New-York tribune., 1908-10-08
CARDINAL GETS HOME
RRINGS POPES BLESSING.
Doubted Wisdom Of Carrying Bless
ed Sacrament Through Streets.

-o.,. * : popular hei:ef among Catholic clergy
= :, this country that Rome viii not appoint
,+he- American pTelate 70 the cardinalate in the
= - Cardinal Gibbons That belief is INDUCED
:. ,or cnly by rse minor clergy. but by some
-,,-ss who have long since given up hopes Of
- rpe red robe The Cardinal arrived in this
So Yesterday from visit TO Rome Switzer-
- rordon and ireland, and 70 these who have
-, him long he never seemed more vigorous
-s-,-7--ro,I~ the American Cardinal has the
s.,- ~ q man Of fifty. and there is every indi
-son that he viii live 20 celebrate his eightieth
,1.-rsav and look hopefully forward 10 the nine
- E-te mind is active and there are few Ques-
-. ~ -7uhlic import that escape his attention.
-, he moment he landed yesterday he showed
- concern regarding the trend Of public affairs.
though be would IoI max h4o'ic MS CiiOicS Ior
-le coming election
= -, p7a5 T. be home again. he told reporter
.,- The Tribune. "fsIad TO be with my own peo-
:, had hoped 70 get into Baltimore quietly hut
= @e4,ou- citizens q Maryland have overruled me
80 must remain here until Saturday when they
-,-,sa 70 welcome with extraordinary
.os,,-z 7 dislike puhric demonstrations that are
STATED az ne knowing no special reason toT il,
- r cannot in this instance refuse an honor that
---es =. ne with such general good feeling and
e participated IN by the Governor OF Maryland
- Cardinal brought with him a special hene-
s-+ion Of Plus y FOR America and al Of its in
haaitaats-
.,-xre7t that he is somewhat stout I observed
~
- Cardinal said. speaking Of the Roman Pontifr.
-.Fe receives large DELEGATIONS Two and three
-4-,ss week and never appears 70 be fatigued.
e s-ers a 7varci7fUl eye everything that
serns the interest Of the Church in every part OF
- world
~ meetings of several of the congregations to
7tf-1 r. was attached 5e was at the last meet
.r e -he Props Esnda- IN the course Of which his
s5--ce vas freely soCht in matters concerning the
--F-=z -gzzr,r-
before he Papsl document removing America
--7u ire jurisdiction Of that body was made pub
lie H remarked that the cable reports that the
Cardinal Secretary II state would be asked 10 re
sign were not worthy q consideration
.D5onserse. ahsolurely nonsense he said laugh
inely
When ne lcf- Rome ne went 70 Switzerland and
1---- -he-7 10 London. where he took part n the
festivities attending the meeting Of the Euoharistic
Congress He said he was delighted with the
results z -he Congress. the hospitality q tho
British and that b. had never. outside OF Rene
Witnessed such 6 gathering of the Fathers OF the
Church
You want 10 ask ne about the one incident that
-1a-r=5 rhe occasion Let f-st tell you that thH
British people as q whole were exceedingly hos
1itzbIe Thr members Of the Church Of England
rr=re res7@crfui and cordial The only disCouTIesv
vas that faaured RI the Eonconfornls-s. Thy
were anEerad ny the announcement that the
Blessed Sacrament would ~ carried in public and
went n extremes u manifest their wrath The
governre-r favored their protest. though < mad
previously approved q The procession The only
fun ro hs found vas that tha Premier did not
make k-cvr ais decision until th= last minute
BIT undoubtedly he hs5 his OWL troubles. and I
inclined &c believe -har Ee did the best he could
under the ri-ra-1z-a-ceS- P=rs .nally. DOUBT the
wisdom n carving the Sacred Host on such
t-aorEua-y occasions and I think II would have
5een more prudent nor 10 have announced the fact
that i would be carried
When rhe subject of politics was broached to
Cardinal h said
OF COURSE 7 Eava my preference That IS per
sonaL I ner-- make known that preference
vii say a. -rls tire. that whatever the outcome,
cur COUNTY viii rise The next morning as usual
and continue rs mission This IS war Of ballots
nor q bullets Th= defeated party VIII take its
defeat gracefully and the people viii rejoice IN
,he vtctO-y q The party of their preference.