, 1901-09-21

things, to the wisdom, the %statecraft,
the conservatism, the Qnerring judg,
ment Of William Mckinley.
No fitting, patriotic and vel
come tribute has been paid to Presi,
dent Mckinley than the resolve of his
successor to endeavor to take up his
carry it on along like lines. Standing
almost in the presence of the dead,
Theodore Roosevelt, the president of
the United States, solemnly dedicated
himself to the work and policies of
William MclfiIley in these words:
In this hour u deep and national be-
be my aim to continue, absolutely un
broken, the policy of President McKin-
ley for the peace and prosperity and
honor of our beloved country
Himself a man of strong convic-
tons, mature study, varied experience,
and with absolute power to declare a
change. Every word of his declara,
tion-aye, every letter-has been
worth millions of dollars to the Coun-
try. 1t meant relief from anxiety and
that the prosperity and well-being of
the country would continue orderly
and unimpaired.
Is it seemly at this hour to denounce
the cause which has made a nation
mourn? l believe it is, just as we
would, at any moment, turn to crush
the head of 4 venomous reptile insid-
iously worming its way into our path.
Our federal laws should at once crap.
pie with anarchy and anarchists. and,
| believe, among the early acts OF the
next congress will be a to do
this. But federal laws alone will not
suffice. AS individuals and as com
munities we have a work to perform.
There are unfortunately those
among us who see nothing hat is good
in the institutions of liberty. They are
pessimists by nature or by habit; bill
ious and soured by fancied failure.
They are teachers OF socialism, which
is but a milder type of anarchy. They
SOW the seed which in weaker minds
produces the vile growth that ends in
assassination.
In the brief time of these services
it is impossible to say all that we feel
in our hearts of the life of the presi-
dent and of the lessons his life
teaches. And at best, of what avail
are our words? The thought comes
that fttingly appropriate for this &C.
casion are some of the memorable
thoughts uttered by the martyred Lin
coin over the dead soldiers of the re-
public at Gettysburg but a few months
before he died at the hands of an as
sassin.
That great message of Lincoln, now
a classic, has been supplemented by
one of strength and beauty from Pres
ident Mckinley. His last public ut
terance is a sacred legacy of inesti-
mable value to the American people.
How fully it breathes the well-known
goodness, charity, kindness and pa
triotism of our beloved president, our
friend:
Let us ever remember that u in
terest is in concord, not conflict, and
that our real eminence rests in the vic
tories Of peace, not those of war. We
hope that all who are represented here
may be moved to higher and nobler
effort for their own and the worlds
good, and that out of this city may
come not only greater commerce and
trade for us all, but, more essential
than these, relations of mutual re-
spect, confidence and friendship which
will deepen and endure. Our earnest
prayer is that God will graciously
vouchsafe prosperity, happiness and
peace to all our neighbors, and like
blessings to all the people and powers
Of earth"