The sun., 1903-01-28
ROOSEVELT LAUDS N'KINLEY.
SPEAKS IN CANTON Ar 4 BIRTH.
DAY CELEBRATION.
tho President and Other Omciais Csmmem.
crate Tn Late Presidcnt's Character
and Public Ser,ices-visit Made to
Mrs. Mckinley and to the Tomb.

and Pubic SefNbCcS-NIbiV Mouo W
Mrs. Mckinley and to the Tomb
CANTON, Ohio, Jan. PA notable gather
ing OF public men met at Canton to-day
ard honorcd the memory and birthday OF
William Mckinley. The President Of the
United States. the Secretary Of War, Vice.
Governor Wright Of the Philippines. former
Pos, mast er- General Charles Emory smith
Al d Secretary Cortelyou united in paying
their respects to the widow OF their d 'ad
chief. and later assembled At his tomb
to render q silent tribute to him whose
virtues they later extolled in speeches OF
praise at a dinner.
President Roosevelt and the members
Of his rarty reached Canton shortly before
2 o'clock this afternoon on a special tram,
which left Washington after midnight on
Monday. The trip was without special
incident. the party making no speeches
and few stops being made. At Derry, Pa.
a small crowd greeted President Roosevelt
and he bade hem good morning. at Pitts
burg Charles Emory Smith, former Post
mast er. General, joined the party. A short
stop was made to change engines and the
Presiden, and Secretary Cortelyou walked
briskly up and down the station platform
for several minutes. Once they d.sap-
peared across the railroad tracks, and when
they did not at once reappear crowd
started to look for them
Al Canton a large number of citizens
greeted the party as they alighted from
the train, but there was no demonstration :,
not even a cheer. a. President Roosevelt
alighted. The Reception Committee had
carriages waiting, and without delay Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Secretary Root, Secretary
Cortelyou and Judge Day departed for the
home Of Mrs Mckinley. The rest Of the
party followed, and at the Mckinley hons
the last Presidents associates in public life
paid their respects To his widow. In the
party were Gen. Leonard Wood, Major
Gen. s. b. NJ Young. Capt. ". .. Cowles,
l.. &. ~: Col. Theodore Bingham. Assistant
Secretary Of Agriculture Brigham. Congress
man r. ". Taylor Of Ohio. Charles nory
Smith. Judge Day and Vice-(iovernor
Wright.
II was the Presidents desire that there
be an little ostentation as possible, and his
wishes we're respected throughout the day.
A spirit OF respect and reverence pervaded
the occasion and was partic ularly noticeable
At the tomb.
The military guards have not vet been
withdrawn from about the vault, company
OF Regular soldiers being on guard to-day
when the President arrived There has
been no change in the surroundings Of the
sepulchre since the day when the remains
were laid 70 rest. Two tiny wall tents
used by the soldiers are pitched in front Of
the approach to the tomb They have
become eoiled in the weather and tell plainly
the life Of the soldier.
From the tomb the President drove to
the site Of the Mckinley monument on a
hill overlooking West Lawn Cemetery.
Contributions to the Mckinley memorial
fund are rapidly accumulating, and II is
thought it will not be long before work
on the monument can be begun. Until then
the remains will stay in the vault.
President Roosevelt spent the late a,t,r-
noon at the home Of Judge Day. A light
luncheon was served about S O'Clock, the
guests being Surgeon General Rixey. Gen.
Wood. Gen. Young. Secretary Root. Repre-
sentative Tayler, Assistant Secretary Brig
ham, Col. Bingham. Capt. Cowles. j. e..
Schmidla Of Cincinnati and Col. Myron +
Herrick Of Cleveland.
Gov. Nash OF Ohio was unable TO attend
the luncheon or be present at the cere-
monies. as he il confined to his home at
Columbus by q severe cold.
In the evening the President received
the citizens Of Canton in the rotunda Of
the Mckinley, Hotel after which there was
a banquet in the Opera Howe.
The toastmater Of the evening was Judge
William X Day.
THE PREsIDEST's SPEECH.
President Roosevelt responded to the
toast "William Mckinley" saying:
Mr.. To.srM.s1EE AND Gks1LEMEs
Throughout our history. and indeed through
only a very few thrice favored men 10 take
so marked a lead in the crises faced by their
several sensra,SSnss, thai tsfeitrI su each g,
effort OF his generation. President Mckin-
lev was one OF these men.
If during the lifetime Of 2 generation no
crisis occurs suff1Ccrt TO call out In marked
manner the energies of the strongest leader.
then OF course the world does not and cannot
know OF thc existence oi ng su"n IIS eader ana h
history Of every nntion during which no
man appears who leaves an indelible mark
in history, II. on the other hand. the crisis
s one 40 m an y sided as to call for the devel-
opment and exercise of many distinct attri-
butes, IL may be that more than one man
Will appear III OfVer tHht 'Hr
shall be fully met
In the Revolution and in the period Of con-
strutive statesmanship Immediately follow :
ing it, for our good fortune IL befell us I lat
tho highest military and the highest civic
attributes were embodied in Mashin gt on.
and so in him we have one Of the updying
men OF history--a great soldier. II possible
an even greater statesman, and above all a
public servant whose lofty and disinterested
patriotism rendered is power and ability
alike on fought fields and In council ch am
bers-of the most far-reaching service to
the Republic In the CIVIL War the two func-
tion- were divided. and Lincoln and Grant
scribed on the honor roll OF those who have
deserved well Of mankind by saving to hu-
manity a precious heritage. In similar FASH
ion Thomas jefferson and Andrew jackson
each stands a. the foremost representati We
Of the great movement OF his generation.
and their names symbolic TO us their times
and the hopes and aspirations OF q cir times.
II was given to President Mckinley to take
the foremost place In our political life at a
time when our country was brought face TO
face with problems more momcntous than
any whose solution We have ever attem pt ed
save only In the Revolution and In the ivii
War; and II was under his leadership tia,
Alright. Therefore he shall stand III tie
ewes OF history not merely as the first man
of his general ion, but as among the greatest
figures Ia our national life. coming second
only 10 the men Of the two great crises In
which the Union was founded and preserved
such a task as President Mckinley under
took unless trained by long years OF effort
for It's performance Know ledge of his
fellow -citi2ens, ability TO understand them,
keen sympathy with even their innermost
feelings. and yet power to lead them. to-