The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-09-26
A MATER OF TASTE.

A MATTER OF TASTE.
The Plymouth Democrat, Daniel
Mcdonald, editor, an its issue of Sept
ember Il, while Mckinley was lying
almost at the verge Of death, said
Personally Mr. Mckinley is one of
the most asniable of men, and it is
not at all likely that he ever gaveany-
one cause to infiict upon him a per
Sonal assault.
In all the days of apprehension and
national mourning that have paSSe@
since the assassin sped the fatal shot
those five carefully limited lines COM
prise the sole allslsion to the dead
president, except in the way Of mar
ration of facts. No words commenda-
tory OF the life, character and achieve
ments of the man in his public or pri-
vate capacity appeared in the Demo
crat, more than mere admission that
he was an amiable man. In that
same issue the Democrat found room
to say:
Are we acting in a ''hOggish man.
ner" in our trade relations with for
eign countries? Senator Cullom has
discovered that they think we are and
for expediency'S sake would have us
ratify a few reciprocity treaties. But
as the senator had just left the porch
at Canton when he made this an.
nouncement it is probable that he inn
bibed this idea from the president
who is working tooth and nail to find
some plan to protect the protective
tariff, and reciprocity is the only way
he has been able to discover.
Last Thursday, September 10,
while the nation was bowed in griet
because of McKinley's shocking deatl
and while partisan flames everywhere
except in one small spot in Plymouth
had moderated or expired, the Demo
crat said:
with the reciprocity attachment
which he delivered at Buffalo is {
beautiful programme on paper, but
the trusts and fairfield monopolist,
will control congress, and the presi
dent won't turn hand to prevent
them. Mr.. Mckinley has talked yer,
sweetly on former occasions abou
benevolent assimilation and plail
duty, but his later actions have be
belied his words.
Not one expression or word expires
sive of grief or sorrow appeared il
that sheet that day. The paper tina
used all its wit in the defense of tn
Haymarket anarchists in their trial 70
murder and conspiracy can Go no les
than beg for the acquittal of Czolgos
on the ground of insanity and condem
his execution on high principles Of mel
cv and its otter and remarkable silenc
at this tinn.ee. when no other Amer
can paper has failed to give evidene
of sorrow, is but the preparation #
! such course.
/ And this paper, the disloyal DEM
a crat, in the face of these facts, h;
' the effrontery to say that the readil
e of bulletins concerning the presiden,
r condition at public meeting at t
|. opera house on the night of his dea
= was in bad taste. The president
r the United States lay dying from
20 anarchist shot; the people were es
% er to know the facts: we had the OF
,e kilograms that came to plymouth a
,e we sent them to the theatre where
ct people were assembled, just as '
a done in every city of any size in
of land. But this grand, gloomy a
nd peculiar censor of eyerybody's ia
al but its own says it was bad taste,
no ferring that the people of Plymor
by were SO selfishly wrapped up In I'll
Ily desire to be amused as to prefer
,e. be informed of the occurrences at t
M distant sick bed, so Indifferent as
IRE the fate of the chief magistrate,
he bestowed president. as to prefer
manning ignorant of his condition
o0+o~fasra6
There are no such people in ri,
tic outh, at any rate not more than
is. and the question of taste is dispt
Ic- of by the above illustrations from
he own paper. There is no room
Ex- dispute.
IL