Life of William McKinley, Our Martyred President: With Short Biographies of Lincoln and Garfield, and a Comprehensive Life of President Roosevelt, Containing the Masterpieces of McKinley's Eloquence, and a History of Anarchy, Its Purposes and Results |
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If he had not turned to wave a last farewell to a little girl he might have seen the
assassin in time to save him from the murderous assault . Look at the picture of
that grand man in his devotion to his invalid wife and see him kneeling by his
aged ...
If he had not turned to wave a last farewell to a little girl he might have seen the
assassin in time to save him from the murderous assault . Look at the picture of
that grand man in his devotion to his invalid wife and see him kneeling by his
aged ...
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The man turned his eyes squarely upon the president ' s face and extended his
left hand . Mr . McKinley observed that the man before him was offering his left
hand instead of his right , and his eyes wandered to the hand thrust beneath ...
The man turned his eyes squarely upon the president ' s face and extended his
left hand . Mr . McKinley observed that the man before him was offering his left
hand instead of his right , and his eyes wandered to the hand thrust beneath ...
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... then turned to those about him and said , in a whisper : " I trust Mrs . McKinley
will not be informed of this . At least try to see that what she must know of it be not
exaggerated in the telling . " Mr . McKinley ' s head sank back on the chair and ...
... then turned to those about him and said , in a whisper : " I trust Mrs . McKinley
will not be informed of this . At least try to see that what she must know of it be not
exaggerated in the telling . " Mr . McKinley ' s head sank back on the chair and ...
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... turned upon the prisoner a look which made him cower deeper in the cushions
Just south of Utica street , the carriage ... wagon , in which was Superintendent
Bull , who turned and followed the carriage down to headquarters at Station No .
... turned upon the prisoner a look which made him cower deeper in the cushions
Just south of Utica street , the carriage ... wagon , in which was Superintendent
Bull , who turned and followed the carriage down to headquarters at Station No .
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Not a wheel was turned upon the great railroad systems , not a wire flashed a
message , not a telephone bell rang . Surely no greater tribute than this was ever
paid to man . There was no sound , save when , from full hearts , came the soft ...
Not a wheel was turned upon the great railroad systems , not a wire flashed a
message , not a telephone bell rang . Surely no greater tribute than this was ever
paid to man . There was no sound , save when , from full hearts , came the soft ...
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Page 257 - And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 297 - We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
Page 299 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it ; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Page 157 - Third, that the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Page 299 - Such minority was precisely the case of the Tories of our own Revolution. It is a quality of revolutions not to go by old lines, or old laws ; but to break up both, and make new ones.
Page 301 - Now you are about to have a convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest for your private consideration, whether some of the colored people may not be let in — as, for instance, the very intelligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly in our ranks. They would probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty within the family of freedom.
Page 287 - The period of exclusiveness is past. The expansion of our trade and commerce is the pressing problem. Commercial wars are unprofitable. A policy of good will and friendly trade relations will prevent reprisals. Reciprocity treaties are in harmony with the spirit of the times ; measures of retaliation are not...
Page 286 - A system which provides a mutual exchange of commodities is manifestly essential to the continued healthful growth of our export trade. We must not repose in fancied security that we can forever sell everything and buy little or nothing.
Page 157 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 180 - The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress.