Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-21
In a Martyrs Memory.

Thursday afternoon by our citizens
who gathered to participate in a
memorial service dedicated to the
momory of our third martyred pres
ident, VIM. Mckinley.
The business houses had closed at
noon, and with hearts oyerhowing
with sadness our people gathered to
mourn the nations loss Mayor
Davis was chairman of the meeting,
the service being opened by read
ing Of the scripture by Fev David
Husband. Invocation was offered
by Rev. MT Hays, when the large
audience united in singing Nearer
My God to Thee" Prof Beach
then spoke of the great tragedy that
had cast the gloom of death over
nation, and in eloquent words told
of Vim. McKinley's noble life and
tragic death. The hymn, Lead,
Kindly Light" was followed by
Rev. Mr. Flesher, who addressed
his remarks more particularly to the
school children, nearly four hundred
of whom were in attendance at the
service i'll body He told of the
life of Mckinley, and how by his
sterling honor and integrity he had
risen step by step to the highest
position i'll the gift of any people of
the world, and how his death at the
hand of the assassin was a blow at
American citizenship and American
liberty. The following poem. COM
posed by Mr. J. d. Hoag of this
city, was then recited by Miss Verne
Gaddis
A darkened cloud hangs Of q the world,
! A glorious lights nut oubAss
IN sorrow now our Hag's unfurled,
Ana we are left III doubt.
Our chieftian now lies with the dead,
Killed by the assassin's hand
Whose only flags the flag of red
With no law in his land
Though death now claims our loved ones
His spirit still must shine form
To beckon on from morn to morn,
Down to the end of time
His noble deeds mount to the sky,
monument complete.
Sad, sad, it seems, that such should die,
And from his work retreat.
'Tis hard to say Goods will be done"
In crises such as this
When murderous fiends from earth S worst
Look on in silent bliss. Tscum
Rise! rise! all true Americans,
Drive back into the sea
Red handed blood-stained anarchists
From such we must be free.
Our land is one of liberty,
Not license for such deeds;
Then up, ye makers of the law
Stamp out the nations weeds.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the aud
ience:
Whereas, This great and glor-
ious nation of ours having again
been made to feel the awful affect of
the dastardly assassin, and called
upon to mourn the untimely death
of its Chief Executive, and
Whereas, Our late President was
a man exemplary in private life,
and whose public career was such as
to excite admiration. Be it
RESOLVED, That in the death of
the Honorable William Mckinley,
our nation has lost a loyal citizen
of unimpeachable character.
RESOLVED, That we extend to
the loving wife and sorrowing fam
lily of our lamented President our
heartfelt sympathy.
RESOLVED, That it is the sense
of the citizens of this meeting as
sembled that we view with horror
the appalling crime committed,
wherein our Honorable President
was made martyr; That in MUIR
during our Chief Executive the best
government or the people, by the
people, has received shock from
red-handed anarchy, whose emblem
is the red flag, whose teachings are
vicious, whose motives are fiendish,
and who make the taking of human
life an obligation: That we favor