Arizona republican., 1911-06-07
The Priesthood and Prince.
 dom of Cardinal Gibbons THE. TRIBUTE OF THE GREAT
President, President, and Diplomats, Jurists and Leaders in Congress, Re gardless of Politics or Religion, Were Present.

i Baltimore, June 6.-Cardinal Gibbons i missed his afternoon walk today. For
 the first time in several years and 1 only very few times in the twenty
 five years he has been the only prince
 of the Catholic church in the United ! State she missed his stroll over the
 streets of Baltimore, where he listened
 to banker and beggar and took to his ! heart the troubles of his people" Instead of the walk that had be-
 come a feature of that part of the i city in which he lived the cardinal
 sat this afternoon on the temporary
 stage in the Fifth regiment armory
 and listened to the great men of the
 nation speak in eulogy of his life. ] President Taft Vice-President Sher-
 man. Chief Justice White. former ! President Roosevelt, Ambassador i Bryce of Great Britain, Speaker Clark, l Senator Root of New York, Governor ] Brothers of Maryland. former Speaker i Cannon and Mayor Presly of Balti- mire. sat with the cardinal and all | of them except the chief justice spoke | in his praise.
 l Probably a more distinguished gath l ering was never held in this country | outside of Washington and the wheels | of government came very E-ar tO a sotp while those who are set in charge ] over them paid honor to the cardinal. The armory holds 15.OO0 people, it's | builders say, and it was crowded to | the doors. The cardinal sat in a red | plush chair. in the center of the stage. ! To his right was President Taft, then came former President Roosevelt and | Chief Justice White. On the cardi-
 nars left were Governor Brothers of | Maryland, Ambassador Bryce, Speaker | Clark and Representative Cannon. The ovation that greeted Colonel Roosevelt as he came up the steps with Chief Justice White was re- markable. but that which greeted the i cardinal as he climbed the stairs with President Taft was far more remarka ble The cardinal wore the red robe, the skull cap of red and the deep ! green ring of office. Through all the speeches he sat smiling, every chang ing expression of his wrinkled and kindly face and his bright eyes at testing to the pleasure of this tribute offered him.
 He smiled like a boy when Presi dent Taft introduced him to Colonel Roosevelt. he laughed with glee when thee hief justice shook his hand and ! the ghost of a grin flickered over his face when Speaker Clark, mixing poli- tics with religion, said he had been
 potent force for good among both Catholics and republicans
 Following Governor Brothers, who
 presided, President Taft made the first speech. He said in part: This assembly. I venture to say, can find few counterparts in history. We are
 met as an American people to con-
 gratuate the American primate of one of the great churches of the world on
 the twenty-fifth anniversary of his accession to the highest office in his church but one, and upon the fiftieth anniversary of his entering the church as one of it's priests.
 we are not here as members of any denomination; We are not here
 in any official capacity. But we are here to recognize and honor in him
 his high virtues as a patriotic mem Der of our political community, md one who through his long and useful life. has spared no efforts in the cause of good citizenship and the uplifting of his fellow men. As American citi- | zens we are proud that his promin- hence in the church brought to him twenty-five years ago the rank of cardinal. The rarity with which this rank is conferred in his church uponl bishops and priests so far from Rome is an indication of the position which he has won among his fellow church. men I
 But what we are especially delighted | to see confirmed in him and his life l is the entire consistency which has been demonstrated by him between his | earnest and single minded patriotism | and love of country and his sincere | devotion to his church. With pardon | able pride he points to the fact that i Maryland. under Catholic control, | was the first to give complete relig- | ious tolerance.
 Nothing could more clearly show | the character of the man whose jubi- | lee we celebrate than the living tes- ] timony of this assembly to ,his value as neighbor in Baltimore. If you would find what a man is. go to his home and his neighbors and there
 if everything that he does and says rings true and shows his heart-whOle interest i'm the welfare of the men and | women and children nvar about him,