ITn /nemortam 
 
 aiilliam mcKinky 
 
 75tb ©enetal Essemblie 
 of ®bio 
 
Amtturraary 
 iMrmnrtal ^rruirp 
 
 William MrKiukg 
 
 2Iuipntu-iFtftl| ^rpaibrnt uf tljc Snitrii ^tatpa 
 
 &furutg-&Piirittl! Cfernpral ABSrmbly 
 
 ?l^all of tlje ?liimBe nf fieprrarntatiara 
 
 (CaUonbuB. ©Irto 
 
 Kaniiarg tuirittg-niiitti 
 
 ninrtrrn l|iuii)rr& aai> six 
 
 " He loved to clutch tKe Golden Keys. 
 To mould a mighty States decree. 
 And shape the whispers of the throne ; 
 And, moving up. from higher to higher. 
 Becomes on Fortune s crowning slope. 
 The pillar of a Nation's hope. 
 The centre of the World's desire." 
 
 —McKinUy to QarfieU. 
 
Prngram 
 
 l^rrailliHy: General Andrew L. Harris 
 
 Lieutenant Governor 
 
 SnUOratinil: TKe Rev. Dr. A. H. Norcross 
 
 Presiding Elder Columbus District 
 
 "ICrai. %iniily Siujljt" 
 
 Secretary to Govert 
 
 "Nparrr iHy (Soil tu ultifp" 
 AbJirraa : 
 
 A&irpas : 
 "Amrrira" 
 
 Double Quartette 
 
 Hon. Lewis B. Houck 
 
 ■ John M. Pattison 
 
 Double Quartette 
 
 Hon. Tnomas E. Po'weU 
 
 Double Quartette 
 
 Hon. John J. Sullivan 
 
 By tne Audience 
 
 Bauhlp (^uartPttr: 
 
 Columbus Republican Glee Club 
 
 W R. RceJ L C. Smith W. A WiUiam, H. W. FriUmai 
 
 T W Ma.ler, C S Gr«nl« R. W WiUi.m. J. J. Birtci 
 
77tli General Aflscmbly Senate Joint Resolution 
 
 Regular Session. Number 15. 
 
 MR. HYPES. 
 
 JfflllPrrafl, The twenty-nintK day of January marks the recur- 
 rence of the birthday of Wm. McKinley. beloved President of the 
 United States ; and 
 
 99lfrrraS. An anniversary service held in his memory would 
 serve to inspire something of the spirit of patriotism >vhich char- 
 acterized the life and deeds of Ohio s distinguished son ; therefore 
 
 fir it firsulnrb bii tlfr (^rttrral Asapmlilii nf tlfp ^taU at (^tfio : 
 That a committee of four on the part of the Senate and four on 
 the part of the House be appointed by the presiding officers of 
 these bodies to arrange for a suitable memorial service to be held 
 in the Hall of the House of Repsesentatives on the evening of the 
 day that commemorates his birth. 
 
 (Eimunttlrr 
 3far ll^p S-pnalr 
 
 Senators ; 
 Hypes, ^Villiamfl, Pollock, Harper. 
 
 JPnr ll^r ^ov^Bt 
 
 Representatives : 
 Welker, Tinker, Metzger. Pears. 
 
In Memoriam 
 
 THE SEFENrr-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
 OF OHIO 
 
 LX l.oriXG TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF 
 
 William McKinle\ 
 
 UF OHIO 
 
 SOLDIER. COXGRESSM.-IX. GOIERAOR. 
 PRESIDEXT OF THE VMTED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
 IX THE H.JLL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESEXr./Tn'ES, 
 /I'EDNESDjy. J.IM'JRY 2ij. U)02 
 
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 Proceedings in the House and Semite, 
 ySth Gen em I Assembly of Ohio, 
 from the Official Journals of the 
 two Houses 
 
 F. E. Scobey, Clerk of the Senate 
 
 S. L. McElroy, Clerk of the House of Representatives 
 
[Proceedings in llie House and Senate. 75111 Ceneral Asseinldy of Ohio, from 
 the Official Journals of the two Houses. F. K. Scobey, Clerk of the Senate; 
 B. L. McElroy, Clerk of the House of Representatives.] 
 
 Sevf.ntv-fiftii Gener.'VL .\ssi-:mbly, Ri-:gul.\r Sr-:ssioN, 
 
 SKN.vnc Cii.\Mr.i-;R. Cor.i^Mia's, (Jiiiu, January 6, 1902. 
 
 Air. Husca riffered the fullnwino' rcsdlutidii : 
 
 S. R. No. 14. — Rcsdlvfil, That a coniniittcc id" live l)c appninted 
 to draft suitalile resohitions cm tlie death . d' the late 1 'resident of the 
 Uiiiteil States. William MeKinley. of ( )hin. an<l U> rep<irt a suitable 
 time and |in\i:.;ramme fur a memorial ( d' the ennnent ]Hililie serviees and 
 tra.^ic death of the Alartyreil I'resident. 
 
 The resolution was unanimously adnpted. The I'resident of the 
 Senate ap]>.iinted Messrs. Ilosea, ( )verturf. llanna. llerrick and Royer 
 as members of the said committee. < hi Tuesday. January 7. under the 
 provisii'us nf Senate Resnlution Xn. 18, the membershiiJ was inereased 
 by twn. anil Messrs. Harris anil Rnudebusli were nameil by the I'resi- 
 dent as the adilitiiiiial menihers. 
 
 ( )n Tuesday. January I4tli. Mr. Hnsea. as ehairman of the com- 
 mittee, submitted the fdllnwim;- report: 
 
 The Select Committee (if Seven, appninted luider pmvisiiin of Senate 
 biint Res:ilutiiiii Xi>. 14, i-ecommemls the ailoptinn «if the Alemorial Reso- 
 hun.n here preseined and the a<l.iptinn id' the Joint Resolution to be pre- 
 sented hereafter. 
 
 RESOH'TIOXS. 
 WTlEUKAS. In the iraoic death of William McKinley. late President 
 of the United States. ( )hio mourns one of the nolilest of her many noble 
 sons: and it is fitting that this, the first Legislative Assembly since the 
 
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sad event, should take appropriate action, and officially record, on Ijehalf 
 of the people of Ohio, their appreciation of his lii.i^h character, his emi- 
 nent public service to the state and nation, and their deep sense of 
 loss by reasijn of his untimely death ; therefore, be it 
 
 Rrs<'l:\-tl, That, in the death of William AIcKinley, the bereave- 
 ment felt and. expressed with remarkable spontaneity liy the entire Na- 
 tion, has fallen with peculiar and crushing force upon the people of 
 Oliiii aniiini^ wIk mi he was liorn and reared, and wiiom he served with 
 unfaltering cimrage and fidelity as Soldier, Statesman, (/.overnor and 
 l\epresentati\-e in the ctjuncils of the natiim. 
 
 J\i'si>l:\-i!. That wc recognize in the life and pulilic services of our 
 late brolher in Ibe family relation of state-citizenship, a career of singu- 
 lar power and uplifting inlluence, an example full of encouragement 
 to constant and higher endeavor, an inspiration to patriotism, an ob- 
 ject lesscjii of ■■high-erected thoughts seated in a heart of courtesy." 
 His liroad grasp of great ]iublic questions, based upon knuwledge di- 
 gested into wisdom, tempered by experience, and ]iermeated b\- unfail- 
 ing regard for the best interests of all the people, has strengthened 
 the ties of brotherhood between ourselves, elevated the American name 
 and deepened respect for the American character throughout all lands, 
 and pmved In the world that tlie heroic age of American statesman- 
 ship dill U'lt die with \\ashingtnn, nnr with IJncolii, Init still survives. 
 
 Under liis wise administratii m. which saw the vestiges of Spanish 
 tvrannv Irani] )]ed out in the Western lieniis|)liere ; Cuba and tlie I'bil- 
 ippines lifted from the darkness of liondage into the glorious light of 
 liberty; Hawaii and Porto Rico brtiught under the protecting folds of 
 our llaL'-; and the long desired water highway across the American conti- 
 nent an ail-but-accomplished fact; — this Nation passed from youth 
 to manhiHiil, from jirovincialism to cosmopolitanism; and has taken its 
 rightful and destined place. — first among nations in all that makes a 
 nation truly great. 
 
 While recording our appreciation of these things, we do not over- 
 look the obligation which we. in common with the nation, owe to the 
 
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wise juil-meiU ami s|ik'niliil scrvicrs (if William McKiiilcy in niir do- 
 mestic alTairs, whcreli)' tlic nation lias risen from ^lo.im ami ilcs]ionilrnry 
 to a condition of micxamplcd connncrcial pros]irrily, in winch lalior is 
 fnlh cmploved at a jnst recompense: maim factnres, au;riciiltnre and lra<lc 
 are llourishin.u;-, and a wise and lienelicinii linancial system estaMislied. 
 so lliat to-dav, for the lirsl time in onr national history, we are the creditor 
 nation of the world, witli increasiii.i; Iradedialances in onr favor, and 
 en!ari.>,ed and enlart;iii:^- oii]iortimities o|ienin,u; hefore ns lie\ond the 
 dreams of the fathers of the Kepnhlic, 
 
 To the .L;reat heart and Ijroad stalesmansiiip of William McKinley, 
 more than to any .ither President, is aNo dne the practical ohliteration 
 of all sectional liitterncss engendered hy the Civil War, ;md the ijresent 
 era of patriotic feehng in which the Hag of our common country is he- 
 lo\'e<l hv those who ( ,nce sought its overthrow scarcely less than hy those 
 maintaineil it aloft amid the smoke of hattlc for the I'nion; and the 
 same hmad statesnianslii]i ami the inllueiice of his high (Uialities ot 
 miml and heart liave hound the whole Anglo-Saxon race together in 
 closer ties of mutual go.idwill and apiireciation than ever hefore in the 
 history of our race. 
 
 Xor can we withhold our tesiimony to the pure and upright per- 
 sonal character of the lamented dead, hased upon tiiose fundamental 
 (|ualities of truth, fidelity to the highest ideals, an.l unswerving trust 
 in Divine |iower and goodness, that illumined his life in the -ight of all 
 men and gave his last hroken utterances power to touch the world's 
 heart and draw nations and imiivi<luals closer together in l.omls of human 
 sympath)' ahove creed < 'r partisanship. 
 
 I^i'solrcd. That, while lamenting the dead, wc record in no nncertain 
 tirnis our deep alihorrence of that foul an.l dastardlv spirit ihat. under 
 the uiiise of frieiidlv greeting, strikes at society and social order through 
 its chosen leaders, and ))erpetrates unsiieakahle crime under pretense of 
 righting social wrong. In the contemplation of such depths of human 
 depravitv decency stands aiipalled ! Such ].estilential weeds must not 
 find root in .\nierican soil. Xone must he alliwved to forget, in the 
 
vxulK-rance uf our frce<lom, the vital distinction Ijctween lil)crty con- 
 tniUcd liv law, and license witlmut law. 
 
 J^csnl-i'i'il. That a suitable c ipy of these resolutions, si>^ned by the 
 presidint;- dtticer and attested by the clerk, he sent to Mrs. Mckinley 
 in testinionv r.f the deep symiiathy of the people of (Jhio with her in 
 her great sorrow. 
 
 Lewis M. Hosk.v, 
 
 Chainiiaii. 
 
 J. C. RlJVER, 
 N. F. OVERTURF, 
 
 H. Perry. Hann.\, 
 
 W. F. RuUDEBUSH, 
 
 J F. Herrick, 
 W. S. Harris. 
 
Scfuitc Joint Rcsoliitio)} Xo. cS* 
 frow the Joiinnil of the Senate 
 
[Senate JuiiU kesululicni Nci. S, hum the Journal of llie Senate. | 
 
 Air. Hosea otti-red the followiiii; joint resolution : 
 
 SEXATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8. 
 
