Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-11-25
How the Milk Got in the 'COcoauut.

| Under the above caption. the
otaunton Spectator has tho follow
ing very interesting editorial
While>t facts. as stated. are new
to us, they are, if true, remark
able:
Since the election things have
leaked out which account for yari-
Gus and sundry events not exactlv
explIcable before. The turning of
the Baltimore Sun To Taft is ex-
planned by the following To the
satisfaction of many, and the action
OF Tammany in deserving Mr..
Bryan is thoroughly explained. II
IS well known that the Frairs In
the Philippines were recently pa;d
seven million dollars for theirlands
1t is said the Philippine govern
ment sanctioned" the purchase.
nut us the real Philippines have no
government except as the United
States makes tit should be said
In order that the truth may be told
mat the payment of this vast sum
OF money was the act of our uny-
ernment only. IL Is true ii,,.t Tho
bonds are the bonds of the Philip-
pine Islands IN name, bat the bonds
of the u. 5. Government in fac,
as our government is bound TO see
them paid. There does not seem
to be any more reason for purchas-
ing these Frlar lands than the lands
of any other church or denomina-
ton The FriarS with their usual
trugality and eve to business. had
acquired professed title To much
territory. They had very doubt
ful title, and such title as they had
was not in them, but i'm the Pope.
But Mr.. TAFT went there and agreed
To the bargain. He went from
there To visit the Pope at Rome.
and 1t Is said was most graciously
received, and that his audience
with the Supreme Pontiff was most
agreeable and enjoyed by both.
Inns Is doubtless putting it mildly, !
since Mr.. Taft virtually carried
with him to Rome and deposited
In the Viticau Seven Million of as
good dollars as could anywhere be
found, and such bundle of money
as the Vitican had not seen since |
the days of Sixtus V. if. indeed.
ever before. Later when Mr.
Taft received the nomination. So
1T Is said, and now believed
10y many, the Pope advised his
dignitaries is the American church
that Mr.. Taft's election would be
most gratifying to him. The wish
OF the Pope is command to those
under his sway, SO the good Cath
olics who own the Baltimore Sun.
and the good Catholics who form
the bone and sinew of Tammany
at once obeyed the command"
from Rome and supported and
voted solidly for the man who had
done so much for the church. lei
is recorded in the newspapers
of last week that such demonstra-
ton as was seen in Rome on hear
had never before been seen in
ing that MIR. Taft was elected.
that ancient city over any foreign
event. Had these things been
known little earlier the protestant
people might have awakened, and
between Mr., Taft's denial of the
divinity of Christ, and his good
offices to the Pope, have buried
him under an avalanch of indignant
votes. 1t is significant that felicia
tons on his election came from
Rome, and that the Pope has said
that he hopes soon to see an
from his court &C
credited TO the United States. 1t
is also significant that since seven
millions wasso easily gotten through
officials, extraordinary
efforts are being made to extend
the church in the United States,
and mammoth gathering seeking
means of extension is now in session
In Chicago, which has received the
Pope's blessing.
The importance of this congress
is evident" said Archbishop Fal-
COMO, when we consider that the
object which it has in view is the
support and extension of our reli-
gion. Our Sovereign Pontiff has
learned with pleasure that Mission
Congress will be held in Chicago
under the auspices of the Catholic
Church Extension Society, and in
order to show his appreciation for
this religious movement, has charg-
ed me with the agreeable duty of
his apostolic blessing to
all those who take part in the
These things account for much
of the milk in the recent political
cocoanut.