The age-herald., 1902-05-15
ROOSEVELT LAYS
 THE CORNER STONE
Impressive Ceremonies and Tri- butes to Late Mir, Mckinley
MARK HANNA APPLAU0ED
Paid Eloquent Tribute to MT. Mckin- ley and Hoped That the College Which Will Bear His Name
 Will Be Successful.

Washington, May 14.--In the presence
 of large audience President Roosevelt
 today laid the corner stone of the Me-
 Kinley Memorial Ohio College of gov- ernment of the American University, To- l cated a few miles outside of this city In the northwestern part of the District or Columbia When completed the building will be devoted to students embracing diplomacy, municipal government, arbi- tration, civics and international law.
 After brief remarks by Senator Deliver of Iowa, Senator Hanna spoke and his voice tremored with emotion. He said:
 This is indeed very interesting occa- sion to me. It's associations bring up memories The laying of this corner stone, the foundation of this temple Of | learning, to be builded by the public
 spirited men of my native state, Is con-
 secrated to the memory of her dearest 1 son, William Mckinley.
 Every Stone VIII Mark Incident.
 Pile up your marble, and every stone
 will mark an incident in his life, Of his l devot,on to humanity and his fellow
 men. Crown it in the glory of It's com l nletion and he will look down from on l high and bless your noble work. It is l indeed a noble work.
 President Mckinley was deeply inter- | ested in this enterprise, and 1t was owing 1 to the inspiration of his belief that the people of Ohio were stirred to make the | realization of it to meet his views and wishes.
 'grhat corner stone has beneath It a | foundation more enduring than granite %l,nt "a a. ton of McKinley's life. Upon this sub feet I cannot speak as I would, my | friends The memories which come to me | on an occasion like this are too painful to dwell on.
 "Our martyred President is here today in spirit and if that sacrifice were needed that we might search our hearts to learn wherein we could do higher and nobler deeds; if that example were necessary to inspire the young men of this country to broader and more liberal and higher mo- tives of social and governmental life. then, indeed, His will, not ours, be done."
 Warmly Congratulated.
 At the conclusion of his remarks, which were often interrupted by applause, the Senator was warmly congratulated by Secretary Hay, President. Roosevelt and dll WlInln TedCu
 Commissioner Mcfarland, pr. F. M. Bristol, who was President McKinley's s pastor, and Bishop Mallaleau followed with brief addresses.
 The speech-making closed with brief address by President Roosevelt, who said:
 Ladies and gentlemen I am to say | but one word. Nothing more need be | said than has been said already by those I who have addressed you this afternoon 1 the statesmen who worked with President Mckinley and the pastor under whose | ministrations he sat.
 'It is indeed appropriate that the Meth odists of America-the men belonging to that religious organization which furnish ed the pioneers who carved out of the
 west what is now the heart of the great American republic-should found this great university in the city of Washington and should build the college that Is to teach the science of government in the name of the great exponent of good and strong government who died last fall
 who died as truly for this country as Abraham Lincoln himself. (Applause). 'I thank you for having given me the opportunity this afternoon to come before you and lay the cornerstone of this build ing" (Applause).
 The President, then, with trowel in l hand threw in the mortar and the stone
 was lowered slowly into position. At | some later date 1t will be raised sufficient ly high to permit of the placing of a number of relics in the zinc box within. ] The doxology and a benediction by the
 Rev. Dr. H. R. Naylor of Washington closed the services.