The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-20

among those petty tribes md told them
that when they were able to distinguish
between mine and thine and to restrain
themselves he would give them freedom.
He had great experience TO guide him.
The responsibilities of self-government
were withheld until his people were ready
to receive them. Self-governnent is not
an inalienable right. The child has the
restraint of its parents, the pupil the re-
straint of its teacher and the tutelage is
worthy in national life. Restraint is a.
worthy as liberty. He is ready for SELF
government and he only who has learned
the relation of self to the other.
This is the good word said Of departed
| friend: His craftsmanship and fore
sight have saved the world from the spec
tacle of two independent nations in sad
civil strife"
Second: Under the leadership of God
as recognized by this man we have enter
ed new stage in our national career.
Pilgrims came in 1920 it was with the pur,
pose to try the principals Of religious
liberty. In 1776 our fathers advanced to
such degree that they had national
autonomy. In 1860 President Lincoln es~
! tablished the fact that we were people,
whites or blacks. but Americans.
Then came an era OF self development.
The word protection has a particular
charm, the nation become great but self
cultured. Then God called it to be the
duty-of craftsmanship, q development Of
Of the idea OF liberty of which our fathers
had not dreamed. would call the period
before this the 'jUdistic. this the ideal.
Then Hawaii asked for a protectorate.
But the call came when neighboring ISL
ands asked to be released from the ty>
ranny Of the 10Th century. It was an
unheard Of thing. There had been wars
to settle disputes and wars OF conquest
but no nation had yet gone to war IN the
interest of humanity. This nation did the
new thing. It listened to the appeals of
the suffering and boldly declared itself
the highest in the household OF nations
Some have slightly spoken of this as
only a commercial move. They do not see
the spirit that prompted IT. Expansion
IS only the incident or rather the reward
of good endeavor. The motive at the
heart of the administration was not trade
but humanity. Thenceforth nations have
a new precept IN their policies. Presi-
dent Mckinley said in his last public
speech at the Buffalo exposition: 1--WE
that are strong must help bear the bur-
dens of the weak"
Third: President Mckinley win be
celebrated in history as a liberator second
only to Lincoln. Freedom has wonder
fully advanced IN the last five years.
President Lincoln freed four million
slaves; President Mckinley freed ten mil
lion or more. The blacks were under
commercial slavery, yet they had free
hearts and religion. They received a
certain culture from their master. But
the FEipinos or Cubans were under nat
ional tyranny, subject 20 the robbery of
politicians and priests and with no out
look for this world or the next.
Fourth: We are reminded again in the
nartyrdom Of President Mckinley OF
the depth of good things. 4 nations
weakness is brought to the surface.
The American idea is expansion. 1t is
a regard for humanity. respect for Amer
lea President Mckinley was the person
ifcation OF this idea. He loved law and
right and ne would have so defined IT then
that no Cuban or Filipino or any laborer
in this land should see only good in his
government. There never was better
friend to the lowly than that good man
Now he is a sacrifice for the very sin he
would remove.
1t strikes me as idle to speak revenge
fully of the assassin. He is but the
product Of circumstances and those cir
cumstances are the result of our I'M
American ways.
Anarchy is abnormal It is induced
only by abnormal conditions. It is a
product of the Sums At the other ex-
IRENE is the Nihilistic thoughts of the
Russians. Fate has made him. a little
Russian girl once said that Nihilism is
an idea about the government. In Amer
lea the better things were expected but
on arrival in this country he fell into
the lowest conditions which receive all
the moral filth of the earth. Political
triclery, fierce commercial competition and
corrupt administration of justice and gen !
eral dishonesty and disrespect of law
have unloaded their burdens upon the
lowest strata Of society and here has hate
been bred. One who has received only hate /
therefore hates. The accession means 1
something in the story Of repentance to /
US. together our maxims have caused the /
death Of this great American. In gentle /
ness and redemption spirit this man sur I
passes US, but let no man bring hate. /
We viii not hate. rather we viii love and /
help If the conditions are such that hate I
cannot he bred. He will be nationalistic, /
more law respecting. more human. This I
man like Christ. has taught Us haw to be /
an American and 70 live.
He being dead vet speaketh." Presi-
dent Mckinley is a vital fact in American
service and spirit for Us TO idealize.
How apt Is the eulogy Of Lowell on the
death Of ". 2. Claiming:
Therefore I cannot think the wholly
gone;
The better part of thee is with US still;
Thy soul its hampering clay aside has
thrown.
And only freer wrestles with the III.
Thou Invest in the life OF all gooG things;
What words thou spealIs't for Freedom
shall not die:
Thou sleepest not for now thy love hath
wings
To soar where hence thy Hope could
hardly hy.
From OF the starry mountain peak Of
song
Thy spirit shows me in the coming time
An earth unwithered By the foot OF wrong
\ race revering its own soul sublime.
What wars. what martyrdoms. what
crimes may come,
Thou knowest not. nor I; but God will
lead.
Farewell. good man. sod angel now this ]