The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-07


Prosecutor John c. Ruckelshaus said:
1.-THE assassination of President Mckinley,
coming at this time, when the country is
in the height of its glory and in the midst
OF abundant prosperity, is a sad CALAMITY.
Only to-day 1 took great delight in reading
his brilliant speech, and then so soon 10
hear Of his being shot is a great shock.
William Mckinley has certainly been a
great man and one who is loved by his
people. 1 sincerely hope that he will re-
cover"
Mr.. A. A. Young, collector of customs,
said: 1T is impossible to find words to
express my sorrow at this awful crime.
1t is shocking beyond expression"
XXX
Councilman II. E. Negley. in speaking OF
the attempted assassination Of President
Mckinley, said:
1T is the sort of a national calamity
which almost strikes one dumb with
amaZement and horror. We are sometimes
moved to ridicule the elaborate system OF
espionage thrown around the Sultan OF
Turkey, but when II comes home TO us we
are forced 10 wonder if our boosted liberty
OF speech and person is not carried 10
sentimental extremes.
II sometimes think that our ~well-knoWn
laxity in such matters has brought to this
country a class of people who well know
that such -utteranceS as they are permitted
TO make here would result in Incarceration,
and perhaps death, in their own countries:
But they come here imbued with a hXed
hatred Of all forms of government, ana
are graCiOusly permitted to denounce our
President and our legally constituted courts
whenever and wherever they see fit. 1t is
not only the liberty seeking emigrant who
makes all the trouble, but il is the renegade
who comes to this country to oscar his
just deserts in the land of his birth, who
Is so willing to shed human blood for the
pretended purpose of lettering the condl-
tiOn of his felIow-men. L am inclined TO
think that we need a federal statute which
mill nnn hln re Il ono on ChnRF nntKnn
any person found guilty of conspiracy
against the government; and l would make
a very mild threat sufficient to constitute
the offense. 1t is indeed a national calam-
ity il President Mckinley is TO be taken
from us by the hand of an assassin at the
time when he is about TO realize his fOndest
hopes for the prosperity of his country.
He is q noble man. far above the average
In craftsmanship, and after having success
fully plotted the country thFough the
troublesome times of the past four years
it is hard TO be taken in such a manner:
How similar it is TO the life's ending OF
the martyred Lincoln"
Xxx
Frank L. Littleton, former speaker of the
House of Representative: The news is aw-
full"
xxx
Chalmers Brown said last night: 1.-THE
news of the attempted assassination of
President Mckinley shocked me inexpress-
IDLY. 1 could not believe at first that there
was a human being so vile as to attempt
the life of such a good and kindly man as
William Mckinley. L find myself trying to
find q motive for the awful deed. There
could have been no motive. 1t was the act
of an individual who belongs to a class that
is assuming alarming proportions in this
country, and one which it is the duty OF
our lawmakers to e~Xterminate. President
McKinley'S loss to the Nation at this time
would be incalculable. To my mind he is
our greatest statesman. Should he die he
would be mOurned as deeply n as sin
cerely as Lincoln"
MI. r. O. Hawkins said: "The attempted
assassination of President Mckinley will
come as a very great shock to the Ameri-
can people. 1 feel hardly able TO express
my feelings with reference to it. The time
has fully come when there should be strin-
gent legislation for the protection of the
President and high officials of this country
from the attacks OF Anarchists. Some steps
should be taken to suppress these societies
and the newspapers that support ana en-
courage them. and until that is done the
President of the United States should not
be placed in a position in a large crowd
where any Anarchist or crank may, by
simply dropping into line, nave an oppor-
tunity of assassinating him. The American
people have Endorsed President McAlnleyS
administration because it was in every
sense American. His every act ana utter
ance have been for his country, and the
PRAYERS of the people throughout this land
tonight are for his speedy recovery"
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Judge Francis L. Baker. Of the Supreme
Court. said: 9TH news is so shocking that
one can scarcely realize the enormity of the
offense. The a"ssassinations of Presidents
Lincoln and Garfield were traceable in a
way to causes that arose from conditions
among ourselves. But l cannot now think
of anything that could have led to the in
territorial shooting of President Mckinley
except the blOOdthirstineSS OF an Anarchist
who was unable to reach through the
guards and strike the hereditary ruler of
his native land and who here wreaked his
spite against the restraints OF organized So
ciety upon our fellow-citizen who was &C,
cessible to all. Every true citizen Will
pray that the assassin'S purpose may fail
Of accomplishment
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Frank A. Morrison, president of the Co
lumbia Club, said:
cit is generally supposed that a crime so
atrOcfOuS could hardly emanate from a
normal mind, because the perpetrator
would certainly know that a deed so
hideous would set in motion such a reac-
ton against any cause which he might be
supposed to represent as would consign 1t
to eternal infamy.
Yet there seems to exist a. class when
cannot be said TO be mentally irresponsible,
which has received entirely too much tOler-
alton in this country and which it would
be we'll to take heroic measures to sup
press so completely that there would not
be left seed enough for offspring. such a
class is said TO have some strength and
organization IN IaleTSOns ~. j., anu uO
doubt exists in other Localities and when
the bottle is uncorked the poison seeps
out and the results shock the civilized
world. This country Will yet wake up to
the necessity of DISCRIMINATING this class,
root and branch as a common pest to So
ciety.
president Mckinley was one OF the
most lovable executives this Nation has
ever had. While he had maintained his
exalted position with high honor and
great dignity, at the same time he loved to
go in and out among the people, and he
went on nearly every occasion where il
was possible for him to do so. He was in
deed a shining mark. OF course, he was
well aware that the fate which overlook
Lincoln and Garfield might be his, but he
never lost an opportunity TO be gracious
TO his countrymen and il seems was shak-
ing hands with them in the old familiar
way when he was shot.
IF this wound should prove fatal, the
grief of the s%orrying people of America will
recall the time when Lincoln fell and will
not be shared alone by the North, but by
a united country"
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