Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-09-23

as patriotic citizens, and develop With
in us a higher love of private life
and make us better and nobler than
ever. Let that be the outcome Of this
great disaster; let it cause us to love
our country with more devotion, and
our neighbor as ourselves. These will
be the results of VIM. McKinley's
sacrifice; they will teach our children
to love government, and dislike those
who plot against it. When time goes
on we will look back and see this pow
erful lesson and be better of 1t. God
be praised for Lincoln to save our
country, and God be praised for a
Mckinley to preserve it."
After the playing of Chopin's Funer-
al March, by the united bands,
s. G. ROGERS
Was introduced. He said "As one
cherishing a political faith different
from that of our martyred President,
accept with q grateful heart this
opportunity to pay a humble tribute
to his memory. All that Is mortal of
him, late the ruler of the greatest
nation on earth, now lies cold in the
tomb, stricken down in the zenith Of
his power by an assassin. Every
heart in this nation has been melted
into silence by the terrible affair.
When we laid him to rest amid banks
of flowers and the tears of a wounded
nation, even the tongue of industry
was silenced for time, the shrieklng
even the faint click Of the telegraph
instruments was hushed-never was
such reverence paid to mortal mani
1t seems as If all the good deeds he
has done have blossomed into speech
to pay tribute to his memory. At
first, after receiving the wounds
which caused his death, it seemed as
II he might reach recovery, but he
fingered on the sea between life and
death like a ship-tossed mariner, with
each receding wave carrying him
farther toward the other shore. VIM.
Mckinley was one of the greatest
sons of this nation. AS a citizen he
was conscientious and upright; as a
husband, most loving and devoted.
Moved by the sad lesson taught by the
death of our President, let us emulate
his traits with more love for our fel-
low man, with more friendship, more
sunshine, more humanity"
JUDGE u. l.. MARVIN.
''There is tear for all that die;
there are tears over the humblest
grave, but the tears of a nation have
swollen to a food over the tomb Of
him who has just been laid to rest.
All over the world, wherever men
have addressed assemblages, words Of
commendation have been spoken Of
the great life Of our deceased Presi-
dent; no words spoken have express
ed more than the truth. We may take
lessons from his life, and there are
also lessons in his death, There are
good men and good women who have
said the assassin who caused the
death of VIM. Mckinley should be
lynched. But this is wrong, 1t comes
from the same spirit which induced
the assassin to do what he did Only
by emulating the best principles of
citizenship in our own lives can we
teach others respect, and love for
government. Let us resolve that only
that liberty which is, upheld by law
is the liberty for the American peo-
ple.' as
1.-THE American Flag Song" was
here sung by the school children. 1t
followed Judge Marvin's remarks
very appropriately.
EX-MAYOR w. E. YOUNG.
what meaneth this vast assem-
blage of Akron's citizens in Gods
first temple, on His holy Sabbath
day? Why have you left your homes,
your groups of friends, your favorite
books, or your ordinary pleasures!
Can it be that you have been attract
ed hither merely to enjoy the beauty
of this lovely park, merely through a
morbid curiosity to see the crowds,
or to hear the eloquence of orators?
No, no: you have been drawn here
by IL loftier and nobler desire. You
have come to pay tribute to the men,
ory of a great and good man, and to
register your remonstrance against
the inhuman wretch who has
brought Shame upon our ma
tion, and to repudiate that class In
society to whose teachings the as-
sassin attributes his deed; you are
to endorse sentiments crying out that
anarchy he erased from our land.
What tribute can l lay upon the bier
of the honored one who has been
called from us? What message or
comfort can l give to the aching
hearts? We may pass by his attain
ments as a lawyer, for there are
others at the bar greater than he has
been, and scholars more profound, but
we honor his simplicity and devotion,
both in public and private life. He
was the most popular man that ever
occupied the Presidential chair, be-
cause he loved the common people,
because he wiped out the last trace OF
sectionalism between the North ana
South, and in his death breathed into
the brotherhood of man a new life.
So long as honor and devotion to
country Is loved, so long will the
memory of VIM. Mckinley live In the
hearts of the people,"
PROF. S. p. ORTIZ.
I'VE share today In world or sor-