The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-20

Princeton, N. j., Sept. 19.-All formal
exercises at Princeton University were
suspended to-day, and at IL o'clock me-
mortal services were held in Alexander
hall President Patton introduced Mr..
Cleveland, who was visibly affected,
and with tears in his eyes, eulogized
the dead President. Mr.. Cleveland
said in part:
To-day the grave closes over the
man that had been chosen by the peo-
pie of the United States to represent
their sovereignty, to protect and defend
their constitution, to faithfully execute
the laws made for their welfare, and
to safely uphold the integrity of the
republic.
He passes from the public sight not
bearing the wreaths and garlands of
his countrymens approving acclaim,
but amid the sobs and tears of a
mourning nation The whole nation
loved their President. His kindly dis
position and affectionate traits. his
amiable consideration for all around
him, will long be in the hearts Of his
countrymen. He loved them in return
with such patriotism and unselfishness
that. in this hour of their grief and
humiliation, he would say to them.
1t is Gods will, 1 am content. If
there is a lesson in my life or death.
let it be taught to those who still live
and have the destiny of their country
in their keeping
First in my thoughts are the les
sons to be learned from the career of
William Mckinley by the young men
who make up the students to-day of
our university. They are not obscure
nor difficult. The man who is uni
versally mourned to-day was not de-
ficient in education, but with all you
will have of his grand career, and
his services to his country, you Will
not hear that what he accomplished
was due entirely to his education. He
was an obedient and affectionate son,
patriotic ana faithful as a soldier, hon.
est and upright as citizen, tender and
devoted as a husband, and truthful,
generous, unselfish, moral and clean in
every relation of life. He never thought
any of those things too weak for his
manliness. Make no mistake. Here
was a most distinguished man, great
man useful man-who became dis
tinguished, great and useful because
he had, and retained unimpaired, quail
tiles of heart which l 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
Presidents death. II we are to escape
further attacks upon our peace and
security. we must boldly and resollite-
ly grapple with the monster of anor-
chy. 1t is not thing that we can
safely leave to be dealt with by party
or partisanship. Nothing can guar9n-
tee us against its menace except the
teaching and the practice of .he best
citizenship the exposure of the ends
and aims of the gospel of discontent
and hatred of social order, and the
brave enactment and execution of re-
pressive laws.
THE universities and colleges can
not refuse to join in the battle against
the tendencies of anarchy. Their
help in discovering and warning against
the relationship between the vicious
councils and deeds of blood, and their
steadying influence upon the elements
of unrest cannot fail to be OF inestima-
BILE value.
"By the memory OF our martyred
President let us resolve to cultivate
and preserve the qualities that made
him great and useful and let us de-
termine to meet the call of patriotic
duty in every time of our country's
danger or need. q"