The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-23
BUFFALO LOOKS
ONLY FOR SUCCESS.
Injury to Pan-American Exposition
by Presidents Death, 1t Is Ex-
pected, VIII BE Overcome.

Buffalo. N. Y, Sept. 2.-This city is pull
Ing Itself together again after Il fortnight
OF anxiety ana sorrow. such as II has never
Known.
What was intended to he the gala period
of its history was turned into u~nspeakabie
grief which has gone into every home with
u force hard for anyone not here to realize.
Bufralo was full of personal loyalty and EN-
thuslasm for PRESIDENT Mckinley. 1t has
been a center or Mckinley sent,Llent all
through his public career and there was nc
city IN the country where friendship and
devotion for him were more marked Nat
uraiiy his tragic end while It's guest de-
pressed the city beyohd expression.
There never was a community. more en-
crossed In u great undertaking than Buffalo
was with the Exposition
three weeks ago. Every man, woman and
pride i'll the undertaking..
1t seemed that every one with whom a
stranger spoke mad in mind the large ideal
of the great good which the demonstration
of the wonderful resources and abilities OF
the Western Hemisphere was to do for the
country: Buffalo people seemed rather
onstratioil had fallen upon them and their
feliow-c!tizens They would call attention
TO, the fact that all of the funds had been
raised in Buffalo without assistance from
the nation, the State or even the city cor
poration.
When in his memorable address the Pres
ident emphasized the Pan-American idea
and made ii part of history. the people Of
Buffalo realized that their efforts were APP
preciated. They seemed contented and proud
that as individuals of one city they had
the nations undertaking. The revulsion was
terrible, and now that ii is passed the ques-
ton eff what is to come is interesting. The
public feeling is strong and all one way.
Every one seems to realize that the stock
holders of the exposition have met a great
loss. probably of not less than a million
zehs. for about every Buffalonian has stock
In the exposition according to his means.
The dollars and cents seem pretty thor
oughly to be eliminated from the. calcuia-
ton now, but the work to be done and the
end to be achieved seem foremost In every
mans mind They feel now that the expo
as a labor of patriotism and of love. Presi-
dent Miiburn put this thought very strong
ly, He said:
There must be no faltering in our efforts
now. considering how much the success of
the Pan-American Exposition means in the
development of closer political and CONNER
S Was, seIatl Tago, between the peoples Of a,, the
earnestly favored by President Mckinley
AID which interested him so deeply in the
exposition from its first inception. 1t is q
strange stroke of fate that the. success Of
the exposition should be threatened. through
this fearful tragedy. We should he lacking
all our energies to crownlng the work which
he had SO close to his heart.
1.-THE position in which the tragedy found
me gave me the opportunity to know what
was in that great soul during the hours
just before the execrable shot. The PTesi-
dent had taken the deepest interest In the
exposition from the start. Its ideal and
conception are in harmony with his wise
and beneficent public policy.
"I know that had he been spared to con-
clude his, visit he INTENDED to ommen the
exposition in his powerful and convincing
way to the upport of the public.
There are six weeks more of the life OF
the exposition, and 1t is in the full bloom
of its beauty and interest. 1t is a national
enttrDrise and should be supuOrted az such
nation of this hemisphere. That support, I
feel certain, 1t will have In fullest and
overlooking measure"