The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-30


erence for the ideals of American states
men typified by the late President Nc
kinley. were the keynores Of two of
the most brilliant eulogfes ever deIiv-
cred in Honolulu to the memory of the
martyred executive. In addresses. |
teeming with the strongest and most
fervent expressions Of patriotism. Hon. |
NJ. NJ. Estee, Judge of the United States |
Circuit Court of Hawaii, and Rev. w.
NJ. Kincaid, pastor of the Central Union
Church, held the rapt attention of an
audience which filled the great audi
torium to the portals. During the de-
livery of the speeches a silence which
came from the knowledge of the deep
bereavement under which the nation is
sorrowing, pervaded the church and
every word spoken was heard. The
services last night were indicative of
the high esteem in which a Christian
community held the Christian president.
Both speakers were intent upon show
ing to the people the great lessons TO
be derived from the noble life of Will
liam Mckinley, the man as we'll as
the President and both impressed the
audience with the view that the time
was here when the red flag of anarchy
under which Mckinley was assassinat-
ed, should no longer be allowed to hang
side by side with the stars and stripes
and that it should be driven from the
face Of the land.
| The interior of the church edifice was
plainly decorated in memory of the
| President only at the organ, where an
American flag intertwined with crepe
was placed. The music by the ehoir
and soloists was beautifully rendered,
the solos of Mrs. A. H. Otis, Mrs. Annis
! Montague Turner and Mrs. c. B. Da-
mon being peculiarly appropriate to
the sad occasion. After the opening
prayer by Rev. j. P. Erdman and the
! singing of the anthem, Father, l Know
Thy Ways Are Just" DR.. Kincaid de-
livered an address upon the life of the
| late President.
OF William Mckinley. the late James
A. Garfield who knew him intimately,
said early in his career: In him we
find the best representation of the pos
sibiities of American life, and of a
man; ne typifies American youth and
manhood and illustrates the glories of
our free institutions. He did not begin
! life with great prospects, he rose with
measured and steady steps from years
of rugged work. He earned his pas
sage to every political preferment. For
| every step in that path of progress he
produced his passport to every gate
way. Every word of that Is true, so
true that it might have been spoken
over his bier at the close of his life
work Mr.. Mckinley had no superior
| advantages. He was well born. 1t was
a simple Christian home in which this
man came to life and it is a beautiful
thing for us to know that early he
learned the truths of the church and
he believed IN God and Christ. AS a
school boy ne seemed to have no other
thought than that he owed duty to
his country. Three months after the
firing on Fort Sumter we find him in
the ranks. We find him a sturdy Amerl-
can boy like hundreds of thousands Of
into the field at their country's call
. He was always subordinate to duty
1t took him four years simply to be-
come a Major and when the war had
ended he had proved himself a soldier
obedient and sturdy, always to be
counted upon. When the war was over
the public mind was in a foment. The
great questions raised by the Civil war
were all up for settlement. The eX-
pansion of our great dominion was sim
ply beginning to dawn upon the COM
prehensions Of the men of the day.
From the very beginning to the end
of his life you will see running through
it one supreme unbroken quality, that
of purpose. When he entered Congress
there was nothing in him that gave evil
dence Of unsual ability. He simply
plodded along faithfully doing his duty
and meeting every demand for his
| presence as a public speaker.
1t was for Rutherford B. Hayes, the
Colonel Of his old regiment, to point out
the way for something more than COM
monplace service, while Mr.. Mckinley
was in Congress. and one day at the
White House Mr.. Hayes said to him:
You must devote yourself to some
special line" and he advised the study
of the tariff, which was a subject. he
knew would not be settled in years.
! Rutherford B. Hayes made Mckinley
as truly as one man ever made another
Mr.. Mckinley was the one man of all
others who could profit by such advice
for there was in him that one quality
of devotion and seriousness to purpose
SO essential to success.
He became known in the House Of
/ Representatives as an authority on the
tariff. Like all men of one idea he be-
came largely a fanatic and it is we'll
he did SO for with that policy for which