The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22
SENATOR HoAR's ELoQUENcE.
Sentiments Uttered by the Re-
publican Representative of
Massachusetts.


In his eulogy of Mr.. Mckinley before
the republican state convention at Bos-
ton, Senator Hoar said:
"You and I are republicans. You and L
are men of the north. Most of us are
Protestants in religion. We are men of ma
tive birth. Yet, if every republican were
to-day to fall in his place, as William Nc
Kinley has fallen, l believe our country
men of the other party, in spite of what
we deem their errors, would take the re-
public and bear on the flag to liberty and
glory. / believe if every Protestant were
to be stricken down by a lightning stroke
that our brethren of the Catholic faith
would still carry on the republic in the
spirit of true and liberal freedom. / be-
neve II every man of native birth within our
borders We're to die this day the men of
foreign birth who have come here to seek
homes and liberty, under the shadow of
the republic would carry on the republic
In Gods appointed way. / believe if every
mar in the north were to die, the new and
chastened south, with the virtues it has
cherished from. the beginning of love Of
home and love of state and love of freedom,
with its courage and it's constancy, would
take the country and bear it on to the
achievement of its lofty destiny. The an
archist must STAY 5000, GOO Americans be-
fore he can slay the republic
AhSse axe Lopie sentiments, worthy
of the speaker and of his subject. They
should sink into the hearts and minds
OF all our peoples; and to the extent that
they do influence opinion and action.
by so much will the whole country BEN
eht. 1t is the hour for reflection over
the excuses of partisanship. Mr.. Nc
kinley was not more severely assailed
than wpra Mo ShSnrtno orl Too1..-
and Lincoln before him. But, as in
their cases. his real character comes
out strong and clear in death, and all
worthy men recognize now the great
value of the services that he rendered
the state. When it is tooiate for him
to hear this undivided praise, it is
poured out in feeling and sincere album
dance.
We have, in fact, strong institutions,
administered as a rule by strong and
worthy men. America is, truly, the
home of civil and religious liberty. A
large number of men of foreign birth
worthily share with men of native
birth the inestimable privileges of citi-
zenship. Men of all creeds and colors
have testified in battle and elsewhere
to their devotion to the flag that shell
tiers them. In the two wars with Great
Britain, a Protestant power, Protes-
tants and Catholics stood shoulder to
shoulder. In the wal with Spain, a
Catholic power, Catholics and Prot
estants fought for the country with
equal valor. This is all so plain, and
has so frequently been the subject of
comment and felicitation, the wonder
is that, even in our moments of ex-
IRENE temptation, we put it aside and
follow the suggestions of partisan pas
sion and unreasonableness.
But we do, more's the pity. When
our campaigns warm up, only high coll
ors are used in the press or on the
stump. The other side and it's repre-
sentatives are assailed in the strong
est terms, and men are asked to take
position as though the existence of the
republic itself depended upon the re-
suit. In some measure, despite all our
lessons, this will continue to be true.
But if the future shall show even an
appreciate cheapening of our stump
demagogues in the popular estimation,
and a moderation of the transports of
the perfervid and the sentimental, the
memory of Mr.. Mckinley will largely
have wrought the beneficial change.
We shall owe him for that as for many
other things.-Washington Star.