Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-19
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entire nation in morning, yet the in
stitutions of our country are safe, and
the policy which Mckinley so firmly
established and SO wisely carried for
ward, will undoubtedly be continued
though he is gone. When the immor-
tai Lincoln was struck down by the as
sassin's hand another great statesman,
himself sixteen years later to be
martyr to duty, said "God reigns, and
the Government at Washington still
lives" In the hands of President
Roosevelt the destines of the country
will be safe
In this hour of national desolation
and loss, the prayers Of the American
people should ascend for the devoted
wife of the martyred President.
President Mckinley has lived all his
life in purity, in young manhood
a reward of good behavior that slated
him for one of the chosen few. His
first thought has always been for the
delicate companion whom he has
nursed with such care, with care not
known generally. Every moment
aside from public duties has he given
to this one whom he promised to love,
cherish and protect. He was always a
man of pure thoughts, and to-day we
look across the gloom on that pure
character, that noble manhood and we
thank God for his character as son.
husband and ruler.
The representative of anarchism
can have no abiding place under
our system of government, for it is
based upon the freely expressed will
of the people. The foul nest of anar-
chists which exist under the protection
of our laws must therefore be destroy
ed; these noxious birds of prey must
be driven out of the country and pre-
vented from making a home beneath
the ensign of liberty.
Why should such fanatics enjoy the
blessings of government which it is
their purpose to destroy? This nation
must not tolerate anarchism under any
disguise. Laws should be speedily
passed making it crime to belong to
any association protesting doctrines
destructive of civilized government.
Freedom of speech and of the press
are indeed essential to the existence of
free government, but they cannot be
allowed to degenerate into license.
We must remember that all excess is
vice. Freedom has its limitations.
1t is beyond question that many of
the crimes against individuals and
against society, such as murder, suicide,
| divorce and the social evil, are encour-
aged and propagated by an unbridled,
licentious press, bereft of al sense of
justice, honor and decency, it caters
daily to the worst passions for pecu-
mary consideration. Every anarchistic
paper and every society or party which
advocates anarchy should be suppress
ed-for if they are not the lives of our
rulers who occupy office through the
| will of the people will be in constant
peril from these anarchists whose
minds are fired from reading some
highly colored attack upon public Of
| ficials.
We favor amendments to the immi-
grafton laws so as to exclude from land
ing in this country persons known to
be anarchists abroad, by requiring of
every immigrant to present certifi-
cate from the municipality in which he
resided at home, to the effect that he
was a respectable, law-abiding man,
that he was not in any way identified
with any anarchistic organization and
| that he was a man of good character.
| THEREFORE BE IT ResoLUed, That we
record our most emphatic adherence
of The murder of President Mckinley
and decry all attempts of fiendish mob
spirit that may wish to provide rene
dies contrary to our Constitution.
ResoIUed, That we recognize that the
mantle of great ruler has fallen on q
worthy successor in the person of
Theo. Roosevelt and that all our
national affairs will be thoroughly
safe guarded in the paths Of prosperity
and peace.
ResolUed, That we call upon all Re-
publicans to stand Loyalty by the ticket
this day nominated. 1t is our bound
en- duty to strengthen the strong arm
of the Republic and history has proven
that the Republican party in times of
great danger is always to be trusted to
| conduct the affairs of the State and
| Nation.
L. w. GLEASON,
JOSIAH HOWARD,
H. III. MULLIN,
Committee on Resolutions.