Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-27
Hay Eulogl5es
VIM. Mckinley
.Anaa brilliant Scene in The House Of Representatives. e
s,deni and Prince Henry Being Present. He Tells The
Sorp Of The Life, achievements and Tsa9ic DeatR Of
.AnericaS Thisd 6tfarfyT.

whom wrong or injustice was lmpoRsl-
BILE, Of moderate fortune, whose slon-
der means nobody could envy They
were men of austere virtue, OF tcuder
heart of eminent abilities which they
had devoted With single minds TO the
good Of the republic. If ever men
walked before God and man without
blame. II was these three rulers Of our
people The only temptation to attack
their lives offered was their gentle radi-
ance--to eyes hating the light that was
ohense enough
The stupid uselessness Of such an in
fanny anronts the common sense OF the
world, one can conceive how the
death Of dictator may change the
political conditions Of am empire how
the extinction Of a narrowing line Of
kings may bring IN an alien dynasty
Hut In a well-ordered republic like ours
the ruler may fail, but he state feels
no tremOr our beloved and reyered
leader is gOne-but the natural process
OF our laws provides us Il successor
identical IN purpose ana ideals nour-
lshed by the same teachings inspired
by the same principles. pledged by
tender affection as wen as by high 10y.
atty TO carry to completion the immense
task committed TO his hands. and TO
smile with iron severity every mani.
festatl0n Of the hideous crime which
his mild predecessor, with his dying
breath forgave. The m yings OF ccles-
tial wisdom have no date, the words
that reach US, over 1000 years out Of
the darkest hour OF gloom the world has
ever known, are true 10 the life today.
They know not what they do" The
blow struck a our deg. friend ava
ruler was as deadly as blind hate could
make Il; but the blow struck at an
archy was deadlier sim
10 would be presumptuOus for me In
this presence to suggest the details Of
remedial legislation for a malady so
malignant That task may safely be
left 10 the skill and patience OF the
national Congress which has never
been found unequal to any such emer-
gency The country believes that the
memory Of three murdered comrades
OF yours-al of whose voices stll
haunt these walls-wll BE- sufficient
Inspiration TO enable you to solve even
this abstruse and painful problem,
which has dimmed 80 many pages OF
history with blod and with tears
The life Of William Mckinley was,
from his birth to his death, typically
American, There Is no environment, |
should say anywhere else in the world
which could produce Just such char
acter. He was born into that way Of
life which elsewhere Is called the mid
die class, but which In this country Is
so NEARLY universal nv Ga make of other
classes an almost negligible quantity.
He was neither rich nor poor neither
proud nor humble, he knew no hunger
he was not sure Of satisfying. no lux
ury which could enervate mind on body
His parents wera sober, God-fearing
people intelligent and upright without
pretension and without humility lie
grew up in the company of boys like
himself wholesome, honest, self-re-
spectlng. They looked down ON nobody;
they never felt II possible they could
be looked down upon. Their houses were
the homes Of probicty pIety, patrlot-
ism. They learned In the admirable
school readers 90 fifty years ago the
lessons OF heroic and splendid life
which have come down from the past
They read In their weekly newspapers
the story Of the worlds progress In
which they were eager TO take part,
ana OF the sins and wrongs Of CiVilZa-
ton with which they burned 10 do bat
tie. II was serious and thoughtful
time. The boys Of that day felt dimly,
but deeply. that days OF sharp struggle
and high achievement were before
them, They looked at life with the
wondering yet resolute eyes Of q young
esquire in hls vigil Of arms, They felt
a time was coming when TO them
should be addressed the stern admoni-
tion Of the Apostle Quit you like men,
be strong"
About every fireslde in the land IN
the conversation Of friends and neigh
bors and, deeper still IN the secret Of
Of human hearts, the battle Of
opinion was waging' and all men felt
and saw--wlth more or less clearness--
that an answer to the importunate
question Shall the nation live? was due
and not to be denied And | do not
mean that IN the north alone there
was this austere wrestling with con-
acienoe, In the south as Wen below all
the effery escence and excitement Of a
people perhaps more given TO eloquent
speech than we were there was tho
lANlOulu dbhlAN VI hNNFAANM AlAN NAn
wer. the summons to decide whether
honor and freedom did not call them
10 revolution and war. 1t Is easy for
to say that the one side
was right and that the other was
wrong, II Is still easier for on indolent
to say that both We're right
Perhaps IN the wide view OF ethics
one is always right 20 follow his COM
science, though il lead him TO disaster
and death, But history Is lnexorable.
AT II years Of age William Mckinley
heard this summons OF his country.
lie was the sort Of youth to whom Il
life IN ordinary times would
possess no attractions. His nature was
far different from that OF the ordinary
soldier He had other dreams Of life.
its prizes and pleasures, than that OF
and battles But 10 his mind
there was no choice or question, The
banner boating in the morning breeze
was the reckoning gesture OF his
country. The thrilling notes OF the
trumpet called hm--him and none
other into the ranks His portrait in
his first uniform Is familiar to you all
the short stocky figure, the quiet
thoughtful face the deep, dark eyes.
II Is the face Of lad who could not
stay Mt home when he thought he was
needed in the field. He was OF the
stun Of which good soldiers are made.
Had he been ten years older he would
have entered at the head OF a company
and come out at the head Of a division.
But he dld what he could He enlisted |
as private he learned to obey HIS
serious. sensible ways his prompt,
alert efficiency soOn attracted the at
Lnr,Alnn nf his emnnrinra He WAS SO