The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-18
Resolutions Calling Attention to the
Assassin'S Crime and the Loss
To the Country.
INDIANA I. o. o. F. GRAND LODGE
RESOLUTIONS DEPLORING THE PRES
IDENT's DEATH ADOPTED.
BrickIayers' Union Urges Congress to
Take Action Against Anarchy
Other Action.

At a meeting of members of the Columbia
Club last night the following Mckinley me-
mortal was adopted:
Simplicity, honesty, courage and duty
were the chief traits of his character HIS
solid worth was adorned with the SWEEP
graces of gentleness, charity, love anu
faith These graces endeared him TO every
one. The stronger qualities were an inner
itance from an ancestry of tollerS, ana the
graces were received from mother whose
sweet nature flowed from lineage devoted
to Christian freedom. These characterlSucS
were strengthened and beautifed py the
love he bore at all times to his wife. -,
Our regard for the man Is equaleu Dy
our admiration of his patriotism AL the
age of eighteen he enlisted in the volunteer
army and he served for four years win YIN
marked distinction. For years he was the
leader of his party in the House OF Repre-
sentatives and was twice elected Governor
of the State of Ohio.
mo man ever entered upon the pres
idency better qualified by the variety ana
range of his experience for the adequate
discharge of the duties of that high once
With an unfailing tact which came from
an intimate knowledge of the popular heart
and a broad sympathy with the popular
will he so led the people that he seemed 70
follow rather than TO lead lie was away >
the exponent and instrument of the Will or
the people. This is the perfectlon OF true
leadership. Its secret is found IN MS Inou-
esty and simplicity of characte", MS earn
estness and Singleness or purpose III right
doing, which sought TO attain tie rlght Ior
the sake of right caring little To whom the
credit might be given.
when the war with Spain was inevitable
he resisted until the stroke could be mas
terful and effective and then carried the
war to successful conclusion whlle the
critics were debating how 1T should pc
prosecuted He brought new iuSter 10 tne
flag: new opportunities for liberty TO OPP
pressed peoples and new prosperity TO the
Nation at home.
"Under his direction the army and navy
won for us the highest regard OF the ma.
| tions of the world. His administrator OF
| our foreign possessions was so conserve
| tive and wise as to add 10 the dignity or
| the American character and give 10 TINS
| Nation a world status which 1t never had
| before His whole foreign policy was en-
| hraced in the sentence. We could not if we
would and we would not IL we could, es-
| cape the new responsibilities which war mas
] imposed upon us.
| generous official acts, he did more than was
| before possible to obliterate sectional olas.
| He welded the broken sympalnles ol .ills
! Nation so effectively that soon not a trace
will remain of sectional strife. His admin
! istration was purely and broadly ana char-
acteristically American. AS commandments
| chief his commissions went, without eXcep-
| ton, to brave and trustworthy men. he
| knew no section, or party, or sect FROM
| his Inauguration as President he grew dally
| i'm favor with God and man. he nau no
pride of opinion; no will but that OF whlch
| he was the constitutional exponent; no de-
sire but rightly to represent the people Tor
| whom he stood. AS month followed month
| we looked back on his administration with
| increasing pride in him, that he made no
| mistakes. but that each day had added 10
| and rounded out and made more perfect
| the growth. advancement, prosperity, honor
and glory of the whole Nation.
After thus successfully meeting every
| phase of life he met death as he had lived,
| heroicaly and triumphantly. At a time
| when life was pouring her best at MS feet;
| when the Nation had signalized for sec
| ond time its confidence in him, surrounded
/ by love and admiration, he was called upon,
| with brief warning, TO yield up that life, to
leave the scene of his triumphs He met
| that last King as one conquerOr meets a
| greater With Christian fortitude he yield
! ed himself to Gods love and law.
Our Republic has no place set apart for
| her illustrious dead-no Westminster Abb
| bey no Pantheon. William Mckinley
| sprang from the people. gloried in the peo-
| pie, and mis- resting place will be with the
| people whom he loved and honored most
He that borne his faculties meek,
| So clear i'm his great office, that his virtues
Will plead like angels. trumpet-tongued,
| against
| The deep damnation of his taking off"
The memorial was prepared by Addison c.
| Harris, III. II. Hanna, John il. Grifhths,
Merrill Moores and Robert A. Brown as a
| special committee.
| BRIEF SPEECHES MADE.
| The meeting was held in the assembly
room of the clubhouse. Beforehand the
|
stood on the steps in front and listened to
the impressive playing of my Country,
! IT'S of Thee" and Nearer, my God. to
| Thee by the bands massed on the steps
of the monument President Morrison called
the meeting to order. Robert y. Brown
read the memorial framed by the club $
committee. Addison c. Harris spoke to the
resolution and moved its adoption. and
oft DraC 1an4 coll LODI fnr
| speeches from John L. Griffths, Hiram
| BrOwnlee of Marion, Jesse J. NJ. La Fol
| lette and Mark Forkner of New Castle. AT
| the close of the meeting President Morrl-
| son appointed the following committee TO
| represent the Columbia Club at the funeral
| services of the President at Canton: r.. o.
| Hawkins tchairman), y. y. Young, Addison
| G. Harris John NJ. Shaw. Moses q. Nc
| Lain. Robert A. Brown, Hiram Brownlee
| and Mark Forkner
The speakers Of the evening, after eX-
J tOlling the virtues of the dead President
| his vigor. his tenderness, his courage, his
| genius and his simplicity-turned 10 con-
| sideration of the menace that CZogOcz. the
| assassin of the President. seems to repre-
| sent. anarchism. Mr.. Harris declared that
| any person that traduces the flag or at
| tacks the President should be stricken
down. and the other speakers agreed with
| him i'm their different methods of express
| sion. Mr.. Forkner gave the most studied
| attention to this matter. He said the
| worlds history does not furnish another
| such awful example as does this country
| i'm the assassination of three Presidents
| Lincoln, Garfield and Mckinley, in the
! short period of forty years. He asked II
| the United States il To get the shameful
| reputation among the nations of welcoming
| the murderous discOntents of the earth. lie
| discussed the point that has been raised in
| many directions since the President was
| shot-does the Constitution offer or permit
any safeguard against anarchism? Mr. Fork
ner said that. though the Constitution slip
! ulates freedom Of speech and of the press
! il does not consent to RIGHTEOUSNESS. and
| that Congress may on this ground enact
| laws against anarchy. He declared il to be
| his belief that CZOlgocz was the tool of an
| Anarchist conspiracy that is aiming at the
| life of this government.
Mr.. Forkner agreed with the other
| speakers that to instill patriotism deeper
| into the hearts Of the mass of the people
| will be the greatest of all remedies for the
| il of anarchism. but he urged emphaticallS
that some legislation be taken along the
| lines he described. believing that il would
| be- practicable. He argued that the polit-
| zeal cartoon and the bitter recklessness oi
| some partisan newspapers have an evil ef
| feet and should be corrected