Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-13
GOOD WILL FOLLOW.

Through pa1n,a ana toli, anu
strife, and bloodshed, and death,
nations, as we'll as individuals,
advance from lower to higher
levels of thought, action and life. (,
We are justified in believing that
nothing is wholly evil; that out
Of every disaster we ultimately
gain victories and achieve trl-
unphs which otherwise we had
never compassed.
Out of the desperate attempt to
assassinate President Mckinley
there will spring SO much of good
az shall largely compensate for
his personal suffering, and for
the shock, grief, and solicitude
it brought, not only to his per-
sona1 frieAds, but to the Amerl-
GIN people and the people of the
civilized world.
Our people realize today, more
f1lly and clearly than ever be-
fore, the superior excellence of
the man whom they have twice
chosen 10 be their chief magis-
trate. The perfection of his
character shines with greater lus-
tire, and is seen and recognized
by greater numbers of men than
ever heretofore. Party strife and
rancor have been thrust aside and
all have been permitted to see the
calm, courageous, earnest man,
the broad minded, clear-sighted
statesman and patriotic Amer1-
can, President Mckinley. Other
rulers and nations have done
more than extend mere sympa.
thy, than testify to the exalted
character of the man and magis-
trate; they have frankly admitted
that the great principles and pol
icies of which he has for years
been the most able exponent have
made US nation and placed us
in the fore. front of the nations.
Democracy as exemplifed by
us and pursuing the policies OF
the great partyssin power under
the lead of President Mckinley
is making not only for the well
fare Of the American people, but
for that of all mankind. We
have solved problems, we are
now solving problems involving
the best welfare Of humanity
which no other government. ant
no other people are able to solve
Never before have the nations 81
clearly compfehended this and s.
earnestly bidden us God speed
upon our mission.
Over the couch whereon la,
our sorely stricken, possibly dy
ing, executive, the nation
olasped hands with us and min
gled with their generous sympa
thy their profound admiration 0
our people and our government
From row onward the nation
will be in closer fellowship, law
order, liberty, human veal, will
have more careful culture an,
produce more generous fruits.
We may now expect concerted
international measures for tn,
repression Of anarchisn1. 1t mus
be so. Yet, so far as the Ameri
can people may act, it will b
done through wise laws, calml,
enforced, and supported by righ
public sentiment. We shall ac-
complish this without endanger
Ing the rights of free speech
without any surrender of ou
rights as individuals to criticiz,
our public policies and our pub
lie officials. We will stamp an
archy out of existence, but we
will be careful to preserve a free
press and free speech. We viii
render this freedom more power
ful than ever since since it viii
be less frequently abused.
We must not settle back into
our former condition of apath,
and good.natured indulgence
We must promptly reprobate The
least encouragement to 1awless
ness and frown upon every abuse
of ouf privileges and rights as
American citizens. Let us intel,
ligently under stand what Ameri.
can citizenship comprehends, and
then let us earnestly and fearless.
ly be American citizens, and firm.
ly insist that others shall be such.
Popular sentiment, the Rev. S..
@. Lapham TO the contrary not
withstauding, a right and right