Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03

The Ohio Town.
Canton, o., Sept. 30.-The nation
paid homage today to the memory of
William Mckinley when the splendid
monument which marks his resting
place was unveiled in the presence of
an assembled throng such as Canton
never saw before and with the Presi-
dent of the United States as the princi-
pal speaker. 1t was the tribute of a
grateful nation, both in word and deed
to Ga good citizen, brave soldier, a
wise executive" and more than so, 900
persons, representative of all walks of
life and every part of the country,
participated in the ceremonies of dedi-
eating the monument, the loving gift
of million Americans whose contribu-
tions aggregated $500, 200 provided
the splendid tomb in which rest the
bodies of the third of our martyred
presidents, his wife and their two
children.
Distinguished men from all parts of
the country and many representatives
of foreign countries made the Pilgrim
age here to participate in the dedication
of the mausoleum and made the event
a notable one.
The monument is a magnificent
structure, simple but imposing. In
tho carcOpboori aro tbo b,ovzo o..l-.Az
containing the bodies of both Presi-
dent and his wife. In inches in the
wall Of the tomb are two little caskets
containing the ashes of their only chill
dren, Ida and Mary, both of whom died
in infancy.
The President arrived in Canton at
10:15 this morning. He Immediately
drove to the reviewing stand where he
witnessed the magnificent military
and civic parade, which took nearly an
hour and half in passing. At the close
of the parade the President was taken
to Monument Hill, where the unveiling
ceremony took place. The arrival of
President Roosevelt upon the stand
was awaited anxiously and greeted with
cheers. He was accompanied by Justice
Day and Vice President Fairbanks.
At PA Justice Day called the assemb-
lage to order and in a few words intro
duced Gov. Harris, president of the
day. Rev. d. Bristol, of Washington,
D. c., offered prayer. Gov. Harris
then delivered the opening address of
the ceremony. After the singing of
''The Star Spangled Banner" Justice
Day spoke.
At the close of Justice Days address,
Miss Helen Mckinley, the only sister
of the late President, drew aside the
flag, disclosing the bronze figure of
Mckinley in the attitude of delivering
his last speech on the day of his assassi-
nation at Buffalo, Sept. 6, 1901.
This was followed by the reading
of the poem entitled William Nc
Kinley," by James Whitcomb Riley.
Gov. Harris then introduced President
Roosevelt.
LAC l. CoAOChS . HOhC oo 4OlOWos
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 the American people such as
as but three or four of all the presi-
dents of this country have ever won.
He was of singular uprightness and
purity of character, alike in public and
in private life; a citizen who loved
peace, he did mis- duty faithfully and
well 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 position which would
satisfy the keenest ambition; but he
never lost that simple and thoughtful
kindness toward every human being,
great or small, lofty or humble, with
whom he was brought in contact, which
so endeared him to our people. He had
to grapple with more serious and COM
plex problems than any President since
Lincoln, and yet, while meeting every
demand of craftsmanship, ne continued
to live 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 it could be to any other human
being, lies beside him here in the same
sspulcheF.
There is singular appropriateness
in the inscription on his monument.
Mr.. Cortelyou, whose relations with
him were of such close intimacy, gives
me the following information about 1t.
On the Presidents trip to the Pacific
slope in the spring of 1901, President
Wheeler, of the University of Califor-
MIA, conferred the degree of LII. d.
x,.,os, him N, xxyox1c an xua1l oLo..a,. ~ a