The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-01
At Central Union

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William Mckinley the man, but at
Mckinley the President, the represen-
tative of law and order. The cry OF
the American people in this hour OF
national sorrow is that some drastic
law be passed by Congress that shall
leave no place under the blue Ameri-
can sky for the red flag of anarchy to
float beside the Stars and Stripes. Such
/ measures may be necessary, but they
are not the real remedy. The real
remedy Is the penetrating light and
uplifting power of the religion Of Jesus.
No man who has ever been taught the
lesson of Christ redcemng can ever
become an anarchist. | say tonight
flood the dark places of the American
cities with the light Of the gospel of
Christ and anarchy will disappear. The
courage and Christian resignation Of
Mckinley when he faced certain death
has touched the heart of the entire
civilized world: Goodbye all, good
bye 1t Is Gods way; His will be
done" These words have caused tears
to well in the eyes of his millions of
countrymen. His life had been so clear,
so sincere, so sweet, so full OF good
will to his fellowmen, he could say
His will be done" During the trying
days Intervening between the day ne
was struck by the bullets and the day
he died. the American people had had
time to examine his life and work, and
study the aims of the deceased Presi-
dent and because they have done So
they have been able to arrive at n
true estimate of the man himself, and
every man and woman believes now
that his death Is a personal bereave-
ment.
In those houses in which hang the
pictures of Lincoln and Garfield, whose
names have been household words.
there has been added the picture of
: Mckinley, to be held in equal love and
reverence.
JUDGE ESTEE'S ADDRESS.
Judge Estee spoke of his personal ac-
quaintance with the dead President
and made a strong plea for the rid
dance to the American soil of that
faint of anarchy.
II hardly think it is well for anyone
to attempt to follow your eloquent pas
tor in the splendid address he has
made tonight He has told you all
about Mr.. Mckinley. | say mister
;, because | think mister is the greatest
title an American citizen can possess,
4 better than the title of the office he
= held. was requested to say word
of Mr.. Mckinley, of my personal ac-
puamtance with him. | cannot say
that my relations have been of an in
innate nature Many years ago | first
, saw him at Chicago at the Republican
convention which nominated Harrison
y for the first time for the Presidency.
1t seems that the Ohio delegation, of
which Mckinley was member came
;, pledged for John Sherman for the
u nomination. Some of them did not
he want Mr.. Sherman nominated, al
= though | believed, and still believe
IL ne was Il great and good man. Some
4 OF the delegates conceived the idea OF
- voting for Mckinley. and he came tc
me upon the platform and said: Won
u you let me speak and say the delega
90 ton is out of order? | said, Mr.. Nc
ne kinley, | don't think so said Dom
as get up, and he went back to his seat
~ He arose there, ana | did not know
a what he was going to say. He said
- While | appreciate the compliment o
my fellow citizens, | am the friend Il
Il John sherman and want tn see hin
nd nominated. Anything | can do to Sc
ma him nominated | win do
tie Mr.. Mckinley could have got tn
he nomination for President that day
~ There is no doubt about that He re
" fused to take it under n sense of a
uu obligation that he had undertaken /
an stand by John Sherman, and he did
of You know his fate
es Mr.. Mckinley was a short stout
10 Well-built man, His head was Sc
l., squarely upon broad shoulders. II
had the nearest classical features o
a any man | ever saw, except posSibl
NJ Edwin Booth, | know of no American
statesman who had such mastery fea
ed lures as Mckinley. | remember whe
# he was chairman of the ways am
-, means committee to have seen him Q
:, out and speak to the newspaper hoy
" and ushers to encourage them tina
'e- they might be better boys and mer
ok He always spoke pleasantly. | hear
nix him speak many times, and | aeve
saw him make but one gesture an
that was to raise both hands as if I
say, 1 am addressing my people II
appealed to the reason of the peopl,
He was assaSsinated because n
was President of this Republic. Yo
T. and | are the ones that are the caus
- of his assassination, entirely becaus
he was our President. He was mu.
l., dered because he was the representa-
i'S tive of great nation. Yet we perm
w.. In this great land of ours. permit me
~ TO meet and discuss the question {
az disposing of the lives, liberty an
~ property of their fellow citizens. w
q" permit public journals to speak
81 men with "A view of inspiring poor, l.
", norant men to assassinate them. Ths
~ is the reason for il.
The time has come when the pee
-, pie have got to unite and say the
'a. rulers shall live, so far as the han
on of the assassin is concerned. The
- shall not be assassnated. The M
az archlst who raises his hand again:
.S the ruler shall die as he ought [
-. Think of a man like Mckinley on II
10 day of his assassination, going to Blu
". falo, addressing thousands of his fe
NN low citizens, and then as he is throug
shaking hands with his fellow citizen
and this man shoots him down, twlC
and he would have shot him thi
time but for the Interference of Il
, officers There lis no safety in Amer
can citizenship, in American law;
my security by the constitution of 4
ON ehitea states 10 any man II we perm
'fs' time has come, and / am amazed
No al ihAt is snil- ihat NO rnmndY Is Y