The sun., 1901-09-20
W|LM|NCTONS TRIBUTE
70 |L[USIh|OUS DEAD
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liam Mckinley was a man of great faith
in God There was revealed to all the !,
world how Christian can die.
I'VE come today TO lay at mis- feet our |
tribute Of love and pray that as he lived |
SO may we live; as he trusted sa may we
trust.
Following Mr.. Briggs address the con
gregation, standing, sang the grand old
hymn. Nearer, My God, to Thee" one
of the hymns most loved by President
Mckinley.
MIR. HIGGINS ADDRESS.
Anthony Higgins then paid his tribute
to the illust1ious dead. His face bear
ing evidence Of great grief Mr.. Higgins
walked to the front of the stage. In
low tones, scarcely audible except I"
those seated on the stage CLOSE to him
ne began his eulogy. He had uttered
hut few sentences when he broke down
and wept. The audience she'd tears o.
sorrow with him. Brushing away the
tears he continued his speech. He said
I'VE meet today TO pay our last III
butte to the honored dead. The land i
in mourning. Indeed. the world is ii
mourning: giving their unstnted sym
pathy to the American people i'll tht
hour of our bereavement and in tht
ell upon us.
"'rhe man whom those near to him
had always known to be the most love,
able of men. had come to be beloved hS
mighty nation. and by all Of the peo
pie Of whatever section, or party, o
race, or sect.
"FOr the man we mourn waS no com
mon man. Indeed, rs the years and III
centuries and the ages roll on, his fam
and his greatness will grow with them
placing him in the narrow Pantheon OF
the worlds heroes.
Nor was his place made for him. Ii,
made it for himself-t throwing aside tht
opportunity for higher education to hell
fight his country's battles during foui
years of his Youth aud early manhood. ht
took his place as the simple country
lawyer. But wide rs is the domain oi
the law, he could not be cribbed. cabnctI
or confined bs it. With II consciousness
of his true sphere Of duty and endeavor.
and equally clear ~ to what WAS to be
the TRUE issue of the coming years, h1
threw himself into the study Of the I'M
DERIVING principles of political economy.
III eleven years from the close of thu
Civil War he was chosen 20 Congress
by his ncighbolS: to be unhcsitatinglN
sent there by them for seven successive
terms. and then WAS twice elected Govef
nor Of his State and by meNampled nas
iorities In the halls Of Congress and oi
the wider tieltls Of the National Rnstlnm
he held the supreme brief for those VIII
shared his convictions. Iii saving this
it IS doing no injustice to the Statesmen,
who were his compeels IN drbate-tt
Sherman. to Blaine. to Harrison, T.
others chat might be named III that illus
trons company. His thorough mastery
Of his subject. his mrivalled power "
expression. and of how to 50 use hi
voice As to he able to make himself
heard day after ,lay 70 vast aSsemhlagr5
without impniring his vocal powers, his
temperate habits and aholnding health
made him the prc-emnent protagonlsi
of his ratlSc. lie became the logical c;n
lidate u his party for the highest oiiie,
in he land, and to this he was chnStl
aud after four years Of service WA
chosen again.
''On this wider field lie developed nev
and uncXepcted powers he made mnl
Vicious applications Of those he wal
known to possess. lucNicienoea IN tlin
louacy, he showed himself III war and il
peace an unsurpassed. almost and uncN
amplrd diplomat. With characteristic,
genlleneSS, he mitignted the litternrs
OF defeat to the broken pride Of Spain
With like gentlenesS he won the heart
of the Philippines whose resistance arm
had failed to qlcll. He Set an Amclen
example to Europe wncn HI reprohatn
SctishnesS and cruelty and Ilnnder j
China.
''Rcuctant to un0osc the horrors 4
war, lie struck the shacl<lrs from til
limbs Of the CubulS; he made hmeri,'
the dominant power in the Arthipplugat
Of hpth the northern hemspheres; ~ I'll
force NJ much nf moral beauty as Of ai1i
hr advanced the flag and name and fam
Of .Nmcricu when under him she wit
equal nlodeSty Us pride assumed the fiji
plnrr among the powers Of the caith.
But lis chirfcst triumph. the brigh
est flower IN his crown pf glory, was il
on the world field: it Was 1T home. II
matlr use Of war to bind MI the wnrIn
Of war Id quenched the last emhe
left iii The south hy the Civil War.
"llc called to the flag rcproSuntati'
Confederate veterans, and madc il aga
tln fi;g for which all. both S'outh III
North could fight ami die For d
dead President was great not only
mind. Int he was prc-emnently great
hoatt thd in soul
bitterness Of acorbity found no pia
III llS nature. Nuuht " He wills ~
known IL utter Il harsh wurd tried
he WAS in the ARENA Of conflict I'LL i
life Confident in the Justice Of Il
cause. and utterly wanting III I'LL hars
ness toward his opponents he ever lift
til" contest M 10 his own serene and lnf
plnne. In this he would stand Supret
hiIt for one prclercSsor-his great prot
typr stricken like him by the ;lssss
at thr threshold Of his second teri
Tho South IN the period Of reconstruct
npsrr ceased 10 lament the death
Lincoln. The conntry will never kpf
what il has lost in the dcnth Of NJ
Kinley.
I.incolns Legend like that Of Was
in@t0n, has gone on growing and ~
more growing. rs generation of Anne
cans has followed generation fro
childhood tn hear the wnntllnus tHln.
So the legend Of Mckinley. hea
rGmd the world today consccrltcd hy
litr AMI censccrated hy his death, "
ever more grow and grow.
washington. Lincoln, Mckinley /
three greatest Presidents, tho glcnt.
Americans will forever stard rs the )
einrlHrs Of our national life.
Lincoln. Garfield. McKinley III" thi
martyr Presidents, Each killed ny t
fatal pistol: each shedding his henr
blood. md giving his life for his cnr
FRY eari emhalmcd forever in the IL
Of his conntrymon
'''rher take their places in the worI,
NHlalla of rulers. who. though their liz
i I. .1t N, 4,