The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-02-28

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q, om e iI"n. M yUrcm ~ III ~, as,o,
W. ~ ysusvn ne ueaiy Hu1serseu .ne t szc,s
t,ons WHEN cuue. ircm .evesy pSss ~
tne country ~ srcet MN n seies 81
speeches ~ stronk, SO Varleu' 20 rerr
ment. SO fuli OF fects briefiy SET fortn, OF
theor,ss em2ou,so s IN sink,e pnr"Ss, ~,
tnat they formed the hourly text fcr the
proDapiy the most convincing proof we
nave OF ms Surprising ferthiV OF re-
source ana nexibility OF mind. Al this
was done without anxiety or strain; |
remember day l spent with him during
that busy summer. He had made nine.
teen speeches the day before; that day
he made many. But In the intervals Of
talked. with nerves as quiet and a mind
as free from care as II we had been
spending holiday at the seaside or
'%1ns When 'he he cams came to the presidency he
confronted situation of the utmost diff
fidulty which might well have appalled,
man of less serene and tranquil self.
confidence. There had been state of
protound commercial and industrial do.
preston. from which his friends had said
his election would relieve the country.
left much to be desired. The feeling be-
tween the northern. and southern sec
tions OF the union was lacking In the
cor,dia.ity n,tn which . = Was necessary to the the
Welfare OF both. HAWAII had asked for.
annexation ana had been rejected by the
preceding adnhnistration. There was. n
state OF things In the Caribbean which
could not permanently endure Our
ne'ghtor's house was on fire, and there
were grave doubts as to our rights and
duties In the promises. A. man either
weak or rash, either irrcsolute or head
strong, might have brought ruin on hint
self and incalculahle harm to the coun-
try.
J, Again ] crave the pardon Of those who
tiors, happen to say word which may
seem to them unbeftting the place and
hour. But am here to give the opinion
which his friends entertained of Presi.
dent Mckinley, OF course claiming no
immunity from criticism In what shall
say. ! believe. then. that the verdict
grave questions with perfect valor and
Incompatible ability; that In graphing
with them he rose to the fun height of
great occasion, In manner which re-
bounded to the lasting benefit of the
country and 10 MS own Immortal honor
WAR THRUST UPON HIM.
The least desirable form of glory to
man Of his habitual mood and temper
that of successful war--was neverthe-
less conferred upon him by uncontrolla-
bie events. lie 1eit IL must come; ne dc.
plored its necessity; he strained almost
to breaking his relations with his friends.
in order. first. to prevent and then to
postpone 1t to the last possible moment:
But when the die was cast he labored
with an intelligence In military matters
which showed how. much of the soldier
still survived in the mature statesman
to push hy forward the ,. war to dec, decisive
wanted II snort and conclusive. His mer-
ciiul zeal commrnlcated itseit TO MS
sunordinates, ana tne war SO Iong dread
mentous, ended N hundred DAYS.
Mr Stedman the dean OF our poets
mas caIieo MN .huBmehter on 'ne state.
1t ranks him among the few whose
nhnles may pc P,aceu 9enniteIy anu Ior-
ever IN cnarge or me historic muse. Un,
Msr me rue taawhii % nus come 10 US ,1 anu
peiago OF tne east. Supa Is Tree. our
po5ition In the Carlpoean Is assured De-
y,,I Tmnu tne possiDn.y o. tuture QUESTION.
roe, re- % so long derided "a and d. denied by BY alien alien
.. puDncists, eVokes now n9 chaLienge OF
GehtraaiStion when uttereo 70 tne Worlo'
mas become an internauonai tru,sm,
o,ur ,s, SISTER pepupncs 70 ,r ,nS soa.n OF US
are convinced tnae we Tesire oh'y tneir
peace ana prosperiy. EUROPE Knows
.maL we Iner,sn no ureahs ms Iu. st eaose o
which shall be to ali nations. The state
Is augmented' put II threatens no nation
under heaven. AS 10 those regions wnlch
nav nave come Mnaer tpe snaIoW % ni our nag;
.nc pn puSnsipinty oI tneir DeIns uamageu
py sucn cnanse oI ctrcumstanceS was
III III the view 9L Mcnintey tnlng untiiink-
a,iT ini,, tpar'e psmeVe ',ha we Eou,a NOT ao-
ninis,er "a lister men, tnem 10 tnsir g, aavahtage, WAS was
10 turn iniidei TO our american faith
OF more than a hundred years.
IN ueaing Win toreign powers. ne VIII
take RANK WIN tne sreatest OF our di-
plomntiSts' III was world OF which he
had nttie special knowieage before COM
ing to the PRESIDENCY But bis marve.
Ious adaptapility was IN nothing more
remarkapie than IN the nrm grasp he I'M
mediateiy DISPLAYED In international re-
Iations. In preparing Tor war and In the
restoration or peace ne was alike adroit,
courteous ana far-sighted. When sud
den emergency declared. ITSELF. as in
China; state OF things o. which our his
tory Iurnisned no precedent and inter
national law no safe ann certain precept,
he. hesitated not moment to take tha
course marked out Tor him by considera
lions OF humanity and the national IN
terests. iSyen whiie the legations were
lighting Tor their lives against bands OF
1nfuriated fanatics. ne decided that we
were at peace with China; and while that
conclusion did not hinder him from taxi
ing the most energetic measures to res
cue our irnperhed citizens. II enabled
MN 10 MAINTAIN close ana friendly rela-
s uoits t wom o,,,t .he Mise anu heroic yiceroys
tha%t % ono,ant S,,,,Jra reSu'e ,ro,,, sotna saved
snoi,otion 10 disnosed ~ ,ny any anu
lion en n arose witb n nror,neg rerg uues,