Evening journal., 1905-10-11
WANT M'KINLEY
FUND EXPENDED.
Contributors Desire Suitable
Memorial Erected to Presi-
dents Memory
JOURNALS SHARE IN MOVEMENT

That the money collected for the Nc
Kinley monument, amounting to more
THAN $4,000, should be spent for some
laudable and bentting memorial in
honor OF the martyred president. is the
general wish Of those who contributed
to the fund. The Evening Journal
does not desire to take all the credit
for raising the sum now in hand nor
does 1t wish to assume the right to de-
eide what shall be done with the money
as morning newspaper attempts 70
infer.
The Evening Journal is not particu-
lar as to how the money is spent nor
does Il insist on the fund being de-
voted to help pay for the erection Of a
lY NJ. G. A. building. IL merely advo-
Gates that the money be expended and
to a good purpose. whether IL be for
la monument or whatever II may.
The morning newspaper in question
linsinuates that The Evening Journal
turned over TO the treasurer OF the
fund a total OF s104. which It consid-
ers very small proportion Of the
Iamount now in hand. AS a matter OF
fact the Journal from the time It start
ed the fund with a donation Of S25 on
september 10. 1901. until September
l27 inclusive caused to be collected for
the fund s599.50. while but s312.S5 was
contributed through the morning news
paper that desires to belittle the ef-
forts Of a contemporary and by doing
lso eulogize itself
FIRST TO ADVOCATE FUND.
Il will be interesting to know that
1.-The Evening Journal was the first
newspaper that advocated the collec-
tion Of fund for the erection OF a
monument 10 the memory Of President
mckinley. In It's issue Of September
ms. 1901, the following article appeared"
There Is not a city IN all the land
that Is more patriotic and loyal than
Wilmington There Is not n people
, lmore shocked to hear Of the assasslna-
tion of the President. nor more grieved
I lby the news of his tragic death. Ev-
I lerywhere there are evidences OF that
r grief. IN the faces OF the men. women
, land children. IN their apparel and IN
= the way they have draped IN mourn
Z Ing garb their houses and places OF
{ business.
wilmington people feel that they
: loannot do too much honor TO the man,
who as the head OF the nation. died as
lncbly as he had lived Realizing this,
lThe Evening Journal suggests chat the
patriotic residents OF this city erect a
( monument which shall perpetuate tho
memory Of President Mckinley.
The Evening Journal win contribute
s25 70 a fund to be raised by popular
Subscription"
l The following day, September 10,
b subscriptions We're received from Drs.
, lElbert and Stevens. SOS; John f.
Hartmann. s25. and The Evening Jour
lnal. sos. making a total of SIS. on
Friday, September 20. the day follow
ing. this sum was increased by SUBJ
, scriptions to 1912.
II was on this day that the morn
, ling newspaper In question made mem
tion of the fact that movement had
D been started In a modest way to raise
a fund for a monument TO President
D Mckinley and announced that $55.25
had been collected. This was the first
) mention made by this particular news
= paper in regard TO the fund. and at
: (which time through the efforts OF The
! Evening Journal from day to day fol-
{ subscribed.
The totals as they appeared in The
Evening ournal from day to day fol-
low.