Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-10-18


unison IN adherence Of the awful
crime. In the twinkling Of an eye,
the great power Of love manifested
itself; throughout this broad land men.
women and children are mourning a
personal loss The nations across the
sea are with us in thought and in
prayer, and have extended to us the
hand Of loving sympathy. No event
in centuries has so keenly brought to
the nations of the civilized world the
solidarity of the race, the brotherhood
of man, as our nations grief, which
has become the grief of the world
Nations have grown accustomed to
pomp and pageantry from the loss Of
their chief executive, but the scenes
enacted since September are new in
the history Of mankind"
After an eloquent denunciation Of
anarchy, and a stirring declaration
that ours is a country of law and or
der, Colonel watres paid a beautiful
tribute to the lamented President,
adding:
President McKinley's love for God,
his mother, and his wife, his country
and his fellowmen claims the affection
as well as the admiration of the civil
lied world. No one better than he
has exemplifed the beauty Of the
home and the home is the unit Of
our national life. The simplicity Of
his life was only equalled by the
grandeur of his character. He was a
pure man and his purity was his
power"
In conclusion Colonel Watres pict-
ured the beautifully rounded character
of President Mckinley in meeting
every requirement, and applied to him
the expressive lines of the poet Whit
tier:
what asks our Father of his
children,
Save justice, mercy and humility,
A reasonable service of good
deeds
Pure living; tenderness to human
needs
Obedience and trust; prayer for
light to see
The Masters footsteps in our daily
ways.
No knotted scourge nor sacriical
knife,
But the calm beauty Of an or
dained life;
A life which stands as all true
lives have stood
Firm rooted in the faith that God
is good"
The action of the Democrats and
Independents, in putting forward a
Fusion" ticket this week, attracts at
tention in this section as elsewhere
throughout the state and is not looked
upon with favor. IF the party would
put forward men like Watres for our
standard bearers, there would be no
split and no talk of such things" said
Bradford county man today. "Of
course, we'll win," he added, with the
confidence of one whose faith is hard
to shake, but, somehow, feel that
our victory will be a good deal like
that of the boy who played football
with the hedgehog He kicked the
critter all right, but he went home
limping. don't like to see our party
limping. It's too big and strong and
healthy for that" This weeks fusion
of Independents and Democrats is
significant for the fact that It brings
Ex-Governor Pattison prominent once
more into a position Of leadership It
will be remembered, by those who are
not old, that Mr.. Pattison has been
twice governor of Pennsylvania, and
his appearance at this time on the
horizon causes much comment. There
may not be much in It; but some hard
thinkers regard the ex-governor as a
possibility" once more. They think
It likely that he may loom up next
year for governor. Dick Wilmington
was thrice lord mayor of London, in
spite of prospects less favorable. /
do not know whether or not Mr.. Pat
tison cherishes the hope of being thrice
governor Of Pennsylvania, but / am
sure there is nothing dishonorable in
such an ambition. 1t will be recalled
that on one occasion when Mr.. Patti
son won victory through the divided
councils of Republican party leaders,
Colonel Watres outran him for lieu
tenant governor, a circumstance worth
bearing in mind in this year Of grace,
when the Elkin candidacy at Harris
burg is preparing to launch itself
upon "a sea Of trouble"
STREAMING THE CONSTITUTION.
Speaking of the Elkin candidacy, a
prominent lawyer, and a stalwart Re
publican by the way, said today that
the state constitution had never been
subjected to a greater strain since its
adoption than under the present ad-
ministration. And he added, face
tiously, that all this was done for the
purpose of making our worthy friend,
Governor Stone, virtually mayor OF
Pennsylvania. A good deal Of fun
used to be poked at the London news
paper that described Buffalo Bill as
"the mayor Of the Nebraska legisla-
ture;" but this is not a circumstance
to being mayor Of Pennsylvania" un-
der the celebrated ripper act While
the proXimate object of the ripper
was to make Pittsburg, Allegheny and
Scranton good, It's remote or rather
ultimate inspiration was leveled at
the once of governor for one and that
Of United States senator for another
OF its chief engineers But / find |
am indulging In persihage, and, as
the frost is on the pumpkin" ! will
quit telling chestnuts and go chest.