Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-01
MAusoLEUM, NATIONS GIFT, Is
DEDICATED
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT LAups
GOOD DEEDS
Six Hundred Thousand Dollar Monu'
ment Is Erected to the Memory
Of the Martyred Ex-
ecutive

mousoleum, the tribute and gift OF
nation to the memory of the martyred
president. was dedicated this afternoon
in the presence of hundreds OF distin-
Qrished men from all parts of the United
States and representatives OF foreign
countries and a crowd of approximately
$4,000 persons.
a feature of the dedication was the
presence of President Roosevelt, Vice
President Fairbanks, members OF the
presidents cabinet, United States SEN
ators and governors OF several states.
Addresses were delivered by President
Roosevelt and Justice Mnliam r. Day,
McKinley's secretary of state. Governor
Harris OF Ohio acted as president OF the
day.
The program ended with the singing of
America" and bsnediction by Bishop
Horstman of Cleveland.
President Roosevelt and party fhen
visited the Interior of the tomb. The in
vited guests and the general puphc aia
(, likewise.
Thousands passed through the tomb.
The tomb, built at cost Of 100000, is the
donation of over million Americans to
the memory of William Mckinley.
President Roosevelt, surrounded by
members of the reception committee, 9TH
er committees, distinguished guests and
others, occupied a central position in the
grand stand.
The parade included troops of the
Twelfth United States cavalry and of
various infantry regulars, McKinleys s.
regiment as guard Of honor, Loyal
Legion, g. A. r. veterans, Spanish war
veterans, sons of veterans, Mckinley
clubs of various cities, Ohio state troops
and Masons, Odd Fellows, Weodmen,
Elks and other fraternal organizations.
The section Of the city immediatel sur
rounding the reviewing stand was roped
OFF as was also other parts Of the down
town streets, and all other routes tray-
versed by the president were heavily
guarded. At this point the soldiers stood
shoulder to shoulder and no one was al
lowed near the chief executive. He was
closely guarded by secret service men,
who also walked by the side Of his car
riage.
Escorted to Auditorium
When the parade had finally passed the
reviewing stand President Roosevelt was
Immediately escorted to the auditorium,
where the official luncheon was served,
partaken of by all the invited guests.
Those who rode with the president from
the reviewing stand to the auditorium
were vice President Fairbanks, Secretary
Loeb and Governor Harris. Carriages
followed containing among the others,
Secretary Cortelyou, Secretary GARFIELD,
Secretary Wilson, Justice Day, Major
Loefier Justice McKenna, Lieutenant
Colonel James, Lieutenant General Cor
bin -.shop Horstman, James Whitcomb
Riley and John Mitchell.
After luncheon the presidential party
and honored guests proceeded directly to
Monument hill. two miles west of the city.
The situation of the mausoleum Is nearly
A mile from the street car line and while
the official party lunched thousands of
unofficial visitors boarded the street cars
and walked toward Monument hill. This
gave them ample time to reach the mon
ument by foregoing luncheon.
The crowd was massed around the CEN
trail grand stand, to which only ticket
holders were admitted. Both in the city
and at the monument there also were
private grand stands to which admission
was charged at high figure. Some of
these were authorized by the memorial
committee on condition that percentage
of the proceeds be devoted to the national
Mckinley Memorial association to be used
toward meeting the expenses Of the day.
RooseveIt's Address
The president said:
1--WE have gathered together today to
pay our need of-respect and affection TO
the memory OF William Mckinley. who
as president won a place in the hearts
Of lie American people such as but three
or four of all the presidents of this coun-
try have ever won. He was of singular
uprightness and purity of character,
alike in public and in private life; cit
izen who loved peace, he did his duty
faithfully and we'll for four years of war
when the honor of the nation called him
to arms. AS congressman, as governor of
his state, and finally as president, he rose
to the foremost place among our states
men reaching a position which would
satisfy the keenest ambition; but he new
er lost that simple and thoughtful kind
ness toward every human being, great or
small, lofty or humble, with whom he
was brought in contact, which so endear-
ed him TO our people.
'.He had to grapple with more serious
and complex problems than any president
since Lincoln and yet, while meeting
every demand of craftsmanship, he con-
tinued to live a beautiful and touching
family life, a life very healthy for this
nation to see in its foremost citizen; and
now the woman who walked in the
shadow ever after his death, the wife to
whom his loss was calamity more
crushing than 1t could be to any other
human being, lies beside him here in the
same sepulcher.
Inscription Appropriate
There is a singular appropriateness in
the Inscription on his monument. MIR.
Cortelyou. whose relations with him were
of such close intimacy, gives me the fol-
lowing information about it. On the
presidents trip to the Pacific slope in the
spring Of 1901 President Wheeler OF the
University of California conferred the de-
gree OF Ill. D. upon him in words so
well chosen that they struck the fastidi-
GUS taste Of John Hay, then secretary of
state, who wrote and asked for copy
OF them from President Wheeler. On the
receipt of this copy he sent the following
letter to President Mckinley, a letter
which now seems filled with strange
and unconscious prescience:
Dear Mr. President:
president Wheeler sent me the in
closed at my request. You will have
the words in more permanent shape.
They seem to me remarkably well
chosen, and stately and dignifed
enough to serve-long hence, please
God-as your epitaph.
Yours faithfully,
JOHN HAY