The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-20
TRIBUTE TO THE PRESIDENT
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! n, possessed lu D yemlrkRa.. J.Env,
,Al: g,t. ot tltu'.y ~ .lm persona
magnetism and p-,b5bN n' nun Loo Nu'
history. N.h ,Nc exception of Ucurl
| clay and James & W1oe. ros~rs,r
>o S,ro0Sy Jha faculty ~ mAhins AN.
/ Keeping friends This faculty. youpN
w.A MS Acknowledged iaJ.W as
Statesman combined go make MIN So,
PEERLESS leader ~ q gralt poHusl. party
William Mckinley WAS u gryl, mlg
y. simply one " ,he great men o., his
ame. bu; one " yhe worlds gr,a, 1qi
splendid characters. tor there Are lr-
srees ~ greatness IN uan As 10 other
works " nature. Every vas: mountain
chain pr SrutS numerous Ns.y crAgs and
hscyI.nr tlcs whose heights easily rise
above me common altitude. hu, Jew ana
lr between ar those subum, s'uNrcls
W :.mc whose N shty mountain p.tks
whose towering Summts ,taHx nish
above al ;lngs ~ clrta. ,h1ljens gy'H
the sun 20 jIspsl ,hs royal mants- ~
snow thu, have crowned and Will crown
,hei- cloud-capped domcs. throughout
an ,he wears ~ eternity
"A: rare Intervals there are men who
thus sani gu, prs-emInen, In he
worlds history. Such one was Wash
rgton. such \ one WAS L.ncoln and
while no man can be truly ,s,lmai.l iu
his own .ime, such a man, i0 believe
history Will say. was william MrK.n-
lev And as We today booking back
through the mists and the gathering
shadows of four thousand years ot his.
tory, can sin see The colossal forms ot
those who have stood prr-emlarnt as
leaders % men in the struggle lor The
worlds adyancement, 50, do / believe
will the lie and works " William NJ
Kinley endure throughout the age. N
1ms.
Mckinley was no, only great man.
5u. ne was a good man. NJ, every
character in history however 1lrly
entitled 20 be called great. can show
an equal right TO the u,ls oI good. And
" Howe'sr IL be. &; seems 20 me.
Ts only noble - be- good
Kind hearts are more ,han cprHnrts.
And simple tai.h han Norman AIool
"McKlnley was true TO every
duty, 10 every friend. 20 every
obISatIon. No consideration could
Induce him 10 forget an obllga-
'ion or deplr, one hairs breadth from
iha. which he believed 20 De the strict
line u duty. I, was my privilege to
witness a wonderful eNamplifca,ion %
this statement. In 1899 {, 50 happened
mat was delegate from oregon 90
.h- Republican national convention. held
thl, y-ar at Minneapolis Although Nc
kInlry at ,nat time was. next 10 Blaine.
The mos, popular leader ~ his party, he
had not been mentioned TO any com
siderable exten, for the presidency 3ri-
ur % ,he meeting u the convention.
and it was. up 70 that time. assumed
,1u, Harrison would be- re-n1mlnltrl
by a.clami.lnn. On our way % the
convention. however. ve heard much
talk u Mckinley and ne feeling -".'m-
.d .l Ir growing that Harrison could
ll. be- elected think most NJ the
oregon delegation. II not all. when h-y
.H h,ma. ex9lc'ei 70 yot" Tor Harm
s.u. 3u. most of US soon became c,n-
,ru.ei that Harrison could no, b- elect
% and s-yrn out " the eight ultimate
w .,t-I fpr MrKilley. notwithstanding
l- .ar hat he toll everybody be-
.r4s u9, q candidate and would not a.
80. because ne had promised 10 sup
.urt Hirrson. Bur SIN the sentiment
or 81 kinney grew until d, almost r-lch-
a. ru. 1rJp3rti1ns of an ayalanch. and
1r-a ned 90 stampede the convention
! remember. wnen after the nlmna.-
rz pe.rhas had an been made Che was
.Y, a.le.I In nomination, for he would
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