The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-23
THURSDAY, MAY @, 1901.
WHAT THE oREGoNlAN SAID.

IiAO OAC6OAAdIl, dSCllDluS dll the DlaSt-
ed hopes of the presidential tour to
Mrs. Mckinley in rather plain and
unvarnished way. The indiscretion of
the president in attempting the long
trip with his invalid wife must needs
excite unfavorable comment and Col.
SCOTS editorial pen was only tracing
the thoughts of thousands Of the Ore
gonian's readers. The health of
lady, or her conduct are poor subjects
for criticism in most all circumstan-
ces, however
Here are the exact words which ap-
peared in the Oregonian touching the
failure of the president to complete
his visit to Orgon and Washington:
"The president of the United States
has been obliged to abandon his pro-
posed visit to Oregon and other states
on account of the illness of his wife.
Of course, the president of the United
States cannot be expected to do other
wise than abandon his public tour
when he is accompanied by wife who
becomes seriously sick, or even sick
enough to demand as matter Of per-
sonal devotion his presence at her
bedside.
'The situation is one of disappoint-
ment to the people of Oregon, who had
made careful preparation to give the
president and his party a warm and
heartfelt welcome, and the situation
ought to be one of disappointment
not unmixed with embarrassment to
the president, who is responsible for
the situation by his decision to make
public tour of this coast accompa-
MED by wife who is a chronic in
valid, in danger of a break down at
any moment, and likely to compel the
president to cancel his public en-
gagements.
such trip would be a severe test
of endurance for a woman in good
health, and it certainly was not II wise
venture for woman who is a chronic
invalid to make. If the President of
the United States chooses to travel
as a private citizen, as he not seldom
does between Washington and Canton.
the sickness or health of his wife is
no embarrassment to the public; but
when the president, accompanied Nv
presidential party, travels as pub
lie functionary. whose route and all
the arrangements for his reception.
with the nature of the public ceremo.
MES at every stopping place carefully
arranged beforehand with his private
secretary and published in advance
of his setting forth-under these cir.
cumstances the president owes it to
the public not to take an ambulance
with his excursion train.
In other words, it was not good
Judgment on the part of the president
to subject his public trip to the prob
able risk of sudden termination, to the
disappointment of the people, b,
taking his invalid wife with him. ant
it was not good sense on the part O.
Mrs. Mckinley to expose the presi
dents trip to abrupt curtailment an,
her own delicate health to the sever,
trial of long and exciting journey.
"The president on such trip shoul,
start as free as possible from all prob
able embarrassments that could b.
provided against when he decided t
accept and acknowledge public we
comes and receptions along his route
and allows them to be arranged befor
him and advertised after submission
to his secretary for approval. TIL
public has the right to expect unde
the circumstances that the president
promised visit will not be called O
because of an embarrassment thu
that ought not to have been invited b
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