The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-06
IN COMMUNICATION !
OF VIM. M'KINLEY
Anniversary Banquet Held In Honor
of the Martyred President.
ELOQUENT TRIBUTES PAID
Three Hundred and Fifty Men OF
DIstiacfion Were Guests of the
Mckinley Association of Con-
neeticut ut New Haven.


New Haven, Jan. 30.--Men of dis
tlnction In the business, political and
social life of this state we're guests
Friday night at the banquet of the
Mckinley association OF Connecticut,
held In Harmonic hall Nearly $50
covers were laid. beside each of which
was a earnatlon and a menu card bear
Ing a likeness of President Mckinley.
The hall was draped with national
flags, and a large portrait of the mar
tyred president occupied a place at
the back of the speakers table.
President John f. Gaffey of the as
sociatlon read telegram from Senator
Hanna expressing bis regret at his
inability to be present, and his SYM
pathy with the commemoration OF the
birthday of Mckinley. President
Gaffey then read letter from George
u. Cortelyou, secretary of the depart
ment of commerce and labor, in which
he said.
Cortciyous' Eloquent Tribute,
This anniversary banquet appeals
to me. II would be privilege TO
Join with those who win gather in
New Haven on the Goth TO pay tribute
to the memory of William Mckinley.
We can not too often repeat TO tho
American people the story of his life:
his youthful patriotism; his devotion
to his mother; his fine loyalty In all
the sacred relations of home: his long
years of public service, marked by
ever-lncreaslng growth in the affec-
tion and regard of the people. Such
a life and such service, even had
they not known the great responsible
tiles and the great opportunities OF
the presidency would have entitled
him TO a place high on the honor roll
of the nation.
He died as he liyed-to tks iast
gentle, patient. eonsiderate, forgiving.
and the words OF his faith and of his
hope fell upon this stricken land with
the beauty anG dignity OF a benedic-
tion. As his successor has so elo-
quently said. He shall stand In the
eyes Of history, not merely az the
first man of his generation, but as
among the greatest figures In our ma.
tional lfe He died In the golden full.
ness of his triumph. He died victori-
Gus In that highest OF all kinds OF
strife---the strife for an ampler. Juster
and more generous national life"
Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford, of New
York, spoke on Mckinley and the
Spanish American War" and gave an
interesting account of events leading
M to the war, of President McKin.
ley's conduct of the war, and of the
beginning OF the war and Of the be-
ginning OF the settlement OF prob.
lens arising from 1t.
Speaking of American expansion, he
predicted that tho time is near at
hand when San Domingo must be.
come ours" and that some time the
American dominion will extend from
the Panama canal TO the Arctic sea.
The hands of the dial OF time, he
said, did not move backward. The
isthmus canal would be constructed,
and through it would go the fleets OF
commerce. Whatever may be the
riyalries of to-day" he continued,
that movement of peace and progress
which william Mckinley SO guided
and impeled in his solution of the
Spanish war will remain in abiding
influence and inspiration through all
this country into which our republic
has entered vita high purpose OF duty
TO ourselves, and of duty to the
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