The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-09-19

VuHuAuB DdChs
He put arms into Aguinaldo's
hands, but when they we're turned
against US there was no temporizing.
Nothing but submission was to be
accepted. Within the velvet glove
was the hand of steel.
And so peace again came for the
second time in the administration of
our president.
1t was his happy privilege.not only
to see and enjoy thorough reunion
of our country but to be in great
degree the means of bringing it
about.
He sent the sons of the men who
wore the gray to the front to vie in
loyalty with the sons of the men who
wore the blue.
He visited Georgia, Alabama, and
Texas, and received the hospitality
of his former foes and of his oppon-
ents political, with as much pleasure
as he visited Ohio and Iowa. And no
hand was raised against him as
he iourneyed through the land
where he once carried the !musket
and the sword.
1t was from the pestilent and foul
slums of the cities that the red hand
of the anarchist reached up to strike
the fatal blow.
When Mckinley i unfortunately
signed his name as surety, for $50, 900
some years ago, to the notes of a
corporation which failed, his en-
tire savings of a life time were about
to be swept away. Promptly his
friends raised subscription to aid
him in his loss. But he positively de-
clined to receive it. But they were
not to be baffled in this way. They
quietly purchased the notes of the
holders and destroyed them and re-
fused to let the surety know who
paid them off.
This delicate method prevented
Major Mckinley from even knowing
to whom he was indebted for his
rescue from bankruptcy.
He was not then President, and it
was by no means sure that he would
ever become so, and this secret aid
rendered him had the merit of being
wholly disinterested, and illustrates
the earnestness of the friendship
that he always inspired.
Life was at it's zenith when Presi-
dent Mckinley was struck down. He
had fought the good fight, he had
kept the faith. He approached the
thres hold of the Eternal without fear,
saying Good bye to all. Gods will,
not ours be done"
When his widowed wife awoke on
yesterday morning and asked, Ills
the President sleeping?" the answer
came eyes he sleeps the sleep that
knows no waking"
How many hearts tonight grieve
for the widowed lady whose gentle
and su ffering life has been an inspir-
alton to her noble husband. 1t was
an old story at Washington, when
first W emit there, as to how devoted
Major Mckinley was to his invalid
companion; how when he started for
his daily task at the Capitol he al
ways looked up to the hotel window
where his wife sat watching and
raised his hat in a farewell salute
Shakespeare described him three
humid red years ago:
Ibis life was gentle, and the elements .
SOmiXed in him hat nature might starm up
And say to all the world. This was a MAN
Resolutions of Respkct.
The following resolutions were adopted
| at a Union meeting of the pastors ant
members of the several Protestant churches
! of the city of OskaloOsa, Iowa, and Of
other citizens of the same place, including
! the members of Phil Kearny Post of the
| Crane Army of the Republic and the Ma
| tional guards held at the Central NJ. E
church, OskaIoosa on SABBATH evening Sept
10, 1901:
| Whereas, as the result of a cowardlJ
and wicked assault, made by an anarchis