The Irish standard., 1901-09-28
His Eloquent Memorial Address in Honor
of the Late President of
this Free Nation.
Fitting Tribute to William M'Kinley and
Scathing Rebuke to the
Violators of Law.

A mastery address was delivered
by Rev. James M. Cleary, of st.
Charles Church. Minneapolis Mt the
Davidson theatre, st. Cloud, Mimi, Oh
Thursday afternoon, Sept 10, on the
occasion of the memorial exercises
held rs tribute to the memory of the
late President Mckinley. The st.
Cloud Times declares it was listened
to with the closest attention from be-
ginning to end. at was n grand and
inspiring declaration Of American
principles" says the Times. "and its
classically perfect English and fault
less delivery, coupled with the fine
face and magnificent figure of the man
added to it's force ana impressivencss.
The full text of the address follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen-In the VIC
lent removal of the President of this
great republic, the world and human
ity suffer a grievous loss. The bullet
Mt William Mckinley. but it's dcstruc-
of the frenzied assassin was not aimed
tive force was spent at the chief exc
cutive of the frecst nation in the world.
The greatest and the most successful
republic in NIL history implores the
sympathy Of humanity's friends, who
cncircle the globe, for this is q foul
and dastardly blow at human freedom.
The president of the United States is
the representative of the most legltl.
mate authority and the exponent Of
the highest form of civil liberty. that
humanity has ever enjoyed, or ever
can enjoy. A mortal blow Mt the pres
ident Of this liberty loving, and JUS
tice-lOving people, Is the most coward
ly outrage that can be perpetrated
upon the sacred rights of humanity.
This glorious republic Of ours was
established by the fathers, and has
been preserved by the patriotism of it's
citizens, that liberty, and justice, that
human equality and human happiness
might find in this fair western land
an abiding home. Never In the
worlds history was prosperity so gen.
orally enjoyed by the masses of the
people as It Is known to the people Of
this beautiful land. Never Mt my
period of our country's history was
prosperity so generally dlffused rs 1t Is
just at this opening of the twentieth
century. Never did the toiling masses
Of the people have less to complain Of
MS to their condition of prosperity and
plenty than just at the time when the
murderer's hand struck the foul blow
Mt the representative Of the sovereign
authority Of the most prosperous, the
most happy and the most fortunate
people in the whole wide world. What
ever may be the conditions in other
lands, certainly in this fair land Of
ours, liberty's home, and humanity's
opportunity, there is no reasonable
ground for complaint, because of the
insolence and heartlessness of those in
power. With us there never has been
and please God, there never will be
any abuse OF the power that authority
confcrs. There Is no room for tyranny
in our free land.
We give to the world practical illus
tration of our generous comprehension
Of the meaning of that magic term
liberty. If authority be not respected
here, in what part Of the civilized
world can liberty safely be enthroned?
We teach our children and tell the
world that liberty cannot live where
authority is contemned. Liberty must
die wherever anarchy succeeds in mis-
leading the human mind. The Amer
ican definition Of civil and religious
liberty to the nations Of the world, ex-
cludes all notion of unchecked license
of either speech or of action. 1t con-
dcmns the delusive idea of irresponsi-
bility to all authority. This broad and
generous liberty simply guarantees the
enjoyment Ct all his rights, civil and
religious, to every Individual, high OF
low, rich or poor, weak or powerful
who seeks the protection Of the Amer