Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-13
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chairman When ~ tcok his sclt upon
the platform lie was greeted with CON
| tinucd applause.
The many eminent speakers ~ the DAY.
including GOV. Nash. Judge WIN r. Day.
| Senator Fairbanks ana others, spoke ~
most feeling terms upon the all absorbing
! topic ~ the day.
! Jldg, Day spoke ~ part as follows:
an Friday last. tire President Il tn
! United States having responded 1" an
4 invitation To attcnd the Exposition "A;
| Buffalo and taking part. delivered an
| address. expressing with great fo;cc
| and beauty the supremacy Of the VIC
| tories III peace over those ~ war ana
\ VI rarely fclicitors language volcinE
! tic hope that the nations of tie earth
| might Gsru together in unity ana was
/ about L. close his visit by meeting tAt
/ people at 4 public reception as Eas
! lc,n his wont On many occasions. on
! IA. way To- the reception friend eN-
/ pressed To him the thought that meet
| in.- w many people might make I'M
! usual demands upon his strength. Hc
r.Tlied that the people had ever been
kind to him and il was pleasure 70
| meet with them ana IN found great
satisfaction IN their cXrressi ms OF
/ e.. nfid-nce ana esteem.
With these sentiments IN his lirs.
/ Nh time when the country was in
profound peace. when prosperity
abcunded on all hands, when his worth
and ability and gentle kindness had
/ ,n3earcl him. il was believed 70 All
| his ,ountIym,n. without warning he
was stricken from the fullEesS OF
! health to the portals Of death itself
| such Nh attack upon such man. IN
der such circumstances. In a country
! like ours seems almost impossible.
Other Presidents have been stricken
| III the excitement following a great
| civic strife ana when the evil passions
! Of disappointment OF partisansEip were
life. That man thus blameless could
H. attacked 50 must needs make US
pause A moment ana reflect. II affords
to the people of this country another
| lesson as To our duty in dealing with
| those who encourage upon American
soil the growth ana propagation Of
! rrincinles which make such attacks
| possible. we have been taught that if
We SOW the wind we shall reap the
Nhirlwind
/ >
| idcnt. though worthy of emphasis.
! that there arc 10 classes in this fair
| lama nf nurS
| Thor must 30 n" place under our
/ lag frr M prnpa Eauda of tn, GoC-
triu"S Of the Anarchists.
| Laws must Ia enacted which shall
! visit upon such criminals with just and
/ SuIc punishment. nut only tho pupil
hut the teacher IF such theories must
il, reached ana punished.
The advocates Of the awful tenets
must he kept from our shores: its
plin, ipl.s must ho torn. ront and |
branch from every fuut NJ mr. domain |
until it's gdhcrcnts learn that tn at |
tick the government through its high |
est Official is on" of the most hcinouS |
~ crime. sure tn meet with swift ana |
terrible retrbution. Let there bc no
nook or corner of tfc civilized Wo' id |
in which il can hide and call Itself
safe
1--WE are not met an tits OrraSt u, 10 !
day. tu discuss ways and means ny
which these ends arc - he reached. |
We know that TIN American people |
win insist that everything ~ dome
which the law can d. To make Il rcpc- |
tition of such horrors Impossible.
Happily FOR tho country, m less |
than a source of unboundcd joy 70 MS
friends. We have every reason u be
licVc that the life SO precious to us
under tn" favor w God will he restored.
1t was fit that W. should meet in sur
roundings Of this great occasion and
gathering and with the aid of his sur
viving comrades in arms. give EXPIRES
sion tn the Joy which fills our hearts.
Fear has been changed to hope. sor
row To JOY. and great peonlc bow in
rcvcrcnt thankfulncss in this deliver
ance.
The regret that he cannot be with |
his comrades upon this great histo: l.
occasion is as mach felt upon his part
as it is upon yours His first real cN-
pcrieucc in lie. breaking in up9n his !
college days vas Win the Erard Arm |
Of the Republics Who shall say that
in the duties hardships and privations
of that service the foundations Of a
great chara ter may not have been So
curely laid" He belonged to that noble |
regiment which has given TO the coun-
try another President a great general
and a justice of the supreme court of
the United States.
To-day. the world knows the story |
ri his life and mis- place in the history
of his country and of the world is Sc
cure. We rejoice that his days of use
fulness are not ended. We rejoice |
above all that To the people of this !
sta te. who have so long known and .
loved him, his life remains for our |
guidance and comfort
There are many in the audience.
who know that no matter how high he
has advanced on 'EArnnHs browning
slope he has evei Tt((fned those en-
dearng qualities which have made
him. while one of the strongest. the
gentlest of men and the kindest of
neighbors and friends.
I'VE may feel assured that no words ,
Of good cheer will be more welcome on ,
his journey to health than those which