Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-03-06
Secretary HAYS EUL0GY
Pays Eloquent Tribute to Memory
Of the Late William
Mckinley.
SAYS ne WAS A TYPICAL AMERICAN.
Comprehensive SEMINARY az w~mo-
rtaI Address Delivered by Invita-
ttsa OF Congress Before rhat Body
Feb. - says lie Ranks with
Greatest sx Statesmen.

For the third time the congress OF the
L nlted states u Assembled to CONNIE M
crate The nfe ami The death 1t president
slain by the hand uf an ASSASSIN. The at
tentiuu of the future historian Will be at
tracleu 10 the features which reappear with
startling sameaess In al three ul these
awful crimes. the ussicssneaHs the utter
.tck OF consequences OF the act. the oh
svurity. the lnSlsnircauce OK the criminal. I.
the hlamclessusss-so tar al in our sphere
uE sA4E EteECl tlr lest uf men nay be hGiN
olameieSs-0t the victim. Not one 1t cur
mGruered presidents had an enemy in the
world. they were al % such preemineEt
purity OF lie that 10 preteNt could be given
tar rae attack OF passiuEal crime. they
We're al men Of democratic Instincts who
could newer have Offended the most 1ea4-
Gus advocates NJ equality. they were OF
kindly and generous nature. 20 whom
wrong or Injustice WAS impossible. % mod
crate Fortune. whuHe slender means ru-
body could envy. rhey were men uf ans
tere virtue, qt tender heart. ot eminent
abilities. which they hud devoted with
single minds to the gDgd OF the republic. II
ever men walked before Cod and man
without hlaTne. q was these three rulers OF
cur people The only temptation 20 attack
their lives offered Wis their gentle rddl-
anre-to ewes hating the Aght that was of-
Tense enough.
Going IN To speak OF the useIessuess and
anauiGt- folly OF the crime even from IN
auarrhiatc standpoint he said. The
@tupiu useleSsue=s OF such an inflmy If-
fronts the common sense 0f the world. one
can conceive how the death OF a Dictator
may change The political conditions of an
empire Row the extinction OF narrowing
are gf kings may brig In an allen dynas-
" Eut m A well ordered public Ike
ours. the ruler may fall. but the state feels
no tremor. our beloved and reverud leader
II gure-but the natural process 1t our laws
provides Us a successor. Identical IN pur
pose and ideals. nourisn he'd by The same
tehchlugs. inspired hv the same principles.
pleGged by tender affection ls Wei as by
hiEh lnvnlty tu carry % completion the m
mense task committed % his hands. and %
snite with iron severity everv marifesta-
ton OF that h!deaus crime which his mild
predecessor. with his dying breath. tnr-
gave. The sayings OF celestial wisdom have
no date. the words that reach us. over = ssl
years. our of the darkest hour 1f gloom the
world has ever known. are true 10 the Iifr
L4-diy. They know not what they DO
The blow struck az our dear friend and
ruler was as deadly IS blind hate could
make II but the blow struck at anarchy
was G1adlter still. How many Cnun-
tries can Join with as IN the community ~
kindred sorrow I viii not speak nf thass,
aiSt1rt regipns where assassiust tluu enters
into the daily he ot government. But
among he uIfiuua bound fu ua hv no ftHa
Or ftmiliar erruurse-who can forget
ta1t wise ana mild Autucrlt who had
earned the proud ttlg OF the T.ihar1 tor .
thht enllghtened and maEnanlm0us citi-
zen w1nm France still muurrSr that brave
ard chlvuiruus King af ITALY vino only lived
Tor His people, ard. saddezt uf al. tina.
l0Nelr and snrrnwiuE empress who's
h.irfn-ess ilfa cuu.d hardly have excited
tle anlnositN OF a demon. Agnirst fhdt
ueve-4ah spirit nothing aNalls-Uaither viz
Tue. nor patriotism. nor age rnr youth. nor
Conscience rnr pity
rypicuI American.
The NE Of William Mckinley was. frnm
h.s birth 10 his death. typiCaily American
There is no environment. I should sav- any,
where else n the world which cuul4 pro-
duce such A character. He vas born sutn
mat way Of lie which elsewhere As called