The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-20

Watres was introduced. He said:
Colonel Watres' Tribute.
1t is impossible, in the few minutes
allowed on an occasion like this, to
give adequate expression to the solemn
thoughts and deep emotions which
crowd into the soul In the presence
of the great and overwhelming grief
which has come to the nation, we stand
side by side with seventy millions OF
mOurncrS, with bowed heads and
wounded hearts.
Race. creed and political opinion
have been swept aside, as we stand
under one flag, with one mind, to honor
the memory of our president; to mourn
the loss which each one knows to be
his own.
TO our land, in the hour of its great
ness and the fullness of its happiness.
has come a trial which is hard indeed
to bear. The pity of it bows every head
with grief. and the injustice of it min
giles Indignation with the sorrow in our
hearts. History nowhere records the
death of a chief executive so univer-
sally mourncd. Shocked with the ter
rible sorrow which came in a moment.
the great heart of the nation beat in
unison i'm adherence Of the awful
crime. In the twinkling of an eye, the
great power of love manifested itself.
throughout this broad land, men. wom-
en- aud children are mourning a per-
sonal loss
The nations across the sea are with
us i'm thought and In prayer, and have
extended To us the hand of loving sym
pathy. No event in centuries has so
kecnly brought to the nations OF the
civilized world the solidarity of the
race. the brotherhood of man, as our
nations grief, which has become the
grief of the world. Nations have grown
accustomed to pomp and pageantry
from the loss of their chief executive,
but the scenes enacted since Septem-
bor are new i'm the history of man
kind.
The common people, from among
whom sprang our illustrious dead,
mourn him most sincerely; the walt
ing thousands upon thousan nds. who
thronged the road with fearful eyes
and heavy hearts, as the funeral train
wcndcd it's way across our state, ex-
press i'm eloquenCe unsurpassed the
deep affection of the people whom he
loved and served so we'll
But our bereavement brings with ii
a crisis to be met; a question vital to
the interests of law and order in this
country and throughout the world. We
have a bitter lesson to learn, ana " we
learn it well. as we can and must, who
shall say that our beloved president
has died i'm vain. ours is a land Of law
and order, wherein every man may eX-
ercise liberty within the law. What
better monument could there he to
American justice and the reign of law
than the conduct of the bench and bar
of Erie county and the citizens of Buff
falO toward the misCreant who mur-
d"rcd President Mckinley, who. even
though standing mute before the seat
of Justice will be given a fair and i'm
partial trial under the forms of law.
Must Be Blotted Out.
Anarchism must be blotted out:
American soil is not intended for and
will not abide its growth. To this
every loyal citizen agrees.
The disease is recognized and it re-
mains to ascertain the remedy. Pun
ishmcnt there will and must be for the
| deed that has at once insulted and
! robbed us. But punishment is not of
! necessity prevention, and prevention
| we must seek.
| While there will need to he laws i'm
mcdiately enacted in this regard, the
| only sure and abiding remedy against
anarChism is to be found in the cduca-
tion of our people. The stability of our
government; the permanenCe OF our in
| stitutions depend upon our ability to
| educate the youth of our land; to in
still into the hearts OF the millions who
I are coming to our shores and the mill
| ions born among us that we are a God
fearing and law-abiding people.
| TO this end should our best efforts be
| put forth. The cosmopolitan character
! of our country makes the duty impera =
| tive and immediate.
| But there is another lesson which our
| land may learn from her present trial.
| We are indebted to William Mckinley
| for much that he has achieved in our
| behalf. He fought for our country; he
| offered his life that the country might
] live: he gave her years of useful SER
vice, and he finally died for her. For
all these, we owe his memory much
but ii is for his life and character and
the inspiration they afford that we owe
| him the most.
! Bishop Andrews, In his recent ad-
| dress, touched cord in the heart of
| the nation when he spoke of William
| MCkinlcy's great and generous love
for his fellow-men, and OF his profound
loyalty to the great King of the Uni
verse"
McKinlcy's love for God, his mother
and his wife, his country and his fell
| lOW-men claims the affection as well
as the admiration of the civilized
world. No one better than he has ex-
emplified the beauty of the home, and
| the home is the unit of our national
life. The simplicity of his life was only
eQualled by the grandeur of his char
acter. He was a pure man and his
purity was his power
The Spirit which filled the Prince of
Peace, before which fell the evil ones
i'm the Garden, differed not in kind, but
i'm degree from the Spirit which moved
and controlled William Mckinley, and
! which made him not only power
among men, but among the nations of
the world. lie met every requirement
and he kept well the commands of the
prophet of old, as expressed by Whit
tier:
what asks our Father of his children
| Save Justice, mercy and humility;
| \ reasonable service of good deeds
Pure living; tenderness to human
needs;
Obedience and trust; prayer for light
| to see
The Masters footsteps in our daily
No knotted scourge nor sacrificiaI
knife,
But the calm beauty of an ordered life
A life which stands az all true lives
have stood
Firm rooted in the faith that God is
| good"
Therefore, as we contemplate the life
which will always live i'm the hearts of
a grateful people. let us renew our al
legienCc to the things he loved: let us
guard well the things which make for
peace and good government; and let US
seek by Divine guidance to make and
keep our country the best and tho
noblest under the sun,
As Colonel Watres was leading up tC
the commendation of the manner in
which the law-abidinE people of Buf.
falO held themselves i'm restraint after
the assassination, the audience antici.
pated him and approved Of the com.
lmCndatiOn with enthusiastic applauSc