The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1901-10-03

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all the way down to the Peace
Monument and for several blocks
beyond. There must have been
several thousands in the thickest
of the crowd alone. When the
doors were opened-some say be-
fore they were opened-there was
a rush. 1t is claimed that some
body said the way was clear into
the rotunda, and that that started
the pushing. Then some mount
ed policemen lost their heads and
spurred their horses into the mass
of humanity, and got caught in it,
SO that the plunging, frightened
animals added to the peril. 1t
seems as if police department as
well used to handling large crowds
as is that of Washington, ought
to have known better than to al
low such an occurrence. In few
minutes nearly a hundred persons
were injured, many of them SER
iously; and the room beneath that
in which the President lay had to
be turned into hospital filled
with groaning, shrieking patients.
Some of them had been knocked
down and trampled upon.
There was, of course, much
work for the detectives in catch
ing and hunting pickpockets, who
are always on hand for an occasion
like this. Among those who were
robbed was General Longstreet,
who lost his pocketbook and money
while standing on the steps of the
Capitol, but did not let that inter
fere with his attending the services
after which he reported the loss to
the police.
Foreign nations have expressed
their sympathy to an even greater
degree than at the time of Gar
fields death, which by the way
occurred on Sept. 90, 1881, just
twenty years ago. The LonLon
Times suggested that it would be
becoming in King Edward to re-
quest the Duke of Cornwas and
York, who is now in Montreal, to
attend the funeral. 1t was i'm
possible for him to do so, but he
has sent one of his aids who will
represent him at Canton.
President Roosevelt has done
nothing thus far, except to ex-
press his determination to carry
out, in general way, the policy
of President Mckinley. In fact,
the chances are that he has not
had time to think of much else.
He is man who usually thinks of
but one thing at a time, and all
the indications are that he is very
deeply moved by the recent tragedy
and that his plans for the immedi-
ate future have not yet been form
ed. There are some predictions,
however, which are even now
made, based on promises and in.
tentions ascribed to him in the
past. For example, it has been
stated that long time ago there
was an understanding between
him and Senator Lodge that the
latter should have the position OF
Secretary of State in the event Of
Roosevelt's becoming President
On the strength of this it was
positively asserted that Hay woulC
resign. But it now appears thai
Lodge does not want the State
portfolio, or at least, that ht
would rather have the Chairman
ship Of the Committee on Foreign
Relations. This, to one who knows
that most of the work of the Sen.
ate is done in tine Committee rooms
appears quite ineligible. The
Cabinet minister works in the arc
| light of publicity; the chairman
of committee pulls strings which
move other people to come out in
the electric light and talk and
dance. He has the responsibility
and the power of a Secretary,
minus some Of the annoyances
So the fact that Senator Lodge
wants the place which Davis, of
Minnesota, once honored, shows
his sagacity. But there is an in
teresting little story in this con-
nection.
Senator Cullom is the lion in