The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-14
The Martyrs Principles, Rep
resented by Memo iaI.


Ohio and from other states as well. |
The statue is placed at the west en-
trance to the state capitol grounds,
where a vast crowd Of people gather
ed to witness the unveiling GER
emonies.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
Governor A. L. Harris, Senator John
w Daniel. O. Virginia aud Justice
william r. Day of the United States
supreme court were the principal
participants in the ceremonies The
invited 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. Con
splcuous among them were Gen. r.
-. Brown # GAINESVILLE, national com
mander of the G. A. r.. and Gen.
.J6se9h w. Mckay, national comman-
der Of the Union Veteran Legion.
The program opened with selections
Of patriotic music, following which
DR.. Washington GLADDEN. delivered
the invocation. Governor Harris
delivered brief address and then
introduced Mrs Longworth. who had
the honor of pulling the cords that
loosed the drapery of large flags con
cealing the monument
The daughter OF the president was
given the signal and she seized hold
= the ropes with a quick, determined
grasp that bespoke the Roosevelt
spirit through and through. She gave
one pull and then another 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 be-
gan to shake apart Gradually they
dropped away and of the heroic fg-
ure, and all at once they fell from
the monument in heap and the
whole work stood revealed AS the
statue came into full view its mag
nihcence was strildngly presented to
the people A mighty cheer, such as
welcomes the great ship as she
grdes into the water after the chris
tening, was heard and the band
stiick up America"
Governor Harris acted as master
Of ceremonies. and made short
speech in which he referred eloquent
ly to the great man who passed from
earth fve years ago today, and to the
artistic beauty of the monument
which H. A. MeNeill has modelled tc
pemettate the Mckinley name. Gov
eruor Harris pre- ented Mr. Mcneil
wh9 was received with great applause
II was at this iuneture that Mrs
Longworth was given her cue to pul
the ropes that leased the draper
les covering tine monument
Jestice Day who was member %
Mr. McKmley's cabinet and one o
his most intimate personal friends
was greeted With hearty applause a
he stepped forward to deliver his ad
dress. He spoke in his usual earnes
and emrhatic way and frequently wal
I applauded. Justice Day was iollawe,
by Senator Daniel, who spoke AT con
siderable length and eXjolled Presi
dent Mckinley Both addresses wer
sincere eulogies Of the character, dc
voted fealty TO cclntry and home an
the courageous qualities Of the MAI
, tyr whose statue served to inspir
{ tho sentences.
Z The monument unveiled oda
e takes first rank for artistic beaut
a among the many that have bee
y erected to the memory OF Presider
r Mckinley The memorial consists {
, three central figures. gwo groups an
the statue Of the president in n
a middle. on one side is Peace
e and on the other Prosperity" re
e resenung I'm bronze two oardin
r. principles for which the dead pres
s. dent stood When he received a
N wounds which resulted IN his deaf
If ne was talking prosperity and peac
The statue represents him as he a
peared standing before the people
= Bunalo. and large part Of the te
\ Of his last address Is in relief III
statue is warmly commended
those who were most closely a
quainted with MT Mckinley. Il W
with some difficulty and only AFT
months OF study that the sculpt
felt satisfied that he had truly repl
dused the president IN the pose IN
was characteristic OF him and one
well known to the people q the I
tire country.
The group of Peace" pQrtrays
child aud its mother. in an ehsy po
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