Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-17
IOWA PRESS ON M'KlNLEY.
[Iowa CITY Republican.1


The whole nation mourns the loss of
great and good man: his spirit has
taken ito flight to the other world, yet
his dying words will ever live as guide
ana llGht to those who dearly loved him.
Waterloo Courier.l
a great, good man has fallen;
soldier, patriot and statesman has
been laid low. The elements of terror
ism have trinmphed against the repre-
sentative OF law. but God is Just and
law shall vanquish anarchy and right
eous governments shall be protected
TIT. Dodge Messenger.l
William Mckinley has passed to his
place among the great presidents of the
nation who have had the glorious mar
tyr's crown. His death ends career
just at its height. Having received ev-
erything that the nation could give of
honor and distinction, having served
his country we'll as citizen, soldier and
statesman. he passed away with a halo
that nothing else could give to add lus-
tire to the goodness and grandeur of his
life.
ICreston Advertiser, dem1
President Mckinley has fallen. He is
the third presidential victim of an as
sassin's bullet. The tragedy has been
enacted and finished. A nation mourns,
and while the government still lives one
of the noblest and highest honored of
her citizens is still in death.
lClinton Herald.l
Lincoln, Grant, Mckinley will be the
way the American people hereafter will
speak of the three greatest presidents
of the second half of the nineteenth
century. Partisans these men WERE but
they We're greater. They will live as
patriots and men of all parties, of all
Variations of thought, will speak of
them as representative of all that is
great and good in American statesman
snip and patriotism.
Dubuque Herald. dem.l
We believe his political opponents
without exception mourn for him as
sincerely as his political friends. Nc
president seems to have ever taken a
| firmer hold upon the affections of the
people. He was regarded az a safe
man. He did no foolish things. In his
personal character, as a family man, as
a good citizen, as fair specimen OF the
average American, he was model. and
every man end woman took an homes,
pride in him. 1t is of no benefit to him
but we do not really recall an American
whose death has been more UNIVERSAL,
mourned than his.
dubuque Times]
| Had President Mckinley lived he
would have been given such demon.
stration of popular affection as the
world has never seen. His growth In
the admiration and confidence of his fell.
low countrymen. marked for years be.
fore his accession to the presidency, haC
continued during his incumbency of his
high office. The nation appreciated hi.
efforts to bind the sections together b,
a magnanimous and liberal policy, ant
all We're united in esteem for him anC
in prayers for his recovery.
[Des Moines Capitall
| Mckinley will go into history as neal
an ideal president as the country coult
have. and will stand before the Ameri
can youth as model In every relation
OF life.
mason City Globe Gazette.l
\ When Lincoln was assassinated tn,
embitterment OF war prevented hi
death from being a national sorrow
When Garfield was shot there was alst
much bitterness in political sense, al
tho his political enemies sincerely ant
deeply regretted the dastardly act O.
his taking away. But William McKin
ley was so democratic in his method O
living, and was 20 much of commone
and had done 30 much to cement tn,
north and the south in the late Span
tsh American war that he Is mournet
by united people and without respec
to party.
4 lDes Moines Leader, ind. dem.l
Men will receive new impulse o
patriotism for his sake and will guar,
with greater zeal the country which h
loved 80 fell. On the altar Of HE mem
DRY all will swear themselves to be NOR
faithful. AS they follow his hesrse q