Evening star., 1901-09-17
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY.

Various Bodies Take Action on the
Death Of the President.
The Central Labor Union met last night
and transacted no other business except
adopting resolutions upon the death OF the
President They recited that in the un-
timely death Of our beloved President or
ganized labor has lost true friend ana
the country great chief executive; and
organized labor stands at the bier Of the
nations deceased chief mingiing her
tears and sorrow with those OF the be-
reayed wife, extending to her the heart
felt sympathy Of honest toilers; that We
declare the doctrines Of anarchy menace
to the guarantees of constitutional self
government and a disastrous obstacle to
the progress Of Iabors struggles. We here
by proclaim that 1t Is a serious duty OF
every American citizen henceforth to exert
himself to eradicate the evils of anarchy
from our country A copy Of these reso-
lutions will be sent to the Secretary OF
State"
Resolutions were adopted by the Confed-
crate Veterans Association last night de-
clarfng as follows: THAT with our coun-
trymen and the brave and virtuous of every
CLINE. we mourn in unaffected sorrow the
death Of our late President and execrate
the appalling crime which imagined ana
achieved 1t.
THAT in the public obsequies to be OBJ
served tomorrow we participate as body.
Invitations were eXtenQeQ TO eX-COIIeO-
crates Of Alexandria, Rockville and Hyatts-
VILE to assemble with the local association.
The District Woman Suffrage Assocta-
ton has addressed a letter to Mrs. McKin-
lev expressing sympathy for her in her af
fiction and inclosing a copy Of memorial
resolutions adopted by the organization.
The resolutions recite that the honored
President of this nation has fallen vic
tim to dastardly assassin who represents
the anarchistic sentiment which would de-
stroy all governments and their rulers, and
that this association 1aments the death If
President Mckinley as national bereave-
ment and condemns the propagation Of an
archistfc doctrines as un-Amertcan and
subversive of the principles Of individual
liberty which this association aims to fos-
ter and extend.
It was further resolved that while all or
ganizations honor President Mckinley as a
statesman and patriot. this association es-
pecially appreciates the purity Of his per-
sonal life and his faithful tenderness and
unfafling devotion to his invalid wife as
embodyfng the best qualities of Christian
manhood and civilization. These will add
tho brightest luster to his memory and ex-
ert helpful influence on the homes of this
nation while it's history shall be recorded
At a special meeting of the Blaine In
vtncibie Club resolutions were passed de-
claring THAT we view with unspeakable
horror the unttmely taking OF OF our chief
executive In the zenith Of his political
career. and OF his mental and physical
powers: that we remember with admira-
tion his character as a public citizen Of
the republic, exemplt1ed by the signal
ability with which he met the response
bilities Of exalted station; and that we
cherish enduring love for him AZ q hus-
hand. father. relative and friend, shown
by his kindness of heart in life and grand
eur OF soul In DEATH"
District OF Columbia Lodge. No. IA I.
O. B. A.. has passed resolutions declaring
that ''fn tha death OF our beloved Presi-
dent, Williams Mckinley. we have lost q
chief magistrate whose devotion and
love to the public weal has been equaIed
only by tho measure OF Duty which he has
30 nobly performed toward the American
people"
The lodge tenders the heartfelt synapa-
thy of Its members to the grief-stricken
widow.
The West Virginia Republican Associa-
tion. at meeting held last evening at the
once Of Mr.. Tracy I. Jeffords, IN the Co
lumbian Law building, adopted resolutions
setting forth that sthe long and honorabIo
public. career Of William Mckinley & man
beloved and esteamed by. his fellow coun-
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