Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-09-26

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origin. While the assassin happened
10 be of American birth, the spirit that
instigated him had no place 10 our
American life,
In certain PORTIONS OF Europe, a thou
sand years OF repression, of oppression,
of poverty, OF the desolations oil wars
and OF religious strife has resulted IN
degenerate population from among
| whom are desperate men who destroy
| all government aud kill all rulers.
! Hunted from their homes We have
| hitherto given them asylum, and per-
mittsd them unchecked to preach their
doctrines In this land Of free speech
and free institutions.
Coming here to better their fortunes,
to escape oppression, to find living OF
comfort Cor every man who would work
and free to take part equally with all
citizens in our civic lie and in the
ohoioe of our rulers, it has taken this
shocking deed to make the country
realize that it can no longer rest secure
10 an unguarded license; and that 10
must protect itself. We are forced tn
understand that every President OF the
Unitad States from the moment OF his
election takes his life In his hand as
much as does the soldier on the firing
line OF hattie.
To the task of meeting this new peril
the nation will now turn. We will
enact sthS8ges making it death to at.
tempt the life of our rulers; we will
sigcio usy guard immigration we will
unhesitatingly expel dangerous ilnmi-
grants; We will eAtirpate the detestable
doctrine OF assassination, not BY iu.
ouisitorial methods, but by the over
whelmlng and crushing power of Ameri-
, can public opinion.
For dreadful IL the wrath OF people
aroused. To this last, this final duty,
we are called by Nick inley in his death.
GI sat in life, he was equally great In
death. But the day before he had chal-
7 lenged the attention not only OF this
country, but VI the world, and reached
the loftiest altitude Ut statesmanship,
wheI. breaking silence as to the future
for the first tin since his second term,
he counselled policy of moderation
: towards the nations pressed as they
have been by the force of our CONNER.
. cial competition.
He had come to sue the economic
: doctrines OF which he was the espeois
champion, entrenched in power ano
= the nation 10 uneSampled prosperity,
: and at peace with all the world
! Governed by parties as we are, and by
y our polity must be, political rannol
. absolutely ceased. and even criticism
: had almost oeased. Standing before bill
= countymen ir that Exposition Hall
y amidst almost universal concord, with
= the vista before him OF nearly fou
y years Of peaceful administration II
= which to complete the tasks so auspi
= ciously begun, in the South, ia th
Z North, ut home and abroad, and in tn
AL L. - q ...L. has
~ human hope or human ambition to ask
y In that hour he is struck by the fel
y assassin, and hia work is done.
70 Then it was that his character shon
out in all it's consummate beauty. Hi
- first thought was for othera--for tina
Y partner for whom our hearts go out to
~ day" Do not tell her n--For the wreto
before him -''Do not hurt him. o
:; the Exposition-"I am sorry to inter
~ fere with itn--not one word for himself
- - and at the last dread moment no wor
- Of rerining-but down the ages hi
y words will go:
10 "lt is Gods way. His will be done
=, Good bye all, goodbye"
=. AN IMPRESSIVE INCIDENT.
as The Rev. Mr.. Briggs announced tbs
in it was $50 O'Clock the hour whe
ar traffic was to stop for some minutes O
m q tributs to the dead President, and
r. asked the audience to arise and bow !
be silent prayer. This was most imprel
de- silva incident.
on Central Church quartet, Mrs. Willial
SO f. Smalley, soprano; Miss Mary X
lie Thielman, alto; Howard II. Carve
ne tenor, and Frank II. Mason, bass. sar
nd the anthem, Thy Will BE Done'' mo-
effectively.
.ai 81 .
he Rev, Robert a. Elwood, pastor OF DIV
ca Presby terian Church, saying he joint
los in honoring the memory OF Mckinley
by and in repeating aorrowlully, 'Thy wi
as be done. s.
me PRAYER ny BISHOP MONAGHAN.
I'm The henediction was pronounced
as Bishop John j. Monaghan of the Romr
BIS Catholic Church, who prayed as follow
Father of meroies and God Of Q
est consolation, bless thy people in the
on exceeding great sorrow, at the untime
he and tragic death of our late lament
lbs President Mckinley. Remove far fro
ers our midst the spirit of anarchy, q,
direct with Thy heavenly wisdom tho
I've upon whom now falls the burden of o
am government. We Fray Thee, o God
mo might, wisdom and Justice, throul
SAD whom authority is rightly admin
90, tered, lava are enacted, and judgrle
ART decreed, ass st, with Thy Holy Spir
of counsel and fortitude, the new Pre-
ace dent of these United States. thi..rt
yer administration may be conducted
as righteousness and be eminently use
ms to Thy people, over whom he preside
ms by encouraging due respect for Writ
sn- and religion; by faithful exeouti
yer of the laws in Justice and mercy a
enc by Iesti aiming vioa and immorali
inu Let the light OF Thy divine wisdom
ms rect the deliberations OF Congress, a
,by shine forth in all the proceedings a
ms laws framed for our rule and COVE
100 ment; 30 that they may tend to
~, 70 preservation of peace. the promotion
me national happiness the increase of
mas dustry, sobriety and useful knowlet
and may perEetuate to us the blessii
ISM of equal liberty. We recommend II
aver wise 10 Thy unhounded mercy all
erl- brethren and fellow itizens, thfoul
Id out the United States, that they may
blessed in the knowledge, and sRnotif
sard in the observance of Thy most b
py law that they may be preserved
ath' union, and in that reace which
!, world cannot give; and. after enioy
the the blessings OF this life, be admit
'test to those which are eternal
the land may the blessing Of Amig
God, the Father, Son and holy Oh
nree descend upon US and remain with
the forever. Amen.
irt's The programme concluded with Is.
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