Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16

| royal man; he was trusted by diplo-
mats for simple and sincere straight
forwardness. and all the great leaders
of commerce and finance recogniz I'D
in him one of the master minds of
the day.
The crime of the assassin was not
| simply a blow at William Mckinley;
it was blow at the presidency and
all that the name implies. 1t was
blow at the sacred maj ssty of the law
under which no one can be constrained
| by the will or whims of individuals
The blow was aimed at liberty, at all
| free institutions and at the very life
of the nation. 1t is time the heel of
the law was put upon the head of an
archy. And here it may be said that
lynching is anarchy. Let US be
thankful that the assassin was not
lynched on the spot and let US also
cultivate the respect of law and for
| the offices of the government 1t is
the way to meet anarchy on Its own
ground"
At Central Presbyterian.
Said Rev. William Terrence at the
Central Presbyterian church:
If President Mckinley had been a
bad man, as some rulers have been,
or if be had been seeking to take away
the rights of any class of men; or if
he had beea violating the law and
constitution of his country or tyran-
nizing over the people, while there
would have been no excuse for the
manner OF his taking off there might
have been some slight mitigation of
so heinous a crime But he was the
sNn Af oil II nnl
character pure and upright, an ideal
husband, u sympathetic and helpful
neighbor, a citizen without repro sch.
as ruler ever seeking the best inter
ests OF the people and the honor of
his country. But no words today can
add to the high estimate in which
he is held by his countrymen.
But what a cruel and untimely tax
ing off this has been, enough to rouse
the people to white heat of righteous
indignation against the vile perpetra-
tors of the tTeacherous and cowardly
deed. But let US beal in mind that
as 4 nation we ar> not entirely guill-
less, the smell of the martyrs blood
is on our hands. We have boosted of
our free peech and have allowed it
to degenerate into license. We have
allowed irresponsible men to hurl
without hindrance their murderous
doctrines and these catching in the
fee bic brains and dry and withered
emotions OF assassins have kindled
them to their deeds OF murder. Nor
is the press of our country altogether
guiltless. 10 our political campaigns,
no candidates character is cafe, and
even the officials of the nation are
often held up to scorn aud contempt
by the opposition papers With those
who understand these campaign tao
tics no great harm will ensue, but
with certain weak minds who accept
as infallible truth all that their papers
say, the assassination of such mon
sters as partisan press depicts the
opposition, becomes not only no great
crime. but brave and patriotic duty.
AS a nation we have passed the period
of youthful evaporation aud our lam
guage should be so Der and truthful :"
At Trinity Church.
At Trinity Episcopal church yes
terday there was requiem service
for the sou of the departed president
with com mandatory prayers for the
family and the communion Office with
the CO lects. epistle and gospel. Rev.
George III Kaltenb bach said in part:
After the attempted assassination of
the president of the United States the
hearts of united people went up to
God in prayer that in HIS infinite
goodness and mercy He would. yet
vouchsafe to him complete recovery.
In the interval it seemed that the
suPplicstions were answered and the
presidents life was to be spared.
These hopes were not to be realized
and the news of his death cast a
gloom of darkness over the entire
nation. We deeply regret and mourn
for one who was held in such high
esteem and as christian people we
condemn so foul a deed as caused his |
death and hope the cemmittor will |
get his just punishment We can
with all honesty say that the name of |
Mckinley will go down in history as
the synonym of greatness, honesty |
and integrity of purpose, and all peo-
pie will concur that a good man. q |
wise ruler, a devoted husband was |
taken from us to satisfy mad mis-
guided desire"
At the Catholic Churches.
Rev. j. T. Lockney, at Sacred |
Heart church. devoted a portion of
his services to the cause of national
touching upon the beauti-
full christian life and death of the
president in particular. He asked his
to pray for the lonely
wife and the man who has been sud-
denly called to take the place of chief
executive.
At st. JosePh's church Rev. Thomas
also referred to the tragic
death OF the president in feeling
terms. declaring the nation had lost
A common father who held the well
fare of his country above every other
Other ObservRnces.
Bishop J. M Walden, of Cincinnati,