The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-09-22
MEMORIAL SERVICES
OF THE CANTON POST G. A. r., AND
THE CITIZENS,
Simple and Impressive Ceremony---M Major
.MCKinley's EulOgistic Address,
Over 1000 Men III Line.

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Yesterday afternoon the feeling Of de-
preston which had prevailed" during
the day, was intensified, as a fealiSing
sense of the great loss became. more
familiar, and by tacit consent, all BUSH
ness was practically abandoned, which,
finally found expression in closing all.
places of business and resort, until afS,
ter the evening shadows had finally
closed the dreary day.
At half past four, the steam whistles
with one accord, poured forth long,
melancholy notes Of mOurnful cadence,
as If the monsters below, whose mouth
pieces they are, shared in the general
grief. A movement for
GENERAL DEMONSTRATION
was organized, and public ceremonies,
under the leadership of Canton Post,
No. 25, G. A. R., were then performed as
follows: At 5:45 p. M, the Post, eighty
strong, marched out of their headQuar-
ters in Harter's Block, and preceded by
the Grand Army Band, took up posi-
tiOn north Of the square, on Market
street, where they awaited the fOrma-
tiOn OF the rest of the line. Marshals
John Wells and Austin Lynch, assisted
by several mounted aids, after a short
interval, succeeded in forming the i'm
mense cOncOurse Of men there gathered
into double ranks.
No greater testimonial was required
to know the feelings of our people, than
to view the makeup" of that
body of men. Representatives of
all political faiths, merchants,
ministers, mechanics, bankers, lab
Orers, all, by their presence, showing
their respect for the deceased, respect
for the position he occupied in our in
stitutiOnS and deep indignation for the
cOwardly and trescherOus manner of his
overthrow and death. Ill
At 6 o'clock the arrangements were
complete, and amid the tOlling of bells
the cOrtege started in the following
order:
THE PROCESSION.
Mounted Marshals.
Mayor PierO,
Platoon of Police.
Grand Army Band.
Canton Post No. 25 G. AR.
Citizens on foot.
City Band.
Cadets, with arms reversed.
Citizens on foot.
Drum Corps.
Citizens on foot.
Citizens in carriages.
The procession moved up Market to
Feather street, west on Feather to Pop
lar, down Poplar to South street, thence
east to Market, up Market, arriving at
the public square, in front of the band |
stand, at Z o'clock, where ranks were
broken, the audience dispOsing itself
favOrably to listen to remarks by Hon.
Major VIM. Mckinley. After music by
the both bands, Rev. L. NJ. Kuhns, of
the English Lutheran church, offered
an eloquent prayer.
Judge Raft then called upon Major |
Mckinley, who responded as follows:
MAJOR MCKINLEY's ADDRESS.
81 think that silent grief is the most |
appropriate mark of respect we can
show the deceased. When the commit
tee asked me to make a few remarks
upon the life and character of the dead |
President 1 thought that our great grief |
would be best expressed in the silent
march we have just finished 'Tis scarce
twenty-fOur hours since the death of the
President and tonight the whole cOun-
try is joining in similar demonstrations
to our own and bending beneath the
burden of our common grief.
President Garfield was peculiarly the
representative of every
AMERICAN BOYS AMBITION
and will ever remain, as an example of
what the humblest born American boy
can attain. You are all familiar with
his early struggles and reverses, which
were crowned with final success. We
all knew him; until three years past, he
lived in the adjoining county of Portage
and was neighbOr to us. say of him
as stranger said of Daniel Webster,
while the latter was lying in state at
Boston, when you are gone the
WORLD WILL BE LONESOME"
Garfield built his own monument,
carved his own fortune, and
l can add nothing to his lasting fame
by saying that He who is the Widows
God, the orphans God, and the God of
the bereaved mother, will give such
consolation the world cannot bestOw.
The following appropriate lines, writ
ten by Garfield upon the death of Lin
coin, and recited by him in the halls of
Congress, fourteen years ago, are fitting
at this time:
GARFIELD ON LINCOLN.
Dlvinely gifted man,
1SE.