The San Francisco call., 1904-11-25


try. his public services and his martyrdom A
committee was appointed. popular subscrip-
tions invited and over $4,000 was collected In
a very short time.
The work Of the committee is now accom-
plsheo The monument you see before you Is
lhe Work or native sculptor ana the bronze
was cast in one of our own foundries.
The heroic figure typifies the republic. One
hand rests upon the sword which has just been
put down. the war of the Presidents admin
lstration having been honorably closed, and In
her right hand she holds aloft palm branch.
symbclicai Of peace following victory. The
palm is well tribute to the statesmanship
OF the President, who brought the country
Of its national existence The ancient saying
has IL WHO earns the palm. let him bear it. -
But short was the time allotted to our sol
dier-statesman TO bear the honors of his tri-
umph and the reward of his devotion,
SO this ngure Of the republic. majestic IN
its wisdom and strength, endowed seemingly
with the power to confer honors and rewards.
Is now grief-stricken in the presence OF the
King Of Terrors which no earthly power can
overcome. You will see that sadness rests upon
her face and tears suffuse her eyes. She is
the picture Of a mother inconsolable. Power
grief while she murmurs his praise.
The sculptor has done admirable work,
and now ! have the honor, on behalf of the
committee. to present this monument to the
city OF san Francisco and commit ii TO the
care Of the honorable the Board Of Park Com
missioners.
MAYOR ACCEPTS MONUMENT.
After a selection by the band Mayor
Eugene Z. Schmitz was called. In the
name Of the municipality he made ac-
ceptance of the monument and prom
ised that the city's government, and
particularly the Board of Park Com
missiOners, would for all time preserve
with loving care the tribute to the
memory of the illustrious President,
that il may teach the lesson of noble
manhood.
With deepest feelings Of apprecia-
tion of the worth of William Mckinley
as worker for great good in our ma
ton and as the duplication of purity
in private and public life," said the
Mayor, "as a meager expression Of
friendship entertained by us for. one
whose kindly interest was many times
shown US. / accept this magnificent
monument from you on behalf of the
people Of San Francisco. Set at the
very gate of our great park almost
in the very center of the city, where
the lesson it has to teach may be i'm
pressed on the greatest number of our
people, may it ever evoke the vivid rec
objection of the kindly life, the exalted
abilities and the lofty patriotism of
our beloved President, William McKin-
ley. May this monument for all time
stand to symbolic nobility of man
hood"
Commission, of which he is a member,
Reuben H. Lloyd undertook the imme-
diate care of the monument and ex-
pressed a happy appreciation of the
decision of the committee to place it at
the entrance of the park.
AN ADMIRABLE SITE.
'The commission has long desired
that there should be some marked fea-
ture at the entrance to the panhandle"
said Mr.. Lloyd. 'and the committees
decision to follow the suggestion that
it be erected on this spot gave us much
satisfaction. We believe it a most ap-
propriate selection of a site. Our park
is approaching the rank Of the grand
est parks in the world and in time
it will be one of the brightest beauty
spots on the face of the earth. With
our equable climate every tree and
shrub and flower can be grown in
Golden Gate Park, and If the policy
Of the present commission shall be
carried out in the future, as I believe
it will, every tree, shrub and flower
found anywhere on the globe will be
fiourishing here with US.
And what better inspiration could
confront the visitor to the park than
a monument to the man who. lived for
his God, his country and his fellow
men. How better could the visitor be
stirred than seeing symbolized the life
of one of the greatest and grandest
statesmen the world has ever known.
This monument stands as well a
tribute to the good citizenship and lib
erality of those who contributed the
$30, 900 toward the building of it. When
the movement was organized for the
undertaking man was chosen as the
chairman of the committee who is al
ways TO be found among those ready
to help out financially and with his
labor in the beautifying and improve
ment of our city. May this monument
through all the centuries be an incen-
tive to young men to study and there
by be uplifted by the noble life Of the
illustrious Mckinley"
MIR. McNAUGHTS GRAFTON.
Again there was music and more ap-
plause. after which John McNaught
was introduced to deliver the oration.
He spoke as follows:
OF old it was said, Man never works
so like a god as in the building of a
city," The saying derives it's value from
the fact that in building a city man
bends the crude materials and rude
forces of nature to his will and
makes for himself a dwelling place fit
ted for the delight of his mind, as well
as for the comforts of his body. A well
built cityais a realization of human
ideas, through the exercise of human
energies, and is so distinctly an arti-
ficial thing that the builders Of it may
not unreasonably be deemed to have
eXerted something of a genuine Gre
ative power.
Each citizen should, in proportion to
his means, strive to have his city
adorned with every structure that
tends to the maintenance Of the high
est civilization and to the uplifting Of
the mind in joy, admiration and rev.
erence. Among such adornments none
fills worthier place than those design
ed TO commemorate great events or the
services of illustrious men, for they
serve not only fO nlqace the eve fhror 01,