New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-16

concerted effort is on foot in this country and
ganized society into a state OF panic. 1t cannot
possibly succeed Though hundred Presidents
at the dictation of half crazed eonspiTators the
Government of the people, by the people and
from the earth. Revise the immigration stat
utes' say some; Yes; and II we can weave a
race outside let us do It; but must not suffer
50 wbo hye stained he annals te Of
Presidency with blood. Notwithstanding the for
and American bred To 10Th the high oce just
Gated by death young man has been called.
and not partsans. now when he is just bending
himself 90 to , his great task Believe 1 the best
him with your confidence and help him by your
prayers.
Of the Holy communionorhe PRESIDENT is dead,
but the the Lord God omnipotent reigneth The
assassin may strike at and take the life OF the
great head of the nation, but he is powerless
to to touch the life of the people The government
calamity so great as this cannot shake its
6S 70 tS or imperil its perpetuy Prosperity
Is phenomenal that this blow cannot touch
Theodore Roosevelt. is SO we'll known as a man
of uprightness and wisdom, of loyalty and de-
votion; that the whole nation halls him to-day
with hushed reverence and allegiance bidding
him hearty God speed as he assumes the
protect him. AS the chief of nation Of seventy
s IT be EVEN him om on high to
and know what he ought to do and may God
VOucnSdIe MIN the grace ana power laltnlully
10 fulfil the same. This day the nation, and
with 1t the whole civilized world mourns the
loss OF man who stands superb type of
the best Americanfsm. He was first and fore
most from his youth up sincere man of God.
He loved righteousness and he hated iniquity.
band he was matchless. In his contacts with
mankind he was always true, simple. easy OF
approach. Even his greatness of position never
spoiled him man beloved of the people. As
patriot who fought In the Civil War; as a
member of Congress for sixteen years. and as
citizen who realized and felt the responsibility
of citizenship and who lived always as though
God were ever visibly face to face with him.
The grief and the sorrow which to-day I'LL every
home of the land. as though each of us had lost
a father or brother, the finest attest OF the
peoples estimate of him.
The Rev. w MONTAGUE GEER, in ST: Paurs
every citizen in this great republic. has been
shot at the post of duty. Every loyal citizen
has of burning shame and feels in
suited and outraged, somewhat as II an at
tempt had been made his life. We
know that the dastardly act of the assassin was
irresponsible person. the act of escaped
lunatic. Even this so. the affction might
still stand to for the punishment of God for
our Sins as a people, one man, our most promi-
nent. best dying because of the sins of
the people But we know from what the as
sassin has said that he made himself the repre-
sentative of a school OF thought in this and
other countries. and claimed to be the
preston OF that theory which would do away
with all government, which would tear down
The assassin stood for anarchy, pure and sim
pie and he has sat at the feet OF far ADLER
minds. who to-day. in this and other countries,
teach the doctrines of anarchy and murder.