The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-09-17

by governor White on the PRIEST
dents Death.

NICAN-S+ ~ iAANNSz
the following proclamation:
TO the people of West Virginia;
The awful crime of Friday, Sep
TENDER sixth, has eliminated in the
death of our beloved President.
The Nations heart bleeds with
sorrow. In common with all the
people of our land the citizenship
of West Virginia is profoundly
shocked, distressed and grieved at
the sad news of the death of Pres
ident Vim. Mckinley which oc-,
CURED about two O'Clock this morn
ing.
Everything which science, skill
and care could do to preserve his
precious life was done, and the
people had been buoyed by the be.
lief that the President would re-
cover from his ewiuI wound. But
it was not to be. God in His in
scrutable wisdom, decreed other.
wise and the Nation is Frustrated
with grief and sorrow, feeling
shared to an unusual degree by all
the civilized peoI1a his world
a grand, good, pure able and
safe leader of the people has fallen
by dastard's deed, struck down
in the zenith of his career, when
his successful leadership had
placed our country at the head of
the nations of the world; when
peace and prosperity had poured
their blessings in unexampled de,
gree upon our land, and when our
future as people was the bright
est.
God moves in a mysterious way.
We submit to the divine decree
with feelings ofsuoh profound sad
ness that language is dumb of ex-
preston. Lincoln. Garfield, No
martyrs to their country
a noble triumvirate. But OF the
pity of their killing and the deep
humiliation and sense of shame
which tinges our sorrow!
That so despioable a wretch as
the assassin of Mckinley was rear
ed in our land and under the bene-
ficent influences of our govern
ment; that such a brute should
have polluted the9sweet air of free
dom with his presence and lived
to do his dreadful deed is beyond
our comprehension of that which
is right and explainable. May God
sc emphasize the lessons of this
tragedy that they may inure to the
greater stability and growth ofoon.
stitutional and free government
and cement the people of this Ma
ton into closer bond of brother
ly sympathy.
No sincerer mourners are there
in our broad land than West Vir,
ginians, Our people knew MoKin.
ley as a neighbor, friend and com.
rade; his face and voice were famil-
lar to many thousands of our citi-
zens; he was universally loved as a
man and trusted and respected as
our chief executive.
Asa mark of respect, direct
that the national colors be placed
at half-staff over every public
building in our State for a period
of thirty days; that the capitol
building be draped in mourning
until after the obsequies; that the
day of the funeral be observed as
one of prayer and mourning; that
SO far as possible there be com
plete cessation of labor throughout
the borders of our state during the
hours of the funeral; and ] recon-
mend that memorial services be
held at that time5 where practical
BILE. - as
Done in the city of Charleston, this
fourteenth day of September in
the year of our Lord, Nineteen
Hundred and One, and in the
y.ninth year of the state.
A. b. WHITE,
Governor.
By the Governor;
w. NJ. o. DAWSON,
Secretary of State.