The state herald., 1901-11-22

weeks issue said:
"The HERALD takes Tho writer to task
for saying that every good republican
will show proper respect sfor the mar
tyrsd president by endtrs1pe the admin
istratlon at the polls u Mis- ova pre-.
cinot on election day a1d' thinks it we'll
nigh reasonable utterh1ce. Since the
election several state chsirmen and cd
itors Of prominsncs hdve given 1t o.
their opinion that this tfeRedy caused
large republican majcritiepin the VARIOUS
statss this year. The aHpALD will for
give us II w. took advsansd ground ON
the subiect. II such - appeal is 'small'
The holding Of so-callsd hsmorial meet
liase by .prssidsas McE Ikxs snAmiss-
vss oontsmpt,bls." w
The editor Of the Republican, in bis
attempt to justify his appeal to bitter
psrtissDship, simply strengthens the
HEsALD's criticism Of the same. It Is
true that some state (ommit,eemen and
prominent editors hsvs ci.imed that the
death Of our president accounted in part
for the large republican majority In bis
home state, but for altogether different
reason from that assigned by tho Re-
publican editor. Out Of '.respect for
the martyred President" the opposition
parties in that state refrainsd from .
psr.ison discussion Of ths political issues
Of the day and from drawing party lines
with the usual campaign vieor and the
result was that over one hun jrsd thous.
and voters remained away from the polls,
and large majority Of these were mem-
bsrs Of the opposition parties.
The only difference between the
sctiop Of thsss party leaders that 70.
suited in the increased republican vote
IN Ohio and the action Of the Holyoke
Republican editor which the HERALD
criticised 10 thss they, out Of "rsspect for
the Martyred President" refrained from
appealing To partisanshlp - a means Of
securing full party vote while the cd
iter Of the Republican attempted to use
the Prssidept's tragic death - means
for securing . straight party vote oil the
petty county offices from constable up
BY insinustlDg that the member OF the
party Who failed TO 20 vote
would fail in showing due res.
pect for the President. But the con.
cluding sentence in the above article
from the Republican editor shows very
plainly tho motive that prompted him to
use the language that wss criticised by
the HERALD and fully justities the criti.
eism psssed upon it. He ssys "ths
holding Of 90 called memorial meetings
by President McKinlsy's enemies was
contemptible.' Can the gentleman
name single memorial meeting so helds
Will he inform his readers who these
enemies Of our Msrtyrsd President arey
His language can evidently have but
one meaning and that 10 that 1t was
"contemptibls" for any man not endors-
ing the administration policy to engage
10 the memorial meetings held. For ex.
tIsme aud unreasonable psrtissnsbip
that certainly cannot DO surps ssssd. The
president Of tho United States 10 not
the president Of any political faction or
party but tho president Of tho people
and wheu the man occupying that Office
10 stricken down by villainous ASSASSIN
blow 10 struck " the people Of our
nation regardless Of their POLITICAL aillli-
ations. This fact is recognized by oil
fair. r.minded men, but the editor Of the
Republican does not sesm to reoogpizs
this fact. Judging BY his language, he
seems to imagine that tho president Of
our nation 10 tho president only Of the
political party that elects him TO The
Office nnd that the votsrs Of the nstisn
who did not help elect HIM are tho
"snem'es' Of our president and for them
to join in memorial services in respect
for his memory 10 ''contsmptibls." We
srs surprised and regret to learn that
any man edinrg newspaper and hold.
ing . position - teacher 10 our public
schools will give expression to such q
.ow estimate Of American citizenship ~
that. Men differ IN their political views
sud always will do 80 but no true Amer
car citizen rsasrdIess OF Of his political
views 10 MI "sasmy" Of the president OF
our nation. We have among the people
oi our nation no enemies Of our president
ssosps fsw anarchists vhs through his
death would strike blov st our No.
tionsl life and these dsstsrdly williams
have psvsr bssn knosn 70 hold ~.
csiIsd memorial meetings for . mar.
tyfsd prssidsoL