Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-28

pie of all the world had learned to love
the lost President.
One OF the strong features in his
character was that Mckinley was Oi
the people. | am not very well ae.
Quainted with the history of his lite
but as | understand 1t, as a boy no
had no superior advantages over the
average American boy. He rose not
SO much on account OF what he had az
the use he made OF the opportunities
at hand. They found him man OF the
people. AS boy, ne entered the ser.
wee of the Government in the CivlI
War and that experience brought him
in close touch with the rank and Al
OT the people. This experience had a
lasting effect upon mis- character ana
this quality nau great and lasting
effect in keeping him in touch with the
common people.
In the receptions TO the public IN
the White House, that ordeal which
, has been dreaded by some of the
Presidents, he entered into the spirit
of them and derived the greatest sat.
isiactiOn from them. There was never
anything unpleasant to him in them.
He received foreigners and fellow cit.
izens, white Americans Indians and
negroes. and for all he had a pleasan:
smile that was not feigned and warm
grasp of the hand.
as President of the United States,
he had to consider many questions IN.
volving morals. The Cuban question
and the Spanish war was very den.
cate question. The outbreak in the
Philippines against the authority OF
] In
al questions. There was a large aud
outspokon element in the country that
telt that America should relinQuish her
hold on the Philippines but in all
these questions he mad the courage
to decide. Whether right or wrong.
we may be sure that all these que.i.
| tons had his most earnest thought
and were decided according to what
he thought was for the hest Of the
country. America had come into pos.
session Of the Islands without seeking
II. The question was whether ",
should hold on or let go. The question
was decided IN favor of holding on and
giving TO people who sorely needed
II the benefits Of American civilization
to these people who had become
wards of the American nation.
or the life Of this great man. Rev.
Parker has spoken fully In Hawaiian
The life of this man. his great success
NJ craftsmanship. his courage and la
many qualities OF virtue, will eve.
stand as his monument. This rich 10.
heritancc we have for ourselves and
our children. Its influence will con.
tiuue undiminished.
Rev. w. ID. Westeryelt. referring TO
his substitution for Rev. W. NJ. Kin.
caid who. having only Just landed
from the steamer Mariposa few
hours before. could not undertake an
address. said he had hoped that the
man with the silver tongue might ad.
dress the people of Honolulu. so that
hearts might be touched by his elo.
quence. Worthy would be such words
as Mr.. kincaid could speak. And yet
as part OF the great Commonwealth
the hearts of whose citizens had been
torn the past few days. II was not
hard to think that a tribute from the
heart would come easily to all He
then quoted an article IRON the Nash.
vile American as showing the hold
Mr.. Mckinley had gained on the af.
lection of the South. which said that a
more gracious and winsome personal.
ity never occupied the high Office of
the Chief Executive. The Tennessee
paper further said there was less uf
craftsmanship and sectional feeling In
Mckinley than in any President since
III" Civil War. The speaker also quot.
ed from the funeral sermon of Bishop
Andrews. the dead Presidents life.
long friend, referring to his incorrup;.
lbl" character and from this addressed
earnest words TO the young Hawaii.
ans who were growing to citizenship.
There was no political future for dis.
honest politician In America. In con.
clusion Mr.. Westervclt dwelt clio.
anently on President Mckinley as a
martyr which ne was as truly as any
OF the worthless whose boot had prov.
ed the seed oI righteousness on earth.
America was sung by the choir
and audience. and Mr.. Erdman pro-
nounccd the nencdiction.