Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-06

and naval attaches who belonged to
their STATS who had come to the capitol
in brilliant uniforms did not enter the hail.
Lord Pauncefotc, the British ambas-
sador. who is the dean of the CORPS headed
the procession. With him were the ann
bassadors of other powers. NJ. Cambon
fot France, Count Cassini of Russia. Scnor
Mayor des Planches of Italy and Senior
Aspiro2 of Mexico.
Just beyond the bronze rail that separ-
ated the diplomatic corps from the cXecu-
tive gallery We're the families of the mem
bcrs of the Supreme Court and cabinet and
the invited guests of the President There
also were number of personal friends of
! Secretary Hay. the orator of the day In
! the surrounding galleries were many per-
sonal friends of the late President includ-
ing Colonel Herrick ana Judge Day, but no
member of the immediate family of tine
late President so far as known was in at
tendance.
AS the hands of the gold clock opposite
/ tho speakers rostrum pointed to noon
Speaker Henderson called the assembly to
order. There followed the usual routine
opening session OF the House. by tn,
speakers direction the clerk read the Joint
resolution providing for the memorial SER
/ vices and the order of proceedings and
then the door keeper announced the arrival
/ Of the Senate.
Ills lIighness Prince Henry of Prus-
! STA, announced the door keeper The
| prince hesitated a moment but show d
/ not the slightest trace of discontinue. Tie
was dressed in the simple dark blue uni
! form of an admiral of the German navy
without Il single star or other evidence of
the impc rial House to which he belonged.
upon his breast. His rank IN the German
navy was indicated by bands of gold upon
the sleeves He carried white gloves ami
his flat naval cap in his left hand At his
side hung IA short gold scabbard. IEc.-amo
forward with easy, graceful bearing cs-
corted by Senator Foraker and Gen raj
GrosYenor and took the place assigned for
MN next to that reserved for the Prosi-
dent His suite took seats near the scna-
tors. The prince wore the band of mourning
upon his left arm still worn by the NOM
herS OF the German imperial family for his
dead mother, Dowagcr Empress of Ger
many.
Mrs Roosevelt. Miss Roosevelt Mrs.
toWlcs, the Presidents sstcr-in-law, and
friends of the President came in and oc-
cupied the executive gallery.
Senator Frye called the assemblaee tc
ordcr ana after forVent prayer by the
Key. lr. Coudon, chaplain of the House.
he introduced the orator of the day.
With impressive dignity Secretary IGa,.
arose and placed upon the desk in fr1rt
"l tlm roll of manuscript. The sec
tarys figure is slight and his scholarly T. G..
IS unusually pale but to-day there was Il.
hISn upon his check. As he began to read
with a slow, clear cnunciation he seemed
aware OF the intense interest not alone IN
his subject but in his own personality as
" lrad his tribute of love and loyalty to
is departed chief. His Grafton follows:
ADDRESS or SEC. HAY.
For the third time tho Congress of the
a Il. Al IN.
ate the lite and the death of a President
slain by the hand of an assassin. The
attention of tho future historian will be
attracted to the features which roapnear
with startling samonosS in all three of the Sc
awful crimes. The usclcssncss. the utter
lack OF consequence of the act; the obs
! cu1ltN, the insiGniiicanCc of the criminal;
the blarncncssucss-S far as in our sphere
or existence the best of mon may be hel
bianclc Ss--of TN" victim. Not one of our
murdered Presidents had an enemy I'm tho
world, they were all of such prc-ominent
purity OF lie that no prctcXt could he
given for the attack of paSsional crime,
they were all men of democratic instincts
who could never have offended the most
jealous advocates of equality; they wer.
OF Kindly and generous nature, to whom
wrong or injustice was impossible; Of
moderate fortune. whose slender means
nobody could envy. They were men of
L..
Iont abilities, which they had devoted will
; single minds to the good of tho Republic
II ever men walked before God and MAJ
without blame, it was these three ruler.
OF our people. The only temptation Il
attack their lives offered was their gcntl,
IradianCc--to eyes hating the light thar
was ohenSe enough.
The stupid uselessncss of such an infam,
'aifronts the common sense of the world
one can conceive how the death of a die
tator may change the political conditions
or an Empire, how the extinction of
narrowing line of kings may bring in al
allen dynasty. But In we'll ordered Repub
lie like ours the ruler may fall but tn
state feels no tremor. our beloved and re
Ncred leader is gone-but the natural pro
same principles, pledged by tender affec
ton as well as by high loyalty to carr
to completion the immense task committo
to his hands, and to smite with iron sever
ity every manifestation of that hdeou
crime which his mild predecessor with hi
dying breath, forRave. The sayings a
. celestial wisdom have no date; the word
That reach us, over two thousand years, GU
of the darkest hour Of gloom the wor
has ever known, are true to the life to-day
They know not what they do" The bloy
struck at our dear friend and ruler wa
as deadly as blind hate could make il
but the blow struck at anarchy wa
deadlier still
What a world of nsoluble problems suc
an event eXcites in the mind! Not merel
IN IT'S personal. but in its public aspects,
presents paradox not to be comprc
hehded Under a system of government
so Tree and so impartial that we recog
ME ITS existence only by it's benefac
TONS under social order so purel
democratic that classes can not exist in II
aHorhing opportunities SO universal tina