Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-09-14
MONUMENT TO M'k|NLEY
Beautiful MdGNGiI Monument al Columbus
Ohio, Unveiled MANY Distinguished
Visitors Were In Attendance

Special to the Herald.
Columbus, o., Sept 14.-Tribute
was paid today to William Mckinley,
patriot and president, when the Mac
Neill monument to Ohio's ilIustrious
son was unveiled in the presence of a
gathering that included many distin-
guished visitors from all parts of
Ohio and from other states as well.
The statue is placed at the west en-
rance to the state capitol grounds,
where a vast crowd of people gath
cred to witness the unwilling cere-
monies.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth,
Governor A. L. Harris, Senator John
w. Daniel of Virginia and Justice VIII
liam R. Day of the United States
supreme court were the principal par
Elephants in the ceremonies. The in
vited guests included many men who
were intimately associated with the
martyred president in public life.
Grand Army veterans from all parts
of Ohio were in attendance. Conspic-
uous among them were General r.
B. Brown of GAINESVILLE, national COM
mander of the G. a. R., and General
Joseph w. Mckay, national COM
mander of the Union Veteran Legion.
The program opened with selec-
tions of patriotic music, following
which DR.. Washington GLADDEN. de-
livered the invocation. Governor
Harris delivered a brief address and
then introduced Mrs. LongYoEtb whA
had the honor Of pulling the cords
that loosened the drapery Of flags con-
cealing the monument
The daughter of the president was
given the signal and she seized hold
IF the ropes with a quick, determined
grasp that bespoke the Roosevelt
spirit through and through. She
gave one pull and then another. The
crowd stood as one man, expectant
and intent Another quick pull, and
within a moment the starry folds
about the monument began to shake
and part Gradually they dropped
away and off the heroic figure, and
all at once they fell from the monu-
ment in a heap and the whole work
stood revealed. As the statue came
into full view its magnifcence was
stridngly presented to the people. A
mighty cheer, such as welcomes the
great ship as she slides into the
water after the christening, was
heard, and the band struck up Amer
lea"
Governor Harris acted as master of
ceremonies, and made a short speech
in which he referred most eloquently
to the great man who passed from
earth five years ago today and to the
artistic beauty of the monument
which H. A. MacNeill has modelled to
perpetuate the Mckinley name. Gov
ernor Harris presented Mr.. MacNeill, |
who was received with great ap- ]
plause. It was at this juncture that
Mrs. Longworth was given her cue .
to pull the ropes that released the /
d-aperies covering the monument.
Justice Day. who was a member OF I
Mr.. McKinley's cabinet and one of .
his most intimate personal friends. 4
was greeted with hearty applause as
he stepped forward TO deliver his ad-
dress. He spoke in his usual earnest
and emphatic way and frequently
was applauded. Justice Day was fol
lowed by Senator Daniel, who. spoke
at considerable length and extolled
President Mckinley. Both addresses
were sincere eulogies of the charac-
ter, devoted fcalty to country and
home and the courageous qualities Of
he martyr whose statue served to
inspire the sentences.