The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

by a high conception of his exalted
trust When summoned by the voice
of his countrymen to the chief Office in
the republic he entered upon its grave
and difficult duties with a full con-
seriousness of the tremendous respon-
sibility that rested upon him. He rev.
erently invoked wisdom from On high
that he might we'll discharge the task
which had come to him.
His Stand Against War.
when others sought to plunge the
nation into war he stood against it
with all his power. He abhorred it,
although knowing full well that vic
tory must crown our arms If war
should come, and that the prestige Of
his name would fill the earth. He
thought not of that, but of the loss and
suffering that war must bring, And
not until all pacific means had been
exhausted and the national honor COM,
manded did he consent that his coun-
try should draw the sword.
when obliged to strike he struck
rapidly and with terrific power. and
upon the ruins of monarchy he planted
republican institutions. His ambition
was to give to those who came to us
through the fortunes of war and
through one of the great revolutions
of human history the blessing of re-
publican government He sought to
free, not to enslave; to enlarge the
bounds of liberty, not to widen an I'M
perial domain. His administration Of
national affairs will stand the impair
tial and sewers test of history. Judged
by any standard, it was eminently sue
cessful.
HE looked forward with pleasure
bic anticipation to the hour when he
could lay down the heavy burdens of
his high Office and resume his place
in the quiet and attractive walks of
private life. Many happy years seem
ed to lie before him. but out of an
unclouded sky the swift and cruel bolt
came 1t seemed the very irony of
fate that he might not have lived to
see the full fruition of his policies and
his administration.
The Influence Of His Life.
Those who read in large way the
purposes of an All-Wise Ruler see in
what has transpired far-reaching and
beneficent providence. The transcen-
dent beauties of noble life have been
accentuated. We have been taught as
never before the nobility of right liv-
ing and the sublimity of right dying
1.-THE multitude will come and look
upon yonder tablet and in time it will
crumbIe away. Monuments will arise
throughout the land and disappear.
Canvas will seek to perpetuate and
be forgotten, but the name of our
friend will live. His enduring tribute
will be found in the hearts of the peo-
PIE so long as this great republic
endures. Long after we have lived
our brief hour and the physical monu-
ments we have raised have been re-
solved into the dust, the pure, patri-
cite and holy influence CT William Me-
KInIey will continue to be an insp;ra-
ton and benedietion among men,"
Brief addresses were made on the
same occasion by Representative Tay-
lor. of President McKinley's old con-
gressional district, and Representative
Grosvenor of Ohio. "At the conclusion
of General Grosvenor's address," con-
tinues the Posts account. "the choir
started to sing Nearer, My God tic
Thee and one ct time the whole
congregation took up the song and
the volume of sound swelled out until
the last strains burst out from every
throat In one melodious chord. and
simultaneously every person in the
vast assemblage faced toward the rear
Of the church, where the tablet had
been placed. concealed by the Stars
and Stripes.
"Just as the last strains of the hymn
floated out on the still air, the cord
that held the flag in position was gen.
thy pulled and the yelling dropped
away, revealing the white marble tab
let and it's gold lettering. Then the
congregation again faced the pulpit
and joined with the choir in singing
America after which Dr. Bristol pro-
nounced the benediction."
1t adds pleasure To the life beauti-