The evening Republican., 1902-05-15
M'KINLEY MEMORIAL
President Lays Cornerstone
Of College at Washington.
TOUCHING TRIBUTE BY Mr.. HANNA.
With Voice TrcnulOus With Emo
tioM the Martyred Presidents
Friend speaks of His
Many Virtues.

lion the MuFtSftO breA1uchNS
Friend speaks of His
Many Virtues.
WASHINGTON, May Is. Il In the
presence OF Il large audience President
Roosevelt yesterday laid the corner
stone of The Mckinley Memorial Ohio
College Of Government of the American
university. located IL few miles outside
this city, in the northwestern part of
the District Of Columbia. When COM
pleted, the building will be devoted to
studies embracing diplomacy, municip-
al government, arbitration, civics and
international law
On the platform beside the president
We're Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson,
Secretary Hay. Senators Hanna and
Dolliver, Representative Pussley Of
New York, Secretaries Cortelyou and
Loeb, Bishop Willard r. Eallalieu Of
Massachusetts, II. 3. +. Macfarland
president OF the board of District CON-
mssoners, and many men prominent
in educational and church work.
The ceremonies were opened by a
hymn written for the occasion by the
Rev. DR.. J. +. Rankin, president Of
Howard university. Responsive read
ings from the Proverbs and prayer by
Joseph F. Perry, n. D., Of Chicago fol-
lowed. Senator Dolher of Iowa was
then introduced. He spoke briefly of
the life and character OF the late presi-
dent Mckinley and said that it was
fitting tnat his name should be con
Ilcctcd with school of political sci
cnce. because he was no, only great as
Il statesman, but he WA" greatest in his
comprehension CT the humble duties Of
American citizenship.
Senator Hanna was the next speaker
And from the beginning Of his remarks
until the end his voice trembled with
emotion. He said:
This is indeed IL very interesting oc-
casion to me. It's associations bring up
memories. The laying of this corner
stone the foundation of this temple Of
learning to be huilded Ivy the public
spirited men of my native state. is con
secrated to the memory of her dearest
son, William Mckinley. Pie up your
marble, and every stone will mark an
incident in his life. of his devotion to
humanity and his fellow men. Crown
it i'll the glory of its completion, and he
will look down from on high and bless
your noble work. It is indeed Il noble
work. President Mckinley was deeply
interested in this enterprise and it was
owing to the inspiration Of his belief
that the people Of Ohio were stirred TO
make the realization of il to meet his
I views and wishes. 1t was to him that
we looked for our leader not only in
thought. but in example. His interest
in this university was not because it
belonged to n sect of which he was a
member, but it was because Of his de-
votion to all public institutions that
contributed to the development Of his
countrymrn. He was proud of this
beautiful city, where he had spent the
best part of his life. He was proud to
See it grow in it's beauty and in it's de-
velopment, calling together here the
representatives Of all the people and
| the highest calling Of ofilcial life. He
knew the A, Z, of that life. He knew
the foundation of the principle which
! was to make his country great, and his
! experience IN public life made him ap-
prpciate perhaps more than any other
! man the value Of an institution Ike
this.
That cornerstone has beneath it a
foundation more enduring than gran-
ite. 1t is immortality. and that Nas
| the foundation of Mckinleys life.
| Upon this subject cannot speak as
/ would, my friends. The memories
which come to ME on an occasion like
| this are too painful to dwell OH.
"Our martyred president is here TO-
day in spirit. and if that sacrifice were
needed that we might search our hearts
to learn wherein we could do higher
and noh4er dceds-if that example were
necessary to inspire the young men OF
this country to broader and more lib
erul and higher motives of social and
governmental life, then indeed his
will, not ours be done"
At the conclusion of his remarks the
senator was warmly congratulated by
Secretary Hay ana President KGOse-
welt and all within rench.
Commissioner Macfarlund, DR.. F. NJ
Bristol, who was President Mckinley q
pastor, and Bishop Malalieu followed
with brief addresses.
The specchmaking closed with q
brief address by President Roosevelt
who said:
81 am to say but one word. Nothing
more need be said than has been said
already by those who have addressed
You this afternoon. the statesmen who
worked with Mckinley and the pastor
under whose ministrations he sat.
at is indeed appropriate that the
| Nethodists Of America, the men be
longing to that religious organization
which furnished the pioneers in carv
Ing out of the west what is now the
heart Of the great American republic
should found this great university In
the city OF Washington and should
build the college that is to teach the
science Of government in the name Of
the great exponent Of good and strong
government who died last fall, who
died as truly for, this country as Abra
ham Lincoln himself
Il thank you for having given m'
the opportunity this afternoon to CONF
before you and to lay the conversion,
| of this h,liIdInr"