The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-13
commandments Rassfeur Almost
Bitter in COndemning Commits
sfoner Evans's Methods.
POINTS FROM HIS ADDRESS
REPORTS OF THE ADJUTANT GEN
ERAL AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Membership Of the SOciety-Obsery-
aace of Decoration Day-Omcers
of the Naval Veterans.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 1.-THE CT. a r.
mass meeting in praise and thanksgiving
for the prospective recovery of President
Mckinley this afternoon, was attended by
an immense outpouring of people, including
veterans and visitors. Senator Hanna pre-
sided as chairman. When he took his seat
on the platform he was greeted with con-
tinued applause. Many eminent speakers
of the day, including Governor Nash, Judge
William R. Day. Senator Fairbanks and
others spoke in most feeling terms upon
the all-absorbing topic of the day. Judge
Day spoke in part as follows:
ION Friday last, the President of the
United States, having responded to an in
vitation TO attend the exposition at Buffalo
and taking part, delivered an address, eX-
pressing with great force and beauty the
supremacy of the victories of peace. over
those OF war, and in rarely felicitOus IAN
guage voicing the hope that the nations
OF the earth might dwell together IN unity,
was about TO close his visit by meeting the
people at q public reception as has been
his wont on many occasions. On his way
To the reception, a friend expressed TO him
the thought that meeting so many people
might make unusual demands upon has
strength. He replied that the people had
-erver-Deen kind TO him and il was a pleas
ure to meet with them. and he found great
satisfaction in their expressions of conf
dence and esteem
With these sentiments on his lips at a
time when the country was in profound
peace, when prosperity abOunded upon all
hands, when his worth and ability and
gentle kindness has endeared him, il was
believed, 10 all his countrymen, without
warning, he was stricken from the fullness
of health TO the portals Of death itself
Such an attack upon such a man, under
such ctrcIImstance in a country like ours,
seems almost impossible. Other Presidents
have been stricken in the excitement fol-
lowing a great civil strife and when the
evil passions of disappointed craftsmanship
were rife. That man. thus blameless,
could be so attacked. must needs make us
pause q moment and reflect. It affords to
the people OF this country another lesson
in their duty as TO dealing with those who
encourage upon American soil the growth
and propagation of principles which make
such attacks possible. We have been taught
that if we SOW the wind We shall reap the
whirlwind.
1T is one OF the sayings Of the President.
thought worthy OF emphasis, that there are
10 classes in this fair land or ours. There
must be no place under our flag for the
propaganda OF the doctrines OF the An
archists. Laws must be enacted which shall
visit upon such criminals with just and
sure punishment, not only the pupil, but
the teacher OF such theories must be
righted and punished. The advocates of its
awful tenets must be kept from our shores
its principles must be torn, root and branch
from every foot of our domain until its adj
heFents learn that TO attack the govern
ment through its highest official is one of
the most heinous of crimes, sure to meet
with swift and terrible retribution. Let
there be ne nook or corner OF the civilized
world in which it can hide and call itself
safe.
I'VE are not met on this occasion to dis
cuss ways and means by which these ends
are to be reached. We know that the
American people will insist that every
ching be done which the laws can do 90
make a repetition OF such horrors impOs-
sible Happily for the country, no less than
a source of unbOundef JOY TO his friends
we have every reason 10 believe that the