Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-03
PRESIDENTS j. !.
MESSAGE. 1: /.
Ills Recommendations to the
Congress on Many
Subjects
PROBLEM OF RECIPROCITY
While Favoring tho Principle, He
Opposes Any General
Tariff Charge. =. (
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THE TREATMENT OF TRUSTS.
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lie Deems Publicity tie Only Sure Rem
edy That Can Now Be
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THE TREATMENT OF TRUSTS.

Reduction Of Tariff Duties ON Cuban
Imports Into This Country Espe-
cirlly Advocated - Construction of
Irrigation Works by the National
Government Urged-Importance or
! Building the Isthmian Canal and
the PPcihc Cafle-Monroe Doctrine
! Should Be Cardinal Feature of All
America-The Philippine Problem.
Re-enactment op Chinese Exclusion
Act Advised-Remedial Action Urg-
ed For Onr Merchant Marine--Pres-
= ervation OF Forests. @ s'''~-
To the Senate and House of Represents
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The congress assemblies this year under
the shadow of great calamity. On the
6th Of September President Mckinley was
Shot by All anarchist while attending the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo and
died In that city on the 14th Of that
month. -.
~ OF the last seven elected presidents he1s
the third who has been murdered. and the
bare recital of this fact is sufficient to
justify grave alarm among all loyal
American citizens. Moreover. the circum-
stances of this. the third assassination OF
OH ALISItcitii pFeSiueut, IA We a pecullarly
sinister Significance. Both President Linz
coin and President Garfield were killed by
assassins Of types unfortunately not I'M
common in history. President Lincoln
falling victim to the terrible passions
aroused by four years Of civil war and
President Garfield to the revengeful van
ity of a disappointed oflceseeker. Presi-
dent Mckinley was killed by an utterly
dcpraved criminal belonging to that body
of criminals who object to all govern
ments good and bad alike. who are
against anv form of popular liberty If tits
guaranteed by even the most Just and lib
eral la ws and who are as. hostile to the
upright exponent of "a free peoples sober
will as to the tyrannical and irresponsible
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1t is not too much to say that at the
time of President McKinley's death he
was the most widely loved: man in all the
United States. while we have never had
anv public man of his position who has
been so wholly free from the bitter ami
mosities incident to public life. His polit-
ical opponents were the first to bear the
heartiest and most generous tribute to the
! broad kindliness of nature, the sweetness
and gentfenesS Of character which SO en-
deared him to his tlase associates. To
standard of lofty integrity In public life
he united the tender affections and home
; virtues which are ali important In the
4 makeup cf rational character. IA gallant
soldier iii the great war for the Union. he
also shone as an example to all OUT people
because Of his conduct in the most sacred
and intimata OF home rela atfons3 There
{ could be no personal hatred Of him. for he
never acted with aught but conside Grafton
I for the welfare OF others No one could
4 fail to respert him who knew him IN pub
n lie or private life The defenders of those
I murderouss criminals who seek to. excuse
3 their criminalitD1 by asserting that It
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