The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-14
EXPRESSIONS OF SORROW.
Heartfelt Tributes to the High
Qualities Of the Late President.
Wen in Public and Private Life Ea-
logic Mr. McE&inIey's Nobility 81
Characteristic Nations LOSS he
GREETED in all Walks Of Life.

[ Men in public and private life. without
regard % party afhllti0u. today paid their
/ trlbut" 20 the memory Of the departed
President FrJighted as they were with
the Esencst sorrow. there was a ring OF
pride for the noble man they eUIogized.
There was no seeking for words; all that
was said came from the heart. and the
virtues Of the dead both public and phi
waite were touched upon in manner cali
culated TO bring "a feeling of exultatiJn
that Nr. Mckinley was a typical repre-
sentative of the great Republic OF which
be- was the head
That the high qualities Of the late Presi-
dent compelled these tributes could be
toid from their Spoutaueity. Men without
number praised his Americauism his pa
Jriotism, his wisdom. and his statesman
ship. Among those who expressed their
sorrow were the following:
Rear Admiral SChley- The nation to-
day m0urus great loss. and in the minds
Of everyone is an overlooking measure Of
sympathy for Mrs. Mckinley. who viii
hence forth be eUshriued in the hearts Of
her couutrymeu- The country has lost by
President McKinIey's death an able and
upright Chief. one who has been loved
and respected. and whose passage from
public life Is fraUght with much 10 fore
b0de deep concern The news Of the Pres
idcUJs Death came 10 ne as great
shock II is q blow TO the United States.
the Government. and American people"
W. = ShaiIenberger. Second Assistant
Postmaster General: The suffering and
death Of President Mckinley have deeply
moved me. II was my good fortune 70
know him intimately and well during six
fT..r.la-l.a.-s.-r..T
scented adjoining districts, although In
different States. He was as pure and
strong character i'm public life as ever
met: as tender and true in social and
/ family relations as / have ever known
lie was a man with great heart OF noble
and generous impulses; a great President
Of q great Republic in a great crisis Of
the couutrys history. His death was for
himself "A victory Ills memory Will be
cherished teuderIy by as large a number
OF H5erty-loviag people as that Of anyone
who has died In the past century
Edwin O.. Madden. Third Assistant Post
master General "A noble life is ended.
For purity and beauty of domestic life
h. was an example 10 al mankind As a
. head OF the nation he was magnificent.
and his administration was ideal Il lack
"a in no particular. He met every situa-
ton s2lcnd.dly His death is an inestima-
/ bic and national calamity and personal
loss TO every citizen
Rev. John Van Schaick. Of the Church
OF Our Father: The realization Of the
Presidents death is terrible. His noble
character was exempIiied in that phrase
he uttered near the end. Thy viii be
done 90
Ex-senator PETER: The death Of the
President il n fair 81 sud and Tar-av,~-
able ia every way that one knows not
what 20 say. except TO express grief and
sorrow. OF to make a feeble attempt TO
do So The only cheer find in this hour
is the fortunate fact that political con-
oiuOnS in our country are such that there
is no fear for our Government. So admir-
ably has President Mckinley executed the
duties Of his high Office that the new
President mas but TO follow his example.
and the affairs OF the nation viii be- wen"
General Gillespie the Acting Secretary
Of War The death OF President McKin-
ley was received with feelings Of pro-
fOuudest grief. mingled with respect for
the purity Of his life, and admiration for
his high attainments as a soldier and
Chief Magistrate. In all periods Of his
active iifc whether as a soldier bearing
his musSet I'm the field a legislator rails
ing his voice in behalf of good govern
meut pr as the President guarding the
destinies Of his people under the Consti-
tuition. he was "A true American. actuated
by the most loyal impulses and most pa
triotic ambitions"
Col. Thomas Ward. the Acting Adiutant
General OF the War Department. The
army received the intelligence Of the
death OF the President with the profound
est sorrow and regret. IL was in the ar
my that President Mckinley served with
such distinction. The entire service feels
keenly his loss"
Colonel Edwards. Chief Of the Division
OF Insuiar Affairs The terrible blow in
the death Of that grand man came as a
personal loss 10 each and every member
OF the division which has been the chan
mel under the Secretary Of War. through
which the civil affairs Of the Philippines
and Cuba have been administered
Secretary Gage: 1T is idle to attempt
20 euIogize Mr.. Mckinley. His life and
his career are interpretations Of his no
BILE character His UutiriuE interest for
the welfare Of his cOuutrymen and his
energy in the execution Of plans for the
betterment Of all conditions have secured
for him a place in the hearts Of the peo-
PIE which VIII always be held in loving
history produced and his name will be
carved in the annals of this country in
brightest letters"
o J.. Spaulding Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury: We have lost the grand
est statesman Of our time. 1 am stun
ned, the country is overwhelmed with
grief. Mr.. Mckinley was a man of noble
heart and he was beloved by everybody.
1t is a calamity"
IT. A Taylor Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury. This grief seems 10 come
with all the weight Ct a personal sorrow.
The sad story is too great for public ut
terauce but is more fitting TO be told in a
whisper. and the ewes have time 90 weep
and the heart 10 pray The only cousoIa-
ton is that Mr. Mckinley died at the very
zenith OF his fame. loved and respected
by an without regard 10 sectional differ
ences or party affliatiOu. No extension Of
his Administration, no matter how sue
cessful, could have won for him greater
esteem and love In the hearts OF the peo-
pie His name and fame are forever safe
In the hands Of history"
Philip Walker: Amid the general sor-
row that attends the sudden death Of the
President. the serious question that pre-
seuts itself is that of the measures 20 De
taken to minimize the chances OF a rope
titiOn Of the crime which caused it, The
deportation of anarchists is suggested
with entire disregard Of the uuwiUiuEuess
OF European nations 10 receive them. The
greater number Of our immigrants are. I
believe. Russiau-PoIrs, followed closely
by HuuEarians and southern Italians: the
least desirable of all Europeans from