The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-07
Over Montana's Wide Area the News
Was Received With Profound Sad
ness-None Men,lon the Presi-
dent But to Praise

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dent But to Praise
Him. ST.
that such brave man should fall by
an assassins bullet. His old foes would
gladly revenge the crime Of the assassin
FATHER DE SIERE-Ah. it is. in,
deed, too terrible. The assassin surely
must be demented. There is nothing
for even anarchists to gain by such cDI1>
duct. Their conduct proves. the nedes-
sity for law, for government. President
Mckinley has been so eminently just to
all people that his taking off wouldGbe
calamity. I shall pray Almighty God
to spare our chief magistrate.
LOUIS COHN-T never saws the peo-
pie of Butte SO wrought up over an
affair. The grief here Is universal
Every man. whether democrat or repub-
lican. talks in Mortified tones of the das-
tardly deed. There can be no palliation
for sue ha dastardly act. President Me-
Kinley is not only an able president but
he was what all men admire-a brave
and most gallant soldier. He must not
die.
JOHN O'ROURKE-Such a dastardly
deed is beyond contemplation. President
Mckinley is too good a man to be the
victim of a miserable assassin. 1 hope
from the bottom of my heart that he
may get well.
FRANK BOUCHER-Isn't is singular
that after man has either lived under
foreign rule, or studied foreign rule,
should shoot down a president of the
United States? Mr.. Mckinley is not only
good president, but he was a good
soldier and as an individual he is adj
mired and believe by all who know him.
I do hope he will not succumb. ',
j. A. PRITCHARD-Isn't is awful! 1t
is a pity the wretched assassin still
breathes. Yes, what a lesson to anarchist
assassins that the fellows is permitted
to live. The world sympathizes with the
president and with the American people.
Mr.. Mckinley is a light to the Ameri--
can home life: he shines there as con-
spicuously as he does among the chief
executives of the earth. III
SWEND CARLSON--No man can pos
sibly, for moment, feel anything but
horror for such a terrible affair. Presi-
dent Mckinley is too good a man. too
kind in all his personal dealings with.
his fellowman, and with the people as
their chief Office. to have met such, "a
sad fate. Let us hope for the best;
let us hope that he will surely pull
through.
M. l.. HEIMAN-In this country of alb
solute freedom and of good government
by the people, such an act is hard to
understand. President Mckinley is a
fair, just man: and even his political
opponents always admitted his high
character, great ability and eminent
fairness. 1t is a great pity this shoot
ing. '@- -.''F sa'
TOM SELMAN-Hanging is too
good for the assassin. whether the presi-'
dent dies or not. Democrats as we'll as
republicans bemoan the fate. Of the
president, and earnestly wish that he
may not succumb to the assassin's bull
let.
DIR. T.. G. HEINE-What's the coun-
try coming to! OF all foul deeds against
a ruler. none is so unjustifiable as is this.
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Mckinley will
get we'll. He has chance.
DICK P. SUTTON-It is hard to realize
the reality of this dastardly deed. Every
American suffers today with the wife of
the president over the disaster that
threatens us in the possible death of the
president. Even men who voted against
William Mckinley for president admire
and respect his great personal WORTH
d. J. HENNESSY-It is impossible for
me to find words sufficiently strong with
which to express my detestation of the
crime. Even democrats have always
admired William Mckinley as an en-
inent. patriotic and good citizen. fully
worthy of being chief executive of thlS
great nation.
J. G. EvANs-Our great president
even in this agony, bears himself with
that silent bravery that made Major Nc
Kinley the beloved of his command IN
the dark days that overshadowed tits
union over a quarter of a century aEO.
l hope this courage will pull him through,
The country cannot we'll spare so con-
sentative and so safe a man from the
helm. ;.
HENRY MUELLER-"' IT'S true, Ills
pity; and pity tits, tits true!" but how
intentionally horrible! TO think Of a
man Of Mr.. McKinleys lovable, peace
able, unaggressive ways being target
for a degenerate's malice. Thank God
that the American peoples great COM
nonsense and cool-headedness can even
Withstand so horrible a shock.
JUDGE CLANCY-Judge Clancy ex-
pressed the view that the shooting Of
President Mckinley would be very wide
SpFedU III lIS eHeCtS. -
1T is very wicked deed" said the
Judge. 1T Is hard to find words to ex-
press the wickedness of this crime. I
think anarchists should be hanged.
There ought to be a law passed making
membership in an anarchistic circle a
felony, punishable with death. Those
anarchists down in New Jersey should
be driven off the earth. There is only
one view to be taken of this crime.''
COURT CLERK ROBERTS IKE
vicious and unwarranted atta{k
on Americas chief executive is fan
reaching calamity. as it affects the whole
civilized world. President McKinley's
sterling qualities have won for him a
place in the hearts Of the American
people that can never be effaced, for his
fearlessness in the line of duty has
evoked commentator even from thoAe