The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-09-19

Beginning with an attractive pres
euce, a 1audabl ambition, strong,
well balanced mind, spotless charac-
| ter, strong sense of duty, great in
dustry and natural aptitude for pub
| lie affairs, he became leader IN the
House of Representatives, evincing
great wisdom in legislation and great
eloquence and power as debater. In
his forum, through many years, he
acquired great familiarity with ma
| tiona1 affairs. His service as Governor
of the State of Ohio gave him expert
ence in the discharge of executive
duty, and so he came with splendid
training and mental equipment to the
duties of the Presidency. Almost
from the beginning of his administers
ton there came to him novel and in
tricate problems of war and of peace,
far reaching in their effect and rela-
tons.
How nob1y he bore himself in his
great office as he turned from one
implicated pr oblem to another, and
brought to their solution mental
equipoise never shaken and ripeness
of Judgment unsurpassed! Where the
public interest demanded instant de-
cision he Instantly decided. Where
the public interest and safety were
compatible with greater celebration,
he made haste slowly, exhausting
every resource to lead him to sound
conclusions. When the time required
action he was ready to act. 1t will be
found that The solution of the prob
lens still left to be solved by the
American people have been carefully
protected by his wisdom and foresight
from handicap or EN- barrassment of
any kind. e----.s7s.e-s
President Mckinley was always a
good listener, but in the end his action
was controlled by his own Judgment.
He came up to the great Office in
which he died through the different
grades of the public service, which
brought him and kept him in" touch.
with the people, and he believed in
the people. And the people believed.
in him.
He thought the people had right to
be consulted as to grave matters of
public policy, and he was wise enough
to know that public servant in this
country can have no better counsel
than the sober second thought of the
people. He seemed constantly togrow
in mental culture under the response
bilities and the burdens of The Presi-
dency. No problem, foreign or do
nestle, seemed too novel or too COM
plicated for his quick comprehension,
and every new demand upon him dis
covered new and ample resources of
Our dead President.
1t may be truthfu11y said that in the
history of the republic more charm
ing and captivating personality has
not appeared in our public service, Sc
rene, considerate, of exquisite cour-
tesy, gracious and kindly, tolerant of
differences of opinion, and therefore
wonderfully persuasive in moulding
| men to his own. He secured and held
the cooperation and friend1iness of
the memb ers of his own party, and the
admiration and regard of his oppon-
ents, in a greater degree than any
other President in Our history.
He was a man of rare power and a
natural leader of men.
The beauty of soul with which he
bore himself from the assault which
gave him his death wound until his
last breath revealed to the whole
world the strength and dignity and
sweetness of his character. In the
shock and horror of the first moment
he lost neither his calm nor his con-
sideration. He pleaded against I'M
| lawful violence to the wretch who had
stricken him, and sought to protect
from shock the loving woman who had
so long been the object of his tende r
care, and when the fight for life had
gone against him, with undisturbed
serenity and unfaltering faith in the
God whom he had loved and wor-
SHIPPED all of his life, he died as he had
lived, a Christian gentleman, knight
without fear and without reproach.
(Signed): JOHN G. SPOoNER.
A Lesson in Patriotism.