The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-27
TRIBUTES TO M'kiklty.


the life and character of the late presi-
dent were a number which the Asso-
ciated Press did not give comprehen-
sively, but which were so impressive, SO
tender and SO true that the Inter Noun
tain is constrained to reproduce some
Of their stronger passages. The re-
marks of ex-President Cleveland were
exceedingly patriotic and instructive,
being as follows:
Cali our people loved our dead presi-
dent. His kindly nature and loveable
tYaitsof character and his amiable con-
eideration for all about him Will long
dive in the minds and hearts OF his
countrymen. He loved them In return
with such patriotism and unselhsh-
ness that in this hour of their grief
and humiliation he would say to them:
1T is Gods will; I am content. Il
there Is lesson in my life or death,
let it be taught to those who still live
and have the distiny of the country in
their keeping. L-'- us then as our
dead is buried out of our sight seek
for the lessons and the admonitions
that may be suggested by the life and
death, which constitutes our theme.
First in my thoughts are the lessons
to be learned from the career Of William
Mckinley by the young men who make
up the student body OF our native I'M
aversity. These lessons are not obscure
or difficult. They teach the value or
study and mental training, but they
teach more impresssively that the road
to usefulness and to the only success
worth having will be missed or lost ex-
cept it is sought and kept by the light
Of those qualities Of the heart, which
II Is sometimes supposed may safely be
neglected or subordinated in university
surroundings. This Is a great mistake.
Study and study hard, but never let
the thought enter your mind that study
alone or the greatest possible accum-
mutation Of learning alone will lead you
t. the heights of usefulness and success.
The man who is universally mourned
today achieved the highest distinction
which his great country can confer on
any man, and he lived a useful life.
He was not deficient in education, but
with all you will hear Of his grand
career and his services to his country
and to his fellow citizens, you will not
hear that the high plane he reached
or what he accomplished was due en-
tirely to his education. You Will instead
constantly hear, as accounting for his
great success, that he was obedient and
affectionate as a son, patriotic and
faithful as soldier, honest and upright
as citizen, tender and devoted as
husband, and truthful, generous, unset
fish moral and clean In every relation
Of life. He never thought any Of these
things too weak for his manliness.
Make no mistake. Here was a most dis
tingushed man, great man, useful
man-who became distinguished, great
end useful because he had, and retained
unmpaired. qualities of heart which
fear university students sometimes feel
like keeping in the background or aban-
doning.
''There is most serious lesson for
all of us in the tragedy of our late
presidents death. The shock OF 1t Is
81 great that it is hard at this time to
read this lesson calmly. We can hard
~ fail to see. however behind the bloody
deed OF the assassin, horrible figures
and faces from which 1t will not do to
turn away. If we are to escape further
attack upon our peace and security.
Perhaps one OF the most eloquent
memorial orations called forth by the
nations tragedy was that Of Senator
Foraker a warm personal friend and
political associate of the great man
whose death he lamented. Senator For
aker's words were these:
After reviewing the late presidents
life. Senator Foraker, said:
But he no longer belongs to us alone.
We long ago gave him to the nation, and
the nation has given him to the world.
There is no place in all Christendom
SpvIn t,sc
admiratioin and cherished with affec-
ton. The whole world mourns with us
and pays tribute to his memory, not
because of his public services, for they
We're rendered for America. but for the
gentleness of his nature and the mobility
of his character. In these respects he
Is without a rival since Sir Philip Sid
ney.
"He was Of splendid presence, Of
pleasing personality, and of polished
and graceful address. There was no
court in Europe where his manner and
department would not have commanded
the highest respect, and yet it was all
so natural and free from simula ton or
ahectation that he was always, without
any sacrifice of dignity or change of
manner, Familiarity at home with Abra-
nam l-incoln's common people of Amer
lea.
He loved his countrymen, and was
never so happy as when in their midst.
From them he constantly gathered sus-
Gestions and ideas ana wisdom. The
cares of state were never so exacting
that he could not give considera ton to
the humblest. and his mind was never
full OF mercy.
AS public speaker he had few
equals. His voice was Of pleasing tono
ana unusual carrying power. He had
1t under complete control. He could
Aoart 1t perfectly to any audience for
any subject. 1t was always in tune
with the OCCASION. From one end Of
the land to the other, he was constant
~ in demand for public addresses. He
responded to more such calls, probably.
than any other orator Of his time. Most