The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26
SENTIMENT OF VETERANS
William H. Davies, Past G. A. r.
subscribes to Feeling Sentiments
on Their Stricken Ruler and Com
rade, William Mckinley, as Sub
mitted by John McComb, Com
mander of the Post.

mitted by John McComb, Com
mander of the Post.
At last nights meeting of William
H. Davis post, No. 1877, Grand Army
of the Republic, the death of President
Mckinley was the subject of sad dis
cusslon by the veterans who lament
ed and mourned the death of ther ma
tion's choice and their own comrade
in arms.
| Commander McComb of the post, was
the chief speaker of the solemn assem-
blage, and he read to his comrades,
with that spirit and feeling that the
| occasion inspired. the most touching
and fitting sentiments on the posts
loss, the nations loss and the loss
to the whole civilized world
TIL" sentiments so feelingly ex-
| pressed by Commander McComb. so
| impressed and stirred his saddened
| comrades that they earnestly asked
| that they be adopted by the post and
so spread on the minutes. The soul
| ful sentiment of the commander are
| as follows.
Sentiments of William II. Davis post
NO. 49, Dept. Pa, G. A. r.. referr-
ing to the assassination of Presi-
dent William Mckinley, by Com
mander John McComb.
Since Friday, September 6. 1901. when
the first shock of horror and dismay
flashed over the wires that William
Mckinley. president of the United
states had been stricken down by an
assassln's bullets, while representing
our great nation at the PAN American
Exposition. at Buffalo, y. Y. the
members Of this post have experienced
the intensest gloom.
Day by day reports of his condition
were eagerly scanned and our hopee
Of his recovery were buoyed by our
love for the man, and our esteem for
his transcendent ability, his irreproach-
able character and his honesty of pur-
pose.
Realizing that his wounds were prob
ably fatal, yet we chung to hope with
the tenacity of despair; and would not
accept the augury of Fate until his
body was pulseless.
Relying on the fervcnt appeals of
seventy-siX millions of loyal people.
as they importuned the Ruler of the
universe for his recovery; and having
unshaken confidence in the ability of
the eminent surgeons who were tire
lossly trying to avert a portentous CAL
dmity, with every means that modern
science had placed at their command,
we now recognize that ct was Gods
way ana when. on the morning of
saturday, September A. 1901. we
learned that his life was extinct. we
humbly acquiesced to the will of Him
who doeth all things Well.
With the people who admired Will
liam Mckinley We have mourned, And
individually we have felt the keenest
sorrow, For at no time in our expe-
rience have We known a murder to
have been committed so ruthlessly and
so dastardly.
We have lived through the three Pc
riodS of our national history when |
the people were plunged into the abyss
OF woe by the shocking death of our |
chief executive, But the martyrdom |
or William Mckinley has deeper i'm |
port and more poignant sensation Of |
tender senSibility for us, from the fact |
that there was no apparent motive or |
reason for the damning and reprehen- |
sible act.
AS people we are al peace with all |
the world As an individual our presi-
dent had no foe. His statesmanship
and administrative policy had given
the United States a glory and a pres
tiGe which have made us one of the
great powers in the world. And at
tn" time Of his Judas-likc taking off
our people were enjoying larger
of happiness and prosperity.
and individual indepen-
ienCc, than was ever vouchsafed to
any people through all the tides of
time.
When the earthly remains of our be-
owed comrade We're consigned to the
omb at Canton. Ohio. on Thursday.
september 10, 1901, we felt the deepest
rejection and desolation, although we
rad participated in the public memoir
al services, and heard his merits ex-
oiled.
knowing his worth, and having had
implicit confidence in his integrity and
'robity, We desire to put ourselves on
ecord in this depressing hour.
AS body of his late comrades who
Helped preserve the Union, when he.
WITH us, followed our Starry Flag un-
II ii became in fact the symbol of Lib
rlN ana Freedom, we register our sin
"r" aif"'tionato regard for his mem-
n.y. our warmcSt sympathy with mis-
lihoted invalid wife i'm her loneliness
ma Sor" distress and our renewed
ll@giance to the principles for which
'e Fought to perp"tuate our free in
litutions.
We "NeCrato the malignant lncarna.
ION ul IN" devil. who, in the guiSe of
irl'hd, conSummatcd the most cold
Iooded murder in the history OF
r'',''' ana by 50 doing deprived this
alton of its most exalted citizen.
We believe in free speech and a free
feSS' but We are not in accord with ,
u" "lIonSiN" and pernicious doctrine ,
it"IN promulgated by certain publica-
"hS known as yellow journals" :
men pander TO the baser passions OF !
l'h' ana lncit" them to lawlessncss :
hd crime; holding up to contempt and .
Ili'ui" reputable citizens who iii the +
loSt responsible elective positions I'm 7
ne land; and thereby causing weak .
llnded individuals To feel that the ,
trlcaturcs are literally true, and that r.
ley arc called upon to rid the world
Suoh seeming mOnstrostes tyrants I
nd opprCssorS,
we abhor anarchy And we desire n
see every form of it eXtirpated from ii
llS ldnd We pledge our fcalty TO +
hoouofe Roosevelt aS the succt ssor n
our reNered president, William Nc \
.inly' and we hope that he, too, may "
rove reliable pilot on our Shin OF 4
tate, and that he viii adhere TO the #
mart which his worthy predecessor !,
ade such reliable guide through !,
orm ana calm. "
Meetings Tonight. I,
George T. Randolnh cun,n ~, ,oc y