 Rcsi'lz'cd, Tliat a meiiiurial mcetint;- be held in the House of Repre- 
 sentatives, in coinineinnration of the life, piihlie services and tras:ic death, 
 of the late President of the United States, William McKinley of Ohio. 
 Januarx' 2i>th. njO-'. at 2:30 o'clock ]i. ni.. under the direction of a joint 
 
 committee ijf seven on the part of the Senate, and on the 
 
 part of the House; and that the Senators from Ohio in the Congress 
 of the I'liited States, the ( k iveiTKir ami iirincijial officers of ( Miio.be invited 
 to attend and take part in said menidrial proceedings; and that said pro- 
 ceedings be suitably reported and subsequently printed as a memorial 
 for distribution. 
 
 The resolution was unanimously adopted l.iy the Senate. On January 
 15, i<)02. the House unanimously adopted the above resolution, filling 
 the l.ilank with the number "ten." 
 
 The Speaker appointed to represent the House on such CdUimittee, 
 Messrs. Herrick. Foster, Ankenny, Painter, Lochary, Ciarrison, Guthrie. 
 Stage, (Llear and .\rthur. 
 
 The President of the Senate appointed to represent the Senate on 
 such committee Messrs. Hosea, Hanna. Royer, Herrick, Overturf, Harris 
 and Roudebush, 
 
 the mkmoki.\l procekdings. 
 
 January 29. 1902. 
 At 10:30 o'clock a. m. of this day the Senate met in its chamber and 
 proceeded in a body to the hall of the House of Representatives, the 
 House being in session, and was received in due form at the bar of 
 the House. 
 
 The ioint convention being called to order, the following program 
 of exercises was carried out : 
 
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PROGRAM OF EXERCISES 
 
 Invocation 
 
 .Rev. T. C. .\Rr.rcKLE 
 
 Presiding Elder Methodist Episcopal Church, Columbus District. 
 
 Proces.sion-\i. Hv.mn — -Praise the Lord" Siiulhwicl; 
 
 Rendered by the Choir of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Colunibus. 
 
 iNTROia-cToKV Ri.:m.\rks — iM.vjoR Lewis M. Hose.v 
 
 Cliairnian Joint Memorial Committee. 
 
 Address — On behalf of the State Governor George K. N.\sh 
 
 Hymn — "Nearer My God. To Thee" Choir 
 
 Address — On behalf of the Congress Gex. Ch.\s. H. Grosvenor, ^L C. 
 
 Address — "The Christian Soldier" Rev. C. \V. Beodgett 
 
 Anthem — Like as a Father Pilieth his Children" Ihitlon 
 
 Choir. 
 
 Address — "McKinley the Patriot and Martyr" Ho.s. \V. R. W.nrnock. M. C. 
 
 Address - "Suns ..f Ohio" Hon. C. W. B.xker 
 
 Hymn — "Lead Khidly Light" Choir 
 
 Address — On behalf of the Democrats of the Senate Hon. J. C. Rover 
 
 Address — On behalf of the Republican^ of the House. .. .Hon. Geo. T. Thomas 
 
 Anthe.m — "Jesus, Lover of my Soul" Chorr 
 
 Address — On behalf of the Democrat> .if the House Hon. Chas. W. St.\ge 
 
 Address — On behalf of the Rei.ublicans of the Senate.. Hon. Warren G. Harding 
 
 Anthem — "Spirit Immortal" ' '''''" 
 
 Choir. 
 
 Benediction - Rev. John Hewitt 
 
 Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Columlius. 
 
PROGRAM OF iMVSlC 
 
 Tlie iiui^ic nf the Mfiiii.iial Sirvicc. umkr tlir i^encial (iinrlicin nl Mr. 
 Elliot Ilnuard Gilkcy ami Mr. Willis (i. l'...ulan<l, C-niniiu.r mi Mnsir, was r^n- 
 dered liy ladirs and gciuk-iiK-n of Coliimlnib, wln' ninsl kimll.v viluiiii-ernl llirir 
 services: lo all of whimi the Joint AKiuorial Coinniiilei.- de-->irf to express tluir 
 acknowledgiuent. 
 
 Director Mr. Willis G. B.iw i,.\.\ii. 
 
 SOl'KANOS. 
 
 Mrs. .M.alcolm Jexxings, 
 
 Miss Norm.v Joxes. 
 
 Mrs. Edith S. Mi Don alii. 
 
 ALTOS. 
 
 Miss ]\1atild.\ Pfaff, 
 
 Miss ]\Iinxie Althai's. 
 
 Mrs. M. C. Dickey, 
 
 Miss .Vxxa Forxoff. 
 
 TEXORS. 
 
 Mr, Chas. E. Lvxas, 
 
 Mr. Henry A. Pkestox, 
 
 Mr. jacksox .a. Gregg. 
 
 BASSES. 
 
 Mr. Dexxisox D. Byers. 
 
 Mr. Willard B. Morris, 
 
 Mr. Harry G. Rai;ox, 
 
 ;\[r. Henry W. Frillman. 
 
 orga.xists. 
 Mr. Willi a.m H. Beius. Miss Ethel M. Harxes 
 
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Invocation by 
 
 Rev. J. C. Arbncklc, D. D. 
 
 Prcs'nlin;^ Ehlcr of the 
 JMctliodist Episcopal Chun lies of 
 Columbus Disfr/(t, Ohio 
 
[luvocation by Rev. J. C. Arbuckle, D. D,, rr<.>i(liiij; I'.liItT nf the Melhoclist 
 Episcopal Churches of Coluinljus District, Ohio] 
 
 Almi,2;ht\ Ciod, our heavenly l-'atlier. \vc come into Th\- presence 
 in reverent and worshipful siiirit to invoke Thy hlessint:; upon us. W'c 
 rejoice in the thouL;'ht that we have Thee t(.ir our I'ather, and that we 
 are the ohjects of Thy tender care and love We pray Thee to lie graci- 
 ously near us and make ns in this presence to know how l;iio(1 it is. and 
 how prohtalile to wait upon Thee. .May we come hefore I'hee with open 
 hearts and open minds receptive of every hcst ministrx' and impression of 
 this occasion. (Irant. ( i ("nul, that in this comiut; hefore Thee, we may 
 brinnf ourselves to Thee with our deepest and most urgent needs of heart 
 and life. 
 
 We render devout thanksgiving to Thee for Thy great mercies and 
 benefits to us. We are the beneficiaries i:)f Th\- great grace, of Thy cease- 
 less and unmeasured bounty. W'e bless Thee that the lines have fallen 
 to us in such jileasant places, and that ours is a go. uUy heritage. 
 W'e bless Thee for this glorious laud of liberty, this land of free and 
 Christian institutions. W'e bless Thee that our religion is the Christian 
 religion; that we are not Mohammedans. Ihiddhists, Coufucionists or 
 the blind followers of an\' superstitions or idolatries. W'e bless Thee 
 that we have the sacred Scri^itures of the christian I'.ible with their kiftx' 
 ideals of c induct, character and life, ever breathing to us the word 
 and will of a ( iod and heavenly Father of infinite holiness and love. W'e 
 bless Thee that Thou are ours and all Thine is ours, and grant. O God, 
 the we, in heart and life, may be w<irth\- of Thee, and that we also may 
 be Thine. 
 
 We thank Thee, ( ) Cod, for the noble men who laid the foumlatii mis 
 of our government and of (jur free institutions. We bless Thee that 
 
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the} were Clirislian iiKii. imii w lin lielieveil in tlic h(il\- ("hristian Scrip- 
 tures, lieliexed in the ( hrist, the man n\ Calilee ami Sun (jf God, hc- 
 hcved in prayer and in Ahiii.t^hty < Ind. ( ). we liless Thee for those 
 nol)le spirits of the former time wlio siilTered and <hed that they 
 nii.^ht hrint; to the cnmin.L;- .generations of their fellows a lar,L;er, freer, and 
 hetter lite. Men who suffered the loss ..f all. that they mi.oht plant on 
 these shores the imj erishahle institutions of liberty, equality, enliohten- 
 ment ami riiristianit) . 
 
 We would utter our .^reat o'ratitude to Thee, ( ) Cod, for the many 
 neilile and illustrious characters, the product of our free and Christian 
 institutions, who have come forth to liless us and to bless the world. We 
 would specially turn to Thee at this hour, with thanks.civino- in our 
 hearts for the life and labors of him whose memory we eommeniorate 
 this <lay. We thank Thee for his noble and valient service to his country 
 in time of war. We thank Thee for his line ami patriotic leadership in 
 the higher councils of the nation and of the world. We thank Thee for 
 his beautiful home life. We thank Thee that throu,L;h all the stress 
 and strain of an arduous life he took with him ever, the white flower of 
 a stainless character and an unfaltering; faith in Cod and in Ilis Son, 
 our L(jrd Jesus Christ. 
 
 Cjut of this occasion ma\ there come to each one of us and to the 
 whole of this fjreat commonwealth that he loved so dearly and wdiich he 
 called his own, blessings that will make us uKire worthy <if our Christian 
 heritage, and that shall make us truer, better citizens of the republic. 
 
 Let the mantle of his noble life ami pure character fall upon the 
 young manhood of our country and especially upon all who would seek 
 for a place in public life. We bless Thee that so noble a life has walked 
 among us and that we have seen him: may the charm and beauty of that 
 life abiile upon us and be among us, the promise and pledge of a purer 
 and better citizenshiii. Let Thy blessing, O God, be upon the stricken 
 wife and companion of his life. May there be to her, and to all who 
 bear the burden of great sorrows and great trials, the sweet comfort 
 and joy of a hi>pe th.at breaks with the radiance of an immortal day. 
 
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liul, 1)1' ll|>iill (ill! wlllllt 
 
 iciiplr wlli.sr ( in-l is llu' 
 ot Mck alter ri^lilmus- 
 )iX'St-nlati\Ts ( if cmr i^ixal 
 ■ •]■ "iiiilaiuH- in llu- ilis- 
 
 Ixt Thy chdicrsl aii.l riclicsl lilrssiii-. ( i 
 cmiiitry aiul all ni the pni]ik\ Ma\ w r lu- a 
 Lurd : a pci.plc wli.i Ir.'iii llie least (,, ilir -re: 
 ncss. May 'rii\- lilossinj^s lie iipnii iIum-. tlu- i\c 
 coniim imvealth. May tiny all k h 'k In 'I'Ikt 
 tliar^c lit t:he liiL;li fiiiutiims ni tlirir (il'licc. < dnimaiiil 'rii\ lilessinjj; 
 upiiii all whii sliall liaw part in tile exercises nf this oceasi m, anil mit nf 
 it all, ma\- tliere cnnie lienefils that shall he hi,L;h anil ahiiling. We lie- 
 seech Thee. C) Loril, make nnr li\es strnnL; anil heantifnl in the cmnpletc- 
 iiess and holiness nf the ('hrist. — Amen. 
 
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Introductory Remarks 
 
 by Major Lewis AI. Hosea, 
 
 Chdirnian of the Joint Committee. 
 ( Commander of the Ohio Commtin/Jery, 
 Military Order of the Loyal Legion 
 of the United States. ) 
 
[lutrodiK'torv Remarks by Major Lfwis M. I losca, Cliainnaii (.f tlu- joint 
 ConiniiUce; Coimiiaink-r of the Ohio Coiiiiuaii.Ury. Militarv Oi.lrr of (he I.oyal 
 Le.Ljion of the United States.] 
 
 Miiiibrrs , f ,7h- (_icin-n:l . Issniihly mid Ini'ilcd Ciicsis: 
 
 It is futino- that we should asscmhlc here at tlii- time, cifiieiallx repre- 
 scntin:^- tlie iK^nple ni this oreat Cunim- .mveahli. tn pa\ the last trihtile 
 to our 11. .hie (kvail. 
 
 (•hid has hail many iiohle snus. There is no hriL;lit r paoe in the 
 hist.irv of th.e Amerieaii Keptthlie than that whieh l;1o\\s with their splen- 
 did achiewments I'nr htmianit) . 
 
 .\s we here lovinolx recotmt the eminent virtties and ,L;reat deeds of 
 oar late hmther in the family cirede of state citizenship.— wlm f n .m hirth 
 to death remained identified with us in that relation, — we may say, 
 witl'.otit disparaoement to an)- : — 
 
 "Time's niibkst offspring is the last." 
 
 The civilized world has set the seal >i\ ajiproval u]inn William Mc- 
 Kinlev as (me of the hest fruits of our repuhlican institutions. I'y his 
 shinin-- virtues is the wisdnm ni the fathers exemphtied, and the s\stem 
 of self-o(.vernnient which they foundeil. justified, as the hope of the 
 e.piiressed thronohcitit the worhl. 
 
 It will he for others to s]ieak ]iarticularly of his virtties and achieve- 
 ments. I'ermit me. as the official head, in ( )hio, of that hoily of survivors 
 re]iresentinq- the directin"' force nf the \\"ar for thf I'liion. in which he 
 maintained tn the ln'ur of his death the closest relations of military com- 
 panionship, to refer hriefly to that formative experience that tried his 
 spirit as in a ftiruace seven times heated. 
 
 A schdolhdv, scarce eiolueeii, the oatherine; sturm of disunion that 
 hurst upon our national edifice and rent its o( 'odly fahric from tinaet to 
 foundation stone, plunged him. and thnusands like him. into the dreadful 
 
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stream of war to buffet its red waves as best they could. — to suft'er the 
 last supreme test of death, if need be, that our glorious heritage of free 
 institutinns might not perish from the earth. 
 
 l'erha]is. in their \i)uth and inexperience. the\' did nut then recognize 
 the high snurce and nature of that inspiration to patrotic effdrt that swept 
 thrdugh men's souls like the breath of The Almighty, and transformed 
 these Ijoys, fresh from the mother's tender love and the father's pro- 
 tecting care, into might)" men of battle. 
 
 'rhe\- were ver}- bnyish. very human. The discomforts of exposure 
 to the biting Cdid of picket-posts in wintry storms; — to the stifling dust 
 and heat cif weary marches under tropic suns: — to the pain of blistered 
 feet and aching limbs: — to the pangs of thirst and hunger: — to the 
 heart-sickness for home and loved ones; — all these were far more real 
 to them. 
 
 J'.ul when the shock oi battle came, and amid the angry whiz of 
 bullets, .'ind the sciul-piercing shriek of shell. — thcise "strange war- 
 flowers" that liurst into fierce ami deadly bloom in the tiirmnil nf bloody 
 strife. — line after anotlur of loved comrades was stricken <lown by their 
 side, and thev saw that awful look of death that tells of agony uns]:)eakable, 
 then, and mit of that baptism of fire and blood, came the realization that 
 thev were consecrated to the work and charged with the high responsi- 
 bilities of jiatriotic men in a gigantic strnggle fur the Xation's life. 
 
 Wdiat wonder then, that out of these soul-searching experiences 
 and the stern discipline of war, should grow that ideal citizenship, that, 
 when w;ir was done, carried those soldier-citizens back to the pursuits of 
 peace without a jar. without a ripple of discontent on the surface of 
 our national life, to reappear as the conservative force that fiir nearly 
 half a centnr\- has ilirected and developed this natiim and brought it ^.o the 
 foremost place in all the earth, restored in its integrity, re-united in its 
 affection, — its fiag beloved by those who sought its overthmw. scarcely 
 less than b\' those who oft'ered their lives in its defense. 
 
 In this intermingling of men of every class and section, striving to- 
 gether in the nolilest of causes, and sharing together hardship and danger 
 
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and sufkTiii.s;, was the licst |Missil)lc sell... .1 ..I' Aiiii'iuan cil i/ciisliip .'IVi 
 .leal thus with .i^rrat thin|:;s au.l fcrl tlu' stir ..f i^icat I'lii. .ti.nis, .1.'.|h-ik'(1 
 the character ami hr. la.kiic.l the .nitl....k .if lueii ami eiiahled them 1.. lake 
 hack t.i the tasks ..f |)eace the silent her. .ism that w< m \ict..ries in war. 
 
 That every I'resi.lent, save .me, — elecle.l h\ the American ]ie.,|,le 
 since that .i;reat stru,L;.L;le. — was a s.il.lier in it, is in.t .hie in aii\ jiii.i;.! 
 spirit .if a.lmirati.iii f.ir military .L;l.'ry, hut t.i ,in appreciii. m .,f ihe fact 
 that the hest s.il.liers .it the RepuMic were its hest citizens. 
 
 It is a c iinf. irtiii.n th.ui-ht that a i;reat war can never lie carried . m 
 liy this Repulihc except in a cause that a|i|.eals t.i the jiatrintic seiitimenl 
 ami intelli'.;-ence ..f its pc..]ile with tnrce en.ui-h ti. draw the f.anner I'r.nn 
 his pl.nv, the niercliant fr< nn his cmiiUer, tlu' artisan t'r..in his t.mls. the 
 professi.inal man I'r. mi his .lesk. — and all t.. risk life in .lefense ..f liii;'h 
 principle. 
 
 The sufterinL;s <if the pe.iple <if (.'uha miL;ht induce fililiusteriiiL;- expe- 
 diti.ins, hut it re.piire.l the siiikim;- nf the Maine with its crew nf niartvred 
 sail, us, t.i arnuse this n.atinii t. . trample . mt S]ianisli t\ raiiiu' in the Western 
 hemisphere. Tiie heac.iii .if justice must he lit up h\ the tires .if aveni^ing- 
 wrath hef. ire the .Vmerican \'.ilunteer will take .l.iwii his musket fr.an 
 the chinine}' hreast aii.l s. ' f'lrth t.i lialtle. 
 
 The imiire^nalile hulwarks nf .\merican hlii-rt\- are nut in the str. mq- 
 ileteiises .if .lur c. last line, — n.it in nur harh.ir t.irpe.l. les, m .r ships of 
 steel, — nnr yet in the serrie.l ranks .if a standini.;- army, hut in the 
 liraiiis ami hearts ami stalwart arms .if a free pienple, jeal.ius .if iheir 
 liherty, "ever niin.lful what it cist." .ami e\er rea.l\- t.i .lefeii.l it with 
 their lives. 
 
 We here ninurn the h. i\' s.il.lier nfl.'sdi wlin t\pifie.l ,all this, the I'resi- 
 <lent i:if l.joi, whn was its pr.iduct, — alwa\s the hel.ive.l s. m .if ( )hiii, — 
 whiise siiif^ularl) elevate.l ami l.i\alile character and |iriif.imi.l statesman- 
 ship have assured his undisputed ]ilace hesi.le W;ishinL;t. m ami l.incnln as 
 the choicest of jewels in our nati.mal .lia.lem. ^^ ell may we say. as we 
 contemplate the virtues of this her. lic s.iul, his achie\ enieiits for his 
 
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coiintrv, his trat^ic dcatli that attested more cltiqucntly than any words the 
 n(il)iht\- (if his hfc and that s(i wdndcrfuh)' impressed mankind; — 
 
 "W'c (lie lint ai all: for our (Iceds remain 
 T(i criiun with honor, or mar with stain. 
 Through en(Jless sequence of years to c(jme 
 Our lis'es shall speak, when m\v lips are duiiili." 
 
 The muflled shot tliat took liis hfe, searce lieard l)y those who stood 
 near, resoimded ali(jiit tlie \\iirl(k Like a toucli upon the chemist's ijlass, 
 it instant 1\- erystahzed all the elements of social order and good goverr.- 
 ment throuohont the nations. It failed of its ultimate purpose, but killed 
 anarcln'. It pr(.ived the self-restraint of the people, and attested the 
 immutable solidity of our institutions. 
 
 .\nd now that our passionate an.g'er has cooled, tnay we not see in this 
 traL;ic de.ith a call to lii.oher citizenship? We cannot but believe that He 
 who brouoht us si:i triumphantly through waters of liitterness in the past, 
 has vet greater things in store for ns, and yet greater responsibilities to 
 place u|)on us. This calamit\- is l:)ut a lesson and a reminder, lest ive 
 forge/, in the exhulierance and carelessness of our boasted freedom, 
 the vital distinction between liberty under law. and that miscalled liberty 
 which is but license without law. 
 
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Address on Behalf of the State 
 by Governor George K. Nash 
 
[Address on Bclialf of tlu- Slatt- by Covi-T Dor C.L-inae K. Na>li. 
 
 Mr. Clhiiniuui. Si'iuilors, h'rpi-csriiUilii'cs, l.iulirs iiiul Ccittlciiirii : 
 
 I am pri il'dinidly ^r.-ilcfiil for llic ]iriviK'0(,' nt juiniiiL; willi llu: nprr 
 sciitati\(.-s lit Uk' iirnplc of ()lii(i in In mc iriiiL; i1k- iiunnirN nl tin- lalc 
 rr.sidmt. 1 am ,^lail that these scr\i(;i> are hcM mi this, tin.- till\ -ninth 
 anni\crsary ni the hirth of W iHiam McKink-N. 1 trust his nalai :la\' 
 will always hi.' rrnienilR-rcil ami (ihscr\i'(l, nut iMiK h\ tlir inoplr oi' ( )hi.>, 
 hilt alsd by the people of the Xation. I hope for this, hecaiise tile story 
 of his patriotism and of his love for our Ihe^' will lie a splendiil story to 
 tell the ehildreu of this yoiuitry in all the days to come. It will proniote 
 patriotism and wall make our counti-y and lu'r people lietter for its lieillL;" 
 told. 
 
 1 have lieeii askeil to speak of MeKinley as ( lovenior of ( lliio. As 
 sncji we knew him hest. Ills services as a soldier were in distant fields. 
 His later services as a statesman were in Washington. His work as 
 (lovenior was ]ierforineil in our miilst ami in his own State. It is fortun- 
 ate for Us that he was our < lowmor, for in this ca|iacily we learned to 
 know him as nei^hlior. friend, citizen, son and hushand. It was also for- 
 tunate for William McKinley. hecause iluriii;,;" this ])eriod the people of 
 ( Mho came to know him, and liecanse of this he was ever aftcrwanl snr- 
 roumUd 1i\' their hii.;h regard and ^ood wishes. William McKinley as 
 ( io\ernor of ( )Iiio followed a Ioul;- line of illustrious men. Idiere were 
 sjileiidid ( lo\-ernors liefore him. There were those who led us tlirouoh 
 the pioneer <lays. and those who were chief maoistrates diirino- the oreat 
 L;rowth of our !^tate prior to the ( 'ivil War. We had our L;real w.ar < iov- 
 ernors and the\ were followed li\- eminent men who were prominent sol- 
 diers (luriiip- the Civil War and thus made known their Io\-e for our State 
 
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ami cnimtry. h is no disparai^x-nieiit to ntlicrs ti i sa\ tliat \\ illiani ALcKin- 
 le\- was the hist loved anil most patriotic Governor Ohio ever had. 
 
 The people of the nation learned to love him as Ohio did and called 
 him t(i hi.'^her honors. .\t last came the fatal day when he was stricken 
 dcwn hy the hand of an assassin. The people of the United States, yes, 
 the pieople of the world, monrned, but no ]x-ople felt it as did the people 
 of Ohio. 
 
 I thank- you. gentlemen of the General Assembly. f(^r doing honor 
 to AlcKinle\'s birth-day. I hope the splendid examjile >(iii have set will 
 be followed by the people of Ohio for all time to come. I thank you. 
 
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A(hircss on Behalf of the Coz/o/rss 
 by Gen. Chas, H. Grosvenor, A I. C. 
 
