The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-09-11

over the jelly-6sh masses They
are the CORFU tors Of youth and the
defrauders OF Womanly virtue. 'hese
men who CORFU pt manhood and thus
undermine law and order are re-
lsponsible for such shameless crimes
as the assassination OF rulers W e
will continue to mourn such events
as the one that now bows great
nation ii sorrow until a healthy
public sentiment frowns DOWN pom
law breakers of every class, till all
learn that righteousness exalteth
a nation
| Rev. G. w. Latz: We have been
shocked beyond measure and
lour hearts have been saddened
beyond words ofzex preston to learn
LOT the attempted assassination Of
Jour beloved President What mo-
tive could have prompted so vile an
act is beyond human comprehension
| For it seemed that President Me-
KinleV had no enemies. How could
he have had, for he was the friend
of all classes. He was a man from
among the people. He had respect
/ for the humblest and lowest as we'll
as the one in high life. Even the
lchildren came in for a liberal share
of his benefcent smiles. The man
| that struck him down with an as
sassin S bullet was greeted with the
same cordiality as the Governor OF
"a State. What shame, what a
disgrace to this great nation that
The who has done more than any
fother. man now before the American
people to make it great and give it
a place among the nation, that he
should receive the. assassin S bullet
at the hands of one OF those whom
he has mostbefriended.
That he IS a great character
man with the mind of a statesman
and the heart of a child was re-
yealed in the solicitude he manifest
ed for the safety of his assassiE, re
|questing that no violence should be
done him. Also IN his prayer that
God might pity his slayer. To-day.
lone universal prayer is ascending
the skies in his behalf, that God
may spare his life and give him an
opportunity to demonstrate the
greatness of his character How
gratifed we ought to be that God
has given us such a leader with not
only the ability and instinct Of a
Statesman, but with all the graces
of a Christian gentleman. Let US.
pray that God may spare him and
sanctify this sorrow to the good OF
the Nation.
Let us as "a Nation resolve that.
we shall repent OF some OF our sins.
and that everything that tends to
lawlessness and anarchy shall be.
promptly rooted out, and all offend
ers promptly brought to justice.
Rev. +. ]. Barackna o great
.er disaster could befall the nation
at this time. Mckinley through
his personal integrity and moral
character, has dispelled all factioIal
feeling and the country is enjoying
Unreasonable prosperity. The work
of the assassin is. a blow at Liberty
The Villains mind had been fed on
anarchistic literature and set on by
those of like motives and who had
control over him. LaWlessness IN.
high places is a breeder of such
crimes. tits a singular fact that OF.
all the presidents, the three who
have been the victims Of the assas-.
sin, were nearest the common peo-|
pie. VIM Mckinley is the King Of
them all.
a. d. Stewart President Nc Kin
ley was closer. to the people than
any one of our other Presidents, and
it was McKinleYs first administra-
tion that brought me into the Repub-
lican fold. That a President so close
to the people should be met by an
assassin is warming to us to rid
the country of anarchists.
SHOT WHILE HUNTING.
Wayne Werring, Ball Player, Loses
His Right Arm.