| Show O Our Oar Martyred f resident resident- An I I dont don't believe it No I II I Inci- Inci cant can't believe it dent It was but a youth of eighteen who spoke these words and spoke them de deep p from the heart He was in the company of his elders sometime after the election of Major McKinley to the presidency presidency presidency dency in his first term of office and the general sentiment had been expressed that the President was a characterless tool in the hands of the wealthy Shylocks to tobe tobe tobe be used in converting the Government into a servant of the industrial and commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial kings in the nation N No 0 I dont don't believe it I have a picture picture pic pic- ture of Major McKinley in my room and andas ands as s I I look into his countenance I see beaming there all the noble traits of the th highest type of manhood It is true I know nothing of his character from others others others oth- oth 1 ers but I care not how the bitterness of party strife strife may attempt to blacken his name President McKinley has a place j I down in my heart along with W Washington Washing Washing- ashington ashing- ashing ton and Lincoln I cannot help but admire admire ad ad- mire him and love him Yes the picture is is all the evidence I have but it is enough 1 for me i Character This little incident is called called called- Will Out to mm mind d now in in m connection with the sudden revelation to the country of of- how deeply was our martyred President President President dent loved and revered by all who knew w him It impresses upon us the great fact fac that character will out The good traits of mediocre men are often lost to the pu public view but the noble traits of a great character of exceptional goodness can not hide themselves in any man Likewise the better nature of the ordinary ordinary ordinary or or- teacher may often be unseen by his pupils or students but when there is isa isa isa a teacher better than ordinary men full fun of the higher life and eager and zealous in helpfulness the of his nature nature na na- ture speaks louder than thunder and glistens glistens glistens glis glis- tens brighter than the sun at noonday An One awful result of the Awful F Fact J martyrdom of our late P President reSIdent reSI- reSI dent is the impression of an awful fact How temporarily led easily are people astray in their judgments of men by falsehood some some black rumor or dark floated floated about to alight on party or religious religious religious ious or personal prejudice it is too e easy sy 7 to believe what we should like to believe j 1 We see the truth of this in every avenue of life and in every evelY circle of society Some If there was a stu student ent pres pres- Higher memorial 1 services on on ent at the V V. V Thursday who has not been made made better better by by an acquaintance with the life of f our last martyr and latest national h hero ro we we think he could well have a biting anxiety over the welfare of his soul If there was a Normal student present who did not feel a glow of inspiration from the services then we think that student has his lifes life's vocation In one who believes in an ruling Over-ruling Providence the life of Major McKinley must arouse a prayer of thanksgiving and and his martyrdom which has made mad it possible ble le for that life to be rightly and generally generally gener gener- ally known mus must arouse a prayer of praise The whole nation follows in sorrowful sympathy the broken heart of Mrs McKinley McKinley Mc Mc- Kinley as she daily visits the grave of the Major but these tears which we shed will the heart and the tears which she weeps are the poetry of love |