[Address on P.elialf c( the Congress liy Cen. Ch 
 
 General Grosvenor, being prevented from attemlanee Ii\- hi- ]inl)lic- 
 duties at W'ashingtijii, sent the folluwing : 
 
 .Mr. J'krsidem; When I reeeived the invitatii m. ci mehed in very 
 cmnplimentary language, from the distinguished gentleman wlm is the 
 head of \Mur juint eommittee for this oeeasion. inviting me to he present 
 and to make a brief ten-minute address. I felt strongly impelled to sae- 
 rifiee everything of a personal charae'ter and to Ije [jreseul, but I can 
 nnt do so. Tublic duty, which eannnt lie set aside, impels me to re- 
 main at my post during the coming week to meet certain necessary 
 official duties. 
 
 1 desire to contribute to the occasion which has called ynu together 
 and tn place in vour record a few words in honor of the dislingnished 
 dead. 
 
 Lapse I if time, now nearly five months, has not softened imr turned 
 aside the blow that fell upon us when we knew that McKinley was dead. 
 
 Tie sh.arp agonv nf personal grief may have been, in many in- 
 stances, assuaged amid the rush and turuioil of every-day life, but the 
 sad. overwhelming s.irrow still bears down ujion ns whenever thought 
 carries us liack to the awful reality. 
 
 Those of us whose duty casts our every-day activity among the 
 scenes and places where AlcKinley made national and world-wide fame, 
 miss the genial smile, the friendly grasp, the warm-hearted expression 
 with which we were so familiar. Time scarcely moililies the horror. 
 
 William .McKinley's lifework is done The record of that life 
 is a precious heritage for his countrymen. The young men of coming 
 generations will read his history, emulates his virtues, and seek to 
 attain to his grand position. I do not write of his lovely personal char- 
 
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actcr; 1 caiuiDt tell uf his Christian virtues and his Christlike charity 
 of heart without tears, and tears do not appropriately heli ini; to 'he 
 sui;L;esti<ins of niv mind, and in ohedienee to which 1 write at this time. 
 The <lead President was a statesman, and of this featin-e of his char- 
 acter I write. 
 
 Xearlv twentv-tive vears of close personal acquaintance with him 
 skives me the means to write of him intellij^entl}'. ( ienerally agreeing- 
 with him, snnietimes widely differing 'Aith him, always admiring him, 
 fnim all this I conclude that he had, in a very high degree, the best 
 elements of true statesmanship. To (juote a trite but comprehensive 
 definition, he was a man who was "versed in the art of government, and 
 had ciins|iicuniis aliilit)- rmd sagacity in the direction and management 
 of public affairs." lie had (|ualitics in a most pre-eminent degree which 
 Abraham Lincoln had in a lesser degree. 
 
 McKinle\ first led off upon a great question of public ]iolicy as 
 lie saw the signs of its coniing ; studied with unerring accuracy the 
 trend of public opininn. and then led that public opinion to victory. 
 
 Fie was a gond \n\n\ man, and stood in the battle with his party, 
 but he had ver\- much to do with seeing to it that his party was first 
 right and then that it succeeded., lie never yielded his convictions of 
 what ought to be done until convinced that he was wrong. I do not 
 think he had an undue degree of |)ri(k- in his own judgment and 
 opinions; but when, after careful study and full in\-estigation, he reached 
 a conchision, 1 never knew him to yield his belief to an_\' one, however 
 great he might be. 
 
 He was a man with a conscience, and he never allowe<l his con- 
 science to sleep. It was his silent liut ever-present monitor. His sense 
 of justice was acute, and his sympathy was always with humanity. 
 ^'et he stood for |)rinciple and ne\er was known to falter. lie never 
 did a thing in the heat of combat that he had to regret after the con- 
 test was over. He did not believe that a dogma in politics which had 
 grown to be a wise thing under a given set of conditions couhl never 
 be a wrong thing and require modification under a new and changed 
 
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set iif coiiilitidns. lie \\;is not ;i I'.i iinlinii, for lie K-arnnl .-mil i;rew 
 ill wisdom ilail\ . Il has licrii said lu' was a man of one i(K-a. 'Idiis 
 notion once prevailed on men who knew lint little ol him ami reached 
 hasty conclusions, lie studied the whole field of national |)olitics, and 
 1 am not sure that he was a six'cialisl in an)- true sense of the word. 
 .More and L;reater i|uestions came tip for his decision and for action 
 dnriuL;- his administration than came to an_\' other 1 'resiiU'nl . 
 
 The new prohlems were cif the rarest difficult}- of --olnlion, for tlu-re 
 w-(.'re no iirecedents. 'fl'.e\ \\ ere new-. d"o the solution of iluse ]iroli- 
 lenis he .^ave his whole time ami lirom;lu to the work all his L^i'eat 
 ])ow-ers of stuiK' and nnderstandin;;-. ( Inr histor_\- of more than a hnn- 
 <lreil \-ears furnished no decided cases, and he was dri\-en lo the stnd\- 
 fif fiTiidamental princi]ik's for his guidance. How hrii;htl_\- shine the 
 ])ajj^es of his statesmrmship. 
 
 The centuries will roll on and new conditions will arise-, hut the 
 statesman of the future will look to the record of tliis man and ,L;-niile 
 liis action h\- these examples. lie early saw- and fiill\ a]ipreciateil tliat 
 this country could not L;-row and prosper with sectional hale and liitter- 
 ness prevailing,'- amom; the people. He set himself to the task of hrins;-- 
 ing the North and the South in close and iiT ire fraternal relations. 
 How- proudly he succeeded let the men of the Xorlh and the n-ien of 
 the South answer. ( )ther men liave done nuich to ;issuai.;i' the ani- 
 mosities of the dread ]ieriod of w.-ir. ( )lhers ha\-e ]ilead for harmony 
 and peace. I'.ut he did the w-ork. He went anions; the ]ieople of the 
 South. He met their men and heanl their comiilaints, and he showed 
 them that in the stake of this oov^.j-nment the\- had as i^w-M an interest 
 as had people of the .Xorth. 
 
 The men of all sections heard and heeded him, and the result is 
 most t,n-atifyim:-. He did more in this direction than all others. He 
 was tolerant of other men's oiiinions, and _\et tenacious of his own. In this 
 wav he made friends of Ins opponents and wielded a greater influence for 
 pjood than he could hy arliitrary or hostile controversy. McKinley cher- 
 ished the hope and e.xiiectation that durint; his administration this coun- 
 
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trv sluiLild be l)rou,i;ht into such relations in matters of trade and com- 
 merce as that our trade could be greatly expantled and wider markets 
 could be found for our surplus. 
 
 This showed how true statesmanship can re-adjust itself to chang- 
 ing conilitions and yet adhere to long and well-established principles. 
 He liived his country, and was proud of her growth and greatness, 
 but he never lost sight of the fact that to be great among the nations 
 we must deal justly with those nations. Antl while he sought for the 
 greatest good f< ir his own people, he did not overlook the rights of 
 others. The death of such a man is a loss to the whole world. The 
 loss of such a man is a most serious obstacle to the advance of pros- 
 perity. But we do not forget that "(_iod reigns and the government 
 still lives." As McKinley twenty years ago stood loyally fur the gov- 
 ernment when Garfield died, so those who have known him and loved 
 him will rally to support the new government and follow the noble ex- 
 am]>le he set in that <lreadful hour. .\n<l trusting in ( ind and the in- 
 telligence i:)f the pe(ii)le, our countr_\- shall attain tn the ideal of lier 
 great dead statesman. 
 
 Conversing a few days ago with a very rlistinguislied member of 
 McKinley 's cabinet, he said to me, in substance, that the most marvelous 
 develiipnient of McKinley's character was in his ready adaptaliilitv to 
 all questions relating tii foreign afl'airs that arose during his adminis- 
 tration. He had not been connecteil in any way. while in Congress, 
 with the administration of foreign affairs, but on the contrarv, had 
 devoted himself to the study of economic questions, and it had been said 
 of him, sometimes, that he was a man of one idea in politics, but this 
 gentleman said to me that no question ever arose in the cabinet-room re- 
 lating to the most complicated questions of international law, that Mc- 
 Kinley did not rapidly assimilate all its facts, all its surroundings, and 
 was ready, at all limes, to give ])rom]:)t, intelligent and exhaustive opin- 
 ions upon them. 
 
 ITe had the true characteristics cjf the di|)lomat. His contact with 
 foreign representatives ahva_\s resulted in favorable impressions made 
 
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upun the representatives of forrign cnuntries, and when the (|uestion 
 was one rif real necessity and real coinplicatiun, if )'oii please, he assimi- 
 lated the law and the fae'ts and the conditions that surrounded the ques- 
 tion and was ready, prompt and energetic alwaxs. 
 
 His kindly disposition, his lovahle spirit, made him a power in 
 diplomacy. His liroad catholic lo\e of mankind placeil him in the very 
 leading position of a true statesman. 
 
 McKinley is dead. As the years go hy his fame will grow. He 
 will nut he forgotten. His work will go on widening, deepening, rising, 
 and the policy of .\merica, under the benign inlluence of McKinley's 
 statesmanship, will cemtinue and commend itself to the judgment of 
 mankind, for he placed his country, from the stand]" lint nf statesman- 
 ship, upiin a higher plane than she had ever st(.iod upon before. 
 
 We pause only to dro]i a tear of loving regret that McKinley should 
 have died so soon. He was the embodiment cif m\' idea of a states- 
 man, and a true politician, a gentleman, and a warm-hearted, genial, un- 
 failing, lovable friend. 
 
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Address- 'The Christian Soldier'' 
 by 'Kcv. C\ Jf\ 'Blodgett 
 
■The ChristKin Sol.lur." l.y Kcv. C, \V. Illoclm-U) 
 
 Rev. Dr. C. W. P.lods-ftt. I'astor of St. I'nul .A[<.'llio,list Rpiscnpal 
 Churcli (if Cincinnati respiindcd to the sentiment "rresi<lent McKinky as 
 a Christian." 
 
 He said : 
 
 Mr. Cluiiniiaii. Liciiflciiicii of the Genera! .Isst-iiihly am! Citicciis: 
 
 When "ur re\-erecl I'resident ( W'ni. McKinle}' — in whose menior)' 
 this service is hehl ) hi\ d\ inc; in the city of r>iiffalii — all (if \i m whii knew 
 him best — all and all nlhers wlm had iKit a iiersnnal ac(iuaintance with him 
 lint had fur \ears lieen inlluenced by the synmutry and completeness of his 
 Christian character — wonld have been disa|ipni,ited had the closintj; ex- 
 periences been nther than they were. 
 
 Xot (inlv a President was ihini.;', but a man wlmm I idd had trnsted and 
 leaned iijion and i.me wlmm the .\lniij;"hty seemed to pnint tn. ami say — 
 "See wdiat a man I can build." 
 
 Here is one that has not imbibed the faintest touch of corruption — 
 here is one that has been true in every place that he was called 
 to fill. Win should not the one whom this Nation loved, revered, 
 respected and hail gladly lnjnored — say in his last moments, "It is (jod's 
 will." "It is ("lod's way." 
 
 His immortality will not he that of a great statesman alone — yet I 
 speak not hastil>- in sayintr — that the passing Centuries will couple his 
 name with the conspicuously great leaders of the igtli Centur\. 
 
 As a tried, thonnighlv developed, nolile Christian man, his life ami 
 name will radiate down ciiming time. 
 
 A man is as he believes. As a man thinketh in his heart so is he. 
 
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W'liat a man tliinlss and l)clieves of God — lie does of man. (Jur 
 
 lirollicr was a friend ni man — of all men — because he was a friend of 
 God. 
 
 His character was not Imilded in a day. The consnmmaticin was 
 the a]iex nf the monument that a life time had been spent in erecting. 
 
