The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-01-28


pie hi, wifc was TIE only p"iestess.
"As friend lie vas stanch and 'ln'
swerving in his attachments, and as
he climbed the winding stairway which
led To fame he never forget or neglect
ed the friends whom he had lsft Mt the
bottom of the ascent. His most cher.
ished hope was that after the close OF
his second administration he might be
permitted to lay aside the cares OF
state and return to his old hcme
where, In It's secluBion and repcsp
amidst the scenes of his greatest
triumphs, he might be permitted to
spend his declining years among his
old, his tried and his best friends.
McKINLEY's BELIEFS.
lis II any wonder that we weep at
the grave Of such a man, or that the
world weeps with us7 May we not say
of him as Longfellow said Of Sumner:
when q good man dies
For years beyond our ken,
The light he leaves behind him
Lies on the paths of men.
president Mckinley was a great
man. He was great in his robust hon.
esty; he was great in his genuine sim
cerity; he was great In his sublime
faith; he believed in the hearth, he
believed Inf the family; he believed in
the home, che believed in Justice; he
believed in equality; he believed in
liberty; he believed In law; he believ-
ed in his country; he believed in man;
he believed in God, and these things
made him great.
I'm spite Of the words which Shaks-
t..A- n. - To. An
tony, only the good survives it Is
moral heroes only, who, being dead,
yet speak, as witness in our own coun,
try. Washington, its founder, Lincoln
its preserver, and Mckinley, its pacifi-
Gator.
you might tear down the lofty mon-
ument erected to perpetuate the mem:
ory of Washington; you might raze to
the ground the beautiful capital which
bears his name, but the name Of WASH
ington would live go long as men love
liberty and venerate patriotism. You
might destroy every monument and
memorial erected to perpetuate the
memory of Abraham Lincoln, but the
name Of Lincoln would live 80 long as
the heart of black man beats with
gratitude, or the conscience of white
man responds to the sentiment Of JUS
tice. In
THE PEACEMAKER.
"And SO the name of Mckinley will
adorn and illumine the pages Of his
tory so long as men believe in the
beatitude, Blessed are the peacemak-
ers.'
"His last public utterance was made
at the Pan-American exposition the
day before the assassination, in, per-
haps. what was the most masterful
speech he ever delivered. This great
address was a noble climax to noble
career. The peroration SO beautifully
disclosed the mind of the president,
and his sincere longing for the peace
of the world that you must bear with
me while quote It: Let us ever re-
member that our interest Is in con-
cord, not in conflict: that our real
eminence rests in the victories OK
peace, not those Of war. We hope that
all who are here represented will TO
moved to q higher and nobler effort for
their own and the worlds good, and
that out of this city may come not only
greater commerce and trade for us all
but what is more essential. relations
of mutual respect, confidence and
friendship which will deepen and en-
dure. Our earnestSprayer is, that God
will graciously vouchsafe prosperity,
happiness and peace to all our neigh
bors, and like blessings to all the pe0.
pies and powers OF EARTH
LESSON OF HIS LIFE.
"These last words of the great presi.
dent fell like a benediction upon the
ears Of an attentive world. And now,
gentlemen, what Is the lesson of this
noble life? 1t seems to me that II
teaches the responsibility Of duty. 1t
seems to me that 1t is a call. a chal-
lenge to us all to meet the duties, the
cares, the trials, the sorrows, and IL
they come, the triumphs and honors OF
life, with such modesty, courage, forti.
tude, and above all, with such sublime
faith in God, that when our end
comes, as come 1t must, that we, like
him, may wrap the drapery Of our
couch about us and lie down to pleasant
Dreams
"And now as we turn from the past
to the present, from the dead to the
living, may we not all, irrespective OF
party, sect or creed, join in the elo-
quent prayer of Chancellor Livingston,
uttered just after he had administere;
the oath of Office to Washington at the
first inauguration: God save the pres
ident OF the United States.'"