The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-09-20
official County Directory.
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Our Beloved President.

Tho American people, and, in fact, the peoples
20 tho Earth. stood appalled, at the awful tragedy
enacted at Buffalo, when the hand OF an assassin
mas murderously laid upon the greatest ruler In
The world. The gravest anxiety was felt and the
bearr of Christendom beat with quickened sympa-
+bv until the assurance came that our beloved
president would in all probability be restored TO
health But our hopes and confident expectations
led us merely to his grave, and, when the sao news
Of his death was announced, the sorrow and grle1
80 tho week before revived into deeper pain and
hprt and the heart of every human, who had any
know edge, whatsoever, of the mighty man, who
had fallen victim in the most dastardly and william
aus crime perpetrated in the history OF the nation
bled with an agony undesirable by mortal tongue
The end came and the light of the happy nope tnat
nossessed mankind faded in an instant INTO the
fearful darkness of nights despair. Only the
memory of his abundant virtues and the SHINING
record OF his honorable achievement remain OF
William Mckinley, the greatest ruler oil the age
and among the greatest in history.
One Of the favorite sons of fortune with the
dove of peace auttering in emblematic way
around him, with the angel of happiness lowering
fondIv about him, with so 100000 millions OF his
own people surrounding him confdiRgly and with
the nations of the earth bestowing upon him the
honor and respect so meritorousy won, William
Mckinley seemingly had no cause to fear death
except as nature would bring it, and he had no
such fear but went in and out among his people as
their loving chief doing their will, sharing their
lows and sorrows. In his high office TO which the
people elected him, he had discharged his duties
so noblv so well, and had borne himself with such
grand manhood that.all had come to believe in him
as a ruler with wisdom insI irei we venture TO say,
and to love him as one of themselves man the
people, the President of great nation, whose best
welfare and interests were his only ambition and
which, in fact had reached a stage, worthy to be
called the elimination of the life work OF so great
a man. In view of this, it is incomprehensibe
that he should die and in such tragic way. Surely,
he had we'll the privilege of retiring to pri-
yste life at the end Of his term and living the
golden period of life in peace and quietude, hon
ored for the greatness of his work. loved for his
nobility of character, and happy over and con
teIted with the Growing illumination Of the no.
Bile ambition that possessed his bosom from EARL
est youth and guided him in career than which
there has been none greater or more honorable
That fate should deal so cruelty is one Of the mys
teries left for the future to unravel. None now
understand it, and all we can say Is in his own dy
ing words: sit is Gods way. His will be done
The pathos which characterizes the closing
chapter of this remarkable career bursts the hu.
man heart asunder and makes common the feel
ing of brotherhood among all men. The circum-
stances surrounding. so tragic, 50 sad, bring US
into common brotherhood in our sorrow. The rich
and poor, the high and the low, friend and enemy
are brought together in common anguish and all
together give the hour to their grief. As the
world watched this man on his death bed and saw
his spirit take its flight to heaven there was les
son taught never to be forgotten. We all learned
whence came our great rulers source of strength
and understood the noble character of the man
better than ever before. Great as he was he rec
ognized one greater and like the humblest child
put his trust in God. Clinglng to his Maker, he
murmured praises t. Him in the last breath and
the angel bore him away.
The last sad rite mas been said. All has been
done and only the memory of the martyred Presi-
dent remains, but William McKinley's great work
will live and be felt as long the nation endures