Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-23
To the vile dust from whence nd
sprang,
Unwept, unhonored and unsung.'

Unwept, unhonored and unsung.
scott
Nor has the poet told half the truth
CZolgorz is today the NOS. hated man
in til, United States. sparatiois
are in process to take him through
the steps essential to legal proceed
ure without any official red tape. and
give him the speediest possible trial
The supreme court of the state meets
next Monday District Attorney
Pennys plans are to have his case
first on the docket, and, if his desires
are carried out. then within three
weeks of the act, the deed which laid
low the nations chief, will be avenged
by law Men may be sure that the
whole people will hiss him at the time
of his electrocution, and his name vii
go down to the generations with al
the calumny OF the arch traitor. Judas
lscariot.
Mr.. Mckinley went IA days ago. In
full health and vigor to the Pan
American exposition. His reception
was characterized by an enthusiasm
unprecedented in the ANIMALS OF the
city. For more than a day and
night his modest enjoyment Of the ap
plause made him the beloved as wei
as the hero of the occasion. The rest
! is all too well known. The incident
of the foulest of assassinations. tho
care given him at the Milburn home
the pathetic indications of the return
of vitality. while death was gnawing
at his vitals. the relapse. the breath
less hopes of a nation, aud the terri
] 4. a, .sr1xn nj
creme made It's final demand against
human skin, are now matters OF his
tory.
Mr.. Mckinley was one among a few
men above reproach. Nothing can be f.
found In his private or public career
to have justified the attack on his life.
Doubtful sounds have been heard hereI
and there to the effect that his death I
was the outcome OF the conflict bel
/ tween labor and capital; but the sug-
/ gestion Is an insane fanaticism, blind
to every sense of justice. which stands
/ forth in grim contrast with the intel
! ligence of the age. His birth place|
was In the midst of humble envlron-|
ments. His hands once did the work.
of manual lnborer. Workingmen
for his vindication. For. when theI
people put him In the presidential
chair, the highest seat in the nation,
instead of becoming despotic orI
| tyranical. his heart staid down In theI
lowest sphere OF his fellow toilers.
| His fidelity to the grave responsibility
ties OF his Office. his patriotism which
! filed his life to the brim. and hisI
/ friendship and sympathies. which
were quick to manifest themselves
in the interest of the oppressed won
for him the increasing confidence OIL
the lnboring classes.
I'VE know him now; all narrow
jealousies
Are silent; and we see him as he
moved
How modest, kindly. all accomplished.
WISE
self,
And in what limits. and how tenderly;
Not swaying to this faction or to that;
Not making mis- high place the law
legs perch
For winged ambitions. nor vantage
ground
For pleasure; but thro' all this tract
of years
Wearing the white flower OF blame
less life"
Prologue to the 'Idylls Of the
King. g."-Tennyson.
Mr.. Mckinley was typical Amer
can Can imitation OF the example
rsise every man to a similar position!
Oh, no; one should bear In mind that
few people can stand prosperity.
Water is n good thing, and still. too
much water browns; fire Is q good
thing, still too much nre consumes;
light is a good thing. and still too much
light blinds; while success Is good
thing, too much success would ruin for
! time ana eternity. Struggle Is part
of the temporal as well as the spiritual
plan OF salvation. Nothing else
would keep a man out OF mischief
Adam had delightful abode in
Eden. Doubtless ten minutes OF en-
, ployment "a day was sufficient to dress
and keep his garden. His privilege
was to lol' in the shade or caress his
beautiful wife the rest OF the time.
But little work and much rest brought
, him into predicament Whatevcr may
, be or may not be taugh. Ia
the paradisal ejectment 1t shows
! as naught else that idleness or too
little employment means the over
throw and doom of mankind. Men
should put il down among their
choicest blessings rather than thetI
misfortune that circumstances com
pei them to work with their hands
their feet or brains. or all three oI
them.
= So too. a similar principle obtain
:, In the financial world. The hare
times cry is a cry OF rebellion againa
necessity. Lack as rule. means I
lack OF luxuries. and. when the luz
{. uries have been taken away all that l
Continued on Fourth Psgs).