The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-09-20

Our People Gather
In Memory Of the Dead.
Eloquent Tributes Paid our Dead
Chief Magistrate Suitable
Resolutions.


The people generally met at this
court house Monday night to take
suitable action on the death OF Presi-
dent William Mckinley and TO express
their regret over the great national
calamity tqat has befallen US, The
court room was crowded TO its utmost
capacity and the interest taken was
intense.
w. 81, Freeman called the meeting
to order. Hon. John Basel was
chosen chairman and L. @. Grille secre-
tary. A committee OF five, consisting
of Col. Henry Raymond, Rev. L. E.
Peters, H. D. Boughner, 5. F. Reed
and James W. Robinson, was ap-
pointed 10 draft suitable resolutions.
The speakers Of the evening we're Rev.
DR.. Jane Fullerton, Hon. John W..
Mason, Prof. S. H. Guss, Cruger w.
Smith, NJ. G. Sperry and Harvey w.
Harmer, all paid eloquent and feeling
tributes TO the distinguished dead
President, and denounced anarchy Bit
terly. Their burning words Of love,
admiration and respect met with most
sympathetic response. The several
tributes paid are worthy Of reproduc-
tion here, II space did not forbid, and
we're lessons within themselves for
every listener. Among these splendid
tributes were Senator II. W. Harmers
beautiful peroration;
at is not a man among men, 1t is
not friend among friends, it is not a
husband among husbands, 1t is not a
citizen among citizens, 1t is not u
governor among governors, it is not a
statesman among statesmen, 1t is not
candidate Of party, 1t is not the
President Of a Republic that has been
so ruthlessly cut down by villainous
anarchist, but it is the rarest flower
plucked from the garden Of our civil.
cation, and not one man, not one
friend, not one citizen, not one gov
ernor, not one statesman, not one par
ty, not one state, not one republic,
not one government, not one race, not
one kindred, not one people, not one
generation, but all that are and all
that are to come are mourners over
the tomb that shall shortly contain
the best product Of our age-William
Mckinley"
GEN. II. $, NoRTHCoTT's TRIBUTE.
1.-THE nation mourns-the world
mourns the death of President Nc
Kinley. This is not TO be wondered
at. We may say that he stood at the
head Of the rulers Of the world. 1t
may not be extravaganza to say that
among the kings, princes and poten-
tates Of this vas globe his peer is not
to be found. The great Daniel Web
ster was denominated the God.like,
William Mckinley was Christ-like,
witness his exclamation just after he
was shot-"My God forgive him." and
after chanting the words Of the hymn,
Nearer Ny God to Thee, his last aud
ible conscious words were 1T is Gods
way. His win be done The great
hero. statesman and Christian has
passed away and the world mourns."
The committee reported the follow
ing resolutions, which we're unani-
mously adopted
Whereas, Owing to the great ma
tional calamity that has befallen the
Nation by the death of President Nc
Kinley at the hands Of cowardly
assassin, at time when order, peace
and prosperity prevail in the land,
we, the citizens Of CIarkSburg assem-
bled in public meeting for the purpose
Of expressing our sorrow and indigna-
ton over this direful tragedy, do
therefore
Resolve; First that we greatly de-
plore the untimely death Of our be-
loved Chief Magistrate, man whose
pure public life and wise leadership
endeared him to the hearts of the
American people.
Second, That we give it as an ex-
preston of our sincere belief that laws
should speedily be BASED restricting
immigration so as to exclude all anar-
chistiC classes OF the old world from
founding homes in our country, and
that the dissemination Of anarchistic
sentiments should be prohibited.
Third, Thatwe join the Nation in
extending to the bereaved family and
relatives our sincere sympathy, and
especially do we tender to the true
and faithful wife, whose pure home
life has so endeared her to the hearts
OF all the people Of the civilized world,
our condolence in this the hour Of her
grief and afiiiction, commencing her
to Him who promises TO be a Father
to the fatherless, and a Husband to
the widow.