The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-19

happen to know. If was the support of his
whole public life This religious basis OF
the President s. character gave him his
sincere belief in man not only in the alb
stract, but i'm the concrete He certainly
believed i'm the truth OF Abraham Lin
coins saying that God must have loved
the common people above an others, since
he made so many of them.
And with all Mr.. McKmley's dignity
which was very marked. and an extreme
distinctive feature of his character. there
was certain natural democracy about
him which could not De mistaken ! think
that those who knew him thought of him
as perhaps the least likely i'm all Amert-
ca 70 be the victim of violence / thinks
he never suspected that anyone would at
tack him, and could not really ina iDc
what such such an attack might mean
He fell a victim at last % one az IN. con
fesSeG weaknesses of our modern lie
allude 20 the fact that the excessive free
dom Of OUT institutions seems 10 breed IN
some weak and perverted natures "a col"s-
sal cgotism Ike that Of Guittan which
insists that its bitter malice must bg Ted
through an mankind
Those fine traits To which I have IL
ludCd in our Presidents character. en-
de&rrd him To men. Probably beyond all
most all who have held that great office.
there belonged To him the golden crown 'i
popularity II IS quite possible 'nA- We
may hereafter look back o. these past
years as an UuTivalCC era Of good feeling.
The bitter passions awakened by the civil
war have largely died away. the cues
lions which divi led the best of men in
the two great parties are not Of the KIND
which enC0uarEr violent feeling. The
President had the general respect and Tx
tnS of the ucrIle Of AL sections Of the
country.
Thus at last when the iron crown OF
martyrdOm was laid upon his brow. il
took not the place of the golden crown of
popularity, but was sUperimposed upon it.
Al his fail the whole civilized world
seemed to lament as with one groan; the
vast realization of what he was and
what he stood for appeared 10 come home
70 the human race, and IL sounded as
though one cry went up to Heaven. oh
Cod let not this good man 0ie"
But 10 Almighty Providence this ap-
peal must appear as the stammerinE voice
OF childhood It may DE that Mckinley
dead shall mean more of all things that
pertain TO progress. Righteousness. and
loving Kindness between human hearts
than Mckinley living was able to mean.
Let US, then, so from this place in peace.
and without COMPLAINT We have one
more memory Of patriotic pride in our
his tory-how many there have been in the
years that have gone by Take only our
three martyrcd Presidents How each one
or them mas taught us. "nd FOR how
much that is noble he stands.
we are Not afraid To- match the with
other martyrs Of righteousness in the
history Of the world May they help us
70 outline in clearer vision the true ideal
or national life. and furnish MS with the
highest Incentives in the duties of citizen
home"
The rector then drew q pathetic pic
ture of the funeral correEe cscortiuC the
remains ~ the late President uD Penn
sylyGuia Avenue and the thousands sing
ing the sacred lines of Nearer. My Cod.
10 Thee" as the hearse turned into the
White House Grounds. Concluding he
said.
1T was like some splendid warrior
brought home from battlefield. victor,
but after all-dead. And his people sang
his requiem in the night while his sol
c!erS made the roadway with polished
steel 90 guide his car Of mourning and Of
triumph So to- every good ruler may
there come an hour Of reward. when he
feels both the tenderness md the strength
OF those whom he has served. and IN
drawing nearer % them. does by that
very act, draw Nearer. % Cod. 10 Thee %