The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-17
EXTERM|NATE ANARCHY.
Bar Association Appoints
Committee at Memorial
Services to Pass


Memorial services for the departed
President were held by the Hudson Coun-
ty Bar Association at the Court House
this morning and were attended by al
least one hundred lawyers, while double
that number of citizens occupied the
spectators benches. Several women also
listened to the speeches eulogistic of the
departed Chief Executive.
At the conclusion of the exercises the
following resolutions, which were read by
Circuit Court Judge Henry M. Nevius
were adopted
Whereas, On the morning of the
fourteenth of September, instant,
William Mckinley, President of the
United States, died from wounds in
f1icted by the hands of an assassin.
The world is wrapped in gloom at
this most tragic event. In view OF
this event, the Bar of this county re-
solve as follows:-
William Mckinley was in the high
est sense great ruler. In the breadth
of his craftsmanship, in his fullness
of his knowledge of the history and
development of the country, and the
character and wants of his people he
probably had no living equal. His
craftsmanship combined phenomenal
prescience, stearfast purpose, undy-
ing and unerring patriotism. His pri-
vate life was sweet, pure and gentle,
and in every way Illustrated the high
est example of domestic virtue
His simple mindedness, his love of
the people, not only of his own country
but the world, his devotion to duty,
his wondrous care of his wife, endear-
ed him to all who knew him by per-
sonal contact, or who knew of him by
his work, and his whole life illustrated
his last words, "Good-bye, goodbye,
all; Gods way His will be DONE
In history he will be forever honored
and forever mourned.
President Charles w. Fuller of the
Bar Association, called the meeting to
order, and at his suggestion Supreme
Court Justice Collins was invited to pre-
side. When taking the chair Justice Col
Inns said
'It is fitting that the members of the
Bar of this county should meet here upon
this occasion, which is one of great
moment President Mckinley was not
only great statesman, an able and good
ruler, but was also a lawyer, and had he
followed his profession he would undoubt-
edly have achieved the highest rung in
his profession.
1.-THE blow of the assassin that struck
down this great man was blow at the
very bulwark of our liberties. Whether
it was the individual act of the assassin
or the act of others who conspired with
him we cannot at this time tell
''It is hard to conceive that in this land
founded upon a government where the
people rule such a crime could happen.
The whole world mourns The death of this
good, kind, unselfish public servant
At the suggestion of Prosecutor Erwin,
ffaa an
resolutions Ex-Governor Werts, William
A. Lewis, Judge, Nevius, Judge Skinner
and ex-Judge William @. Hoffman.
When the resolutions given above had
been read by Judge Nevius, ex-Judge
Hoffman, said that the committee also
recommended that a special meeting oe
held in the near future to- take actor,
prevent a repetition of the awful crime;
Counselor Jacob Weart said that the
assassination of the President was one OF
three events of the Nations history. The
first the assassination of Lincoln, was
due to the last stroke of the slave sys-
tenn: the second, the killing of Garfield,
was accredited to the spoils system. ana
lastly, the killing of President mckinley,
was due to the spirit of anarchy, Whlch
should be wiped out.
Judge Nevius spoke feelingly. His re-
lations with President Mckinley during
the. Civil War were very close He said e /
L
President but at our government. AT
some other time I will express myself on
that subject but at this time words fail
me- l am overwhelmed"
Judge Blair said:-"It seems fitting al
this time that the tie which binds us all
together should find expression among the
lawyers of this county. 1t is loss that
does not often occur and when the news
spread over our country strong men wept
like children. Prayers were uttered in
broken accents that the advance Of death
should be stayed; but prayers and tears
We're unavailing. Before the commission
of this act the world stands amazed
''There were no international difficult
ties to prompt it and we We're enjoying
unparalleled prosperity Al the world
wonders that at such time a President,
whose life was so pure and simple, why
at sue a time such man should fall
by the hand of an assassin
Judge Blair concluded by paying a
glowing tribute to the dead President.
He said
I'm this supreme hour of anguish and
of honor the people of the land, with
tinction of religious or political creed.
mourn the untimely and tragic fate of
him who was but yesterday our nation s
chief. Mckinley was and is not. The
tale is simple and is briefly told. He
is gone; but his example and his teach
ing remains a precious and an imperish-
able heritage to us and to our children:
He lived broad and an open llfe-i1ved
according to the Aurelian precept, as on
a mountain top, so that all men might
see how man can live. And he fell
not as so many whom the world calls
great, the vulgar hero of some battle
field-not amid the shock and passion of
some sanguinary civic tumult; not so he
fell. But as he lived he fell-earnestly,
serenely, hopefully working to- promote.
by the noble acts of peace, the happiness
and prosperity of his country"
Among the others who spoke were
Counsellors w: Lewis. William H. speer,
Jr., ex-Judge Hoffman and Judge Skin
ner.
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