vice-Chancellor of the
Church, powerful enough To command
as many friends as he might wish to have;
rich beyond the richest of that rich age
from tho revenues o. his numerous bene-
fees; and In rank second only 20 the Pope
himself. Thenceforth there was but one
thing In the world TO be coyeted by him,
to wit: The Triple Crown. There is no
chronicle OF his history during the eight
years of Pope Innocent's reign. Evidently
he withdrew himself from the public life
OF the Curia, from the splendor of legations,
TO nurse his revenues. and 10 ingratiatc
himself with those who In the next conclave
would nave the browning or the crushing
Of his hopes. Our author thinks hat the
smoothness with which the machinery
ran In the ~conclave OF 1902 proves that a
master mind had so designed the gear as
to insure a minimum Of friction and ar
exact performance. II ia certain that tho
third night Of the conclave brought TO a
-lA.a a. -.nIs-.t..- Ita...tA-a A~l -
dawn OF tho nth of August, 1902. Cardinal
Rodrigo was elected Pope by the large ma
jority Of 20 out of 20. II was suggested
hat he should take the name Of Calixtus
". as a compliment to his uncle, who had
brought him TO Rome, but he chose 20 be
called Alexander VI. He has often been
accused of procuring his election by simony,
but at the time NJ serious charge of the
kind was made. Only a purchased or un-
purchased Cardinal could testify that he
sold. or refused to sell, his vote. Not one
so testified. That the new Pope gave
great gifts is not disputed. Popes always
did. They could not help themselves.
Alexander VI. on his accession vacated
so many p~referments thar he had much
to bestow. What he had to give wa natur-
ally given to his friends, and not TO his
single enemy and ~envious rival, Cardinal
Giuliano della Revere. who, in revenge,
imputed 20 him simony. Touching this
charge, attention Is directed 10 the fact
that Alexander VI. never behaved as though
he had gained the Triple Crown by lille
gitimate means. In the direst straits his
demeanor was that Of q man who had no
doubt regarding his own integrity,
Our author maintains that the ale ged
scandals Of Rodrigo Borgla's private life
are based upon the malice or idle gossip
of his enemies. Undoubtedly he Vas the
father OF a family. He wa not the first
or the last Pope Of whom this could be
said. It could tr~ithfully be said Of a sue
cessor. Pope Paul III. and Rodrigo's i'm
mediate predecessor. Pope Innocent VIII,
the paternity Of seven children.
1t IL pronounced undeniable that. as a
father, Alexander VI, was an example Of
paternal virtue. He was kind and ahec-
Tomato TO his children; sollcitous and -clf-
sacrificing for their welfare ana advance
ment. That he employed his spiritual
power to build up the temperatures Of
his family is indispuiable. To avoid the
temptation 10 do so he would have needed
to be more than human. IL was the GUS
tom OF the time, an imperious necessity #
the situation The author examines in
detail the murders and poisonings Of which
Alexander VI. in company with Duke
Cesare has been accused. and he finds that
proofs are wanting, indeed. the pope's
as instigator. principal or
accomplice, appears In every case to be
beyond question. The murder Of the
Duke OF Gambia. for instance, remains a
mystery; but what evidence there is dis
tinctly points 10 a vendetta Of the Orsini.
directed against the Pope through his
captain general. The murder II tle
Prince Biseglia Is pronounced refeTahle
20 a vendetta Of the Sanseveriui
and CaIeteani, than 10 the Pope or 20 uke
Cesare. There il positively nothing TO
the deaths Of Don Astorgio and
Don Oianevan gelista Manfredi with the
Pope or the Duke. They are susceptible
Of the Venetian orators explanation ill
health. The death 81 the Sultan Dim
Cbrother Of BajRze' IL, l. shown 90 have
been due 60 natural causes Shile he Vac
In tho hands Of King ChArirs VIII the
Pope w0s q loser by has death "a the extent
~ about s4Oo 600 a year. The death 4
Cardinal Orsini VA due "a natural cause.
according 10 the sworn testimony Of ply
sicians provided by the House - Orsiui
itself. A. % SaNonarUlA u h pointed out
he wa execute on a capital ohaiRr nv
due process 81 law and that, NJ - matter e
Popo Alexander VI waa al uuvIl-
agent IN al. ahmlnistfauon # thai laa
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