The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-26
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70 Washington. there VIII be special
expressions OF sympathy Cor the be-
rezved wife Of the Iamented PreSi-
dent who even now may be dying from
/ the shock OF the resent tragedy
through grief for the noble husband
she has lost when the nation lost its
beloved chieftain--
7. NcCants Stewart followed Mr..
yivas with an eloquent and impres-
siye address This great national
calamity which seems TO Cypress Us
all" said he as one that can better
be felt By each Of rs than it can be
EXPRESSED in words The thought that
has been with me ever since the SAD
news was brought 10 Honolulu has
been that all barriers have been burn
ed away. and IN this great sorrow We
are Americans one and all; whether
born beneath the flag or whether citi-
zens by adoption Even those who
| have no part or lot in our citizenship.
| the foreigners upon our shores, and
throughout the world as well. feel
that a great loss has been sustained
in the death of President Mckinley.
Among us now there are no Germans,
no French. no AsiaticS.-there are no
racial differences among us-we are
all men together, under the stars and
stripes. with these at haif-mast. bow
ed together in grief. and our hearts
go out TO the brave woman who is at
the point Of death in far-off Buffalo.
In the death of President Mckinley
we mourn and feel the grief We would
feel were friend stricken down by
our side"
Mr.. Stewart continued at length. He
said that In the sad and peculiar con-
ditions that surrounded Lincoln when
he was assassinated, while no possible
excuse could be offered for the crime,
yet there was an explanation. This
was true also in the assassination of
Garfield. In the bitterness that grew
out OF a nation divided against itself.
the great emancipation was slain; in
the Bitterness of a war for spells Gar
field the paciieator. was slain; but
for the death of President Mckinley
there was no explanation. He had
done nothing to cause dislike, enmity
or malice nor had there been anything
in his career to foster these feelings.
He had brought reconciliation between
the North and South of this country
and sent forth the soldiers of the blue
and of the gray to protect the flag in
the Spanish war He had but recently
travelled extensively through the coun-
try whose head he was, and had been
heralded far and wide by loving peo-
pie, who hurried to greet him and to
express their love and affection for the
great man who was to them more than
the holder of the office OF the nations
Chief Executive
Mr. Stewart went on to describe the
character of the man. giving instances
of his kindness and benevolence, his
admirable simplicity. He painted
graphic picture of the scene of the
assassination. describing the genial
personality OF the President, greeting
the people. and saying that he could
fancy the kind face of Mr., Mckinley
as he reached forth his hand to the
assassin. with an expression of SYM
| pathy and concern. as much as il to
say. when he beheld the bound hand
of the Pole-''My dear man, it is too
bad that your hand is hurt" The
| speaker spoke also of the splendid de-
votion of years to the invalided wife.
and of the patient hours of lingering
death In closing he said that to look
upon the lives of such men was an
incentive TO the leading of better lives,
and he asked those present to re-
solve that the life, the work, and the
influence of the noble man who died 8
martyr, would never perish from the
face of the earth
Judge W. L. Stanley also spoke. He
stated that he had only recently be-
come an American citizen, and that
he still retained many of the feelings
of a Britisher, but as a Britisher by
birth and an American by adoption. he
wished to express most sincere grief
and sorrow for the great calamity
which has befalien the nation. He
said that he voiced the sentiment of
England when he deplored the loss of
Americas president. and concluded
gracefully with an allusion to Great
Britain's own sorrow in the recent
loss OF her own beloved sovereign.
Representative F. W Beckley spoke
for the Hawaiians. He said that he
had been greatly impressed with the
/ face of President Mckinley when he
| had met him in San Francisco. and
that had he had any dislike. politically
or otherwise. towards the nations
head. one look into McKinley's face
would have dispeiled such a feeling.
| for the high principles and kindly char
acter OF the man were stamped upon
his very face, in such way that no
one who had once looked upon It could
go away and feel enmity. He said
also that 1t was through Mckinley s
| influence that Hawaii became asso-
eiated with the United States. and al
though he was made an American citi-
zen unwiIlingly at the time. he recog-
nized the unerring wisdom and kind
ness Of President Mckinley in the ac-
ton. and that he believed he spoke
the truth. when he declared that Ha-
waii is now thoroughly Americanized.
W r Castle followed with brief
| address He spoke OF seeing Presf-
dent Mckinley in San Francisco. hon
ored. feted. loved and reyered He
referred to the assassin and the force
that was at the back Of the act He
hoped that this great tragedy would
cause prompt action 10 be taken By AL
the nations Of the world In the sup
preston OF the enemies TO society
who called themselves Nihilists.
| The following resolution was adopt
ed By the meeting upon motion of
CcloneI ]. ". Jones.