Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-02-27
MEMORIAL DAY.
Congress Paused to
Honor Mckinley.
Ali Official Washington Was
Present.
Twentieth Anniversary Of Similar
Service for Garfield.
EUL0GY BY JOHN HAY.

Washington. Feb. 27.-At noon to-
day in the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives, in the presence of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Prince henry of Prus-
sia. the members of the cabinet, JUS
tices of the supreme court, officers of
the army and navy who have received
and other diplomatic representatives
of foreign countries, senators, repre-
sentatives and many distinguished
guests, Hon. John Hay, McKinley's
premier, pronounced a eulogy upon his
dead chief. BY strange coincidence.
today was the twentieth anniversary
of that day on which James G.. Blaine,
in the same hall, delivered a eulogy
upon the martyred Garfield. And
stranger still, the subject of today s
memorial service was chairman of the
committee that had charge of the ar
rangements on that occasion.
Secretary Hay said in part:
For the third time the congress of
the United States are assembled to
commemorate the life and the death of
a president slain by the hand of an as.
sassin. The attention of the future
historian will be attracted to the feat
ures which reappear with startling
sameness in all three of these unlaw.
full crimes; the uselessness, the utter
lack of consequence of the act; the OBJ
scurity, the insignificance of the Grim.
inal; the blamelessness-so far as in
our sphere of existence the best OF
men may be held blameless-of the
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idents had an enemy in the world /;
they were all of such pre-eminent
purity of life that no pretext could be
given for the attack of passional
crime; they were all men of democrat.
ic instincts, who could never have of.
Tended the most jealous advocates of
equality; they were of kindly and gen.
erous nature, to whom wrong or injus.
tice was impossible; of moderate for.
tunes, whose slender means nobody
could envy. They were men of austere
virtue, of tender hearts, of eminent
ability. which they had devoted with
single minds to the good of the repub.
lie. 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 radiance-to eyes hat
ing the light that was offense enough
USELESS INFAMY.
The stupid uselesness of such an in
fanny affronts the common sense of the
world. One can conceive how the
death of a dictator may change the po
litical conditions of an empire; how
the extinction of narrowing line ol
kings may bring in an alien dynasty
But in a well ordered republic like
ours. the ruler may fall. but the state
feels no tremor. Our beloved and re
vered leader is gone-but the natural
process of our laws provided us a sue
cessor, indentical in purpose and
ideals, nourished by the same teach
Ings. inspired by the same principles
pledged by tender affection as well as
by high loyalty to carry to completion
the immense task committed to his
hands, and to smite with iron severity
every manifestation of that hideous
crime which his mild predecessor. will
his dying breath, forgave. The say
/ ings of celestial wisdom have no date
1 the words that reach us, over two thou
sand years, out of the darkest hour o.
gloom the world has ever known, are
! true to the life today: "They know
]
at our dear friend and ruler was a!
deadly as blind hate could make IL
but the blow struck at anarchy wa:
deadlier still.
How many countries can join Will
us in the community of a kindred sor
row. | will not speak of those distan
regions where assassination enters
into the daily life of government. Blu
among the nations bound to us by th'
| ties of familiar intercourse-who can
/ forget that wise and mild autocrat wht
had earned the proud title of the Lib
orator? That enlightened and mag
unanimous citizen whom France still
mourns? That brave and chivalrou
/ king of Italy who lived only for hi
/ people? And, saddest of all, that love
/ ly and sorrowing empress, who's
! harmless life could hardly have eX
cited the animosity of a demon.
Our minds can not discern the ori
| gin, nor conceive the extent of wicked
ness so peTverse and so cruel; but thi
does not exempt us from the duties o
/ trying to control and counteract il
This problem of anarchy is dark ant
! intricate, but il ought TO be within tn
compass of democratic government
although no sane mind can fathom th'
mystery of these untracked and orbit
less natures-to guard against thei
alterations, to take away from then
/ the hope of escape, the long luxury o
scandalous days in court, the unwhole
some sympathy of hysterical degener
ates, and so by degrees TO make th'