The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-16
Y. N. r. G. ACTS.
Adopted Appropriate Resolutions on
the Nations Loss.

The n,pmbnrS or the ! OllliE Men
Club met on Saturday nigL,
and adoptcd the following resolutions:
Whereas. William, Mckinley. Prcsi-
dent of the United States, on the four
teenth day Of september, A. d., 1901
died from the murderous assault OF a"
assassin: and
Whereas. This dire calamit" has
called forth expressions of sympathy
and SORROW from every quarter of the
earth as well as from every section OF
this country: and
Whereas. The members of this politi'
cal club desire to spread upon their
records their appreciation OF the ma
tons loss: therefor" be il resolved:
/. That with feelings OF bitter grief
we record the death of the leader mt
only of our own party but OF our whole
country.
2. That we recognize in William Me
kinley the grratesr President Of this
republic save only Abraham Lincoln.
3. That in the fields Of legislation.
diplomacy and arms, his administration
raised this country I" the foremost
rank and place among the nations. ny
reason of his wisdom, patience. scren-
ity and faith il the exercise of TIN
, pcrogntiyes of his great office and by
reason of the extraordinary confidence
these qualities commanded in Congress
and with tn" people. President Nc
kinlry controlled and guided every i'm
portant policy and event in his admin
iStraiion.
4. That his administration changed
the nations conditions and ideals.
Abroad. Spain is driven from the
indies and her islands are under our
fag. The strength Of American armT
is established American diplomacy Is
felt and respected everywhere. AT
home. sectional hatred is forgotten.
Industrial confidence established by
tariff and financial legislation is fol
lowed by an era of unparalleled pros
pclity. Our nor'lcrs. our commerce.
and nGr Influence have expanded over
the earth. AS the guide and leader ir
these nltiG,n, and international move
mrn,s William Mckinley had become
the greatest personal factor in con-
temporary history.
5. That The national problems before
us demanded President Mckinley above
;l men. lIc had already prociaimc
IL great policy of the future. The day
before his assassination he declared
"rlc period of cXclnSvcnrss is past.
The expansion of our trade ana COM
mertc is the pressing problem. Rcci-
procity treaties are IN harmony with
the spirit of the times" This rXpan-
sion of our national policy required his
effective craftsmanship. President Me
XII ley was leader in torrl, with the
whole people. who was moulding public
opinion and Pre- Sidrnt whose power Of
Cancellation and suhorlinltion of self
harmo,iznd congressional and executive
action and brought results.
g. We mourn the uutinlely death Oh
Il great prcsideut. We mourn the loss
of Il great leader who as soldier. colt
grrssnan. governor and Presiden-.
served his country with perfect dcvO-
tion. We cherish the memory of his
personal qualities a gentleman,
courteous and dgnti@l: as Il man,
nul'r clean. honest and honorable. 4
man who loved his frrlul,--wlo cher
iShcd and rrvrrcnccd his wife. a man
with an abiding faith in living God.
Whose christian spirit breathcd in his
first words after receiving the mortal
wo,ind-words of thoughtful love fo"
his wife and of charity for his mur.
derer. In this time of universal grief
we can only repeat the Presidents
last words:-"lt is Gods way. His
will he DONE