The Washington times., 1901-10-07
YELLOW PRESS DENOUNCED
Its Teachings Responsible for the
Presidents Assassination.
The Logical Co';ciusion of Journals
tic AssnuIts-The Rev. DR.. FTske
Arrni%ns Newspapers which In
cite Class Against Class and Order.

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KinIey, was made last night in the course
Of an eloquent tribute paid the memory of
| the rlartyred Chief Executive by the Rev
\. S. Fiske. d. D., pastor of the Gun
| ton Temple Memorial Presbyterian
| Church, at the evening service DR.. Fiske
cXcoriated the yellow press i. no meas
ured terms on the score of it's demoraliz-
| ing influence. He demanded tnat the
| support of the public be withheld from
| such newspapers. While he did Eot fully
| agree with DR.. Parkhurst, whc advocated
| damnation by electricity, ani believed
| that yellow newspapers should be cleo
| trocuted at the same time as the assas-
sin, Dr. Fiske urged that the people give
| the yellow" papers damnation by refus-
! ing to advertise in their columns
| Dr. Fiske took for his text. "A great
man has fallen in Israeli ii Samuel Hiss
| In speaking of the death of the beloved
! late Chief Magistrate he eulogized the
memory of the man, which he said should
last as ,6ng as the world stands. VIII
liam Mckinley. said he, will be revered
| by all peoples throughout AL the ages.
| DR.. Fislle said in part:
THE Republic and the civilized world
! is in grief through the death of the be-
loved President. l do not believe that
] Il
beloved as was William Mckinley. This
! love extends to all nationalities. and in
his death the representatives of the va
rious nations making up the population
of this country have been brought togeth-
er and made one people as no other event
could have effected. Under the fearful
force of this overwhelming calamity We
are one people, Cemented together as we
/ have never before been.
William McKinley's name will stand
7 throughout the history of the world be-
/ side those of Washington, Lincoln, Grant,
and the greatest Americans whom we
have produced To Washington was al
/ lotted the task of making the country, of
wrestling it from the grasp of the mother
country To Lincoln given that of
carrying it safely through a great ordeal,
and to Garfield was given the duty of con-
! solidation. But to Mckinley was allowed
/ the greatest privilege of all. He united
( all the clements into one unit Of absolute
! harmony and has led the nation onward
to swift and complete success.
This was the man whom the people
twice honored with the highest gift in
the nations power to bestow. He was a
/ lad of the common people, and OF the COM
! mon schools of America. At eighteen he
! gave himself to his country's cause as
/ private soldier. At twenty-five when the
/ great strife was over. he retired from the
/ army as a captain. with brevet of
ma jor He was a good citizen. good
sollier, a good lawyer, good statesman
In the United States Congress he was
I conspicuous for his fearless bravery and
directness of purpose.
He was noted for eloquence, sincerity,
and simplicity. The American PATRIOTISM
of it all kindled into being a perfect
man. Mr.. Mckinley was intellectually a
great man. Called from the halls OF
Congress TO the Governorsnip of great
3 State, he passed through trying ordeals,
i and left no doubt of his ability by the
mastery manner in which he overcame
I all difficulties, When elected to the
+ highest Office in the. land he maintained
{ the same dignity. the same simplicity
/ which characterized him throughout his
earthly career.
As must he every great President. he
/ was a lover of peace. and he was reluct-
ant to go to war But once entered upon
/ the field of battle, he was swift and sure,
z wise and brave, seeing plainly his duties,
and following what he believed to be the
( right and just course. His Administra-
( ton put the Republic in position of
/ power. His work must go on We must
meet the responsibilities of the nations
+ greatness: they cannot be shirked.
IN his private life President Mckinley
was an ideal man. an example to man
hood the world over. This man mad ar
rived at the acme Of human ambition
through every grade of steady approach
in every place he was called upon to oc-
cupy. He was President in most criti-
cal period in the history of the country.
Yet he did not falter and time will testify
how well his work was done
Upon his death the world, whose voice
had beer raised in prayer, was lifted up
/ in lamentation, and wiln curses against
the monster who had done such deed
! But the man alone was not guilty. To
l the group of newspapers, iampo InerS, and
[ caricaturists, and foul slanderers is the
blame divided. Newspapers who incite
/ class against class, the poor against the
/ rich, the suces sstul against those VINO
have failed to achieve success-the news
I papers which lnclte class against order
! anarchy against government, aSsasSina-
I ton against life-to these newspapers,
J shedding crocodile tears above the bier of
the marJyred Executive, IS the blame
equally due They incIte to assassination
/ and robbery, and should be, with the
anarchists, driven cut of the country,
/ until, arrayed against all government
/ they should be unable to find a govern
ment for the protection Of their bodies
/ The anarchists must be broken up, aDso-
/ Mtely annillilated, the use Of the mails
/ forbidden, naturalization forbidden and
! resCinded.
The, yellow press should be tabooed
by al decent citizens. While do not
fully agree with DIR. Parkhurst, VINO ad-
vocates damnation by electricity, do be
/ lieve that there is damnatlon "hlch
/ should be metcd out to tie yellow press
/ No decent man should advertise in the
{ columns of such newspaper, shedding
crocodile tears above the bier of him,
/ who for six years, they maligned with
!
/ ment. When widely circulated journals,
| and gentlemen, graduates OF American
/ universities, lend themselves to such pur-
poses, what must the verdict be?
The yellow press, is, with the assas-
] sin, responiblc for the death Of William
/ Nc kinley. 1t held him up as the tool
! of capital. grinding down the poor, au-
thor OF all the ills under the sun, upon
. whose hands WAS the blood OF every
mothers son, killed in defence OF his
country. II showed him with his hands
stained with blood. Why should not dis
appointed fanatics, and dark-browed an
arCilists take the yellow journals at their
/ word, and carry the assault to Its los1-
I cal conclusion with shot, and say with
/ Judas, / have done my duty?
These newspapers should have been
} sued for slander, as they would have
{ been had they said what they did of
William Mckinley, of a private citizen
The murder of character is the most
/ ccwardly crime in the history of the
world.
/ Why should not the assassin have car
ricd out to its logical conclusion the cow
! ardly attacks made by the yellow press.
| / believe the conductors Of the yellow
press, and of certain journals, are as
much responsible for the tragedy as the
I anarchist himself. And | believe that it
/ is getting difficult for any good, sensi-
! tive man to enter political life, on account
/ of the dastaTdly attacks which he knows
| will be made against him. IL is a dis
/ grace to American life. that a public man
, cannot escape the attacks of this class
| of publication