The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-04
THE MESSAGE.


To tho Senate aud House of Representa-
tives.
The congress assemblies this year under
the shadow Of a great calamity. on the
9th of September, President Mckinley was
shot by an anarchist while attending the
Pan-Amerlcan exposition at Buffalo aud
died in that city on the nth OF that month.
OF Iae last seven elected presidents he
Is the third who has been murdered, and
the bare recital OF this fact is sufficient
TO Justify grave alarm among ali loyal
American citizens Moreover the clrCum-
stances Of this, the third assassination OF
| au American president have peculiarly
sinister significance. Both President Lin
coin and President Garneld were killed by
assassius Of types unfortunately not un.
common In history; President Lincoln fail
ing victim 10 me terrible passions aroused
10y tour years ol civil war aud President
CARRIED TO the rcyeugeIul vanity OF a dis
appointed ou.cc-seeEer. President Mchn-
icy was killed DN an utterly depIaved Grim
maj belonging TO that body of criminals
who object to an governments good and
4 had alike. VINO are against any form OF
popular liberty lt X is guaranteed by even
iAe most Just and liberal laws, and who
| are as hostile To the upright exponent oi
/ n free peoples sober Will as to The tyrau-
nical ana irresponsible despot
| II Is not too much to say that NJ the
| time Of President Mckinley death he was
! the most Wideiy loved man IN all the United
| States Wtlc we lave heVc" had amy pub
! hr man Of his position WHO has been 80
| Wholly free FROM the bitter aninusitics in.
pcneuts were the FIRST to bear the heartcst
| and most generous tribute TO the broad
kWCliuoss Of nature, the sweetness and
| gcntl"ness of character which SO pnleared
him 10 his close associates. 70 a standard
/ of lefty integrity IN public HE he united
/ the tender aheetiurs ANA home vlrI les
! NaticIul cbnract 3r gallant suldlcr in
/ the great war fer the Union, he also Shouc
! as an example 10 all our people because Of
/ his conduct I'm the most sacred and intimate
! Sonal hatred OF him, for he never acted
| with aught but consideration FOR tue wei
| fare OF others. No one could fail TO re-
Spect him who knew him IN public or pr-
| waite life. The defenders OF those murdCr r.
! ouS criminals who seek Ia excuse their
! crimlralty ny asserting that II is exercised
/ for political ends, invci2h aga INST wealth
aud Irresponsible power. But for this as
sassn0tion even this base apology eau not
! be urged.
| EULOGY OF THE
DEAD PRESIDENT.
President Mckinley was a man Of mod
| crate means, man whose stock spraug
| from the sturdy tillcrs Of the soil who
had himself belonged among the wage
workers who had entered the army as q
/ private soldier Wealth was mot struck a;
when the president was asSassnatcI, but
the honest toll which is content with mod.
crate gains after lifetime OF unrcmlttlug
| labor. largely in the service Of the public
! sun less was power struck al In the sense
| that power is irresponsible or conferred in
| the hands Of any one individual The blow
was not aimed at tyranny or wealth. II
was ain ed AT one of the strongest cham
plons the wuge-worEor has ever had, AT
/ one of the most talyntul representatives. OF
! the system of pubic rights ana represents
} tive government VINO mas ever risen 70 pun
lie oflce. President Mckinley filled that
! political Office Tor which the entire people
! vote and no prcsldcut-uot even Lincoln
himself-wNs ever more earnestly anxious
! To- represent the well thpn@Al OUT WISHES
of the people, his one anxiety M every
crisis was 70 Keep In closest iolel Win
I tho people-t0 mud out what they thought
] and TO cndeayur 10 give expression 10
/ their thought, after having endeaNored 10
| guide that thought Alright lie had Just
! hepu reelected TO the presidency because
! the majority of our citizens, the majority
| OF our farmers and WORKERS, believed
| that ne had faithfully upheld then inter
/ csts for four wears. They felt themselves
! IN close and intimate touch with him. They
/ felt that he represented so wei and so
honorably an their ideals ana aspirations
! that they wished him 10 continue for an
other four years 20 represent them.
/ And this was the man at whom the as
sassn struck; That there might he nothing
/ lacking TO complete the JudaS-llke intamy OF
/ his ac, he took advantage Of an occasion
! whap The president was meeting the PEG
| ME generally; and advancing as n 10 take
/ the hand outstretched 10 him In kindly ana
| hrotherly fellowship, ne turned me noble
and Generous confidence OF tue victim INFO
| an opportunlty to strike the fatal blow.
/ There Is no baSer deed In all the annals OF
crime.
bItfcr I'M the minus OF all who saw the
/ dark DAYS while the president yet lowered
/ between life and death. AZ last the light
! was stiUcd IN the kindly eyes and the
4 breath went from the lips that even N
/ mortal agony uttered no words save OF
forgiveness to his murderer, o owe LOT
Ills friends and Of u n trust p , ne
crowulnC the glory Of such n HE, leaves
MS WITH Infinite sorrow, but with such pride
i'm what be bad accomplished aud 10 ms
own personal character tnnl we reel tHe
biov MOI ms struck at him, but as struck
at the nation We mourn a COOL and great
nrcgideut who Is dead: but while we mourn
We arc lifted M by the splendid achieve
ments If his life and the, grand nerolsm
with which be met his death.
When we turn from the man 10 the ma
tlon the harm done Is SO great as 70 eE-
Gle our rrayest approximations and 10 de-
maDd onr wlscst and most resolute action.
This criminal was g PROGRESSED aharehlsl'
indamed by the teachings OF prolessei an
archists and probably also by the reckless
ntterarces Of those who on tue stump and
In The public press appeal 70 'he dark and
I eyil 81 tits Of malice and greed, envy ana ana
( mon Who preach such doctrines, and they
ce-' not esrape their share Of responsibility
/ for The whlrlwin1 that. Is reaIed. his
iH,bo cvriotter IN sensationalism aud 20
| tSe crude and foolish visionary Who for
rbotever reason aLOligizes for crime or
re- t7ot,- v-aS Aimed not NJ this president
bnt AZ ali presidents; az eyery, symbol q,
rSvernment President Mckiniey Was ~
emphstlcslly the .emeedlins.n % w 49,
ths forms Of law a New England iowa