The Washington times., 1901-09-29
SENATOR DEPEw AT BUFFALO.
Holds Reception and Later De-
uvers an Address.

| BUFFALO, Sept. 2S-When Senator De-
| pew arrived in Buffalo this morning. to
be orator of Railroad Day, he was met al
| the station by two Buffalo detectives who
| had instructions not to leave him alone
| for a moment while he is here. Detec-
| tives Devine and Henafelt two trusted
! local officers, acted as his bodyguard to
| the exposition, and were close to him
wherever he went.
! The heavy excursion traffic caused the
| Senator's train to be half an hour late.
| At noon Senator Depew held a reception
in the New York State Building. Those
who approached to shake hands with him
passed between two rows of exposition
guards and plain clothes detectives The
precautions were four times as great as
| on the day President Mckinley was shot
Afterward Senator Depew went to the
Temple of Music. and. standing not far
from the place of the assassination of
President Mckinley, delivered an address.
He said in part:
THE most valuable and valued political
right in the world is American citizenship.
Its liberty and opportunity can be had
under no other Government and in no
other country. 1t is extended freely to all
who come from foreign lands to enjoy its
blessings The greater its privileges, the
greater the crime of seeking and then
abusing them. To accept hospitality for
the purpose of murder and requite II with
assassination. in the common Judgment of
mankind, Is the most hideous OF outrages.
I'VE elect from among ourselves for a
brief tenure those who shall govern US
and carry out our laws. Today our fell
low-citizen becomes a President by the
fairly registered will of the majority, and
tomorrow he is again one of ourselves in
his private citizenship. No one could re-
fuse a call from his countrymen to this
great Office. and it Is within the legiti-
mate ambition and possibility of every
American boy.
ITO make war on him for the same rea-
son and in the same way as IL he were
a despot who recognized no rights due
his oppressed subjects, Is an attack on
the foundations of cur liberty, our social
structure and all that makes life worth
the living. We must safeguard our citi-
zenship. We must raise the barriers and
increase the requirements for immigra-
ton. While thus protecting our country
fro-u the admission OF its avowed enc
mics, we must place somewhere the power
to eXpel them.
I'VE are here to visit this superb exhi-
bition of the peaceful development of our
own and of our sister countries of North
and South America But we are in the
hall where President Mckinley was so
treacherously and foully a5sassina ted.
We cannot adjourn without expressing
our horror of the murder. and hope for
legislation which will specially meet this
worst of crimes, and our love and rever-
ence for our martyred President. There
is but one sentiment among those who
voted for and those who voted against
him. Americans loved William Mckinley.
His domestic life and tender devotion to
an invalid wife are part of every Ameri-
can home.
His legacy to his countrymen is the
example of the acceptance and per-
formance of every duty, public and
private, with buoyant cheerfuiness and
scrurulous fidelity. He never COM
planned of his lot or of his task, but
Joyously did the work before him.
II is Gods wiIr was the motto of his
life. as it was the consolation in his
death He was a soldier of the cross
without cant rant or fads or fanati-
cism. 1t was this idea which lifted him
from the ranks to be major of his regi-
ment before he was of age, which gave
him the leadership in the House of Rep
resentatives, which carried him into the
Presidency and gave his Administration
such marvellous success. 1t made his last
hours and dying words most pathetic
fullest of courage and resignation, and
most calmly heroic. He died as he had
lived-in the broadest and highest sense
a Christian and a patriot"