Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-29
l., d. 5. UNIVERSITY.
Fitting Tributes to One Who Was
"The Friend of Mankind"


titting Tributes to One Who Was
"Thc Friend of Mankind"
With beautiful music by the college
orchestra, happy remarks by the col
lege president, and noble sentiments
by the speakers, Hons. A. II. Lund.
John Henry Smith and Angus NJ Cam
non, Mckinley day was littlngy OBJ.
served by the Latter-day Saints uni
ver8lty today
The business college assembly room
was packed at 10 a. M with students
fully one hundred of whom could find
standing room only
President j. n. Paul. after the sing
Ing and Invocation, announced the pur-
pose OF the meeting, and introduced
the speakers
The business college orchestra rem
dered, with good effect. the selection
Hearts aud Flowers" and for an en-
core responded with Aunt Mandas
Wedding"
Prot Paul then called upon student
D. ". Welsh who responded with an
original sentiment IN praise Of Mr. Nc
Kinley Of which the following Is por-
ton
This day let us remember q brother
late departed, a hero IN life's gentlest
scene, or In wars nercest turmoil, al
ways The same IN peace or war so true
ana staunoh and feurless a benefactor
Of mankind, the champion Of weakness
III Is Gods way; His viii be done
PRESIDENT LuND SPEAKS.
President Antho,q H. Lund said he
was pleased with the decision TO honor
| the memory Of the late President Mc-
| kinley He spoke OF the three MARTYR
! Presidents Lincoln, Garfield and Mckin-
ley or the latter lie said that when a
boy his loyalty 20 he cause Of human
freedom was shown by his early enlist
ment IN the Union army ana his be-
coming major az The early age o H.
As a warrior he was brave and dUt "
but as n statesman and Prcside
name viii 20 down 10 future
tons. His policy IN resisting tn
| tltion Of China among avarlclou
powerful nations was one Of the
| indications Of his fairness and VA
| mainly toward the weak and the Ql
| pressed.
The speaker said that when the
Spanish.rYar brole--Qlst he WIS W
| Europe. Al first 10. the European iia-
tons the thought tiat America should
fearlessly undertake. a war WITH spain,
armed and prepared as that nation
was, was regarded as bsurb. But It
was not long before IN e nations OF
Europe were yying with each other IN
attempts to do honor 10 merca. This
rank Of America IN the first place
q t..s.. Il
Mckinleys administration President
Mckinley was noble and self-sacrihc-
ing 20 an invalid wife-~a ituation that
made him indulgelit and trustlu In
dealing with men also 1T was this
fact that brought him to the verge OK
financial ruin He had trusted men
and they failed HIS friends offered TO
nay his debts; he declined their aid,
and they then aided him gainst his
Will. The speaker recomm ended the
study Of history as a mea MS OF en-
noblng the mind OF the stu dent and
he invoked the blessings OF p aace upon
all the good and noble among man
kind
APOSTLE SMITHS ADDRESS.
Hon John Henry Smith was then IN
llN NNNiWs Nv iblki dAAAaA'h VIC
dents and faculty upon the success
which they were achieving IN their
work. and said he could heartily en-
dorse the praise Of the previous speak
en-, In reference 20 the late President
Of this nation lie had known Presi-
dent Mckinley at time when public
sentiment was greatly preJudiced
against the people OF these valleys. He
was kind and considerate and seemed
70 have one wish only. and that was
the preservation Of the rights OF every
citizen Of this republic. No body Of
men that have ever welded the power
to rule over mankind have done 50
well as thar body OF men known as
the presidents of the United States. In
the death OF President Mckinley. the
speaker said he felt that he had lost
a personal friend The erection OF
monuments 10 men, he said, was quite
generally looked upon In this country
and particularly among the Latter-day
Saints. as sayoring somewhat OF man
worship. This feeling the speaker
said. he aid not share. but believed that
20 put before the youth Of nations the
statues Of the truly great was beneficial
In every respect.
Continuing the speaker said that
on the banks Of the RIO GTande on
the AlcSican side nc Culdad. Juare2,
stands q little monument IN stone 70
Binito Juarcz. Mexican patriot Every
Mexican boy as De- stands IN the pres
cncc of that image me dead nero, Is
inspired with de'n.mination 70 ma mans
tain tho principles liberty Tor WHICH
he struggled
Every English to hopes to have a
tablet In stone 9mmemoratlon OK