The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-20
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FITTING TRIBUTE
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fitting reward for their gallant service
made generals CT the regular army and
retired.
In all Of the public life Of William
Mckinley sincerity was accorded him
by those who differed from him most,
and without this virtue true greatness
and true statesmanship cannot exist.
With the white light Of publicity full
upon him for years no charge of dis
honesty, political or other wise, was
ever made against him.
Engaged in political controversy on
the stump, in congress, from the porch
OF his modest home In Canton in 1896,
to numerous delegations, no word of
bitterness escaped him for his oppon~
ents. Profoundly convinced that the
doctrines Of political economy he ad-
vocRted we're best for the entire cour--
try, he accorded to his opponents equal
sincerity of purpose, equal love of
country with himself, as he accorded
to Confederate soldiers the same dsvo-
ton to duty as they saw il, which had
sent him and them to war.
Who shall measure true greatness
and true craftsmanship? In what does
IL consist? 1t requires q we'll rounded
we'll balanced. self poised man, man
Of kindly heart, Of broad and generous
impulses. of deep sincerity of purpose,
Of intense convictions, and as President
OF the Unitsd States although elected
by party, filed with deep and earn
est deeire to be truly president OF the
entire country.
No president since Lincoln has had
so large m sasure Of responsibility
,hruat ,,Uon k;no .oanous;hiIitv M hioh
b could not avoid if he would. and
could not largely delegate to others, an
ideal American citizen, in full sympathy
with his fellow citizens, deeply i'm
pressed with the truth that to 60 faster
in any course than the country would
follow him would destroy his ability to
accomplish the benetcient purposes he
sht to accomplish for the country.
He has in many things bent to the
'pulsr will, and has at times been
accused of vecillation Of purpose.
Lincoln had the same trait and was
nus accused. Bat it is admitted now
taat it was an element of his greatness
of character that he could wait until
the people we're ready to support him
il the titantio struggle of modern times.
The people of this entirs country
have judged Mckinley, have placed his
name among the names of the greatest
men in our history. and they are never
mistaken. The shock of horror when
tue wires flashed the news of LincoG- =
aud Garfield's assassination was the
sane But the deep sense OF personal
loss by every man and woman in the
death of Mckinley in this great land
has no parallel except in LincoIn's
death.
Garfield had never touched the hearts
of the people as deeply as have Lincoln
and Mckinley. There has been con-
slant and universal mourning since our
fondest hopes OF his recovery were
banished by the bulletins OF last Friday.
Today In thousands Of churches and
millions of homes We join with that
sweet noble WON an he loved go we'll, in |
tears aud prayers and deepest mourning, |
for q good and great man has gone,
who showed his goodness and his
greatness of character never more
beautifully than in the hours and days
succeeding the tragedy. Sitting in the