The Nome nugget., 1901-09-24
LARGElLY ATTENDED
Resolutions Expressing Sympathy for President and Hrs. rlCkiniey and Denounbing the Crime Were Adopted Good Speeches Made.

crowded sunday evening. the occasion being a meeting to express sympathy for President Mckinley. and to empha- size the indignation felt by the people over the foul attempt at assasslna ion.
 Rev. William Davies presided and on the platform were Rev. Father Jacquet 5. J., Rev. w. C. Fowler, Judge Wick ersham, of the District Court. Judge C. 5. Hannum. Geo. Murphy and J. F. A. Strong. The regular church services for the evening were dispersed with, but previous to the meeting the usual Sunday evening praise service of the church was held.
 At o'clock Rev. Davies stated the object of the meeting in a brief speech, in which he referred to the love and es- teem in which President Mckinley was held and the horror with which the at tempt to end the president life was viewed by the people.
 The following resolutions were then read and at the close of the meeting were adopted by d rising vote:
 Whereas, The people of Nome and of Northwestern Alaska have heard. with the prOtOunde,t sorrow, of the attack upon the life of William Mckinney, president of the United States. on Sept. 6. in the city of Buffalo. N. G.; and Whereas. President Mckinley has endeared himself to the American peo- l,,l,, T. il, t1,, tn h., will of the people by a life devoted to duties 0f government:
 Therefore, we join with eighty millions of Americans and countless men and women in all lands where simplicity of life and purity of char sympathy with the stricken president and his devoted wife, and We express the hope that he may survive this in- famous attack and be spared to the people whom he loves. and who respect, admire and love him;
 Resolved, That we cannot condemn too strongly the foul and inhuman deed that has brought the executive oi the country to deaths door and plunged d whole nation in deepest sorrow.
 Rev. Father Jacquet was the first speaker. He spoke earnestly and to the point, relating to the audience the first time he had seen Mckinley, while he was in Congress away back in 1888. At that time the speaker had remarked "there is future senator and presi- dent.' Father Jacquet paid an eloquent tribute to the presidents worth and denounced anarchy and anarchists in no uncertain terms.
 Judge Wickersham followed. He re- ceived a hearty reception and in d neat speech pointed out the duty of every good citizen; the church as well as the civil government he said, were bound to do all in their power, acting together for the maintenance of stable govern ment, and the suppression of everything that had a tendency to subvert and des- troy the established institutions of the country.
 George Murphy in few words paid a tr,bu,e to the worth and excellence of President Mckinley as a statesman and d patriot. He was followed by Judge Hannum, who, in an eloquent ad- dress touched upon the duty of citizens to the republic; he also paid d tribute to the worth of the president and spoke of the responsibilities of government, and denounced all those who, by the assassin method, would destroy the heads of government that anarchy might follow.
 Col. Geo. w. Fox closed the speeches of the evening. The Colonel denounced anarchists and anarchy in good round terms, speaking at length, and declared that the policy of expansion was not to the best interests of the whole people: he wanted the bars put up. so that the United Stated should no longer become a dumping ground for the ''scum of Eu- ropean countries
 The meeting closed by the audience singing America, the benediction being pronounced by Rev. William Davies.