Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-08
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER S. 1901
Long i've the Prs.ldentl


The attempted assassination Of
President William Mckinley has
shocked a circling world. From every
cline and race come expressions Of
horror at the bastard attempt and pro-
found sympathy for the victim The
chair Of Washington has never been
filled by a more personally popular
man than William Mckinley Even
those who differed with his policy and
party. WED with his partisans in per-
soual respect, esteem and affection for
the man. A most loyeable character,
brave. generous, forgiving: a rare com
bination of determined and uncom-
promising chieftainship Of a great
party. and the genial, persuasive re-
conciIer of the most radical and head
strong opposition; he won the hearts
of his political opponents by his per,
sonal magnetism and broad.minded
Americanism.
He was mentally equipped and SUI
periorly qualified to rule the destines
OF the republic
No political opponent was his per
sonaI enemy. Nature itself cried out
against the conception Of hate towards
t.e frank courteous and noble charac-
Ter of the man, whatever the exigen-
cies Of politics might inspirationally
suggest to the breast Of the partisan.
We have known him for over 80
years and even in those days when in-
timaay was possible and permissible
we have never heard him utter bitter
word against the most malignant OF
his Dolitical foes. No more perfect
tvpe Of man and American exists In
this broad continent than the braYe'
,bivalrous. and genialsouled man who
sas laid low by the bullet of a wretch
Oh anarchist in the Exposition grounds
at Buffalo on the fatal Friday Of Sep
tember 6, 1901
If prayers and tears can split the
vauit Of heaven and reach the throne
Of the living God-which all Christians
devoptv beneve-then the Ruler Of the
Universe viii hear in all the varying
,ongres which humanity use petitions
Of the soul as feryent in supphcation
4o snare the live Of the American Pres
fder- as that immortal utterance from
ne cross by the dying Christ!
We acknowledge that our conduct as
a nation. during the past few years de-
serves the chastening hand Of that
Providence we have forgotten i'm the
Inst Of empire and the oppression Of
our fellow men i'm distant climes, as
swell as the reckless disregard of the
7umapities towards the lowly and the
toilfng of our own great land, but null
tplied many times over in iniQuity
we feel that the SOOOOOOO Of our sor-
rowing people do not deserve to be
over,aken by such a shocking calamity
as the death by the bullet Of an assas-
sin of this purest this bravest, and
this noblest Of Americans, William Nc
Kinley
Spare him, then, o Lord. and restore
him 20 country and his people, and
let the agony Of our sunerings over his
attempted assassination be the expl.
atory punishment for our shortcom.
ings as nation Of Christians engaged
in shedding the blood Of our fellow
men. and permitting the bravest and
the most God-fearing Of Thy people In
distant Africa to be destroyed by the
accursed and lustful soldiery Of god
less empire.
Long live our President! and may
an offended God overlook our manifold
shortcomings and restore to life and
health our fellow citizen and ruler
william Mckinley