 .Storm and sunshine — victnries and defeats — all entered into the 
 constructii m. 'idle sheet-anchur nf his faith was revealed to him, when, 
 as a lad he sal in the nld himie and lookinn" into a Godlv mother's face, 
 he cau;_;lil a glimpse of the Invisi])le. 
 
 His public priifessiiin of his l^'aith was the outgrnwtli of that glimpse. 
 The eclid <'\ that professiim — made when a student in the I'dLukI Sem- 
 in,-ir\ ecJKied ihrnugh his entire life. As he stood a vijung m:m in the 
 humble C'hm'ch he said — "I believe that G,od is the greatest and best 
 lieing in the Lbiiverse and 1 am determined to Ii ive and serve J lim." 
 Ever after, in Jmnie and army and ptll.ilic life — in social functions — in 
 associatii)ns \\itli men great rmd small, as Ixepresentative in Gungress — as 
 Governiir i<i this ( Ireat Gi imuKinwealth — as tlie Ghief Executive of this 
 mighty ivepubhc — //((// tlcclarntiiiii was a part of the man. The echoes 
 of it are here tiida\- laden with the fragrance of truth and mixed with the 
 frankincense and myrrh nf gond deeds. 
 
 \\ h(i is liere at this Imtn-, sn shortly removed f ri mi the tragedy of last 
 September and fnjni the acti\'ities of the pulitical career of President 
 McKinley — a career that, taken in all its 1.)earings stands second to 
 none — will charge this man whom God and the people trusted — with 
 aught but siinidicity — steadfastness — Gliristi.in m.anliness. 
 
 ddiese illuminated his features, and shone in his eyes. 
 
 faith to him was imt siniplv "assurance of things Imped for — a 
 conviction o fthings not seen" but a guiding principle. Did he ever 
 enter an open door of opportnnily and advancenient — without taking 
 his Redetiiier with him. What lofty and thrilling outbreathings of con- 
 fidence and tru^t in < lod his State papers gi\'e to the worltl. In his 
 ptiblic utterances — (and, sir, they would till volumes) have you ever 
 detected the least tinge of des]iair. They ((// ring with the hope of an 
 
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anchiiad rhristiaii. Tliry cliinic mit a -l(iri<ins I'litiiir I'l.r man, U,r failli 
 to him — had ma.k' liis Ctxatur iidt an alislrarti. m hnt a R-aUtv — net a 
 colli monarch hut a fatlur who lnves ami si-hs even f..r his \va\ ward chilil. 
 
 Xo man t-vcr risrs hi.'^KT than his ideals. It tlic idral is tlu- Sn|iRnic 
 and purit\' — he rises towards it. Why sin mid the cnnim.in |,i-, ,|,lc 
 
 (and they are many I call him "William the li 1." Whw f: )r he was 
 
 not only the lieloved I'resident — hut — our Cln-istian hrMtln-r, and as 
 he hreathed in the Spirit (and that ci nistanth- 1 ..f the man ni ( .alilee, 
 he lireathed into whatever he touched and handled ami Inved — ,L;overn- 
 nient policy — home — Imsiness — loved an<l cherished ones in the inner 
 circle — friend and |](ilitical o]ipiinent — candor — frankness — pm-itv. 
 Faith made him stuadl'ast. \\ hen convinced he never swerved. His ,i;en- 
 tk-ness made him ,L;reat. lie never dwelt in a negative nicidd. Tfis eves 
 shdue with a deep keen insight into affirmations. His life was illmninated 
 hy the realities of divine truth, k^-erythinq- he .i.;Tasped — principles — • 
 trutlis — revealments of loves — he made his own — and yet ,<;ave them to 
 the world — and he himself never L^rew poorer. 
 
 He dwelt not in the realm of douht. To the last he was lo. .kin,L^ 
 fur a hri',;hter da\ . He infused this niai^netic hope — generated h\ failh 
 into all whom he touched or touched him — nations as well a^ indn'iduals. 
 
 Xo sahle curtains stretched alon?;' his pathwa\-. He exjiected re- 
 verses — cold da\s, and /;c /i,ul them, hnt, to him it was ( ind's wa\' and 
 plan, therefore, tln'ounii them he store<l up a resirve of character, and 
 h"W the reserve held nut to the last. How the character shines t.iday. 
 With what a hrilliancy tliat mind cannot C(.>nceive of — it will llash out 
 in the tomorrow. 
 
 This ."^tate — this natinn — ymniL;- hut strung-, has |ilaced upon pe- 
 destals — some, whose transcendent ,L;(-nius and mi faltering;' devoti.m to 
 ( lod — man and the ri,i.;ht conuiiands the admiratitm of peo])les whi>se 
 trovernmenls are Imar)- witli ai^e — and anmn- the mimher, nime stand 
 higher for (Christian character ami genuine manh.HMl than Wni. .McKinley. 
 
 His faith made him ci urai^eous. I )id he ever falter in the hour of an 
 emcro-ency? Always — evervwhere he reached out his trnstint'' hands 
 
and taking hold of the Christ of our progressive civilization — he said, 
 God is omnipotent and His strength makes me strong. His faith made 
 his personality electrifying. What a Prince in Israel he was. How he 
 trusted and believed in the potential power of the one Universal Church. 
 His lips — his pravers — his gifts — his matured judgment — ever said — ■ 
 this power — is the lever to lift the world into a Christ like humanitar- 
 ianisni of luve and peace as high as the Throne and as restful as the songs 
 heard round and afiout the Throne. 
 
 Incideutallv a memlier of the Methodist Episcopal Church — but he 
 loved all who loved or should love God. His faith made him a great 
 actor rallur than professor. 
 
 When he talked — and always in clean and pointed Americanism — 
 he was understood. He tested truth not by doubt or love, or the critical 
 analysis of the scholar, but by trust. 
 
 His Christian life, and that embraces all — tells us — that discipline 
 of body and soul is needful — but he tried not the strength of any man 
 by the measure of that discipline — but by the inner motive of the man. 
 His faith made special I'mvidence real. You can demonstrate this, if you 
 will trace his life from the boyhood home — thr<jugh school and college — 
 through the ravages of war when crape hung < m every dmjr, and the voice 
 of lamentation was hear<l in the land c ii — on — through the cixmsels of 
 the nation — on to the climax when forgiveness for the slayer nf his body 
 was in tone of voice and solicitude for the cherished wife of all his man- 
 liood in exi)ressed words — on — on to the moment when skill of surgeon 
 looked helplessly but tenderly at his fast weakening body — on — on to 
 his last wnrds — It is time to pray — C)ur Father who art in Heaven — 
 hallowed be Thy name. It is God's way. Nearer My God to Thee — 
 Nearer to Thee. 
 
 Who ever doubted his fidelity? How he loved — how he believed as 
 a Christian man in his Christian wife. This is too sacred to mention 
 but if I could picture that love — it would be an Eden filled with spices. 
 
 His faith made him a great commoner. He was the working man's 
 friend. 
 
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William McKinlry. W lui\\i'r tin ikiiuc is incnlidiud \nii sccin to 
 hear tlu- ln-at and tliri ih ( il' a ,i;ri-at heart. I \^■ is wi i\v anu hil; the iiuim .rials. 
 His i^i'in;^ was like the triiiin|ihaiit shmit nf a \ictiir niarchiiii; to his 
 crowning". 
 
 Tlte world is more heaiititiil for his haviiiL,^ hecii in il. This nation is 
 purer heeanse of his Presidency — home and fire-side sanctified and the 
 Christic'in religion more stronL;l.\' intrenched in the tlioHL;ht and life of 
 onr people. We admired other Presidents — we loved Presiileiit W'ni. 
 McKinle}-. The Anijels of I iod must have ,L;i\en a j;reat slionl as he 
 joined the throni;' in the white li.^ht about the Thrcne, 
 
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.hhlrcss ''McKiiilcy the 'Patriot 
 
 and Martyr'' 
 
 by Hon, n\ 'K' Jf^aniock, A/.C\ 
 
[Address — ■■:\IcKiiilfy the Patriot and Martyr," by Hon. \V. R. WariHuk, M.C.J 
 
 Mr. CliaiiiiHvi. Gentlemen of the General .Isseinbly, Ladies am! Genlle- 
 
 ineu: 
 
 The character of a nation nia\- he hirj;el\- ilctcrniinctl li\ the char- 
 acter i)t it's heroes. Happ}' is that natiun that has t'lr its henies. patri- 
 ots, statesmen and martyrs! Xo nation has a richer heritage in its heroes 
 than has our (jwn, for we have patrints and statesmen and martvrs for 
 iiur lieroes. Do we seek for patriots? Then we tm'n tlrst iif all to that 
 man wlio was nr)t only a fiatrii.it. lint a statesman and soldier as well, 
 whn thiiiioh dead for more than inie hnndred years still lives as the one 
 "First in \\'ar. hirst in Peace anil First in the hearts of his Countrvmen" 
 — ( leorge \\ ashington. 
 
 Do we seek for statesmen f(ir our heroes? Then we tnrn tn that 
 Iiright galax\- of imperishahle names — Jefferson anil Adams and Frank- 
 lin and Hamilton and Clay and \\'elister and Chase and Seward and 
 Carfield and James C,. lllaine. 
 
 Do we seek fijr niart\rs for our heroes? Then we tm'n in>tinctively 
 to that man, who in the very hinn- nf his triumph was stricken down 
 by the hand nf an assasin, but whc) to-da\' wears a man\r's crown, the 
 immortal .Miraham Lincnln. But now, there has been added to the list 
 of the nation's heroes another name. It is that of one who was patriot 
 and soldier and statesman and mart\T, but wlii.i is miw a saint, ft is the 
 name nf William McKinley. He belonged to us ami was one of us, but 
 niiw he belongs to eternity. 
 
 How fitting it is that in this the capital of his own state, under the 
 auspices of our Cieneral Assembly, (in this the anniversary of his birth, 
 we .should assemble to do honor tn the memory of ()hi(i's most dis- 
 
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tiiii;ui;lu'il sun, our late president. Of liini as a patriiit and martyr I 
 would speak at tliis time. 
 
 Alidve and lieN'ond all things else, William .McKinley was a patriot. 
 He could scarceh- have been ()therwise, for both his paternal and maternal 
 ancestors were soldiers in the Revolutionary War. How natural it was 
 then fur him as a bnv of iS to take his musket in his youthful hands 
 and fdllnw the ilag to the binndy battlefields of our great Civil War. He 
 loved the llag then, and all through his life his devotion to it never 
 wavered, nor wearied, nor waned. 
 
 \o wonder that this young soldier, proniiited by such patriotic love 
 for the Hag, without |)olitical inlluence, won his commission as lieutenant 
 Tjefore he was twent\ \ears old. After four \ ears of service he came 
 home hearing with him his commission as Major by brevet, signed by 
 A. Lincoln, for gallantry at ( )pe(|uan. Cedar Creek ami I'dsher's Hill. 
 Wdien he entered the service that tlag, under Washington, had become 
 the llag of independence. W hen he left the service that ilag, under Lin- 
 coln, had become the tLag of freedom. He lived to see it, under his own 
 administration, become the llag of humanity. 
 
 In tunc of war, McKinley was umloulitedly a patriot. Lut McKin- 
 le\, when his real character is fully known, will be found to have been 
 as devoted a patriot in time of peace as in time of war. 
 
 r.ecause so large a iiart of William McKinley's life was spent in 
 jiublic office, there are nian\ who think of him as an office seeker, but 
 this is far from the truth, lie never had to seek an office. The office 
 S(.)ught the man. His intimate friends know that McKinley longed for 
 private life ami that he continued in public life from a patriotic sense of 
 dutv. lie was nominated for Congress in i87<i on the first ballot. 
 Twentv vears later he was nominated for the Presidency on the first 
 ballot, and for his second term by acclamation. He was nominated for 
 his first and second terms as Covernor of (.~)hiii by acclamation, and was 
 elected to Congress seven successive terms. 
 
