Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-12-14
'R00SEVELT'S
MESSAGE READ
Buffalo Tragedy Deplored and
Eloquent Tribute to
Mckinley.
TO SUPPRESS ANARCHY
Apostles Of Assassination Must
BE Treated as Common
Criminals.
TRUSTS AND THE TARIFF
Publicity Suggested as Remedy for
Evils Of the Former-Mil Taeiff
Reform Recommendation
Monroe Doctrine.

Washington, Dec. S.--Prcsident Roose-
yelts message was read In congress to-
day. IL n as follows:
To the Senate and House OF Representa-
tives: The congress assemblies this year
under the shadow Of a great calamity. ON
the 6th OF September President Mckinley
was shot by an anarchist at Buffalo, and
died In that city on the Nth OF that
month.
or the last seven elected presidents he
10 the third who has been murdered, and
this fact Is sufficient 10 Justify alarm.
Moreover, the circumstances have "A pc
culiarly Sinister Significance. Both Lin
coin aud Garfield were killed by assasslns
OF types unfortunately not uncommon In
history, Lincoln falling a Victom to the
passions OF war. and Garfield to the re-
vengeful vanity of "A disappointed office
seeker. President Mckinley wac killed
by an utterly depraved criminal belong
ing 70 that body OF criminals who object
10 all governments, good and bad alike,
who are against any form " popular lib
erty II II Is guaranteed by even the most
lust and liberal laws, and who are as hos
tile TO the upright exponent OF II free peo-
pies sober Will as 10 the t~yranniCal and
irresponsible despOt.
1t Is not too much to say that at the
time OF President McNinley's death he
was the most widely loved man I'm all tho
United StateH, While we have never had
n public man OF his position so free
from the animosities incident 20 public
life. Ills political opponents were first TO
bear the hearticst tribute to the charac-
ter which so endeared him. To a stand
ard of lofty integrity I'm public life he
united tender affections and home ylr-
tues, all-important I'm the makeup OF ma
tional character. A gallant soldier In the
great war for the union, he also shone as
an example In the most sacred and lnti-
mate Of home relations. There could be
no personal hatred OF him. no one could
fail TO respect him who knew him. The
who seek IA excuse their criminality by
asserting that II Is exercised for political
ends, cuveigh against wealth and ire
sponsible power. Blu for this assassina-
ton even this base apology cannot be
urged.
President Mckinley was a man OF mod
crate means, who had himself belonged
amonk the wage-workers, who had en-
tered the army as n private soldier.
Wealth was not struck at when the pres
ident was assassinated, but honest toll.
sense that owe Ii irresponsible or cen
tered I'm the hands Of any one individual.
The blow was aimed ~ one Of the strong
est champions the wage-worker has ever
had; one Of the most faithful representa-
tives OF public rights ana representative
who has ever risen 20 public
office. Nc prcsldent-not even Lincoln
was ever more anxious to represent the
wishes OF the people; HIS ono anxiety was
10 nnd out what they thought and 20 ex-
press their thought, after having tHdeaY-
ored 10 guide that thought Alright. lie
had just been reelected because The ma
jorlty OF citizens believed th0t hc had up
held their interests.