The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1902-02-27
HAYS TRIBUTE
TO HIS MoARTYRED CHIEF.
Eloquent Testimonial to the Devotion Statesman
ship of President Mckinley Delivered in the Hall
of the House of Representatives To Day.

WASHINGTON. Feb. q Secretary ~
State John Hay delivered the eulogy
Of tirs Iaie President Mckinley In the
Hall ., Representative. to-day. lie
said in part;
For the third time the Congress Of the
United States are assembled TO com
memorate the life and the death Of a
President slain by the hand Of an as-
sarsin. The attention OF the future his
torian will he attracted To the features
which reappear with startling sameness
| In all three Of these awful crimes: the
useiessness, IN. utter lack Of conse-
qurnce o, the act, the obscurity. the in
| Significance ot the criminal. the blame
l,rsn-ss far as In our sphere Of eS-
ist-nce the best OF men may be held
olamcless-pf the victim Not one OF our
murdered Presidents had an enemy N
the world. they were all OF such gre
eminent purity OF life that no preteyt
could p- given for the attack ~ pas
-louai crime. they were all men Of dem.
ocratic Instincts VINO could never have
offended IN. most Jealous advocates OF
equality. they wer. OF kindly and gen
erogs nature to whom wrong or MUS
t!C- MAS impossible OF moderate for
tune. whose slender means nobody could
envy They we're men Of auster- vrtue.
Of tender heart Of eminent abilities.
which thcy had devoted with single
minds To- the good ~ the Republic II
ever men walked before God and man
without blame. II Was th-s. three rulers
OF our people The only temptation To
attack t1.lr lives orcr" Mas their gen
Tie raiianc.-ip eyes mating 'nr ] sht
that Nas oneuse enough
Uncomfortable Wick ~dn~ss.
our minds cannot discern thu origin,
nor cnnc-.V. the extent Of wlrke'in-s-
80 pery---- and crIel. but this doe not
exempt us from the duty Of trying To
control and CoInt"rict II W" do not
understand whi, electricity II. Sh.nc. II
comes or what its hidden proper leo may
be- Hut "" kuoa II a. mighty force
for good IT -,il--ani 80 with the painiil
toll NJ years. men OF learning AMI ski.
hRN. laborrd TO sior, and TO subJuStt-
It. Ia neutralizc. and even TO employ its
dcstructiv. energies. This problem ot
anarchy Is dark and intricate. out II
uught 10 be within the compass - demo
cratic government No Sin"
mind can fItnum IN" mysteries II ih's"
uutra rkrd amt urbitlcSs natur" 70
guard against ;h"ir tperrall"n,, 70 '.nc
AWAY from them ne h"i- ~ 's''' ,,rsr,
me. unwholsscm. sympathy vi ny ser Al
i.s-nerat,-- and So by degrees tn MIX
the crime not worth committing oven
to these abnormal ana n,sS"r'e,n 20, me Il,
IL would %. pr-sumptuous Iot ~ ~
mi. pr.s.nce 20 suggest IN. detAis ~
remedial legislation COR naIais -
malignant. That task MA SAP me
National congress, which has never
., an found unequal {" soy -uch ,"vt
senry The country nell.N"s mar w
memory o, three murdered comradr. %.
your.-ali -: whose voices sun na ,i
ih... walls-wlll he a suHci-n' nIrpm
ton To enable YOU n s,iNe .sen 80
absiru-. and painful problem; "nish h.s
dttumed 50 many pages OF nf'''' W."
blood and riih tears
A M~wor, of Lircoin.
Tn. men Who ar" living today an.
r. gI,ry and glamour that allied the
s,r,, and the sky when the long tw!-
| iish, OF doubt and uncsriainty vas enu
| Ing and the time OF action nsn V.m az
event not only of high moral sisnIn
| rance. hut OF ar-r.achins importance.
| the drilling NJ q militia company W
Ellsworth attracted n" s \, IT, eie"r
| IN drew tears from the eyes 81 YOUNG
men Patriotism. which hid beeh a
rhetorical expression. neS,ne p, ami
| ye.lin. were fused. The couEry was
| worth saving. II could he saved only py
! Are. no sacrifice was 90 sreN W.
| young men OF ,ne country w'ie 'snuS
| 'pr the sacrifice. com" ~rhl' come "V''
| tn-y wer. ready ,,,,,,
| Al seventeen years ~ asc william
| Mckinley heard this summons nt ms
| country. He Was the sort of YOUTH "
whom military NE In ordinary, times
| would possess no attractions HIS n''
tur. was far diff-r.n; from that OF thr
ordinary soldier He had other deam-
| ~ NE It's prizes and pleasures. than
| that Of marches ana BATTLES But to his
| mind Their. was no choice or question.
| Tn. banner floating in tn" morning
breeze was the br.konins g"s.uf" ~ ~.
trumpet called him-him and none other
into tho ranks Hts portrait IN hts
| nrst uniform Is familiar 10 YOU ail-th"
| short. stocky tsur- IN. quiet. thought
| ful fac. the deep. dark eyes IL - IN"
| face ~ lad who could not stay a. nom
when h. thought h. was needed IN N"
| n-ld lie was Of the Snr 4 which
! good soldiers ,r" made, Had he been
ten years older he would hav. ent'~-d AZ
the head ~ company and com" out
at the hrad Of division. But he DID
ssnsibl. ways his prompt. alert en-.
cheney soon attracted the attention OF
his sup.riors. He was 80 faithful in
NOR. to 10 ~. was untirinE In camp
and on the march. swife. cool and fear
less In night. He lefi the army with
field rank when tn. war ended. brs-
vett.d by President Lincoln for salian.
Try IN battle.
Mckialey's Heavy Dustrs.
When ne came to me Presidency he
confronted a situation 1f the utmost
diffirulty. which might well have app
palci man OF less seren. and tram