The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-01
Stark Bar Honors Dead
President.
ELOQUENT EULOC|ES
Offered by Prominent Attor-
neys Of the County--Toueh:
ing Memorial to be Pre-.
sented to Mrs. Nc Kidney.

Members of the Stark county bar
held a meeting Saturday morning in
court room No. and adopted a memo.
rial in honor of the late President Nc
Nnley, who was a member of the bar
of this county. Judge McCarty pre-
sided at the meeting and made 4
touching address in stating the love of
the bar for the martyred president.
He announced the object of the meet.
ing. and then Judge William r. Day,
as chairman of the committee, offered
a touching memorial, of great length
and supported it in a masterful ad.
dress, in which he extolled the presi.
dent and his great character.
He was followed by William A.
Lynch, who spoke at some length. He
said that the greatest trait of the pres
ident was
HIS COMMON HONESTY.
He had opportunities while in con.
gress that would have wrecked weak.
er man. No one even in the heat of
partisan debate had ever said that q
dishonest dollar crossed his palm.
Mr.. Lynch was followed by Judge
J. A. Amber, of Salem, father of Judge
Ralph S. Amber. He was so over.
come at times that he could hardly
speak. He expressed his admiration
for the man and stated that the first
time Mr.. Mckinley was ever in the
halls of congress was as his guest
when the late president was young
man on visit to Washington.
Judge Isaac II. Taylor made a short
extempore address. His remarks were
eloquent and touching. The highest
trait of McKinley's character was that
displayed
IN HIS HOME LIFE
and as a christian man. He likened
him to Paul when the apostle said:
Il have fought good fight, l have
finished my course" etc., and the
psalmist who said "The Lord giveth
and the Lord taketh away" and lastly,
to the Savior who said upon the cross,
Father, forgive them, for they know
not what they do"
Attorney Kreichbaum then read a
splendid memorial poem which he had
prepared. 1t was full of great thought
and true poetic ferver.
Attorney James A. Rice made a
short address in which he lauded the
virtues of President Mckinley and
spoke Of his personal
SORROW AT HIS DEATH.
Judge w. w. Hole, Of Columbiana
county, who was present, was called
upon and made brief address. He
was just back from attending the trial
OF Czolgosz and spoke of the impress
sions that had been made upon him
as he listened to the address of the
counsel who had been appointed to de-
fend the criminal, that the justice of
the law might be subserved.
The memorial expressed the sorrow
of the bar and the great loss sustained
H. the death Of the president. His ca.
rcer was recounted and his many
VIRTUES EXTOLLED.
The last paragraph is composed of
the words of Mckinley in eulogy Of
Garfield after his assassination, which
so eminently describes the man who
uttered the words, as follows:
In him we find the best represen-
tative of the possibilities of American
life. Boy and man he typifies Ameri-
can youth and manhood, and illustrates
the benefits and glory of our free in
stitutions. He did not flash forth as
a meteor; he rose with measured and
staetly step over rough paths and
through years of rugged work. He
. EARNED HIS PASSAGE
to- every preferment. He was tried
and tested at every step in the path
way of progress. He produced his
passport to every gateway of opportu
nifty and glory. His state sustained
hin, and at last the nation rewarded
MS courage and consistency with the
highest honors it could bestow."
An engrossed copy of the memorial
VII be sent to the wife of the late
president.