The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-06

overwhelming majority, a majority
including the bulk OF the wage.work
ers and the very great bulk Of the
farmers. TIe has been to high de
gree accessible to everyone. At his
home anyone could see him just az
easily as anyone else could be seen.
All that was necessary was, il he
were engaged, TO wait until his en-
gagement was over. More than al
most anv public man | have ever
met, he has avoided exciting personal
enmities. | have never heard him
denounce or assail any man or any
body OF men. There IL in the country
at this time the most wide spread
confidence in and satisfaction with
his policies. The occasion chosen by
the assassin was one when the presl-
dent Was meeting great masses of his
fellow.citizens In accordan nee with the
old American idea Of the relations be-
tween the president and the people.
That there might be no measure of
Judas.lilse infamy lacking. the dog
approached him under pretense Of
shaking hands.
Under these conditions OF national
prosperity, OF popular content. OF
democratic simplicity and OF the abb
solutely representative character OF
the president. It does seem utterly
impossible to fathom the mind OF the
man who would do such deed.
Moreover. the surgeons who have In
all proba bilIty saved the presidents
life have thereby saved the life of
his assallant. II he Is only indicted
for assault with intent To kill. and
behaves we'll while In Jail. he will be
free man seven years hence. and
this after having committed a crime
gainst free government. thousand
times worse than any murder Of
private individual could be.
or course | feel as I always have
felt. that we should war with relent-
less efficiency not only against
anarchists. but against all active and
passive sympathzers with anarchists.
Moreover. every scoundrel like Hearst
and his satellites who for whatever
purpose appeals to evil human pas.
sion, has made himself accessory be-
fore the fact to every crime Of this
nature. and every soft fool who ex-
tends maudlin sympathy TO eriml-
rails has done likewise. Hearst and
Alteeld and to an only less degree
1'olstoy and the feeble apostles OF
Tolsioy. like Ernest Howard Crosby
and William Dean Ilowells. who
unite In petitions for the pardon OF
anarchists. have a heavy share In he
burden Of responsibility for crimes
ot this kind.
Az soon az | heard the news 7
came straight 10 Bunalo Ny posi-
ton was of course most delicate. but
] felt that the only course 10 follow
was that which was natural, and that
the natural thing was TO come at
once to Buffalo, where might see
how the president was getting on;
and to stay here until he was on the
high road TO recovery. As soon as
| had seen aud talked at length with
the Go"tors | eabled you. After my
ialk with them | became very con.
iident Of the presidents recovery.
Ia Vermont and just previously In
Minnesota and Illinois. | had n most
| interesting time. In each state | was
received with Wild enthusiasm. and
the governor OF Illinois and Senator
knute Nelson IN Minnesota and Sena.
Tor Proctor In Vermont at the dinners
To mo proceeded To nominate me for
president. understand entirely that
| In The case Of promise where no
consideration passes from the party
on tho other side. the promise ls in
no way binding. and simply expresses
present intentions. " had been
able I should hnse liked Ia defer The
expressions Of feeling ior some time