From "Harper's Weekly." "No article on Mr. McKinley, however brief, can omit the mention of .his charming personality. Much of his power of actual leadership of men was due to this. His amiability was marvellous. His thoughts of his fellow-men were always kindly. His political opponents as well as his political friends were won by his charm of courtesy, his invariable good-humor, his thoughtful kindness, his enduring patience. In his early career this amiability was sometimes mistaken for weakness; after he had come to the Presidency it was recognized as a chief source of power. He led men absolutely, but they followed him willingly. This quality of heart, which gave him the affection of men, shone most beautifully in his long devotion to an invalid wife-a devotion so cheerful and so constant that it is conspicuous in the annals of domestic. happiness." IV. TRIBUTES FROM FOREIGN NEWSPAPERS From the "Toronto World." "We are all Pan-American to-day. The continent is as a brotherhood, sorrowing with the sister state in her hour of pain and suffering. The whole world has been brought closer together through the mysterious working of Providence and the inexorable decree of fate. The passing away of Great Britain's veteran Queen did not excite more genuine sympathy and sorrow in the United States than will the tragic death of President McKinley arouse throughout the length and breadth of the British Empire." From the "London Morning Post." "Another of those inexplainable events which disgrace humanity has to be recorded. This morning, the day after the amiable and broad-minded utterances of his President's Day speech, with his heart full not merely of zealous regard for the interests of his own countrymen but also consideration and friendliness for his neighbors and commercial rivals, President McKinley has been the victim of a murderous attack." From the "London Daily Mail." "President McKinley has been a wise and far-seeking ruler. He was the first to recognize clearly the necessity for expansion of the United States. His period of office will always be famous as the epoch in which the foundation of the American empire began." From the "London Daily News." "A brave, upright governor of men perishes in the execution of his duty. He was a typical American. In this country he might have been attorney-general or a director of a big business. In America he was twice President and his imperturbable self-reliance and belief in the destiny of his country made him the most representative of the Presidents. His last speech sounded the note of a commercial empire with which his name will be associated. He was the first person to expound the imperial idea, which has played havoc with old party lines in America as it has done here." From the "London Times." "The most acute feelings of sorrow and sympathy have been stirred throughout the world by the mourn ful news that the President of the United States is passing away, after a gallant struggle for life. "The people of the United States proved, by the great majority they gave him when they elected him for a second term, that they had given him their full confidence. They appreciated his public quality and respected the dignity and simplicity of his private life. They must feel that he has given up his life as the representative of order and law, the vital essence of all civilized government. "The tragic ending of his honorable career would insure for William McKinley a permanent place in the memory of his countrymen even if he had not won it already by good and faithful service to the state." From the "Deutsche Zeitung," Berlin, Germany. "The tragedy at Buffalo has made a deep impression here. While the Germans first knew of the President as the author of the McKinley bill, which they regarded as especially aimed at Germany, and, therefore, disliked him, that dislike has latterly given place to a more friendly feeling, and during the past few years the papers have said many pleasant things about him. It is a striking fact that the German press, generally so ready to impute corruption to every American statesman, never assailed President McKinley's personal purity, while they frequently, within the past year or two, recognized him as the friend of peace, as favoring good relations with other nations and as being a check upon the jingo element in the United States." 1. George Washington..F Apl. 30, 1789-Mar. 4, 1797 | Dec. 14, 1799 John Adams. 2. John Adams. . . . . . . . F Mar. 4, 1797-Mar. 4, 1801 July 4, 1826 (Two terms.) (One term.) (Two terms.) 3. Thomas Jefferson...D Mar. 4, 1801-Mar. 4, 1809 July 4, 1826 Thos. Jefferson. Aaron Burr. George Clinton. George Clinton. Sept. 14, 1836 4. James Madison.....D Mar. 4, 1809-Mar. 4, 1817 June 28, 1836 Elbridge Gerry. (Two terms.) Nov. 23, 1814 5. James Monroe......D Mar. 4, 1817-Mar. 4, 1825 July 4, 1831 Daniel D. Tompkins. 6. John Quincy Adams.W John C. Calhoun. 7. Andrew Jackson....D John C. Calhoun. Martin Van Buren. 8. Martin Van Buren ..D Richard M. Johnson. Mar. 4, 1837-Mar. 4, 1841 July 24, 1862 9. Wm. H. Harrison.. W Mar. 4, 1841-Apl. 4, 1841 | Apl. 4, 1841 * The names of the Vice-Presidents are given in smaller type under those of Presidents. When two names occur, the first stands for the first term, the other for the second. F means Federal; W, Whig; D, Democratic; R, Republican. PRESIDENTS AND VICE-PRESIDENTS-CONTINUED 317 BEGINNING AND END OF DATE OF NAMES AND PARTY. 10. John Tyler....... W| Apl. 4, 1841-Mar. 4, 1845 Jan. 18, 1862 11. James K. Polk......D George M. Dallas. (Three years and 11 months.) Mar. 4, 1845-Mar. 4, 1849 (One term.) 12. Zachary Taylor ....W | Mar. 4, 1849–July 9, 1850 June 15, 1849 Dec. 31, 1864 July 9, 1850 Millard Fillmore. (One year, 4 mos. and 5 days.) 13. Millard Fillmore...W July 9, 1850-Mar. 4, 1853 Mar. 8, 1874 14. Franklin Pierce.....D William R. King. Oct. 8, 1869 Apl.-, 1853 (Two yrs., 7 mos. and 23 days.) 15. James Buchanan....D Mar. 4, 1857-Mar. 4, 1861 June 1, 1868 16. Abraham Lincoln...R Mar. 4, 1861-Apl. 15, 1865 Hannibal Hamlin. 17. Andrew Johnson....R 18. Ulysses S. Grant....R Schuyler Colfax. Henry Wilson. (One term, I mo. and 11 days.) May 17, 1875 Apl. 15, 1865 19. Rutherford B. Hayes. R Mar, 4, 1877-Mar. 4, 1881 Jan. 17, 1893 William A. Wheeler. (One term.) June 4, 1887 20. James A. Garfield...R | Mar. 4, 1881-Sept. 19, 1881 | Sept. 19, 1881 (6 months and 15 days.) Chester A. Arthur. 21. Chester A. Arthur...R Sept. 19, 1881-Mar. 4, 1885 | Nov. 18, 1886 (Three yrs., 5 mos. and 13 dys.) 22. Grover Cleveland..D Mar. 4, 1885-Mar. 4, 1889 Thos. A. Hendricks. (One term.) Nov. 25, 1885 23. Benjamin Harrison..R Mar. 4, 1889-Mar. 4, 1893 Mar. 13, 1901 24. Grover Cleveland...D Mar. 4, 1893-Mar. 4, 1897 25. William McKinley..R Mar. 4, 1897-Sept. 14, 1901 |