The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-20
TO THE DEAD
PREDECESSOR IN THE PREsI-
DENTS HIGH OFFICE PAYS
TRIBUTE To HIS WORTH
ADDRESSES AT PRINCETON
Grover Cleveland, First to Students
and Later to TOwnspeople.
Praises the Character of
William Mckinley.

PRINCETON, N. j., Sept. 19-All form
al exercises at Princeton university were
suspended, and at II o'clock memorial
services were held in Alexandria hall Tile
faculty and board of trustees atten lei
the exercises in their gowns without
their hoods The big hall was filed w. tn
students and visitors, as the faculty, led
by Former President Cleveland and Pres
ident Patton slowly filed up the aisle
to the rostrum. President Patton intro
duced Mr. Cleveland, who was v'sibly
affected, and with tears in his eyes eulo-
gized the dead president. Mr.. Cleveland
said in part:
To-day the grave closes over the man
that had been chosen by the people OF
the United States to represent their SOW
erelgnty, to protect and defend their con-
stitution. and to faithfully execute the
laws made for their guidance and to safe
ly uphold the integrity of the republic
He passes from us not only bearing
the Wreaths and garlands of his coun-
trymen approving acclaim, but amid
the sobs and tears of a mighty nation
The whole nation loved the presiden-.
His kindly disposition and affectionate
traits, his amiable consideration for all
around him. will long be in the hearts
of his countrymen. He loved them in re-
turn with such patriotism and unselish-
ness that in this hour of their grief and
humiliation he would say to them: Tt
is lesson in my life or death let it
be taught to those who still live and have
the destiny of their country in Their keep
ing.
First in my thoughts are the lessons
to be learned from the career of William
Mckinley by the young men, who make
up the students today of our university
Thew are not obscure or difficult The
man who is universally nourned TO-DAY
was not deficient in education but with
all you will hear of his grand character
and of his services to his country YOU
will not hear that what he ACCOMPLISHED
was entirely due to his education. He was
an obedient and affectionate son, patient
ana obed1ent as a soldier affectionata
tender and devoted as a husband. and
truthful, generous, unselfSh, moral AMI
clean in every relation of life. He never
thought any more of those things too
weak for his manliness. Make no mis-
take. Here was most distinguished
man, a great man, useful man, who
became distinguished, great and useful
because he had, and retained unimpaired
qualities of heart which 1 fear university
students sometimes feel like keeping in
the background or abandoning
There is a most serious lesson for all
of us in the tragedy of our late presi-
dents death. If We are to escape further
attacks upon our peace and security we
must boldly and resolutely grapple with
the monster of anarchy. 1t is not a
thing that we can safely leave to be
dealt with by party or partisanship
menace except the teaching and the prac-
tice of the best citizenship, the exposure
of the ends and aims of the gospel of
discomfort and hatred of social order
and the and the brave enactment and
execution of repressive laws.
The universities and colleges cannot
refuse to join in the battle against the
tendencies of anarchy. Their help in dis
covering and warning against the rela-
tlonShip between the vicious counSels
and deeds of blood and their steadying
influence upon the element of unrest can
not fail to be of inestimable value.
BY the memory of our martyred pres
ident let us resolve to cultivate and de-
velor the qualities that made him use
full, and let us determine to meet the
cali of patriotic duty in every time of our
countryS danger and need"
Speeches were also delivered by Wood
row Wilson. head of the department oe
politics. and by Prof H. Finley, a per-
sonal friend of Mr.. Mckinley. Prof.
Wilson dwelt with the conditions which
had made the assassination of President
Mckinley possible, and asked that some
action be taken to hinder the spread of
the spirit Of anarchy ir this country
Prof. Finley spoke of the late president
as he knew him. as friend.
The exercises closed with the benedic
ton by President Patton
Memorial services were held in tho
FIRST Presbyterian church this afternoon
Rev Maitland V. Bartlett pastor nf
the church, OBLIGATED. Addresses were
delivered by ex-President Grover Cleve-
land, President Patton Dr. John r. De-
WITT of the educational seminary; Rev.
DIR. Long, pastor of the Second Presby-
terrain church, and Rev. DIR. Conn, pastor
of the Methodist church.
Mr. Cleveland said in part:
The death of our lamented president
and the solemnities that followed it have
especially touched me. [ not only sus-
tain my full share of the grief which
is common to all my fellow citizens, but
it seems to me that 1 have been brought
within a more inner circle of the circle
of relationship to these things, exclusive
ly my own. recall with sharp dis
tirctness when the man we today mourn
came from his home to receive on
su. render from my hands the great
office to which he had been elected. An