The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-20
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DOWNFALL OF MAYOR NATHAN.

present Minister insulted us, we did
not help the government, and the gov
eminent lost. In Montepulciano, the
candidate of the government made
disrespectful statement about us. We
remembered it and he was defeated.
In Sinigaglia, the birthplace of Plus
TX, the former conservative deputy
failed to show sufficient respect for
the memory of that Pope; we fought
against him and he fell. In Fano the
government recommended the candi-
dacy of man who, though not a pro-
fessional anti-clerical, was not a sim
cere friend of ours, and we defeated
him. In Naples, in Foligno, in Castro,
in Andria, in Lucca, in Venice and in
several towns of Lombardy we had
our own candidates and they tri-
umphed. In the other cities, where we
did not propose candidates and where
the government recommended the
election of thoroughly impartial and
conservative men, we helped it to gain
a complete victory. Before the cleo
tons began, we decided to overthrow
three men, Murri, rebellious priest;
Podrecca, the infamous editor of
L'Asino'; and Macaggi, slanderer of
Archbishop Caron of Geneva. Thank
God, none of these has been reelected.
Do you not think that we are already
strong enough and that tomorrow our
force will be even more POWERFUL"
But the most striking victory of the
Sauna oOnCoruo two fnrooc 1uoc oobiouod
in Rome. There the electoral contest
assumed the proportions and the char
acter of a struggle such as never had
been witnessed before in Italy. On
one side the Jews, the Masons, the
radicals, the socialists-all the dis
cordant elements; on the other the
lovers of order, discipline, liberty and
justice. 1t has been said that the
extremists were largely helped by the
money of the international Masonic
order and of two unpatriotic Roman
princes, Borghese and Gaetani. The
enemies of the Church were undoubt-
edly supported by the mysterious in
fiuences of Mayor Nathan. But, in
spite of so many and such dishonest
efforts, two men of noble character
and sterling integrity, the Marquis
Medici of Rome, and the young, but
vigorous writer, Federzoni of Trieste,
were elected to replace the socialist
Campanozzi and the Masonic sympa-
thizer, Prince Gaetani.
End of Nathan's Rule.
The result of this election meant
the end of Nathans rule This time
he could not fail to realize that the
citizens of Rome wanted to get rid of
him and of his subservient Clique"
He resigned. The government, while
awaiting the next municipal election,
has appointed a provisional executive
for the city of Rome. The Italian
press, both Catholic and liberal, is
now celebrating the victory with the
greatest enthusiasm. "L'Osservatore
Romano" the official Catholic paper
of Rome, interpreting in long article
the sentiment of the Catholics of all
Italy, writes: "The election of Medici
and Federzoni in Rome means the
triumph of good sense, seriousness
and morality" The liberal "Corriere
della Sera" of Milan, which is consid-
cred one of the most representative
papers of Europe, says in one of its
late issues: 1--WE rejoice at the de-
parture of Mr. Nathan. He has finally
understood by the defeat of the Ma
sonic deputies, that Rome was tired
of him and of his friends. Such a
man should never have been elected
Mayor of city like Rome. He might
be a passably good mayor of small
village, but not of great city whose
Chief Executive is supposed to be at
least sensible and polite. His ideas,
his tone, his manners reveal pro-
vincial spirit and the narrowness of
a bigot. Let us hope that for the
good reputation of our country, this
man will remain henceforth in the OBJ
security which BELTS him best"
Another independent liberal paper
''L' Idea Nazionale," of Rome, a paper
published by the best writer's of the
younger school of liberalism, says in
it's issue of November g. Rome, ou1
dear and eternal Rome, elected the
representatives of liberty, of tolerance
and of true patriotism. She gave the
demagogues the chance to show what
they could do; after a miserable
failure she sent them home. The
Capital of new Italy, dominated until
yesterday by crowd of anti-clericals
of all shades, offered her votes to the
young nationalist party which repre-
sents the renewal of our national con.
science"
Attack on Religion ImpoIitic.
Such language, if used by the Cath
Ollie press, might be thought partial
Employed by the liberal papers, it
shows that in Italy, even among the
liberals, men like Mr.. Nathan cannot
for long retain their popularity and
influence.
So Nathan who hoped by his foolish
outbursts to annihilate the Vatican
and the Catholic Church, disappears
from public life. Rome, which has
seen, as Byron says, the downfall OF
so many idols and of so many bar
barous conquerors, is now witnessing
the departure of this would-be tyrant
He wanted to see inaugurated in Italy
the political systems which some
years ago triumphed in France and
which continue to rule that noble ma
ton. He learned to his cost, that re