Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-09-26
CHELSEA MoURNs.
Memorial Tributes to the Late Fresi-
ident Mckinley.

dent Mckinley was held in the town hall
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. At 80
O'Clock the bell in the Cong'l church be-
gun to toll and continued until the services
commenced at two o'clock. All places Of
business were closed and a solemn hush OF
sorrow and respect was over all.
From the three front windows IN the
hall of Camp No. 2S, Sons of Veterans,
flags, draped in mourning, were displayed,
| their large silk camp flag in the center
and two smaller ones on either side. The
G. A. r. flag on the North common, the
big town flag on the South common and
Han d Baeon's flag from the bank block
were all al half-mast and H. w. Dear
born's flag across the street had band Of
/ black across the bottom Scarcely p
hours notice and preparation had been
given for these services and yet between
300 and 400 people were gathered in the
ball when the hour for the services arrived.
The schools closed during the exercises
and attended in body.
Upon the stage was a picture of the late
president. 1t was framed in black Grape,
with background Of the American flag.
Col. Curtis 5. Emery presided, and in
opening the meeting he made brief intro
ductory remarks in which he. read the
governors proclamation and referred to
the great loss the country mad sustained
in the tragic and untimely death of its
beloved chief magistrate He mentioned
some of the elements of McKinley's great
ness and spoke OF the nations confidence
in its new president.
A quartet, consisting Of Messrs. Charles
F. Goodrich, r. II. Bacon, II. y. Madison
and {. y. Dearborn. with Miss +. A.
Moves presiding at the piano, rendered
the hymn, LEAD, Kindly Light;" then
there was a scripture reading bp Rev. A. j.
Eastman Of the Cong'l church, followed
with prayer by Rev. w. +. Allen Of the
Methodist church; then the quartet sung
the hymn, "Nearer, My God, TO Thee in
which the audience joined.
The first speaker was Hale K. Darling,
Esq, who dwelt upon the manly charae-
teristics OF the late president, and took
the ground that while Mr.. Mckinley had
undoubtedly grown since assuming the
presidency, he was a great man in the true
sense OF the word before he was president.
Mr.. Darling cited as an instance of Dir.
McKmley's manliness his conduct at the
National Conventions Of 1858 and 1892,
when his name was suggested IN eounec-
ton with the nomination, but any move
ment Ia his behalf was promptly checked
by him upon the ground that an honor
able fidelity to those to whose candidacy
be was pledged would not admit OF his
becoming a candidate. The speaker
thought Il no disparagemeBt Of Mr.. Me-
Kinlev to say that he was politician, and
that the career Of the late president was
one OF the best examples in our history Of
the idea that the life of a successful poll
tician was not necessarily Inconsistent
with the highest character and the purest
home life Mr.. Darling closed his remarks
by saving: u would sum up his charac-
ter By saying that he vas man who tried
to do his duty as he saw IL, a man who
tried to lead pure and upright life, man
who, amid the temptations and pitfalls OF
a long political career, always kept him.
self true to himself, true to duty, true TO
his country, true to his home and true TO
his Cod
Rev. +. II. Alden of the Cong'l church a.
Tunhridge was the next speaker. lie
mentioned the close similarity IN the
death OF President Mckinley and that OF
President Lincoln, how both had passed
through a war. and that peace hau
crowned their efforts, both had recently
been elected for a second term of office
and both were cut down by the assassin 8,
bullet. also that each was loved not only
as a ruler, but as man. Mckinney, ne
said, was always for peace. Ii was hard
for him TO enter into the war with Spain.
and he used all possible, honorable means
before doing so. He was Christian and
his purpose was always to DO right. lie
was not only a chief magistrate, but
GOOD. kind man, and our country mourns
his loss today, north and south, east ana
west.
Hon. r. NJ. Harvey Of Montpelier was
introduced. He spoke with much teeiing,
in mart a. follows: ~ do not need to say
ANYTHING about the man; he does not need
our praise; his life is before Us. He was .
friend to all, foreign and native born, rich
and poor. high and low A good man has
zone we ali know the immediate cause
Of his death. ] have only pity for the
moor. misguided person who fired the shot
that killed him-but the remote cause
II is time when every thoughtful person
should think and dwell upon this thing
fhat endangers all our rights, morality
and rood government. i refer to the
anarchist. We have heard OF this thing
in other countries, but now il has come TO
our own door. II may be this deed was
acme not By direct action but by the
teachings which took such hold upon
the assassin that il led to his committing
this crime. ! want these school chlloreh
always to remember how PRESIDENT NC
Kinley was killed and always to be Tor
GOOD government and obedience to the
Tbe next speaker was Rev. j. II. Dixon
~ The Baptist church at North Tunbridge
he said in part: II am not in position
TODAY to know so much about these mat
ters as most Of you because ! stand before
rou a British subject, but l do say am
living under the flag of the grandest
country in the world, the stars and stlpes,
and my heart goes out in sorrow and SYM
nathy to your people. And If you were 70
70 through Canada today you would nnd
,he Gags nj half mast in sympathy Win
NJ We have met here today as others are
doing all over this grief-strieken land 70
give him our best respects; ! can only
IA, III You in the words of King Edward
- he stood beside the remains OF the late
onaen Victoria. she was good AND so
/ come to you and say, he was good us
Il fiuence will live after the man Is dead.
Wanr country is safe and the government
Iii live on in the hands of its people.
Hon. j. X. Darling was introduced as
ono who was private soldier in the same
amy In which Mckinley was private