The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-24
THOUGHTS SUGGESTED By THE MOKIN-
LEY TRAGEDY.

In aQO1b1OA bO 6u0 IdO6S given III
the sketch of President Mckinley
published last week, the follow
ing items are of interest.
President MoKinley's father died
in 1892, aged IS years his mother in
1897, aged 80. His father lived to
see him Governor of Ohio; his
mother was at his Inauguration as
President.
Before attaining his majority Mr..
Mckinley taught in the public
schools.
At the age of Is he became a mem
Der of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, of which he continued till
death a faithful communicant.
Two children, girls, we're born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley, but died in
early childhood.
Mrs. Mckinley g father endeavored
to give her a business education,
having her for a time as cashier in
his bank.
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The following editorial from The
Progressive Farmer of May 28th is
also worth reprinting at this time:
'In our opinion, no higher tribute
has been paid President Mckinley
than that contained in the paragraph
which we print below. Laying aside
our political feelings, and viewing
the man, not as a partisan, but as the
President of all the people, all good
citizens should be glad that our
country's chief executive is person
ally such a man as Mrs. Mckinley
described in conversation at New
Orleans a few days ago:
"'Do you know Major McKinley?'
she asked. 'Ah, no one can know
him, because to appreciate him one
must know him as lido. And I am
not speaking now of Major McKin-
ley as the President. l am speaking
of him as my husband. If any n
could know what it is to have a wife
sick, complaining, always al invalid
for twenty-five years, seldom a day
never a word Of unkind-
ness has ever passed his lips he is
just the same tender, thoughtful,
kind gentleman l knew when first he
came and sought my hand
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In this connection, too, the curious
fact may be noted that of the heads
of the two great Presidential tickets
of 1896, Bryan and sewall, Mckinley
and Hobart, Bryan only is now
alive.
Another singular coincidence is
that the elected Presidents inaugu-
rated in 1841, 1851, 1881 and 1901
died in office, one by disease, three
by assassination. Lincoln, of course,
did not die till 1866, but he was in
augurated in the fateful year 81.
In the last forty years men
been elected to the Presidency.
Of these, three have been assassi
The authorities have acted wisely
keeping reporters from interview
.ng the man with the unspeakable
name who is the assassin. We be-
that an insane desire for noto-
c~o-operated in no small degree
with his anarchist beliefs in nerving
him for his monstrous deed. So in
his tragedy of julius Caesar, Shake
,peare makes the assassins of that
man say:
GLOW many ages hence
Shall this our lofty scene be acted
over,
IN states unborn and accents yet un-
known -
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"Were R 1osevelt TO die, who would
low become President?" "Who sue
,eeds Roosevelt as Vice President?"
These questions are now in the air.
we believe, the President
If the Senate and Speaker of the
of Represents lives we're, next
10 the Vice-President, in line of sue,
,ession to the Presidency. Several
7ears ago, however, Congress passed
! Law by which the Lembers Of the
have been placed in success
ZION in the order of the creation of
heir Offices, namely:
1. Secretary OF State
2 Secretary of the treasury.
3. Postmaster general.
4. Attorney general.
5. Secretary of the navy.
G Saorafarv of the infariOr