Evening star., 1901-09-07
Sympathy for the President Expressed
by Editors.
FOUL DEED CAUSES HORROR
Tributes to Mr.. McKinley's Public
and Private Character.
COMMENT OF GREAT PAPERS

to write in opposition to the policies OF the
President of the United States vie with
those who have supported the administra-
tion in expressing esteem for William Nc
Kfnley, both as President and as citizen.
and In lamenting the murderous assault
upon him.
Comments clipped from New York, Phila-
deiphia and Baltimore newspapers follow:
From the New York Tribune.
The first thought must be that the muir
derous attack on President Mckinley a.
Buffalo yesterday was the act Of a mad
man. There are no violent pol1tlcai pas
sions at work anywhere in this country. as
there were when Lincoln and When Garneld
were assassinated, to inspire a fend or
fanatic with a malignant purpose against
the chief Of state. No antagonist of the
Presidents policies has ever failed to tenn
per opposition with frank acknOWledg-
ment of his blameless character and per-
sonal charm. He probably has not a single
personal enemy in all the world. There Is
hardly human being who cherishes even
feeling of unkindness toward him. 1t would
be difficult to think of anybody, living or
dead who has shown such capacity to
make friends and avoid making foes.
From the New York Sun.
There seems good reason to hope that
the attempt made at Buffalo yesterday to
murder the President failed. Whether he
QlPS OF I1NeS, the great purposes Ol HIS
policy will not be abandoned, and the pro-
cesses of government will be as untnter-
rupted and orderly as If the catastrophe
had not been.
From the New York Times.
The heart of the nation goes out to the
President in his pain and peril He Is our
President. the unforced choice Of the Amer
lean people as the custodian of the great
powers of his office and as the bearer of
It's burden of care and responsibility.
The national heart is wrung with shame
and Indignation at the dastardly crime of
which he Is the victim. 1t is humfliatfng,
l. is appalling, that In this land of order
and liberty and equal justice there should
be found a wretch so dull to the spirit of
the republic, so alien to its conscience, so
untouched by its unrivaled and unprece-
dented benefits that he could raise the
hand of the assassin against our chief
No President since Lincoln has had more
trying and difficult duties imposed on him.
The President has lived openly, simply,
life in close accord with the old, the good
traditions of our land
From the New York Herald.
The personal kindliness and exemplary
life of President Mckinley have won the
affection and esteem of all regardless of
political differences. In the painful suS-
pense with which the whole American
people this morning hang over each bulle-
tin from the physicians the anxiety Is not
only for the chief magistrate of the re-
public, but for the man In whose fate each
one IS keenly interested as IL the suf-
ferer were a member of his family.
The great heart of the nation goes out,
too, In profound sympathy to President
Mckinley's faithful life companion, now
cousecrated by this awful sorrow. ---
From the Philadelphia Press.
Prosperity peace and success have fol-
lowed President Mckinleys administra ton.
Sectional feeling has disappeared. Loyalty
has never been stronger, deeper or more
universally expressed He stood, as he
delivered his memorable speech of two days
ago. TO which the dire event succeeding 1t
has already given historical weight and
significance, the supreme representative Of
the visible success of conciliation, wise con-
ceSslon and an impartial regard for the
interests. the progress and the weII-being
of all the republic and of every citizen un-
der its flag.
From the fhfadelphia Times.
A crime so wanton. so cruel so unreason-
able. not against one man but against
humanity, leaves US for the moment stun
ned and mystified. 1t casts over the coun-
try cloud Of sorrow.
From the Philadelphia Ledger
The case of President Mckinley bears no
resemblance to either that OF Lincoln or
Garfield. OF him il may be truly said that
he Is man who has neither public nor
private enemies. AS Chief Magistrate of
the United States he has borne himself so
well in his high office as to win the general
respect and confidence. This does not mean
that all his countrymen have agreed with
his policies or indorsed his official acts
But they have believed that, amid difficult
ties and environments such as have beset
TO President of the United States save
alone Mr.. Lincoln, or, possibly, General
Grant. he has earnestly striven to do his
duty 10 his country he saw his duty
to it.
Fram the Philadelphia Record
Because William Mckinley is the chosen
chief of the greatest republic this violent
attack upon his life will challenge the awe
struck attention of the world; but here
where the man. the soldier the statesman
is perhaps best beloved among his country
men, the blow has fallen with crushing
weight. Every man and woman In the ma
ton would regard the Presidents death as
personal calamity.
From the Philadelphia North American.
1t was not known that William Mckinley
had an enemy in the world. He Is himself
SO amiable that he excites amiabflity In
others and has won fame as n statesman
singulariy endowed with the capacity to
turn opponents into friends. The att empt
upon his life. therefore, has given the pao-
pie Of the United States a shock OF aston
fshment as we'll as Of horror and grief
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
And now It is Mckinley. And why Nc
htniey? What has he done? He has made
the nation great His course. wise and
conservative, but always vigorous has led
the nation into prosperity such as IL has
never before known. When one tries TO
understand the workings of a brain that
would demand the life OF such man. such
a President one is thunderstruck 1t IL
beyond comprehension.
FROM the Baltimore Sun.
AS he lies upon his bed of suffering Pres
ident Mckinley has such solace as can
come TO him from the knowledge that he
has the profound and heartfelt sympathy
OF every section of the country and of
every true man and woman In it His
kindly personal character has made him
popular even with his political opponents
and as Americans they resent with un-
spe akabie Indignation and horror the act
of the assassin and unite In the prayer
that his life may be preserved to his
friends and country.
Few Greeks in Greece.
From the Popular Science Monthly.
Greece died because the men who made
her glory had all passed away and left
none Of their kin. and therefore none Of