The Washington times., 1906-09-14
Impressive Ceremonies
Mark Event Today
as People Pay
Tribute.
JUSTICE WIN. R. DAY
ORATOR FOR OCCASION
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
Pulled String Uncovenng
Heroic Statue of Martyr
President.


erected TO the memory OF President
William Mckinley by the people OF
Ohio was unveiled today in this city.
where the cead Executive had made his
home during the four years he served
as governor. Mrs. Nicholas L0ugror-h.
daughter OF President Roosevelt, dad
the unveiiing. while Senator John ~.
Daniel OF Virginia. representing the
South. and United StaEcs Supreme Court
Justice William r Day, for the North
delivered the principal addresses. THe
Rev. WashingtcH GLADDEN. offered the
invocation, after which Governor AM
Drew Harris spoke IN behalf OF the
State.
Unveiled by Mrs. Longworth.
At his signal Mrs Nicholas Long
worth pulled the string when held the
covering in place and the heroic figure
IN bronze OF the maTtyred President
was exposed 10 fun view.
The memorial IS the JOINT tribute o.
the people OF Columbus and Of Ohio Il
consists OF q seHi-circular dias 0F New
Jersey granite. on each end Of which
stand Two large aUegOricaI figures in
bronze representing peace and prosper
lty. \ iife-sized statue in bronze Of the
dead President as re appeared whe1
making his BIfal0 srCech he dav ~
his assassius 1l sturds an a. pedestal
~ granite and completes the memorial
he memorial was designed by Sculptor
II A. AacNeal, OF New York. and cost
10000.
Addressed BY JUS ice Day
Judge Day reviewed McKulcys life
and said;
we may be ton near the events 10
weigh with impartiality Of The his1or-
ian the schievements o. his admiuistra-
ton. or some things it is as certain
H.s-- q
found the country In the slough OF hnau-
cial and industrial dependency. he 5eft
il prosperous as never before in its his
tory. He conducted q short and brilliant
war. which liberated a people ana
brought forth new alton. He directed
a peace OF uDeXampled liberty toward q
conquered GOs ana the making OF q
treaty OF peace whice took millions of
people under the projection of our fae
and began their tutelage for enlightened
self-government. he set an example Of
liberty and fairness in The treatment Of
the people OF the Far East His country
became As never before a power among
the nations, and her flag the only pass
pert needed TO insure the protection OF
the rights Of her citizens. He crown
ed all With a clean life
In the fullness g life. With a mes
sage OF goodwill and kiuness yet fresh
on his lips. meeting the people who de-
lighted 10 testify that affection and ap-
probation which was his highest reward
for faithful and uuremittiug service. hs
was felled 10 earth for no other offenss
than In his position he represented the
head OF the nation and stood for liberty
regulated by law and not for that un-
bTidled license which knows no respect
for the laws Of God or man. He lives
in the love Of ms cOuntrymeu. His
memory grows brighter with the years.
the nobleness Of his life. the sublime
heroism of his death shall never perish
from the thought of men,"
Tribute Of Senator Daniel.
Senator Daniel paid tribute 70 McKin-
ley's memory and said:
History has already lifted 10 a plane
higher than these material memorials
could ever rise. his 3lame and his crown
ing works We believe that fits final
word viii confirm its contemporaneous
judgment We also believe that his
fame viii grow es grows all good fame
well planted.
"I do not seek to cauonize him as a
saint, or 10 eXalt him as a demagogue.
He was neither. Such ranks do not be
long 10 men He doubtless had his
faults. at least ti1at / assume and this
/ think. for he was a man and there is
none perfect now, not'o one. But he was
a Christian and a gentleman. He made
mistakes and errors as have done the
great and the small. the good and the
N-''s e--N 'i1N t--i't e-t0 A'o-lrits b4t Dt-
nightly beamed I'm his countenance:
charity was in his heart, and I'm his
hand. and If none threw stones save
those vino had lesser faults than he
stones would lie still and hands hang
down. There was in the sum of his
qualities a noble aspect. "A genial influ-
ence. a friendly attraCtiveness and an
upward and onward eEhOrtation And
there was also a certain subtle nameless
ma gnetism that drew men TO him and
made good women honor and love him
HE loved his fellow men. All rhera
was The inclination OF his nature He
said an he could 10 cheer them. he did
.he best he could 20 serve them, and this
is, 10 my understanding, what IS
meant by true glory"