Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-09-26

@ucStIOA-DryAn O0nnOt EkeaSe tnG
Repuhiicans-Anarc Warned.
Especial Washington Letter.l
General David Bremner Henderson
voiced great truth when he said,
"The bullets which were aimed at
President Mckinley struck every true
American heart" None but sensible
man would have conceived that idea;
none save generous man would have
expressed it. Those few words exactly
and comprehensively describe the sit
uation.
Mr.. Mckinley was a gracious, grace
full, handsome, amiable, tactful gentle
man and made everybody who came
in personal contact with him feel COM
Portable. The promptness and COM
pleteness with which he put an end to
third term talk endoared him to the
popular heart more perhaps than any
other of his acts, and it was purely
American In its character. That he
was honorably ambitious there can be
no question, but his positive declina-
ton to be even considered as candi-
date for the unprecedented honor when
he was at tie very flood tide of his pop
ularity-such popularity as is vouch-
safed to few men-demonstrated be-
yond all cavil that, unlike Sir Robert
Walpole, he was not "avaricious of
power" That he put aside the great
temptation with firmness, directness
and patriotism which left no doubt of
his sincerity will be gratefully remem-
bered by his countrymen so long as the
world endures. In SO doing he was
achieving true glory. which will be I'M
fading.
Events of vast import occurred dur
ing his administration, and he will oc-
cupy 4 large place in history.
He was murdered solely because he
was president. Therefore he died lit
orally for his country. He realized the
truth Of Horace's dictum, 'Dulce ct
decorum est pro patria mor."
President Roosevelt.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt becomes
chief magistrate of the repuDiic III sad
dest circumstances and in most uneX
pected manner. He is the youngest
man upon whom the tremendous re-
sponsibiIities of that great Office have
ever fallen. To use his own favorite
phrase he las led 50 strenuous life"
not SO strenuous, however, as that
which lies before him till high noon
March 4, 1865. He is an enigma in
our politics, up to this time brilliant
and portentous comet with most &C.
centric orbit. lie has been talked about
and written about as much as any
American now living. Indeed he has
done a vast deal of talking and writ
ing himself. He has done more things
than most men and has done them all
well He has for several years been
much under the llmelight and we'll to-
ward the center Of the stage. He has
played many parts-rancher, cowboy,
broncho buster, reformer. author, SOL
der, statesman-all with success. Nev-
ertheless, by reason of the very multi
fariousness Of his pursuits, any predic-
tion as to how he will conduct himself
in the White House would be sheer
conjecture. Sobered by his onerous du-
ties, be may settle down and pull stead
lily in the traces like an old horse, or he
may buck and kick like an unruly colt.
He pulled of his part of the inaugural
show with such eclat as to increase the
respect of all men for him. From thaS
day to this he has grown steadily in
public esteem. 1t is to be sincerely
hoped, both for his own sake and the
country's. that he will make model
president. Whatever be may do or
lily relied upon-his robust American
ism. Like Collins ram, he is man OF
| his own head. and unless he bellies his
entire record he will be the puppet OF
no man and of no set of men. With
the hopefulness of youth. with broad
scholarship, with perfect health. with an
engaging personality, with happy domeS-
| tic environments. a brilliant and varie-
| gated career behind him, at the early
| age of forty-three this soldier. states
man, author. hunter, athlete. holds the
most powerful position known among
men and has 1t In his own hands to be-
come great historic parsonage. Good
citizens, without reference to political
/ affiliations, wish him well. The prayer
of mighty people is that he will prove
equal to his great opportunity and ad-
minister the affairs OF his exalted sta
| tion so wisely and so patriotically as
| to strengthen the love of free institu
tions In the hearts of men and to leave
behind him spctless and a splendid
| name
The Limit of TdiOcy.
/ The Kansas City Journal is the only
paper IN the United States that has un-
dertaken to make political capital out
Of the shooting of President Mckinley
1t covers itself with shame by stating
that if Bryan had not made so many
speeches the outrage would never have
been committed. If its readers indorse
such preposterous jabber as that, they
must be the veriest idiots outside of al
asylum. Unquestionably The Journa
has written itself down as the premier
ass of the age.
i No traveller to the Philippines hal
DeeH Tue feciplelI OL DlOIe Sidtuttou'
advertising than Hon. J. I. A. Hull O
Iowa, not all of it pleasant
! Hon. Jonathan Prentice Dolliver, jun
lor senator from Iowa, appears to hav
! spoken inadvisedly and prematurel,
in nominating Governor Leslie M. Shay
for president. Guess J. p. was simpl,
4 trying to pay his excellency for az
pointing him senator.
/ Senator Wellington of Marylan
changed his name ouce. Perhaps
would improve his temper and hi
taste by changing it. again, thereb
rubbing out the old score and startin
over again. It is to be hoped that b
never said what is attributed to hii
in an interview. If he did, he is as m;
licious as toad and as big fool q
Thompson's colt.
Gage and Wall Street.
The solicitude of Hon. Lyman
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