The Globe-republican., 1901-09-19
her borne. which has 50 recently ceased to

spiked Him to the cross. Father, for
give them, for they know not what they
do.'' In almost His words Mr.
Mckinley implored mercy for his assas-
sin, and urged that o one be allowed to
hurt him. In the deep shadow of deaths
valley when the inevitable was before
the Son Of Man, He struggled not, but
quietly lifted His face to Heaven and
said, Not my will. hut Thine be done >
Even so it was with Mr. Mckinley His
was a noble life, but nobler was his
death.
Most gladly should we cherish his
noble virtues, as well as his eminent pub
lie services to our own beloved country.
AS a devoted husband he is an expression
of our American manhood and chivalry.
AS personality lie stands for kindness
and generosity, even toward an enemy.
lie stands also for conscience and indus
try and Il single minded devotion to the
interests of his fellowmen.
As a statesman he discovered in poll
tics a sphere of usefulness-a platform of
progress
BY his character and by his abilities he
rose from among the plain people to his
high place President.
He is the very embodiment of the in
stincts of this Republic and he has gone
forward in the path appointed for its
highest destiny.
How difficult the problems thrust upon
him for solution. How wide and strange
were the new relations which he was
called upon TO adjust.
We praise him now and shall yet
praise him, for his wisdom and humanity
in dealing with these things.
But the damage that has been done by
this crime, is not a material damage
alone, but chiefly a moral one. 1t
not VIM. Mckinley that Czolgosz shot
at, but the president of the United States
The cause of government has been
hurt, and the country's name and reputa-
ton has been damaged.
The glory of our form of government
is that the President is one of the people
not a ruler, but public servant
Not Caesar, but a citizen. and one of
the most impressive and beautiful sights
that could be witnessed is the in the
midst of which our President was assas-
sinated; the head of the government
mingling on equal terms with the COM
mon people. without patronizing on his
part, or cringing fear on theirs And any
man who denounces such u government
as crime, and advocates violent means
of destroying government, has no right
to the privileges which government af-
fords. They are public enemies and
should be placed where they do no
harm.
Wicked and inhuman beyond words is
the man who will abuse this great privi-|
Iege and raise his hand to harm the Ma
Iion's head. And especially wicked,
when the treacherous hand is extended
under the guise of friendship 81 was
wounded i'll the house of my friend.''
Who shot him?
A low born anarchist. who had no
quarrel with him, who had never seen
him before, and who had no excuse to
offer that affected the life and character
of his victim.
Why did he shoot him?
Because he was II hater of all authority.
His mind had dwelt upon the utterances
of infiammatory speakers until he was in
sympathy with the revolt against bene-
fcient provisions of law and authority.
and he did not stop to think that govern
ments still live tho governors may die.
All anarchists are atheists; they have
no fear of God before their eyes; neither
do they believe in II future life.
They are consequently swallowed up
by the conceit of their folly, and
think they make themselves heroes for all
the ages, if they sacrifice their own life
to slay the rulers of the country. This
particular assassin declares that lie has
learned his doctrine from the lectures of
pestilent woman, named Emma Gold
man. But behind such as this woman
there are those other Infamous slandereIs
af the government and its rulers that
make it their business and trade to in
flame the public mind
l refer to the editors of a certain class
newspapers who publish all sorts of in
cendiary articles and cartoons, which
they know to be untruthfnl and malicious,
and who inffame the minds of millions
of working men. against the President.
who came from. their ranks, and who is
their friend.
And these papers become the propaga-
tors of those imaginary wrongs which
make men anarchists. (at least in spirit }
There is reason why lie against a
man in authority should not be account
ed just as abomnabIe as lie against