Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-08
Five Minutes a Day
With Our Presidents
Copyright 1s2o-By James Morgan
LXXIY-THE
THIRD

1sO1-sept. 5, 1IcKinley's last
speech at Buffalo.
Sept. 6, 4:o7 P. M, shot by
Leon CzosoIz.
Sept. Va, 2:15 A. M, died,
aged So.
Oct. 20, the assassin put to
death in the electric chair.
After his reelection by the largest
plurality on record at that time, Nc
Kinley entered his second term united
behind him and with the good will ev-
en- of his political opponents. No 9TH
er president ever was spared so com
pletely the bitter with the sweet of
success as this most softly spoken,
most ingratiating man in all the presi-
Dental line.
Mckinley quarreled with no one.
Although tears of regret came into his
eyes when Senator Hoar told him that
he must break with him on his Phil
ippine policy, he took the Senator's
hand and assured him: Il shall al
ways love you whatever you do"
When he asked Senator Cullom wheth-
er he would get very angry if he dis
regarded his opposition to the appoint
ment of a certain Illinois man the
senator had to confess: Mr.. Presi-
dent, l could not get mad at you, if
who stormed in upon him one day.
said to his friends as he came out:
Il don't know a blamed word he said,
but it's all right( boys
AS time went on, Mckinley had
strengthened his Cabinet and his ad-
| ministration by going outside of poll
tics and drafting into the public SER
| vice, doubtless with the aid of Hanna's
advice, a group of unusually able men,
| Hay, Root, Taft and Knox were the
more notable among those discoveries.
Mckinley hoped to distinguish his
! second term by opening a new and
| brilliant era OF expansion for Ameri-
can trade and shipping. To test pub
| lie sentiment, he began a tour of the
country a few weeks after his inaug-
uration, but this was stopped at an
early stage by the serious illness of
Mrs. Mckinley in California.
Postponing all public plans, he re-
turned to Canton with his wife and
stayed by her side through the sum
ner. When she was again well enough
to travel, they went to Buffalo in Sep
TENDER to attend the Pan-American
Exposition, where he outlined in an
address the new departure which he
hoped to see the country make:
Isolation is no longer possible
Or desirable was the keynote of
the speech which had been for
months taking form in his mind.
/ Our capacity to produce has de-
veloped so enormously that
the problem Of more markets re-
quires our urgent and immediate
attention. Reciprocity is
the natural outgrowth of our won
derful industrial development
If, peprchance, some of our tariffs
are no longer needed why
should they not be employed to
extend and promote our markets
abroad ?"
In that broad spirit of forward look
ing craftsmanship, this champion O
: protection and of the home market de
! lievered what was to be his farewell
address. The next afternoon he re
visited the exposition to hold a recep
ton in its Temple of Music He wa
urged to avoid the risk of exposin
himself at close range to a grea
j crowd. Why should -" he protested
mo one would wish to hurt me-
In that trusting spirit, the Presiden
smiled into the face of a young ma
who approached htm in the course c
s the long closely packed procession
r and he offered his hand in greetin,
But the right hand of the young ma
| was WIdpp6u Ill d uduuheTcI6l, an
4 out of that ambush he fired two pistt
+ shots at the president.
- Too late, the guard of secret servic
y men, detectives and soldiers seize
II the assassin and threw him to the foo
e Notwithstanding his foreign soundir
name-Leon F. Czogolz-he proved
be a native born citizen, like Boot
a and Guiteau. Like them also he W.
e. the tragic product of evil condition
l. AS Booth had been unbalanced by ii
i, sectional hatred of the Civil War, ar
- Guiteau by faction strife, Czogolz hs
% grown up in the bad social condition
of some of our big industrial center
where he fell an easy prey to the wi
Ut doctrines of anarchy and nihilism.
Of The wounded president was caug
ut and supported by anxnous hands T
to ruling passions of his life-l1indness
in all and his devotion of Mrs. Mckinney
" Don't let them hurt him." he begged
= triumphed over the pain he was sufferir
-, he saw his assaiant struck by an exc
- ed man. In the next instant he whispt
II Il ed to his private secretary, MY wife
u careful, Cortelyou, how you tell her
is be careful
es An immediate operation in the En-,
It's gency hospital of the Exposition "
re. decided upon, and the patient repeat
the Lords Prayer as he passed unt
h. the ether When the surgeons h
m finished their work he was carried to
residence of his Buffalo host, John