The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-20

Sorrow reigned supreme in all the land
yesterday. There was mourning wherever
he name and fame of William Mckinley
Vas known. Distinguished churchmen, be-
memory of him who fel! martyr to his
owe for. and confidence in, the people
whom he served. Statesmen delivered glow
ng tributes to the dead President as a
rue man. as a devoted husband and as an
xecutive whose only thought was to make
ne country prosperous, happy and the
sading Nation of the world. Others spoke
him as one of the people. plain and
vmocratic in his ways. Still others told
enerally beloved for the friends he m-.,~,
-oting the fact that William Mckinley
was not an enemy-maker and that one OF
his great characteristics was his gift OF
winning the love and friendship of those
with whom he came i'm contact.
Former President Grover Cleveland. who
attended the state funeral at Washington,
was one of the speakers that delivered feel
ing tributes to his successor in the White
House. Mr.Cleveland first spoke to the stu
dents of Princeton University, and was I'M
stinted in his need of praise of the martyr
and in his condemnation of the assassin s
act. Later Mr.. Cleveland delivered an ad-
dress at the church services, in which he
again spoke of his grief and also re-
lated inauguration day incident
Cardinal Gibbons addressed an i'm
mense congregation in the cathedral al
Baltimore. This eminent Catholic prelate
also eulogized the late chief magistrate
saying ii was incomprehensible that any
one should desire the life of a man like Nc
Kinley, whose every word and act showed
love for his fellow-men. Senator Foraker
who twice nominated Mr.. Mckinley for the
presidency. delivered a notable address be-
fore a multitude of people in Music Hall
Cincinnati. w. ]. Bryan spoke at Lincoln
Neb, Adlai Z. Stevenson at Bloomington
H.. and Senator Hoar at Worcester, Mass
Other well-known men spoke to throngs ir
Chicago, Washington, New York, Kansas
City and elsewhere.
Church services were general. In lndlana
there were either union or separate exer
cises in every town. Dispatches from the
South, the North, the East and the Wes
tell the same story. in the national capital
at the church attended by the late Presi
dent, there was not half enough room fol
those who desired admission.
All the country was silent for few min
utes yesterday. At a given minute stree
and steam railway traffic stopped. II
Washington every person ceased work ol
stood still with bowed heads for a stated
period. Not telegraph instrument clicked
for five minutes, the electric current benl
cut off every wire for that time.
1 In other countries. while the sorrow wa:
not so general as here, there were unusual
manifestations of the esteem in which Pres
ident Mckinley was held. In all the Eu
ropean capitals memorial services were at
tended either by royalty or its representa-
tives Probably for the first time in his
tory special services were held i'm famed
3 Westminster Abbey. Throughout the Brit
ish empire there was evidence OF mourn
ing and if President Roosevelts proclama
tion had been addressed directly TO Ca
literally than il was in the Dominion
4 Cablegrams from India. China, the Philip
pines. Mexico all the Central and Soutf
i American countries report memorial serV
ices. Exercises also were held in Cubs
and Jamaica. Thursday was, in fact,
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