The Saint Paul globe., 1902-02-28
HAY PRAISES DEAD PRESIDENT.
History, He Says, Will show McKin-
ley ValorOus and CaDabIe.

ley Valorous and Capable.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. PIN his
adress at the exercises in memoriam of
President Mckinley today, Secretary of
State Hay, in discussing the assassina-
ton. said:
THE stupid use1essness of such an in
fanny affronts the DOMINION sense of the
world. One can conceive how the death
OF dictator may change the political
conditions of an empire; how the ex-
tinctiOn of narrowing line of kings may
bring in an alien dynasty But in wei!
ordered republic like ours, the ruler may
fall, but the state feels no tremor
The sayings of celestial wisdom have
no date; the words that reach US, over
1.9e0 wears. out of the darkest hour OF
gloom the world has ever known, are true
to life today: They know not what
they do The blow struck at our dear
friend and ruler was as deadly as blind
hate could make it; but the blow struck
at anarchy was deadlier still.
The secretary advised as a remedy for
anarchy the taking away of hope of es-
making impossible the long luxury Of
scandaious days in court, thus making
the crime not worth committing.
The secretary then went on to describe
the clean bOyhood of the typical Amer
ican, born in what is called the middle
class, William Mckinley. He told of
his Christian education by sober, God
fearing, patriotic parents, of the excit-
ing. confidence-tryIng. passionate period
just prior to the Civil war; how, at the
age of seventeen years, William Mckin-
ley heard President Lincoln's summons
to arms. His nature was far different
from that of the ordinary soldier but
in his mind there was no choice or ques-
ton. He enlisted as a private; he learn
ed to obey. He left the army with field
rank when the war was ended, brevetted
by President Lincoln for gallantry in
battle The speaker eulogized the en-
lightened patriotism of both Unionist and
fn fhn- nf -,
bloody debate acknowledged the logic of
facts and ceased fighting without a grum-
bIe.
Private Life Lesson.
Young Mckinley. was one of these. Aft
er being admitted to the bar, he set
tled down at Canton, where many bless
ings awaited him, among them the pur-
est, most stainless and devoted of do
mestic affection. No knight was truer
to his chosen lady than was William Nc
Kinley to his wife.
"A man possessing the qualities with
Whlcn nature had endowed Mckinley
seeks political activity as naturally as
a growing plant seeks light and air."
continued Hay.
He had an extraordinary power of
marshaling and presenting significant
1acts, SO as to bring conviction to the
average mind. His range of reading was
not wide; he read only what he might.
some day find useful and what he read
ms memory held like brass.
~ ~ Sc1iliS udtQIdAy dOOuI I0dC In 1916
the beginning of the second century of
the republic-he began by an election to
congress, his political career. Thereafter
for fourteen years this chamber was his
home
Probably no other president has been
IN such full and cordial communion with
congress, II we may except Lincoln alone.
oughly, its composition, it's methods, its
habits of thought.
our history shows how surely an exec
utlVe courts disaster and ruin by assum-
ing an attitude of hostility or distrust
to the legislature
When Mr.. Mckinley came to the pres
ldeney, said Secretary Hay, ''he con-
Ironted situation of the utmost difficul-
ty, which might well have appalled, man
OF less serene and tranquil .self-confdence
u believe that the verdict of history
Will be uhat he met all these grave ques-
tlons with perfect valor and fncompara-
bic ability"
Sought to Avert War.
Mr.. Hay then proceeded to say that be-
fore the Spanish war the president did
all IN his power to avert ehostilities, but
the struggle once begun. he determined to
merctfully push the war to an end. In
the Chlnese emergency he disposed of
every question as it arose with prompt
ness and clarity of vision that astonish-
ed his advisers, and he never had occasion
TO review a Judgment or reverse a de-
cision.
But the achievements Of the nation in
war and diplomacy are thrown in the
shade by the vast economical develop
ments which took place during Mr.. Nc
Kinley's administration" he continued
Up to the time Of his first election, the
country was suffering from a long period
of depression, the reasons of which 1 will
not try to seek. We spayssix millions less
IN interest than we did sbefore the war
and no bond of the United States yields
the holder 2 per cent on its market
value.
But, coming to the development of our
trade In the four Mckinley years, we seem
to be entering the realm of fable. In