 If >-ou will i)ardon a jicrsonal incident, I think I can throw some 
 light on this phase of ^McKinley's character. In 1879 ]\IcKinley had 
 
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just been elected fur bis secuml lenii in Congress. \ was just enterinLj 
 upon my duties as Judge "i the (iiurt of ('(.jminon Tleas. We were 
 tbrown togetber a great ileal tbat year, ami on i>nr measinn r(.ilf in a 
 bugg\' some t\vent\-l\vo nr twenly-tbree miles. Tbeii began a friend- 
 sbi|) wliicb ciintinued tbrougb life. -\s young men we naturall\ l.dked 
 of our res[lecti^■e fields nf labor. ".Mi!" said Mel\inle\', "iii.w I envy 
 you your position on the bencb. 1 liave always felt tbat I wo\dd rallier 
 be a judge tban oceup\ any otber public p;)sition. I slmnld like t" give 
 my life tei it. but." Ik- ailded w itb a sigb, "it is nut fnr me. -\1\ wurk 
 seems to lie in tbe other direetiim, ami we nuist do wbat is i iprn liclMre 
 us." Little did eitber of us know the brilliant career tbat was before Inm 
 witb its tragic ending. 
 
 He was a patriot. He never sougbt to exalt bimself at tbe expense 
 of bis countrv. I'.ut I bave said McKinley was a martyr, and si.i he 
 was. Let us see. 
 
 b'or more tban. twentv years tbere have been organizations in this 
 countrv and in Luropc, wbicb have o|ienly advocated violence and unreas- 
 oning hatreil against every one in executive place, were he devil or an 
 angel. I'nder the inlluence of these teachings, some of tbe most dastardly 
 crimes of tbe age have been commitleil. .\t Haymarket ."^fiuare, in Chi- 
 cago, in 1886, at a meeting where revolutionary doctrines were pro- 
 claimeil, a bomb was thrown, resulting in the death of seven policemen 
 and tbe injury of a large number of others. In 1803. at I'arcelona, .'^^pain, 
 an anarchist congress was held, and a bomlj was thrown wbicb resulted 
 in killing thirty people ami wounding eigbty, and in I'hicago the same 
 year Mavor Carter II. Harrison was assassinated. In 181)4 President 
 Carnot of France was assassinated. In 1897 the Premier of Spain was 
 assassinated by an Italian anarchist. In i8<)S the Empress Elizabeth 
 was l)rutallv murdered by another Italian anarchist, and less tban two 
 years ago King Humbert was assassinated by another anarcbist In 
 September. Kjoi, McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist. Tbe tune 
 bas come when all those wlio proclaim themselves as enemies of human 
 s..cietv and human government sb.mld not he iiermitted t.> hold meetings 
 
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ti) teach their dinbohcal doctrines. The time has come when they 
 shonld not be permitted to disseminate their revolutionary documents and 
 ]iai>ers. The time has come when an>- attempt upon the hves of any of 
 our chief executives, state or national, should he punished by death. 
 
 William McKinley was the victim of these teachings. When the 
 assassin tired the fatal bullet on the Oth day of last September, which 
 killed our President, he was not actuated by the spirit of revenge or 
 a |)ersonal hate. He did not know the President. If he had, he could 
 never have fired the fatal shot. The President had never harmed him. 
 He fired the shot because he had learned to hate all those in authority. 
 McKinley had to die because he was the head of a mighty nation. He 
 was killed liccause he was President and not because lie was McKinley. 
 He was called to suiTer a martyr's fate because he dared to accept the 
 high office to which the people called him. How herocially he met his 
 fate! The world has been thrilled with the utterances of John Huss and 
 Archbishops Cranmer and Lattimer and others of the holy martyrs as 
 the\- were led to the stake to be burned. We have wondered at their 
 fortitude, courage and endm-ance. We have marveled at their expres- 
 sions of holy triumph, but there is nothing in all history that for pathos 
 and courage and sublime faith equals that scene at the Milburn house 
 in BulTalo last September, when William McKinlex', stricken down in 
 the midst of his greatest usefulness, at the very zenith of his fame, with 
 the prospect of long life and the accomplishment of his most cherished 
 aspirations, turned to the stricken group around his bedside and said 
 
 "Good-bye all, Good-bye. It is God's way. Not our will, but His be 
 
 done." 
 
 William McKinley is dead, but his character aliides. The principles 
 of justice, equitv and liberty and humanity and patriotism for which 
 he stood will continue to abide until at last all nations, all peoples in all 
 climes and everywhere will be brought under their sway. 
 
 "For right is right, since God is God, 
 And right the day must win. 
 
 To doubt would be disloyalty, 
 
 To falter would be sin." 
 
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Achhrss-''Sons of Ohio 
 by Hon. C. JV. 'Baker, 
 
 of Cincinnati 
 
[Address— "Sons of Ohio," liy Hon. C. W. liuktr, of Cincinnali. 
 
 Mr. Cliairiuoii, Senators and Rcprcsenlalivcs : 
 
 If there is anv one thing that is distinctly American in our national 
 life, it is that in the presence of an assault upon nur free instiiutions, 
 we are no longer divided as partisans, but united as patriots. 
 
 The President of the United States, a conslitntinnal executive, 
 chosen bv the peaceful arbitrament of the ballot box, and liy virtue of 
 his office the commander of the army and navy, symbolizes the majesty 
 of the Republic, as it cry=.tallizes in him the will and power of the people. 
 The bliiw nf the a^sassin aimed at his person as he goes aljout in 
 our midst charged with the duties of his official life, is a blow at the 
 principles and faliric of our repuldican form of government, that was 
 the hope and comfort of our forefathers, conceived by them m their 
 love of libertv, nurtured in tears and blo.ul, won thrnugh their trium- 
 phant sufferings and labors, and transmitted to us as our priceless m- 
 heritance. Considering public questions in debate; moved by argu- 
 ment and appeal reaching through press and rostrum every sclm, ,1 dis- 
 trict and fireside: the wnrld witnessing entranced the spectacle of a tree 
 people ch«H>sing their chief magistrate, ten million freemen by the will 
 of the majority, lifted William .McKinley fn.m the midst of his coun- 
 trymen to that exalted station. 
 
 Alonarcl.ists may content themselves and find exaltation ..f spirit 
 in the coronation of kings, attended by mummeries and masquerades of 
 fargone barbanjus days, bowing their heads in servile obedience to the 
 doctrine of a divine birthright in some to rule; we glorify authority 
 to govern, based alone upon the consent of the governe.l. that no crowii 
 can honor, and whose uplifting rests upon the hearts and suflrrage of 
 a free people. 
 
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In this liall dedicated to representative government, in the midst 
 of senators an<I nieniliers cliosen to enact laws for our own threat slate 
 that £;ave him hinh and eminence, it Ijccomes us, however widely we 
 nia\- lia\e dift'ered frum him lotichinq- puljlic or jiart}' pnlicies, to pav just 
 respect to his memory as a statesman and as a citizen, 
 
 liis life is the lesson of the opportunity and the inspiraticjn of the 
 repuhlic. 
 
 His early footsteps rambled acrnss the green fields of Trunihull. 
 -He gathered his education in the village school and academy and finishe<l 
 in the little ci>untr\- cullege hardh- kn.nvn hevimd the Reserve. 
 
 He had the priceless pos.session of a good father and a good motlicr 
 and he Imnored them hotli, in obedience to that only commandment with 
 promise. He grew stmng and stalwart physicallv as the horiznn of his 
 mental \'isi(.in wideneil. 
 
 At the call til arms he enlisted, and, beginning in the humblest ca- 
 ]iacily, befcire the cimclusion <if that awful fraternal strife, reacheil 
 prnmotii n that was nut without distinctii m. 
 
 Kelurning to his own comnumit>-, in the neighborhood of the scenes 
 of his childhood, he entered ]iublic life through the service of his countv, 
 foUuwed by a career whose record is an open liook to his fellow citizens. 
 Congressman, ( iovernor, I'resident, he at last sat in the seats of the 
 mighty. 
 
 Imiiressive — nay, commanding, ai)]iroachable, gentle, voicing the soft 
 speech that tiirneth awa\- wrath, coming to kmnv men and their mo- 
 tives and to discriminate, as no public man perhaps since the days of 
 Lincoln, it cijuld well be said of him: 
 
 "Hi.s life was gentle: and the elements 
 So nii.\ed in liini, tliat Nature might stand np 
 And say to all the worhl, 'This was a man.' " 
 
 Sticceeding himself in the presidential office, gaining the height 
 which meant the entire fruition "f any possible ambitioti. returning fnun 
 that White Ibmse whose portals open vistas of splendid achievement, 
 
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to a summer vacation passed in llie niddcsl home so typical nf onr do- 
 mestic life and sn distinguished in his hecause of his dc'vution to his 
 wife; visiting perchance hut shortly Ijcfore he went to his d.Mth. in the 
 <:hurchvard upon the hill, the graves of his little children who had long 
 preceded him, he stepped from the privacy of home, again into ihe fidl 
 glare of puhlic life and vision as he trod the platform of the I'an-Ameri- 
 can exposition, to declare to the world and to his fellow citizens in his 
 first and last puhlic utterance after his second inauguration, even as 
 death stalked forth to meet him, that the reciprocal hurdens and gains 
 of commercial life should l)e home and shared hy the nati.ms of the 
 earth not singly and alone, hut hy all mankind. 
 We cry aloud with Alacheth : 
 
 "Besides, this Duncan 
 Hath borne his faculties so meek, liath been 
 So ckar in his great office, that his virtues 
 Will iilead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against 
 The deep damnation of his taking off." 
 
 (Ohio, opulent in natural resources and material wealth, the national 
 highway hetween the east and the west, ]ieopk-d with men and women 
 of conmianding force and constructive industry, has given to country and 
 to history s.ms and .laughters who, going fe.rth to .luty and endeavor, 
 have returned again in h.mor and in glory, hringing their sheaves with 
 them of imperishalile renown. 
 
 .Mother of presidents, her statesmen have guided ami controlled the 
 councils and destinie-^ of the nation as her great commanders have lead 
 to victorious hattle the armies of the I'nion. 
 
 Her jurists at the har and sitting upon the hench of that greatest 
 of earthlv tribunals, have lent the luster of their distinguished learning 
 and the force of their integrity to trials and to judgments, as they cs- 
 tahlished justice and thus insured domestic tranquility. 
 
 Her artisans, inventors and. mechanics have taught the world m 
 a century of progress that the victories of peace, of human intellect 
 
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and luuiian effort, are the just rewards of genius crowning industry 
 and skill. 
 
 In that Valhalla, temple and shrine, wherein we keep and consecrate 
 the memories of our illustrious dead, L)hio ])laces another son and gives 
 him to immortality. 
 
 Let us not forget in it all that this is our country. That it was 
 left til us with no other charge upon it save that w^e keep forever alive 
 the sacred tire upon the altar of liberty. 
 
 r.v the deeds and works they wruught by the traditions of our 
 historic and lieloved dead, let us swear that we will nut lie despoiled 
 of their victories or defrauded of our heritage. That we will hand down 
 to the generations that shall follow us, as a most precious legacy to be 
 preserved by them, a guveniment win ise cornerstone shall be the constitu- 
 tion, and whose chief glory shall he the \-irtue and jiatriotism iif its people. 
 
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Address on Behalf of the 
 Demoerats of the Senate 
 by Hon. /. C. 'Hpyer 
 
Hclialfof till- nenicicr.il^ (if tlu- Si-iiak- liy II.-ii. J. C. Rojer.] 
 
