Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-16


nartyred President All aDpear
stricken with the common grief com
mon to whole nation. There is M
place in the city where the events Of
the past few days are not viewed in
the same light. Party lines are set
aside and all classes now realize that
noble. sincere. Christian life has end
Ell and that the nation has lost one of
us greatest leaders. We give herewith
the expressions of some of the leading
men of this city and vicinity in this
connection.
Hon. John +. Hill, Governor of Maine:
. In the death of Mckinley the nation
meets loss which no man can meas
uIe III this first hour of grief. Coming
as II does in the wake of assuring
news esaging the Executives recoy-
cry, the blow is the harder to bear.
me time is not yet ripe 10 accord
President Mckinley his final place in
the worlds Hall of Fame. Years must
pass before historians settle those
matters, but world that has watched
the great leader as he has worked at
the muititudinous problems OF an
eEentful administration will accord
MIN place among the highest.
As President he will be classed
with Washington ana Lincoln-wise.
watchful and ever kindly. standing for
that which was broadcast and highest
in the onward and upward growth of
the world. To the field of international
affairs he lent himself with wonderful
aptitude, and into diplomacy he in
fused new force and placed the
United States Of America on equal
terms with the other nations of the
earth. The diplomatic policy of Nc
kinley was always for the right, re-
Sardless OF national self
forgetting never the rights of the I'M
fortunate, and maintaining ever the
triumph of right over might.
His administration has been typical
of the spirit of protection. and under
his guiding mind and hand the nation
has enjoyed the greatest period of
prosperity ever known. But his death
will not change this in the slightest
degree. for the country will move on
in the ways of prosperity and there
will be no overturn in the business
world. But ii is sad, indeed. that this
life should be taken just on the eve
OF the nations greatest development.
1T does not seem right that he should
be denied the. pleasure and the we'll
earned satisfaction of seeing his plans
brought to fruition.
In President Roosevelt | have every
contidence-in his integrity, his patri-
otism ana his ability He will take up
the work 50 felicitously begun by Nc
Ninley, and with sure hand and keen
grasp of affairs will see that the ma
ton takes no backward step in the
march of progress. =
But in my grief and SORROW there is
Il touch of shame that such 81 thing
could happen in this great free. coun-
try of ours-in time of peace when
people were met together for good VIII
and harmony l hate to think that
there are men so perverted and lost to
All good impulses that within a gen
Grafton three Presidents of this repub-
lie fall before the hand Of the assassin.
William z. Whitehouse of the supreme
court:
The announcement of President Nc
Kinley's death comes to every patTi-
otic citizen with a sense Of personal
bereavement, as well as a national
loss.
Hath Lorne his faculties 50 meek. and
So clean in his great office. that his viz
tues
viii plead like angels. trumpet-tongUed
against
The deep damnation Of his taking off.
But the blood of the martyrs is the
seed of the church. We are admon-
q WIG
organized by the free voice and JOINT
will Of the people to promote the com
mon defence and general welfare of
the people, we may have failed to
reach the full heights of duty to pro
tect law abiding and liberty-lovinS
citizens and their chosen rulers against
the disorganizing and fanatlcal ele-
ments of society. In the mighty sweep
of human history no nation can be
found with principles of government so
happily devised and admirably adapt
ed to secure to all citizens the equal
protection of the laws. and promote
the general welfare and happiness of
the people, as the United States of
! America. President Mckinley was a
| man of wise and conservative states
| manship. splendid patriotism, active
| ana generous with the people, and OF
| exemplary fidelity and purity In all
the relations of life. Under this repup-
| lie of mild, equal and just laws, ana
| this ruler of unquestioned loyalty TO
all the highest principles and honored
traditions of the government, there
was no place for the Anarchist ana
no possible excuse for the cowdruiy
work of the assassin. But If there are
organized societies in this country VINO
have adopted the policy OF Destroy ing
all governments by numbering al
rulers. that fact must be promptly rec
ognized. and all who inflame miserapie
fanatics to deeds DEMONSTRATION by
publicly advising and justifyins the
| acts as notable and praiseworthy must
he deemed accessories to the crime ana
punished accordingly.
But the government at Washing toii
still lives, Loyalty supported by .ne
great body of patriotic ana law-aoio-
ing American people.
: Hon. LendalI Titcomb. mayor OF Au
gusta:
! The general expression OF sorrow rs
statesmen and the press throushoo'
the country leaves nothing new u y,