Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-20

Twenty years ago today the p,op;c ot
. The United States Were savin =. tn,
struggle is ended; the golden Fowl i.
broken; President Garfield is dead To.
lay the american people suffer from tn,
same hallowed influences. hreatbn III
Iame PRAYERS, are shadowed h.. ~ e,n,,
yreat sorrow for President N,;[;nIse
lead
1t seems but few days aso wbe, th,s
nan young in years. stron. N MISE,
1.-THE House of Representatives where N,
soon became the leader OF that src,,
body of representative men. How we re-.
/ call his, contests. his ambitions his erea
riumphs, We watched his carea n.S y gnia
began amidst surroundings of strug IL
rom the beginning to the end win
tenderness and with affection. We re-
member him as boy, devoted Ia his
country, showing his loyalty py dominic
the uniform Of a private soldier, and en-
tering the great civil contest which llnitet
| his nation. His career as d soldier IA
been iittingly and eloquentiy portrayed
40 you by Names great soldier ana
orator. 1t is for me to speak of him in
| ls career as statesman One who IL
skilled in the art of government A mol
ician who has broad and sagacious
Jews and distinguished ability i'm ,eaj-
ng with the questions arising in public
iffairs is the universal definition Of n
statesman Bat there are two classes
f statesmen. those who are great i'm thpi,
aliing. and those who, in addition. rc,lr,.-
ent great ideas and have creativ. min. Is
O preserve ana an ability to impress
aiken together. would be my starda ri
statesman. How perfectly ana com
'letcly did William Mckinley M tne<r
nigh ideals Entering Congress. Il de
oted protectionist. Bold of Thought
'ron@ in his determination, ne devoted
lis time in that body to the consumat.
his work in seeing again cng-aftrd
q h. 1.
e principle of protection. He never
yaVercd: he never tagged AGversity
ID not stay him. for he knew that lr
as right. and he pulS;Id his course un.
aw the bill which he had framed lass
ntu law. II" saw the DEMONSTRATION
iaced upon ii. and defeat follow. bun
1uraSe never lcfl him and he continue
ne fight Until final victory came. A.
ref executive Of the great state Of Ohio
Mich gave him birth. and where today
Is remains arc being lowered to the
arth. he displayed that genius. that
hn"!edee Of men, that familiarity w.tn
ihllc affairs. mat made him the ido
ne American people Calm under a
trcn,nStdnctS. courageous To the end II
ever faltercd. bit looked forward to tn
sing sun. knowing that the 1ayt d.
'oGd might come. Int would 90. and thu
our for the SIN to rise in all its spien
u would comr ana shed its lustrc q.
ght ana life throughout the world
vice elected President of the Uniteo
taleS: ~ Tour Years ana half Of hi
ifhliAsjrlton. what credit, what honor
nat glcrE NJ brought to the peoule oi
= land and of all the world. His iffe
as ret singular one. II was no
2ent in TIE great cities, but in III,
ountry and in the village, where h.
armed To ming!e with men. to know then
iot!Nts, their ambitions. ana inhertinr
ne did. from his Sainted mOtacr. {
'fonS loTe for AL mankind. he was ever
"pIiaT and beloved. For ages it WI
t'dEh TO tell the world that such W.
t' VIII or caesar, Tor the world to Gbc,
mere Is nothing 81 calculated t.
~ the directions of the people as kind
'as; ana it ma trIly be said of hin
iat of his mInE virtues there /; non
iorc admra BILE. none more beloved thsl
$ mercy. He was truly drnocratic II
ID an intense !oy,, for the common peo.
20. He took into his counsel the man
on and the great statesmen. H.. trcafc
i with due respect ana with abs1lIt,
"niidenCe.
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IT. ma honor ~ MI ,r,nri,.ar n.,,,,i'
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ana ana i r.snIIt. yyili M e+i-,.,i,io
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1is Goa .,Stp1Iet,.,r IN, '.-...t I,,rtri,,
thc FatEcrh1nd .r GnJ arI ~.
nltftrhnOd Uf MAN yNifhu1I+ os..rt9ti1,..
.thuut ruTli. ht was a Arm Ir,;ry+tir III
stiffness WI Him wln came IN r,.1,