 Mr. L'lhilnihiii. Mcnihris of the Lci^ishititrc. Ladies and iii-iillciiu-ii : 
 
 It sometimes haiipeiis, in the ceaseless el)1i and How of human al'fairs, 
 that (lie efforts of a century cuhuinate in a moment. There are many 
 tilings «hich we are eillier unahle to compreliend or which we see hut 
 (hmly. The occurrence (if some ,ureat e\-ent is often necessary to reveal 
 to us iiur true situation or make known to us our real condition. 
 
 Much had heen said aliont our greatness and the i^osition we occupy 
 among the nations of the earth, liut. until the death of our lamenteil 
 President, we realized lint faintl}' the eminence to which America had 
 attained and her firm anchorage in the affections of the people of the 
 world, \\hcn the sad tidings went forth, horne to all (juarters of the 
 glohe, that the spirit (if William McKinley had taken its flight, all na- 
 tions mourned. Never fiefore, in all history, did the death of mortal 
 man awaken such world-wide symiiathy. In every land where civilized 
 man dwells, flags were half-masted and men of all shades of religiiais 
 and political helief offered u]i their triliule of love and tears. To us, 
 it was not the first national day of sorrow, hut to mankind, ii was the 
 first world's day of grief. 
 
 It would lie extravagant, and perhaps not in gxiod taste, to assert 
 that ihe universal sadne-s, aroused hy the death of Tresi'lent McKinley, 
 was all prompted liv love for the man or reverence for his statesman- 
 ship. No one man placed all the stars in folumhia's crown. American 
 goodness an<l grandeur has not heen achieved through the statesmanship 
 of one, but hv her many noble sons and, above all, liy and through 
 
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the inlKTciit wurtli of her people and by foree of conditions and resources 
 which are their natural heritage, ^^'e would, however, be wanting in 
 appreciation and dull in our sense of propriety and justice, if we failed 
 to accord to the last of our martyred presidents the highest niche in 
 the affections of the world. Somehow or another, Mr. Mclvinley had 
 reached the hearts of more people than any other President or Sov- 
 ereign, lie was revereil not only liy the I'jiglish-speaking peoples, but 
 by men of all tongues and in all climes. I fis memory is cherished equally 
 in the p.alaces of (Jueens and iMiiperors, ami in the cabins of the poor. 
 Man\ differed from him on political subjects and as tii matters of state 
 jjolic)-. but all loved him for his personal purity, his kindliness of heart, 
 his uuMillied integrity and his lofty char.acler. There are millions whose 
 minds he could not convince, but there are none whose hearts he did 
 not w in. 
 
 People are often what tlieir chief magistrate makes them. ^len large- 
 \y imitate and f<]ll(iw the example cif those above them. The life of one in 
 authority makes for good or evil according as that life is characterized by 
 moral excellence or immorality and wickedness. Extravagance, intem- 
 perance or any other form of vice in those chosen to govern, if seen too 
 often, "a.re soon endureil and then embraced," while econonu' and moral 
 rectitude direct a people to simple, honest and noble lives. In tlie life 
 of President McKinlex- the w'irld, its rulers and peoples, ha\'e an ex- 
 amjile for goodness unsurp.assed in profane history. In him were ex- 
 emplihc'd all the qualities of good citizenship. He was dignified, as 
 became bis station, and yet he was always, and everywhere a gentle- 
 man. His honesty was of that character which not onh' held men to 
 th.e payment of nliligations and the re<lem|ition of pledges, but which 
 enforced a strict oliservance of the golden rule. His patriotism was 
 of the highest order. It was of that type \vhich olieys and sustains law 
 and authority. Even while sinking to earth from the effects of the 
 fatal wiiund, in the sight of and while strong men \k-i\ with each other 
 ti;> crush out the life of his assassin, he counseled moderation and that 
 the law might take its course. 
 
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Ill his d\ini; wnnls ami with liis laiol lircath lu- laii-lil his pooplc 
 thai rral luUri' nisiii wliich iiirans nut niily juvr o£ cninitrv, hiu Invc I'T 
 al! its institiitiiiiis and snliniissinn to all its laws. 
 
 M\- friends, this is the Lxaniple nf \\ illiam McKinUy, llu' cili/A-n. 
 statesman and I 'resident, and this is the trilmle which we, whn are ni a 
 different political faith, offer to his nieninrv. Xol unly his connlry. hut 
 the world is lietter for his havin.c;- lived in it. 
 
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Address on Behalf of the 
 Republicans of the House 
 by Hon. Geo. T. Thomas 
 
[Address on Behalf of tlie Republicans of tlu- House by lion. Ceo. T. Thomas. 1 
 
 When the news llashLMJ over the country in the early days of Scptcm- 
 1)er last that President William AlcKinley was assassinated the people 
 could scarcely credit the dreadfid intelligence. 
 
 He had passed tliroULjh the storms of many Ijattle-t'ields. where men 
 fell on every side, and he was spared; he had stooil upon the platform, 
 hundreds of times, and addressed thousands of his ciiuntrvmen, in every 
 part of the land and returned tn his home unharmeil. lie had taken a 
 leadin,G; part in many gatherings and conventions of the people, often when 
 discussions of great ptiblic questions waxed warm and excitement ran 
 high; a member of Congress many terms; twice the (_iovenii>r of a great 
 State; thrice a delegate at large, ivmn ijhio, to National Repulilican 
 Conventions for the nomination of President and Vice President of the 
 United States ; and, as Chief Magistrate of this great nation, he had re- 
 ceived and greeted all classes of people, rich and poor, citizens and officers ; 
 and, after all, when the cares of public office had somewhat abated and he 
 had returned to his old home at Canton there to rest during the months 
 of the summer amidst the quiet surroundings of his lumie, it was thought 
 he had as few enemies as any man in pulilic life. 
 
 Yielding to the urgent request of many friends and his own desires he 
 concluded to visit the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo, and while 
 there, surrounded bv his friends, he was stricken wdth the assassin's bullet 
 and passed from life. 
 
 This is the 59th anniversary of Mclvinley's birth, and we are assein- 
 bled to commemorate his life and splendid career as a citizen, a soldier. 
 Congressman, ( iovernor, President, Statesman ami patriot. The span of 
 his life covered the last half of the nnb century and eulereil the JOth. He 
 
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took part in some of the most stirring and critieal events in our National 
 History, and the record of his achievements is a glorious one. 
 
 Mr. AIcKinley came to the presidential office as well and perhaps 
 better e(|uipped. all things consiilered. than any man who had occupied that 
 exalted slatinn within the history of the natinn. His life long study of 
 the principles underlying nur government and of the character and needs 
 of the people; his profound knowdedge of the i)ulilic question and the 
 issues of (he times: his li-)ng experience; his intimate and wide acquaint- 
 ance with pulilic men; his great natural ability and aptitude for the dis- 
 charge of its duties; all cnmbined to make him an ideal officer and 
 president. 
 
 In the exercise of these abilities, combined wilh the experience and 
 education which had cnme tn him as a result of diligent study during his 
 long public career, he was able to meet and sdlve the great questions and 
 issues which Ci ingress, and the pcdple were called upon to decide during 
 the war with ."^pain ; and tn solve those questidus for the liest good, not 
 onl\' of the peiii)le ni nur nation, but of the people who, by the fortunes of 
 war were compelled to change their allegiance from Spain to become a 
 part of the people within the jurisdiction of this government. 
 
 Right nobl\- and well did William McKinley perfcirm these imiiortant 
 duties, and to him, for his great services, the people of this nation owe and 
 render the UKjst kindly and loving gratitude. He was, perhaps, the most 
 popular and best beloved of our Presidents, 
 
 In his earl\ life embracing, and at all times jiracticing, the graces of 
 the Christian religion, coupled with a naturall\- loving and kindly dis- 
 position, as the \ears jiassed, blessed by the affection of his parents and his 
 good wife, McKinley throughout his life, grew in those admirable and 
 loving qualities which attracted friends to him and held them fast bound 
 in the ties of brotherly love. 
 
 The assassination of William McKinley nnist ever remain one of the 
 great tragedies of history, and, his death, one (_>f the most heroic. In 
 that fateful moment when the bullet of the murderer, then, just sped to 
 his vitals, seeing the maltreatment of his assailant by the captors, he 
 
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called out, "\1n not Imrl him." aiid in llial other sii|irrnK' iiimhuiU when 
 infcinneil that ho had hut a few hnms in li\e, with Christian l'iirlilU(U- he 
 said, "It is (dud's wav, llis will \>c ih'wr." Who, thus ealleil iroin the >ide 
 of a lovins;" wife, from amidst the dearest friends, at tiiat pnaid period of 
 llis life when he had succeedeil to the highest station in the yifl of his 
 coumr\nien, could ha\e thus spoken such words of resi-nalion and ohe- 
 dieiice ti:> the will of the Divine ( 'reator, hut he who possessed the linn 
 Indief that ( iod's ways are the hest, and that all lie does, will re<lound, in 
 the end, to the hest i^nod of niankiml '-■ 
 
 Thus McKinley lived and thus he passed away. lie has entered 
 the hall of marivrs, and. we earnestly l)elie\e. his n.anie will he eiiscroUed 
 jii-h in the teinide of fame. Jlis life. IovIul;- i|uahties. and uohle m.an- 
 hood, will continue to he the inspiration i.if the youth of our land in the 
 present, and in the future j;enerations. 
 
 Alav his memory ever remain -reen to those who love, and have at 
 licart, the hest interests of the ^rand free nation whicli lie strove so hard 
 to lead ari.i^ht, and to place anioUL;' the leailin;;- nations (jf the world. He- 
 fore lie passed from life he was an actor in those stirring; scenes, and 
 assisted in settlin.t;- those great pnhlic questions which has placed the 
 United States anioiv- the foremost of the nations of the world. 
 
 In these .great achievements McKinley must l)e accorded an important 
 and leatling piart : ami. in the estimation of his countr\men in the future, 
 must he placed among the list of statesmen who have eontrihute<l most to 
 grow^th, grandeur ami glory of the .\meriean nation. 
 
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Address on 'Behalf of the 
 Democrats of the House 
 by Hon. Charles IV. Stage 
 
[Address on F.ulialf id" the Denioorals nf Ur- Ihmsi- !>> Ilmi. Clias. \V. St:i.i;c, 1 
 
 I account nivselt m i less than fnrtunatc, Mr. ( liairnian, Lailir- ami 
 Gentlemen, that the induli^ent c. msiilerati. .n ><i my I'ell.'W members, and 
 the tew niMnients jilaeed at my dis|M.>al, .ilTnrd me the privile-e, the very 
 rare an.l ImnMrahle i)rivile,i;e, eif layin.>;- U]>nn the altar ni this memorial 
 meeting the simple wreath nf a sincere Iriliute, a wreath, if y(jn please, 
 woven of the perennial laurel nf the li\ini; truth. 
 
 It is n.) i>art i.f my purp.pse, n. ir can it lie any part ni your desire, 
 that mv few plain and simple wnrds shnnld -.nmid in praise of the enlight- 
 ened statesmanship, i.r in eulogv nf the In-h pnlitical ideals nf the well- 
 beloved man wlmm we have met this Imnr, in menmr) , tn Imnnr and 
 revere, 
 
 r.ut it is fnremn-t in mv mind, hecause it is dee]H'st in mv heart, 
 tn speak (.f the utter n..hility nf his character: <if the inu'ity, the sweetness, 
 the entire and |ierlect Inyalty nf his private and dnmestic life; that shining 
 glnrv nf his undishnn,,red .lays, sn perfectlv exemplilied in his sustaine.l 
 and enduring devntinn tn the Inve nf his Inylmnd, the l.ride nf his v..uth, 
 the sweet cnuipanlnu nf his strung lu.anhnml, the object of the fond care 
 and temler solicitude ni hiv lengthening years. 
 
