The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-09-14
ANSWERED.
G.. A. n. VETERANS THANK GOD
FOR THE NEWS FROM
BUFFALO.
WILL BACK M'KlNlfY's LUCK


| CleVelduO, Sept L. 4AS AASI vel
the thirty-fifth annual encampment OF
the G.. A. R.. opened under the most
auspicious circumstances, and it is now
quite evident that the event will be ont
of the greatest In the history Of the Or
g~anization.
There is now no longer any doubt as
to the effect Of the attempted assas
~sination of the president upon the pres
ent gathering. It has stirred the patri-
otism of the people to the inmost re-
cesses of the hearts emotion, and the
veterans and their friends are coming
to rejoice or to sorrow as the will OF
Providence may dictate.
Gen. Daniel E. Sickles yesterday
gave expression to q sentiment which
is ratified in the hearts Of every patriot
present. Gen. Sickles strobe into ma
tional G. A. r. headquarters, and, lift
ing his cap to Gen. Leo Rassieur and
the other dignitaries, bowed and ex-
claimed:
Comrades, let us Thank God for the
news from Buffalo. The Lord has
heard the uplifted prayers of the CIV
ilized and uncivilized world. Christian,
Mohammedan, Chinese and all people
have united with us in prayer that
Mckinley might be spared to us.
That Prayer ls Answered.
Blessed be the name Of the Lord, who
preserved that great personality to us"
Then, dropping his impressive man
ner, the general added: I'll back
McKinley's luck every time. The god
Of battles stood by him during the a
The god Of good fortune has remained
with him ever since. He cannot die at
this time and under such circum-
stances."
Senator Henderson Of Nebraska also
sounded the keynote of the encamp-
ment at the reunion yesterday of the
First Ohio volunteer light artillery: NJ
"Tempering every breath of happi-
ness at this reunion is the fearful trag-
edy of last Friday" said Gen. Mander-
son. IT do not e~xaggerate when ! say
that the example set by you for forty
years has been n of patriotism. You
have trained your sons to be sons OF
America, to know what it is to uphold
the flag of our free institutions. There
remains to be trampled under foot an
element of our population counte-
nanced and sustained by. an unbridled
press, and ~unprincipled rostrum,
preaching the gospel of discomfort. =
do not say too much When I assert this
element delights in condemnation-a
contempt for the powers that be.
Must Stamp Out Anarchy.
'I can find no words in which to tit
tingly refer to the wretch. who has
lone this thing, but I hold him harm
less compared with those who prompt
ed such sentiments. 1t is for US and
for our sons to stamp out anarchy and
socialism as we stamped out seces-s
son."
At the conclusion of a meeting of
the citizens Grand Army committee
on presidents day., held yesterday, the
following typewriter statement was
issued:
"while u beloved president is en-
during, with sublime fortitude the suf-
fering caused by the unspeakabie
crime of Friday last it is appropriate
that all functions connected with the
reunion of the Grand Army in which
he was to have participated. shall eth
err be omitted or modified.
"As a substitute for h public re-
ception which was to have been
tended to the president Thursday even
ing, a mass meeting of citizens and
visitors will be held in the Central ar
mory Thursday, Sept. IL, al 3 o'clock
p. m.
"In view of the improvement In the
presidents condition, for which we are
all so devoutly grateful, the meeting
will be one of praise and thanksgiv-
ing"