Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-19

place OF Thy large Divine Lie they are
and that one day the door OF death shall
open, and we, passing through, fhall be-
&old them made radiant with the Life OF
God. We pray for Thy blessing upon
the window, that in her weakness. her
loneliness and sadness, ste may find
Thee the Eternal Friend, ever near to
strengthen, comfort and bless. Help
her to look across the darkness OF this
mortal life, and the gloom Of the grave,
to the bright sunshine of Thy love be.
yond. where he whose life was her life,
is freed from toll and care and pain, and
knows the perfect rest and peace of Thy
eternal home.
Bless, we pray Thee, Thy servant the
President Of these United States, and
may he In his exalted position ever seek
the wisdom that cometh from above.
Sustain him by Thy grace ; may he ever
be loyal TO Thee and as Thy minister for
good TO men strive to advance the cause
of truth and righteousness. Bless, We
pray Thee, this whole land. May We be
mindful OF the trust which Thou hast
laid upon us. and ever be found faithful
to Thy cause. May wise and faithful
spirit prevail in our councils. Bless all
that bear authority and all that perform
the necessary functions OF government.
Bless the whole body Of citizens, and
may knowledge, wisdom, truth and
righteousness, everywhere prevail. Hear
us OF Thy mercy. Pardon all our sins.
Comfort us hg Thy greatness; upheld us
by Thy strength +; and lead us in patien-
ce correction and mercy, through life
and death, into the eternal peace, amen.
Hon. Marcus A. Smith delivered the
memorial address. He said;
For the third time in our recent his
tory We are called as nation to do re-
weren't homage at the bier OF our muir
dered President. The light OF Lincoln 8
great life went out at the hands OF an
eccentric crazy actor at the end OF q
great internicene war when the passion
for blood was yet unabated.
The mighty mind of Garfield ceased
to struggle with great problems, through
the dastardly act of an irresponsible
lunatic. These were dire misiortunes
for which the nation could lay no blame
to itself and which could only have been
averted by the interposition OF the Al
mighty. But on us today is visited the
shame in the humiliating consciousness,
that We as people have permitted con-
ditiops to prevail that made it possible
for organized anarchy to blot out through
a dastardly assassin the blameless life
OF our lamented President. Thank God
that no American school boy can pro
nounce the name OF the brutal assassin
and thank God that all true Americans
Of every religious and political creed ex-
press their denunciation of the unpro'
! voked crime and their determination to
prevent in this country its recurrence
through any such agencies.
The civilized world stands amazed al
the cruelty and heartlessness Of this in
| human act while we stand tear stricken
at his grave, and wonder by what pro-
cess of reason il could have been found
necessary, to strike down the biamelesf
life OF this Christian gentleman.
At this hour and in the presence oi
this pathetic dust fulsome eulogy is out
of place nor is it appropriate here tt
enter on an analysis OF his wonderful
public career. We leave these to th'
history he has made.
Sprung from an ancestry OF carpenters
reared in the then western part OF thu
United States, in q state where HayeI
and Garfield had preceded him, he aros'
by the magnetic force of his own char
acter, by the resistless power OF NOV
ing ambition, by diplomacy equal t.
Tallyrands, and suavity OF manner un
excelIed by Chesterfield and by patrio
tism equal TO Lincoln, he attained tn
summit OF his hope, the Presidency o
the greatest republic the world has eve
) seen.
NV friends here will pardon SOM
personal allusion. For two years sa
in close proximity to our dead Presiden
in the House of Representatives. Fo
r two years, dined ut the adioinin
. table at our hotel. Many score days
. have walked with him TO and from tn
8 Capitol. l enjoyed for fifteen years tn
r honor OF his friendshi p, and would b
o invitation OF the Speaker OF the Hous
i, be at his grave if time had permitte
o me to lay as best could Ariaoua's . laur'
on his tomb. In all these years OF IN
s acauaintanceship with him, onl
!, voice the sentiment Of all others -wh
n knew him in saying that he never ha
10 and never deserved an enemy. His r
o lations with his fellowmen high an
q law, was full OF tenderness, sympath!
10 charity and patience. No man has ev'
.r filled his exalted station who was
v every instinct a more natural gentl
(. man. No Office on earth can bestow
20 nobler title than he had.
il He was in every essential in his priva
@. life, in his intercourse with all the pc
IN pie an American gentleman. He nee
k ed no patent from the hands OF royalt
to Reviewing. his life we wonder WI