 The ainials . d" histnrw the pages ni song and story reveal no more 
 beautiful nr nmre enn.-bling recnrd ..f the Inve of nmrtal man. It is ap- 
 proached nowhere, sn far as I am aware, in circumstance and kind and 
 degree, save, perhaps, by the love of Robert for Elizabeth Barrett drown- 
 ing. 
 
 .\nd in the brief consideration of this most beautiful phase of the 
 life of William McKinley, we are carried back by the sweep of the iniag- 
 
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illation against the current nf the ghding years to the princely days of 
 chivalr\'. 'When ]\nightlii mil was in Flower;' hack t(j the days of the 
 great Arthurian legend, 
 
 "When evLTv murning brought a noble chance, 
 Ami every chance brought out a noble knight. 
 Such days have been not since the light that led. 
 The holy Elders with the gift (if ntyrrh." 
 
 Piack to tlie days of l\ing Arthtir, ]iicturcd with a "soul as white 
 as utter truth:" hack tei the days of the TaliK- Rotmd, sung liy Tennyson 
 in the Id\ls eit the King, in lines of music, truth and beautv, far lieyond 
 the power of iniadnrned and tindisciplined speech to add or detract. 
 
 Thus liridgiug in imagination the flo(_id of the rolling years, might 
 we not l>elieve that the poet's words are spoken of the dead, our 
 dead, for 
 
 "Indeed, he seems to me 
 Scarce other than my king's ide.al knight. 
 Who reverenced his conscience as his king; 
 Whose glory ^vas redressing human wrong; 
 Who honored bis nwn word as if his God's; 
 Who spake no slander — mi, nor listened to it; 
 Who loved line unly, and who clave to her 
 And w..rshi]iiied her by years of m.hle deeds." 
 
 "We have lust bini; be is gone. 
 We kmnv him miw; all narmw jealnusies 
 Are silvnt. and ue sec him ;is be mnveil. 
 How mijdest, kindly, all-acci imiilishvd, wise 
 With what sublime repressir.n nf himself, 
 And in what limits, and hmv tenderly; 
 
 * * ;: * * 
 
 Not making bis high place the lawless perch 
 Of winged anibilions. imr a vantage ground 
 For pleasure, hut through all this tract of years 
 Wearing the while Ib.wer id a blameless life." 
 
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Ami the while lli.wcr i>i thai hlanuless Hic lie wore in porlVct 
 consecration to the moment of his death. And in the still watches of that 
 drearv night, when the last sands were slippini;, sliiipin;; frum the ,L;lass ; 
 when the goMen c. nl that links the immortal snnl to its terrestrial abode 
 was fraved to lireaking ; when the last farewell had heen whis|K'red to 
 his heart's helnved, and he had given -ihem charge ahont her, t.i gnard 
 and foster her forcvermore," may we not conceive, althongh we could 
 not see with mortal eyes, that "his face then was an angel's" as, with 
 those sacred words of sweet huniilitv upon his lips, his spirit winged its 
 ili.ght through realms of space into the shadowy depths of the Great Be- 
 yond. 
 
 '■.\iiil wliorc is he who knows? 
 
 From the srcat ilcep to the great deep he goes." 
 
 Whither? Where? We do not know ; we cannot know. I'ut may we 
 not cherish some such heautiful belief that somewhere, far off, even to the 
 utter limits of some restful sea, with the white-souled king of the Ar- 
 thurian legend, he has gone, a long way, it may be. 
 
 "To the island valley of Avillon, 
 Wliere falls not hail, or rain, or any snow, 
 Nor ever wind bl.iws l.-iudly. hut it lies 
 Decp-meadowed, happy, fair with orchard lawns. 
 And li..\si_ry h.ilhjws crowned with suiunier sea. 
 Where He will heal him of his grievons womid." 
 
 P.ut what of her, what of that lonely ami bniken life to which his 
 da\s were one long testament of ilevotion. !\la\- we not be privileged, in 
 the great pit\- and affection rd" our hearts, to say to that saddened woman, 
 softlv, gently, lovingly; 
 
 ■'Bre.ak' not, () woman's heart, but still endure; 
 Break not. though thi'U art mortal, hut endure. 
 Remembering all the beauty of that star 
 Which shone so close beside thee, that ye made 
 One light together, but has passed and leaves thy idace 
 a lonely sorrow. 
 
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And may we not be permitted, out of the heartbeats of this hour, to 
 send up the poet's prayer for that frail and pathetic figure : 
 
 "May all love. 
 His love unseen but felt o'er-shadow thee; 
 The love of all ihy friends encompass thee; 
 The love of this great nation cherish thee; 
 The love of all its people comfort thee, 
 Till God's love set thee at his side again. 
 
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Address on Rchalf of the 
 Republicans of the Senate 
 by Hon. JJ\irreu G. Harding 
 
t Address on Belialf of tlie Rt-puljiicaiis of the Senate by Hon. Warren (",. Harding.] 
 
 Mr. C/aininiii : 
 
 A Roman Senator once said of that oreatcst of all great Romans. "There 
 can be no fitting tribute to Cresar ; rather Ciesar is Rome's tribute to the 
 ])rogress of the world." In a like vein, there is no fitting tribute to 
 noble William }iIeKinley. other than the enduring hive of the American 
 people; for he was ( )hio's offering of her most ]irecious jewel to enrich 
 a priceless tribute to new world progress. 
 
 Xobilitv of manhoo<l lives in the loving warmth of devoted human 
 hearts: statesmanship is inettacealilv written in the pages of enduring 
 historv. lighting human pathways as unerringly as the fixed stars. There 
 are a score of gatewavs te) the foothills that must first lie climbed to ascend 
 to the mountain heights of real statesmanship. William McKinley be- 
 gan the ascent, favored neither l.iy fortune n(jr circumstance. InU it was 
 not long until he won his way to congress and there .grew to national 
 acquaintance as the most consummate of politicians. He grew because 
 he was honest. If he left no other heritage to a loving, worshiping re- 
 jniblic, his fame wnuld still endure as the highest t\'pe of the honest poli- 
 tician, lie grew because he was sincere and imparted his sincerity. He 
 grew because he had faith in the e\'erlasting rocks of the republic and 
 buildeil his temple of state-craft accordingly. He grew because he was 
 courteous, consiilerate and manly in all things. He grew because he 
 was self-poised and had those attributes of siber-mindedness. deep 
 thoughtfulness and honorable purpose which enlistetl an abiding con- 
 fidence. There has been no otlier figure in American politics of such 
 strong, uninterrupted growth. His was no meteoric outburst on the 
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iiatiuiial fame ami endeariiK'nt. Ik- wi.in his way himself and alone, 
 steadily and with ever increasing ccrtaintw ti> the very hearts of his 
 fellow countr\nien, 1)\- the sheer force of merit and his manly stand for 
 his own high conceiition of Americanism. 
 
 He hnre alnft the hanner of American indnstry. He helieved in it 
 more earnesth than Cliw. anil preacheil it with nn ire fervor than Ulaine. 
 Xd one ciinld stand liefure his splendid ]iresence, look into his intensely 
 earnest e\es and hear his e!iH|uent voice in argnment withont the deep 
 con\'iction that lie proclaimeil the doctrine of a worthy national cause. 
 He was the highest exponent of ])rotection and its accredited leader. 
 It made him the man for the hour in iSoi'. when he Ijore forward and 
 aloft the hanner of liojie ami the light of promise in a period of paralyzing 
 discoiuagement, disaster and despair. His stalwart Americanism and his 
 h;iiiest iiromise of relief rifted the darkening clouds; his unerring devo- 
 tion to principle and his matchless sincerity of purj-iose won a naticmal 
 confidence. I "mil then he was the master politician, hut he hecame 
 1 'resident with all the hahilimenls of statesmanship. Responsihility and 
 o|)l>(.a-lunitv develope<l the reserve power of a trained and honest mind, 
 thev inspired a stalv irt manhood which stands unrivalled in all the 
 portraval of worlddiistory, and, William AIcKinley stood out grandly 
 as a diplomat, as a constructionist and cxjiansionist. the first among 
 statesmen, as the ins|iired apostle of new world liherty and the emanci- 
 pator of the op]iressed far across the seas. He un.sheathed the sword 
 for the first time in all history in hehalf of humanity, and unfurled ihe 
 Hag to put new stars of .glory there. He piloted the dear old ship of 
 state out of the narrow harhor where tlie excusahle anxiety of our fore- 
 fathers had anchored it and pointed its prow heavenward on the great 
 unmeasured sea of destiny. I'.ut he ran not to rashness and uncon- 
 cern. ,\ simple man of the peo|)le. helieving in them and confiding 
 in them, putting his ear to the ground to make sure that the hearts of 
 his fellow-countrymen were in accord with his ow n high cejiiception of the 
 < lod-given mission of the republic, he walked unfalteringly on, in the 
 light of conscience and faith in the omnipotent (jod. and led safely to a 
 
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broadcneil civilization ami left us a citizenship never equalled before. 
 Yet his l(.ifty niiml was not fixed on new glories in distant lands at the 
 cost of neglect of the imperishable sisterhood of states. He had a true 
 soldier's knowledge of the gaping wounds of civil strife, and the states- 
 man's skill to heal them. With a kindly courtesy and generous consid- 
 eration which en(_)hled his character, with the tact of a diplomat and the 
 sympathy of a fellow-countryman, he annointed with the soothing love 
 of an understanding fellowship the aching wound left by the immortal 
 Lincoln in his heroic rescue of the union, and planted a new standard 
 of patriotism there. He pierced the pride of a defiant South, under- 
 stood her peiiple and made them understand him, then welded anew 
 the henceforth and fcirever indissoluble ties of the uniim. 
 
 If, in the crowning wreaths of immortality, there is separate bloom 
 for every noble achievement, then the angel of the South will place on 
 Williaiu McKinley's brow the richest garland that has blossomed th'Te. 
 
 Great in life, he was heroic in the face of the eternal, and looking 
 calmly out on the great sea of the unknown, face to face with a fate so 
 bitter that it wrung the hearts of all civilization, he was the martyr 
 Christian, who yielded the life spark of a greai manly heart to light 
 the Ijeacon fires that point the way to a life eternal. 
 
 Who shall say, who can know but that an inscrutable providence 
 shall make his martyrdom rich in fruit to the nation he loved so well? 
 
 In death he burned the impress of his character deep into the soul 
 of the republic and gave a warning, aye, a warning that will be heeded, 
 of a deadly viper nursing at the breast of liberty, which would aim its 
 killing blow at the gnvcrnment itself. William McKinley's martvrdom 
 will not have been in vain when cursed, hateful, cowardly, danmable an- 
 archy is crushed under the heel of the republic. More, it will not be 
 in vain, if we emulate him, making real a citizenship free from party as- 
 persion, political devotion without denunciation, and party zeal without 
 belittlement of official character. Honest, earnest emulation of so admir- 
 able an example is living proof that we respected him first, we honored 
 him most, we loved him best. 
 
Benediction 
 
 by Rev. John Hewitt, 
 
 Rector of St. Pat/Ts Episcopal 
 Churchy Columbus. Ohio 
 
[Benediction by Rev. John Hewitt, Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 
 Columbus, Ohio.] 
 
 "The almighty Father who is a most strong tower of defense to all 
 those who put their faith and trust in Him : to whom all things in heaven 
 and earth do how and obey, be n^^w and evermore our defense as a nation, 
 and make us know and feel, as our late martyred president knew and felt, 
 that there is none other Name under heaven given t(5 men whereby we 
 may be kept in safety, but only the name of God, — Father, Son and Holy 
 (Ihost, unto whose gracious mercy anil prc.itection we now commit our- 
 selves. The Lord bless us and keep us; the Loril make his face to shine 
 upon us and he gracious unto us ; the Lord lift up the light of his counte- 
 nance upon us in peace and prosperity, now and evermore. — Aiiicii." 
 
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