The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-04
TRIBUTE TO M'KIxLEY.
President Roosevelt EuIOGizeE the
Lamented Victim of Anarchy.

President Mckinley was a man or mod
erate means. a man whose stock sprang
from the sturdy uilers OF the soil, who
mad himself belonged among the wage
workers. who had entered the army 5 a
private soldier. Wealth was not struck al
when the president was aSsassinated. but
he honest toll which IS content with mod
craze gains after a. lifetime OF unremittlng
labor largely in the service OF the public.
Still less was power struck at IN The sense
that power IS irresponsible or centered in
the hands OF any one individual. The blow
was not aimed al tyranny or wealth. II
was aimed at one Of the strongest cham
pions the WagewOrker has ever had. at
one or The most faithful repres entatiVes OF
TIE system Of public rights and represent
alive government who has ever risen to
public once. President Mckinley filled
ihat political Office for which the entire
people vote. and no president. not even
Lincoln himself. was ever more earnestly
anxious 10 represent the well thought out
wishes OF the people. His one anxiety in
every crisis was 10 keep IN closest touch
with the people, 10 md out what they
thought and 10 endeavOr TO give expires
sion 10 their thought after having en0eav-
ored 70 guide that thought Alright. He
had just been reelected 10 the presidency
because the majority Of our citizens the
majority Of our farmers and waRewOrk-
Frs, believed that he had faithfully upheld
tnelr interests for four years They felt
themselves IN close and intimate touch
With aim. They felt that he represented
20 well and so honorably all their ideals
Rnd aspirations that they wished him TO
continue for another four years 10 repre-
sent them.
And this was the man at whom The as
Eassin struck That there might be roth
ing lacking TO complete the Judas-like in
fanny OF ms act he took advantage OF an
occasion when TIE president was meeting
the people generally. ana advancing ss h
10 take the hand Outstretched TO him In
kindly and brotherly fellowship. he turned
the noble and generous confidence OF The
victim into an opportunity TO strike the
fatal blow. There IS no baser deed In all
the annals OF crime
His Death n CrOwnIng Glory.
The shock. the grief OF the country ar.
bitter in the minds Of all who saw ms
nsrk days while the president vet hover=l
between life and death. At last the light
was sulled in the kindly ewes and the
breath went from the lips that even In
mortal agony uttered no words save ~
forgiveness 10 his murderer OF love Tor
ms friends and OF unfaitering trust in the
VIII or the Most High Such a death
browning the glory OF such a l.fe leaves
us with Infinite sorrow. bat with such
prioe IN what he had accomplished and IN
Ms own personal character thar we feel
the blow not as struck at him but as
struck at she nation. We mourn good
hno great president who IS dead bat
while We mourn We are lifted up by the
splendid achievements OF his life snd the
grand heroism with which he met nj,
death
When we turn from the man - the IA
Won. me harm done IS so great as 20 *
cite our eravest appTehenSions and TO de
Tnand our wisest and most resolute ac-
ton This criminal was a profeSsed an
srchist tnfamed by the teachings o. pro-
tessed anarchists and probably also by
IRE reckless nuerances Of those who OK
IRE 7tlmD and in The public press appaaI
q The dark and EVIL spirits OF malice and
FTeef, envy ard sulien hatred The wind
j. s0Wed bv the men who preach such
Doctrines and thev cannot escane thet-
share ~ resporsif ility Tor the whtrlwi1d
tas. is reared This APPLIES alike 20 the
reiallr3te rf1-1sa-ue. 20 the cNnioite-
- seosati onail sn and 20 The crude ard
foolish Wis orarv who fcr whatever ~es-
N 2po.oTiz7s Tor crime or excites aim
lf 9iScoctent
Thr aiow was aimed not 81 this p~ess.
ccnt. bar -- 2H pres. dents ~ every SYM.
r' NJ government. Press dent sfc INLAY
vnr -n~.,1ficsiiY Pie embed fr-ent nf
ere ronu'r- VIII ~ The nation EXPRESSED
fh-o rh De forus OF law as a New Enc-
'lsra town ne ting Is ln similar fashion
me embodiment oi the law aht6ius pur-
pose and practice % fae people of the
town On no conceivable theory could
t-e murder ~ The president &c accepted
r. are 20 protest against "-rel4a i5r.ss .r
te social crler save az the murder o1
a. the frcenlen engaged in fown Ueet-
ire coald ae accepted a. g protest against
that soe.sl inequality which puts maze
GSctoE II jail Anarchy IS nc more an ex-