The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-08-23
BRYAN AND MCKINLEY.
The Commoner Makes a Palpable Hit
Against the President.

On August 9Th President Mckinley
sent to Emperor William Of Germany
a cablegram expressing regret because
Of the death of the Emperor's mother.
Referring to this good woman, Mr..
Mckinley said: Her noble qualities
have endeared her memory to the
American people in whose name and in
mine, tender to Your Majesty heart
felt cOndOlence
1t was proper that Mr.. Mckinley
should express sympathy with the Ger.
man Emperor because of his mother
death. But we are reminded that al
though Mrs Kruger the wife of the
President Of the South African Repub-
lie, died more than thirty days ago,
the President of the United States has
not seen fit to tender his sympathy, or
the sympathy of the American people,
to the ief-stricken President Of
republic that is fighting for existence,
Let us ask ourselves seriously why
| this very apparent duty has been
neglected.
1t cannot be that Mr.. Mckinley
feared to express his sympathy with
the Republics President on the ground
that it might be construed as an eX
preston Of preference between two
friendly powers that are now at war.
1t happened that the Queen Of England
died while this war was in progress,
and no words of eulogy were too strong
for our President to convey across the
water by way of assuring the English
people that we sympathized with them
in their great loss
How then does it happen that al
though the President of a small repub-
lie is staggering under the greatest load
that can fall upon man, no word Of
sympathy has reached him from the
President Of the greatest republic on
earth.
How does it happen that although
the President Of this great republican
government loses no time in expressing
sympathy with kings and enperOrs,
that he utterly ignores the opportunity
to express sympathy with the presi-
dent Of a republic?
1t is true that the mother of the Ger
man Emperor possessed noble quail
ties. These did "endear her memory
to the American people, exactly as
the memory of any good woman is en-
wife Of Paul Kruger possessed mobile
qualities. - She made sacrifices which
the good mother of the German Empe-
ror was never called upon to make.
She showed heroic devotion to her hus-
band and to her country which the
good mother of the German Emperor
never had an opportunity to display.
She died a prisoner of war, held pris-
Oner of war by the representatives Of
an empire, and her life was sacrificed
because of the devotion to the principles
) which in the past we have been fond
of calling American principles. %
, And yet the President Of this repub
, lie has no word of comfort to give to
the President of the South African re
public; he has no word Of consolation
, to offer to the stricken people of the
South African republic; he has ne
, tribute to pay to the noble qualities
of one of the most heroic figures il
the history of the world-for the wife
of Paul Kruger was an heroic figure.
But it cannot be doubted tina
the American people, regardless o
: political prejudice, do entertain TO
/ President Kruger the most sincere sym
, pathy in the hour of his bereavement
r and they do entertain for the memor.
2 of his beloved wife that high and en-
q dearing respect which is due from ;
people who nave lived and prOhted b.
great principle to any man or woman
2 who has suffered and died because o
2 devotion to that same principle.
P Mr.. Mckinley missed an opportunit.
J when he permitted the time to pas
\ u-f+hor+ ori ivinr ay,,ragsi r.
/ American sympathy for the bereavet
D President of the SouthAfrican Republic
, 1t is entirely proper that we should
p have tears and love for the strickeI
{ people of a monarchy; but should W,
5 not also have love and tears for tn
T stricken people Of republic!