Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-14
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Written for the Times Republican.
few evenings after the attack on
President Mckinley, Mr.. Pessimist
dropped in. Evidently the old gentle
man had talked out, on all the phases
lof this terrible crime. reserving only for
us the fate part OF the sad occurrence.
| We let him have the floor. Il little
thought said he, when / entered in
my okoboji diary a memorandum, to
give you some illustrations of force rdi-
nation that one of the best men that
ever lived, would be the subject. the
awful object lesson Have any of you
stopped to think that President Nc
kinley went to his place of assassina-
ton, as plainly led by blind fate as
tho intelligence directed his actions
Watch the differ ent steps. The ex
position at Buffs was arranged for
this deed Emm Goldman sowed the
seed in the heart of Czolgosz He was
born Il degenerate, q mind created for
the reception of such doctrines as this
high priestess of anarchism teaches.
And the assassin and the victim met
at the exact spot, at just the right
time. the fates could have foretold. All
of the medical and surgical skill in the
world could not save our president. 1T
seems like the irony of fate. that our
hopes Were for a few days raised high.
only to finally give way to the newt
able. President McKinley's death was
the end of a chapter. the writer of
fate's decree only knew. and Sphinx
like 1t was mercifully hidden from low
ing friends and admiring countrymen.
AS cruel as fate, but give fate the COM
mendation of secrecy.
Il think one more trip to Okoboji will
settle you,' said the travelling man.
Those chataqua meetings have by no
means broadened your views. What
confounded nonsense you are giving US.
You talk as tho none of us could change
our plans. Why some weeks I change
my route three or four times. Miss
the train I expect to take, or take a
late train 1 had no knowledge of till
got to the depot. / suppose its fate
when l hear of man going to open
q new store, and / get there and sell
him nearly all OF his first bill. 1 call
it action. Get thefe-a- tive-ness. I'll
admit it's the other fellows bad luck
that he failed to sell 1t. But brother
pessiinist, let me tell you. IL my prices
We're not right it wouldn't be my fate
to land a $4,000 order as / did last
week"
Mary, the travelling mans wife. want
ed to know If he didn't recognize the
hand of providence in this matter.
For some good reason unknown to us.
He allowed Czolgosz to fire the revolver.
But if l had your blind unreasoning
belief in fate, it would be dreary
rope was hitched to me and mine and
struggle as might, strive after good,
or easily give way to evil, all respon-
sibility was far from me-"
Mary said this scribe your a
good woman. / have said so before.
Now If Pessimist will only call fate.
providence, how easily you can agree.
But. my dear woman, let be enlarge
your idea of providence. Instead of
your personal providence, why not
change it to an all wise universal pro-
Your providence takes per-
sonal charge of all of the actions.
thoughts, notions and deeds OF say 100
billions of rulers of 100 billions OF
worlds. This assuming as astron-
omers allow US to claim. that all of
the stars are peopled worlds, with un-
doubtedly rulers therein. Pessimist
calls it fate, il the ruler of Mars dies
from the act of an anarchist marian.
You call 1t providence. If that ruler
lives after such an attack to be bless
ing to the people of Mars for many
years afterwards, you slll call 1t pro-
violence. Now it is bit of self evil
dent logic. that this universe has q |
governor, a head center, that we call |
God. The logic is sound, that He made
laws centuries ago to govern all of this |
for the human mind can not I
of two universal powers. Adj
NIT these premises and all then is easy
and pleasant doctrine. God sends the
lightning and kills the baby in the |
cradle. Direct act? Don't Imagine it.
The lightning bolt obeyed laws estab-
ished millions of years ago. Give the
creator all of the attributes you please.
He is full of mercy, love, kindness and
the world we live in,
his act of creation shows 1t. He
s full of wrath and anger and
loes punish. Your infringement of
Ills laws and the result proves
I. But the Martians can claim all this
or their world, undoubtedly can prove
I by the same logic. And Mary ii you
viii take it as intended, let me say
YOUR idea of providence is a terribly {
onceited one. A human being on this
arth in sight of the God of a universe
# a billion worlds, is much like one
mt in square mile of ant-heaps.
The very hairs of our head are num-
'ered." Yes, so they are, but the sys-
EN- of bookkeeping of the Almighty
an not even be conceived by man
Sot a sparrow falleth, etc. Yes, but
he same laws that govern the short
life of the birds We're made to govern
III of this and other uncomfortable
worlds"
The silent partner as he went out
sked, Where do you preach next Sun
lay?"
Il