New-York tribune., 1910-07-24

ehad only one pair of shoes and no money
to buy another. His habit Of giving ava J
his possessions, regardless OF whether h;
could afford to or not. soon became so well
known that several churchwomen made Il
their business to visit the Bishops house a,
intervals to see that he was not actually
i'll want for food and clothing.
There is something unusually magnetic
about the man as a man 1t is well known
that the Cardinal has frequently been asked
by young Protestant girls who were per
haps not as we'll versed in matters theolog-
caI as they should have been to oticiate
at their weddings, and they were greatly
chagrined when they found that the canons
of his Church forbid him to do so. For
blocks on either side of his residence in
the Monument City the Cardinal knows
we'll every one OF his neighbors. They
carry to him their troubles. tell him when
good fortune hefaIls them He Is the Bal
timorean's best friend. and has never been
known to turn a deaf ear to an appeal for
sympathy or help. The best loved man in
the city is the way Baitimoreans speak OF
him.
Cardinal Gibbons has been active in ma
terial affairs as well as Church matters.
Last fall the bitterest political campaign
of years was fought TO a finish In the
State of Maryland constitutional
amendment was put before the people of
the state for acceptance or rejection. II II
was accepted the amendment practically
meant the disfranchisement of the negroes
or the state.
Atsthe psychological moment. toward the
close of the battle, the Cardinal permitted
himself to be interviewed and declared
against the amendment. The battle went
on outwardly still as furiously as ever. but
the Cardinals declaration practically ended
it. and political managers knew IT,
When the drafte-s of the last tariff Law.
were struggling with that measure the
Roman Catholic prelate again took occa-
sion to express himself In an interview
he urged a lower tariff. The Cardinal has
also expressed himself strongly for prohi-
bition, Here is what he had to say on that
question: Prohibitionists all over the
country are making strong efforts to sup
press the use of intoxicating liquors and
while | hope they will succeed | don't
think they will. Reform must come from
within and not from without. Believe me
when tell YOU there Is no vice like intem.
perance. no vice that is followed by such
DIRE results. Its effects are found every
where. and sometimes among churchmen.
NO church should tolerate clergyman who
drinks. Understand me, / do not mean 70
say 1t is sin to take a little Refreshments
but II should be taken at the proper time.
and once you are OF age you are not 10
make up for lost time. The Catholic
Church does not advocate extremes but
wisely and safely steers in the middle
course
The militant woman suffrasist finds no
ally In the Cardinal In fact. he and ex-
President Roosevelt have the same old
fashioned primitive" ideas about the Ces-
tiny of woman In addressing some girl
graduates in Baltimore last year the Cardl
nal said ennphatically: II arm entirely op-
posed to woman suffrage. not because I
hate the women. but because 7 love then,
and want them 10 fulfil the mission for
which God intended them. II YOU play in
the arena OF politics you will be covered
with its dust. Nowhere Is woman so hon
ored ~ u the United States. Ii YOU arc