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The Grafton Of "0ur Fi,z' at Ne.
mortal Baaquet.la Canton, O.,
a Prose Poem.
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CANTONsOnlO.J Ian. 3l.-Ccramen-
Grating tie natal DAY Of the late
President, Mckinley. tie Young. Mems
Mckinley Cluh. OF Canton, tonight
hell = notable. banquet in The Au,!i-
tcricm, Canton's. new assembly hal! of
heroic Morortions.
Distinguished Guests.
Vice Presiaent-elect Fairbanks oc-
cuRiea the central position as cillef
guest Of honor. Justice Vim. Il. lay.
friend. neishHor and conndante Of the
alte president, was master of .ccre-
monies. To lis left was General FitZ-
hugh lee. idol and hero OF the Sunth.
F!s-a=ris sat General Black, one OF the
heroes of the Civil war and oryner
cnnn.anderin-chicf of.the, Grand Army
OF the Republic. % either side OF
,these gnests<were Governor M3rpn T.
Herrirk ana Lieut.. Governor N:saTren.
G. Harding, Of Ohio, These were the
speakers Of lie evening. Among tie
listeners was AIRS. Mckinley.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee Speaks.
mckinley and the South" was
General Lees subject: /. lie sail:
Ohio. ii is true. is the State of his
nativity. Her citizens revered and
loved the living Mckinley; her soil is
sacred With the grave which marks the
resting place Of the dead Mckinley;
her people will cherish his lofty char
actcr and his splendid services as long
as the mountains kiss the heavens, or
the rivers roll to the sea. -
Ohio, however. cannon bound his
hounaless Tame, for on the wings of re-
nown his glory has been waited to ali
parts OF the world. "@ W."
Gust and Wise Ruler
"Tonight, each State which is repre-
scented Ny a star III the national crown
which binds the American union is
equally Interested in all that concerns
the name and fame OF the man who
sleeps his last sleep in your midst Sc
quietly that no sound can ever wake
him 10 glory again.
sleep. oh just and wise ruler. Your
birth was q blessing to your country:
our lie & blessing 10 all its inhil,i,.
ants: your death q calamity which has
excited the lamentations Of a world.
The poison under the wing Of the
american eagle. which John Randolph
said he saw when first piEming himself
for his light, has been extracted and
all the sections tonight hear the echo
Of the voice of tie great soldier. U. S.
Grant when on his leathbed he said:
i !aal that we are approaching all era
Of great soodsteeling between Federal
and Confederate soldiers. | shall not
be here to witness it in its perfection,
bat ] feel within me that it is to he so.
Let US have peace. # H"@
Two Swords. #
81 have tried in my W person tc.
make good this expression of the re,
nownel soldier and today there are
hanging III my library two swords
linked together. side by side. one used
us q major general when a Confeder-
ate soldier, the other worn as a major
general Ct the United States volun,
tears.
The weapons OF Grant aud Lee have
been sheatilcd forever. The sahres Of
Sheridan and Stuart have been return.
cd TO their s~cabbards and the tents OF
Sherman ana Joe Johnston have been
pitched forever IN the external camp
ing grounds and all over this land. al
TINS h0uI IS SHINING the great orb OF
peace. in all the splendor of undimmed
majesty.
* The birth CT the mar whose mem
Cry we united in recalling tonight is a
great event and should be annually
celebrated by orr people. Lest We
forget: Lest VIZ forget that. he was "a
foe without hate. a friend without
treacherv. a soldier without cruelty. a
public officer without vice, a private
citizen without %reproach, a Christian
without hypocricy. a man without
guilt Therefore we all should delight
70 mite to homer his memory at al
times and in all places.
Upward and Onward.
May the harmonious ~invocations
from the forly.1ive States rise to the
heavens. swaco above the stars, invok.
ing on oar country progress. peace ana
prosperity; and let all fervently pray
that when the veil of %futurity shall be
lifted, there shall be revealed the up.
ward and onward course Of The Ameri
can union That q republic will be
visible, representing q power com.
handing a respect that the mighty ar,
WIN &~Y N- - --- -1