Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-09-26
THURSDAY, SEPT. 26, 1901.
MEMORIAL. SERVICES.

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memorial services, as arranged By
the committee in charge to be held At
the city park on Thursday last week
were held at the city hall, which was
crowded to its utmost capacity.
Hon. ]. VI. Smith
presided; the George II. Legate Post
attended in body together with the
Mayor and City Council; the band
turned out in fall force and opened
the meeting with a dirge. The mixed
choir of thirty voices sang Newman 5
Lead Kindly Light and Nearer
My God To Thee" and "America.
Rev. Father WeYer
acted as chaplain, and in the name of
the Trinity invoked the blessing of
God and the sanctifcation of the
nations grief to Gods glory and the
welfare of the people,
Rev. Vi. Chase
was the first speaker and in part
he said-The stroke of the assas-
sin has lifted William Mckinley
from a man of the hour to one Of
history. The shot which represented
the cruelty and depravity of human
ity and laid him low has transformed
him into an object of revered aud
blessed memory. He spoke of Nc
kinley as the statesman who was too
wise and too far seeing to be carried
away by the impulse of the moment.
SO in the late war with Spain he bided
his time and when all things were
ready he moved to victory. Mckinley
did this against the protest of some
! on his own party, who wanted to hast
en- where wise statesmen always halt,
He spoke of the settlement of the China
question and the wiping out of sect
ionalism in this country as measures
which would make McKinley's name
! illustriOus and more so as years went
by in histo.y. He spoke of Mckin-
ley's domestic relations as a great
example in these days of loose, wild
and erratic ideas about marriage re-
! lations and VOWS. He next spoke of
him as the christian ruler-a splendid
example for young men who love sue
cess, most properly, but seem to think
that success and the old fashioned
ideas of Christianity are not com
patible. But here in his high place,
Mckinley, by his christian character,
showed that they were, and so we
should bless God for him. He closed
with few words about anarchy and
with the words of David: He fed
them with a true aud faithful heart,
and ruled them prudently with all his
power" These words he applied in a
happy way to the late President
Rev. George Merrifield
followed in somewhat the same line Of
thought, which he amplitied in very
happy way. He spoke of the cause
which had brought us together and
of the soemnity of the occasion, and
how it might be possible that we did
not now realize what an awful thing
had happened to US. 1t takes years
sometimes to realize such calamities.
He spoke of Mckinley as the clear
headed, large minded and pure sOuled
man. He said that in the late war
with Spain, although urged by the
caricatures and the charges of being
timid made by aggre ssive newspapers
and leaders to precipitate matters,
and to hasten, when wisdom fingered,
he Mckinley was calm aud dispas-
sionate. The dead President saw with
statesman's S eye the situation most
clearly; and then ne moved on and
on, 10 victory. MIR. Merrifeld said
that no doubt the verd ct OF history
would place him high in the worlds
estimation. Today we live too near
the conflict to see clearly the relative
proportion Of things, which he APP
piled TO such men as Mckinley, who
would grow in reputation IS years
went by. He then spoke of Mckinley
in his christian relations, and it was
wonderful that. amid all the excite
ment and under the search light OF
political comparisons, not one word
had been said, or could be said,
against his integrity and honor. His
character was never smirched by any
suspicion whatever, no matter how
groundless. He stood with clean
hands before the American people,
and all, regardless Of party, loved
and honored him az an honest and
upright man,
Rev. John HardcastIe
spoke at length about anarchy. He
opened his remarks with the fable
about the vile creature that sought
protection under the bears paw, then
under the lions paw: then it attached
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