The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-03

I champions the wage-worker has ever
haC. at one of the most faithful repre-
sentatives OF the system OF public rights
and representative government who has
ever risen 60 public Office. President Nc
l<inley filled that political office for which
the entire people vote, and no president
not even Lincoln himself-was ever more
earnestly anxious 10 represent the well
thought-out wishes OF the people; his
one anxiety in every crisis was TO keep
I'm closest touch with the people--find out
wsa- they thought and to en-
de0Nur 10 give expression 10 their
thought. after having endeavored 20 guide
that thought Alright. lie had just been
reelected 20 the presidency because the
majority OF our citizens, the majority OF
our farmers and wage-workers, believed
that he had faithfully upheld their inter
ests for four years. They felt themselves
in close and intimate touch with him
They felt that he represented 40 we'll and
so honorably all their ideals and aspira-
tions that they wished him 10 continue
for another four years to represent them.
JUDAs-LIKE INFAAIY
And this was the man at whom the as
sassin struck That there might be Moth
ing lacking TO complete the Judas-likc in
fanny OF his act, lie took advantage OF an
occasion when the president was meeting
the people generally; and advancing as IL
10 take the hand outstretched TO him in
kindly and brotherly fellowship,he turned
the noble and generous confidence OF ,he
victim into an opportunity 10 strike the
fatal blow. There is no baser deed in
all the annals OF crime.
The shock, the grief OF tho country, are
bitter I'm the minds OF all who saw the
dark days. while the president yet hover
cd between life and death. At last the
light was stlled I'm the kindly eyes and
(, h, he. line
I'm mortal agony uttered no words save OF
forgiveness 20 his murderer. of love for
his friends. and Of unfaltering trust I'm the
will OF the Most High. Such a death
crowning the glory OF such a life, leaves
us with infinite sorrow, but with such
pride In what he had accomplished and
I'm his own personal character. that we
feel the blow not as struck at him. but
as struck at the Nation. We mourn n
good and great president who Is dead: but
while we mourn we are lifted up by the
splendid achievements OF his life and tho
grand heroism with which he met his
death.
When we turn from the man 10 tho
nation. the harm dono Is so great as to
excite our gravest apprehensiops and 20
demand our wisest ana most resolute
action. This criminal was prOfcssed ar
archist, inhamed by the teachings of pro-
fessed anarchists, and probably also by
the reckless utterances or those who, on
the stump and in the public press. appeal
60 the dark and evil spirits OF maace and
greed. envy and sullcn hatred. The wind
is sowed by the men who preach such
doctrines. and they cannot escape their
share or responsibility FOR the whirlwind
that is resped. This applies alike 20 the
deliberate domasoguc, TO the exploitcr az
sensationaiism. and 20 the crude and fool
ish visionary who. for whatever reason.
Apologies for crime or excites aimless
discomfort.
AIMED At ALL PRESIDENTS.
The blow was aimed not at this presi.
dent. but at all presidents: al every SYM
Dol OF government President Mckinley
was ss emphatically the embodiment ot
the popular viii OF the nation expressed
through the forms Of law as New Eng
land town meeting ls In similar fashion
| the cmbodimept Of The Law waRiging pur-