Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-04

the Poetic CatIe-MonrOe Doctrine
should Be Cardinal Feature of All
America-The Philippine Problem.
Re.enactment Of Chinese Exclusion
Act tAdvised-Remedial Action UrS-
ed For Our Merchant Marine-Pres-
ervation of Forests.
To the Senate and House Of representa-
tiyes:
The congress assemblies this year under
the shadow of . great calamity. On the
sth Of September President Mckinley was
shot by an anarchist while attending the
PaI-American exposition at EuTalo and
died in that city on the I4th IF that
month.
OF the last seven elected presidents lie Is
the third who has been murI r.d. and the
bare recital of this fact is Sufficient to
justify grave alarm among all loyal
American citizens. Moreover. the ctrcum-
stances OF this. the third assa ssination of
an American president. have a peculiarly
sinister significance. Both President Lin
coin and president Garfield were killed bv
assassins Of types unfortunately not un-
common III history. President Lincoln
falling a victim 10 the terrible passions
aroused by four years OF civil war and
President Garfield to the rerenGefui van
ity Of 2 disappointed of!iceseeker. Prrsi-
dent Mckinley was killed bE an utterly
dcpraved criminal belonging to that body
of criminals VINO object to all govern
ments. good and bad alike. who are
against anv form of popular liberty ii it is
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1t is not to- much to saw that ut the
time Of President MrKinlcy's death ne
was the most widely loved man in all the
United States while We have never had
anv n1ihiic man OF his position who has
been 50 wholly free from tho bitter ami
mosihes incident 10 Nrhlic life. lis pol;t-
ical oDnpneuts were the first to bear the
hearueSt and most generous tribute TO tho
broad kndneSS ~ nature, the sweetness
and EenteUoes Of character which 50 en-
deared him to his close assOciatae 70 a
STANDARD Of lofty integrity in o!hlic life
he united the tender Tffaotio2s a-1 home
virtues which are all important in the
makeup cf NATIONAL character 4 gallant
soldier in the great war for the Union. h0
also shonc ~ an ,,-a,o-,l,. To an n,tr norr,,a
heeauso of his conduct il, +he r,,s- scored
and iptiu.ta az nom. relati,... There
could be NJ ,,.reo,,,.i haired az rim. fo. ba
never acted with arrbt b,It consideration
for the welfare IT others No one could
fail to respect him Who knew him in pub
lie or private lifn The defenders OF those
murderous cri.ai,lts who seek to excuse
their crirningli,v hv asserting that il
is exercised for nuli;icaI ends inyc ilsb
against wealth ana IRRESPONSIBLE power
But for this assassination even this bare
apology c3uuut he urged
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ruNI we prcs'aell was dSsdsS''i',' ~ ~
.le ho'eSl t"ll "nIcil is content with nlou-
ate gains ait"r iHetlne OK uhrtuitl X
S sspot idTGeN N the service OF tiie pupi'c'
IN IN 'eSS was power Slruck at III me SciiSe
,'hC power IS lrreSpoilSipie or celnt1red III
.-e haius OF ar" one lhui'louai' me plo"
80 ho' 'in'tu at y S'ai'"H ot "e"'o,' :
"ds aimed at one OF tho strongest cnaih-
pions tne waSeWorker mas ever iiau' az
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sSsteni oi puoiic rlSi.'S anu ~
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tha, ,o,t.i, - - ~ ortiro
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IincoIr btrx',air ,.,. a,ar ,1o,a EARNESTLY
anxions - raIr'so-,t .,n yaiI Thought out
yIsbes ~ .hl nno,ie HE o,,e anxiety in
every cr;sis ras to taan in closest touch
with the 1ao,Ie r. tind cut what thev