The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-20

caused men of weak and impression
able minds to really believe that op-
preston existed and that the tradi-
tons of the country and nation were
being violated. Anarchy had to go
and with it he hoped some of the
other evils which in a measure at
least were responsible for it's exist
ence in the country would go also.
The power to enact legislation cal
culated to bring relief rested with
congress and he believed and hoped
that relief would be afforded. In con-
clusion he made an appeal for greater
moderation of speech and writing in
political matters.
George M. Hays, secretary of state,
sang, "Abide With Me-" and Judge
Goss was introduced.
Judge Goss.
The judge, himself a survivor of
the wal of the rebellion, spoke of
the patriotism of the dead president
and paid high tribute to him as a
man, statesman, soldier and patriot
and Christian gentleman in whom
were blended all the qualities that are
to be admired in a a He, too,
said that anarchy must go and ex-
pressed the belief that the American
people, who had solved every prob
lem by which they had ever been con
fronted, would solve the present prob
lem and solve it rightly.
Fred Foster.
Fred Foster was the next speaker
and electrified the audience with the
beauty and eloquence of his remarks.
Although couched in the simplest of
language, the gentleman's address
was an oral boquet, a garland of
words which showed the esteem in
which he had held the president while
alive and the respect he entertained
for his memory now that he is dead.
Tribute was paid to his excellence as
a statesman and a leader and his
valor as a soldier, and the lofty and
exalted patriotism which had animal
ed his every public act and utterance
was held up as something of which
the nation could ever feel proud. Nc
Kinley's fame was assured and as
lasting as time itself, the speaker said.
In the crime which had been commit
ted, he declared all were to blame
and the blood of the dead president
in the nation. The stain which now
rested upon the country could never
be erased until the time had come
when it would be impossible for an an.
archist to remain in the country and
spread his doctrine of murder and de.
struction.
F w. M. Johnston.
Lead Kindly Light" was sung by
the choir and City Attorney Johnston
followed with an address. The speak
er compared Lincoln, Garfield and
Mckinley, in that all had sprung from
the lower walks of life and all haC
met death at the hand of an assassin
r They were, perhaps, nearer to the
, great masses of American people
than any other of the other presidents
because of their humble origin an(
the broad humanity that had actual
o ed them. Their lives and their sym
q pthies had brought them into toucl
with the people as no other president:
6 had been, while their love for the
people had been their great character
istics. Referring to Mckinley thu
O speaker said his whole life had beer
j. .consecrated to his country and thl
chief inspiration of his thoughts hat
n been the desire to serve it and in
crease the happiness and prosperit.
S of it's citizens. Regardless OF politi
q cal differences the people OF the ma
ton had admired and respected hin
n and Just when he had arrived at
v stage in his great career when hi
II work might be said to have been fin
," ished and he was preparing to enjo.
the peace, security and prosperit,
o which he had been instrumental in Sc
d curing for the people whom he love-
d he had been stricken down by tn
is hand of an assassin.
" A remedy was needed to check tn
advances of the anarchist and tina
1T remedy would be found. Just wha
it was to be or how to be applied tn
N speaker did not venture to say, br
b. he felt satisfied that a remedy woul
be found and prove efhcacious. Al
I'd archy had no place in the Unite