The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-26
Members of Bar Speak
In Federal Court
Room.
Judges Fstee and Little, Thomas
Fitch, 7. McCants Stewart
and Others Heard.

tionai mouse his conspicuous attitude on
important legislation displayed the char
acter of the typical American statesman.
AS brother of the Orders of the Tenn
pie, upon the altars of which the light
of truth ever burns, he was a fit exem-
plification of the wisdom and prudence
Of its beautiful lessons. AS a citizen, his
life was spotless.
AS President of the United States, he
was gentle as a woman in his contact
with the people, he was conservative in
all things, yet positive and forceful in
the discharge of the duties of his great
office. Well may it be said of him that
during his incumhency of the presiden-
tai office ne has helped to force the
hands on the dial of time which marks
the progress of civilization and prosper
ity under the Constitution, and the mel
low. billowy, restless folds of our beau
tiful flag, full century ahead.
DEATH TO ANARCHY.
But awful as is the deed, great as is on
sorrow for the loss of our distinguished
citizen, comrade and brother, his tragic
death has its lesson-which the Amer
lean people should heed before it is too
late. Every establishment for the in
cubation of anarehistic principles should
be destroyed, every engine for the crea-
ton of those irresistible, aimless, mur-
derous impulses to kill some one promi-
nent in the administration of public af-
fairs should be publicly shetland that
within twenty-four hours after the as
sault whether successful or noO Is made.
This sentiment may be mortifying to our
idea of civilization, but it is evident that
such drastic measures are imperatively
essential. Let the act be treason. And
let the penalty of treason be death. In
other
business to our civilization, and security
to the heads of our Chief Executives.
And unless we do adopt some such meas
ures we shall soon see anarchy and mur-
der arresting the progress of civilized
society and disinheriting future genera
| tionS of that rich succession of peace
| on earth and good will toward all men
destroyed and the horrors of anarchy
triumphant in this Christianized and ciY-
llized land. The present instance Is but
a start in the direction of national disso-
| luton if 1t is not checked.
If the Court please let us dwell upon
this subject no longer in this sorrowiag
hour Let us this day and in this pres
ence lay laurel leaf upon the memory
of our martyred President. and with rev.
erently bowed head and knee over the
lowly hillock and bedeck with flowers
and bedew with tears the turf which will
! grow nowhere else SO green.
May peace come to the heart of the de.
! voted wife. Eternal rest to our late be-
loved President who sleeps the sleep that
knows no waking, and national TRANQUIL
ilty to this land of the free and home OF
the brave
NJ M'KINLEY AND HAWAu-HATCH
| Mr.. F. NJ. Hatch was then called upor
/ by the court and responded in part as
/ follows:
If the court please, this community
one and all desires to express the mos
sincere and deep regret at the death OF
our beloved president The very wan.
tonness of the crime adds to our hor.
! ror and sorrow. In this time of peace
when the country was enjoying an un.
exampied period of prosperity, while Tx
president was extending the right hanC
of Fellowship to all, to be done to death
in the manner that he was by an an
archist, seems, almost Impossible of be.
! lief. It was a horrible thing, and i
seems incredible that such an even
could have happened in the United
States.
I President Mckinley will go dowr
into history as one of the greatest pres
1dents the nation has ever had Hi
career was closely identified with th'
history of Hawaii, not only since th'
union with the United States, but man,
years prior to that he was closely ii
sympathy with the policy and the peo
pie of the Hawaiian Islands. and as
sisted in formulating the legislation fo
these islands. AS the years go by, ant
the evidence of material prosperity, fol
lowing the raising of the flag become!
more apparent, men will realize NOR,
and more and appreciate the benefit o
that union, which was due in larg,
measure to President Mckinley Tn,
stability of that flag, and the blessins
of the free government will keep con
stantly in mind the fact that we ow.
it all to William Mckinley, to whom
is due more than any other man, th'
blessings of annexation.
His memory viii be revered not enl!