New-York tribune., 1907-10-01
PRESIDENT AT CANTON.
7tONTHENT DEDICITION
1fy RooscrcIt DcircrS Iddress at
fhe Mckinley MauSOlcum.
LPv TeLeerarh 70 ne T,rlhune. J

.t- glorious weather that always seemed TO fol-
.-. his footsteps Rain as it might just before he
ANA 10 take Iart il ceremony. II always
.,.rs5 70 clear W by the time ne was schod-
1z n appear. since his successor has been
81 oHca Roosevelt weather has been Just as
,ofr when the President has Iourneved to greet
tfe fellow citizens But this morning all the
good signs seemed about to fail. Il rained a
5srvga last u'gnt upon the thousands that had
arerRh,Imed canton with their numbers. and
today davnod with dripping clouds and skies
that threatened trouble for an Indefinite period
When the Presidents train reached Canton
- la.15 =. ra.. the members Of the reception
committee that met him came loaded with UNI
hr5ilss and vain coats and Iamcnted over the
hl.re prospects. Eut before the President
reached the high school. where a thousand chill
d-su formed n human flag in front II the build
irE. the weather thought better # its unkiud
Intentions and treated the Landscape 10 several
heanfnE smiles. Just aS the Presidents car
-isee wheeled uo tho road leading to tho great
tomb on tite hill the sun burst forth in full
glory. sending irs first brilliant shafts Of gold
to rest ou tre dome Of The heroic monument.
The President was So impressed with the grand
cur Of the sight that he mentioned il At the out
SCI Of his speech Ikcning the sun-k kissed mau-
soleum 70 a Greek temple
OFFICIAL END OF MOURNING
The alternative tears and smiles from above
fitted the spirit of the day and of the late Presi-
dents ueiEllbors. Tho completion OF the me
Inoriai marked the official end Of their mourn
ing and it also beloheued their rejoicing over
the successful ending Of the great work which
had progressed steadily for SIX years and
toward which more than million of President
NchinIeys fellow Americans had contributed
their love offerings The martial music Of the
city and the rhythmic tread Of the thousands
Who took part in the great parade before the
dedication ali went TO prove that it was d gala
day The sad faces Of McKinley's old friends
and neighbo-s and the hating steps Of his old
comrades in arms as they marched past the re-
viewing stand, bent and slowed by the weight
Of years. tod q story Of tears yet to be shed
one of the most beautiful scenes Of the day.
though IT, toe, was filled with pathos, was
enacted by Miss Helen Mckinley, only sister Of
President Mckinley and the sole surviving rcIa-
tive 4 ais generation. when she unveiled the
statue that stands in front Of the tomb. She
stood down at the front of the platform near
the President and the other participants in the
ceremony and drew in the rope stretching up
the long flight Of steps to the flags that covered
the form and features Of her dead brother Her
strength was hardly equal 70 the task and her
emotions almost unuerved her as the flags
slowly parted and the heroic bronze figure
seemed to step out upon its pedestal and aI'-
peared - If % speak 10 the multitude. MISS
Mckinley gave one long. yeaTning look at the
figure above her smiled pitifully and sank with
bowed head into her chair.
DRAMATIC INTERPOLATIoN.
The Presidents speech aroused the throng to
q high pitch of enthusiasm few minutes later
when he read one Of his familiar lectures on
t..- mi
APPLAUD with ~qual vim his words about pun
:.hinsy the bad poor man as it did moment
later his rerna rIs about dealing out justice 20
the e-r1-- l.ca They bot5 stood in the same
liglt before him and the lax, he assured ms
hearers. and. repeated the lesson so mat lle'e
could lie 10 installing MS meaning
The Interpolation was made when there was
= .igorous handclappIng over the President
reference 40 the discoEragene Of dishonest
rich men Ha stopped abruptly and peremp-
toriIv directed that the applause cease.
Wait a. moment. I don't want You 10 ap-
plaud this part unless you are willing also TO
applaud the part I read first, TO which you lis
tened i'm silence. ! want you 10 understand that
] vin stand just a. straight for the rights OF
the honest man VINO wins his fortune by honest
methods AS / will stand against tho dishonest
man who wins a fortune by dishonest methods
This statement was appauded, and the FTesl-
tent added: "I am glad sou appIaudcd when
yog did, but ] want you to 90 back now and
apriaud the other statement. ! win read lit
:Ie Of It over again"
suting the action To the words. he read:
Every manifestation of ignorant envy and hos
tilitv toward honest men who acquire wealth
ley honest means should be crushed at the out
set b~ the weight Of a sensible public opinion
'Enthuiastic applause THANK you NOW I'll
70 on"
lie then proceeded with his cx,emporaneous
remarks Turning to the Rev. DR. Bristol lie
s-ia- II sometimes feel that have trespasscd
g. little on your province. Brother Bristol and
,u that Of yoUr brethren by preaching But
whenever 1 speak Of the wrongdoing Of a man
~ wealth or q man of poverty, poor man or
iiCh man. aIWays want 10 try 10 couple together
rhe fact that wrongdoing IS wrong just as much
IN ono case as in the other with the facts that
rights. just as much right in one case as IN the
other.
'Nrongdolng is confined to class Good
and oyl arc 70 be found among both rich and
poor. and in drawing tho line among our fellows
we must draw II on conduct and not on worldly
possessions. Woe 20 this country il over
i;et 10 judging men by anything their worth
as men. without regard 10 their fortune i'm life
These remarks were enthusiastically applaud
81. and u.e President seemed satisfied that he
had made his point when he resumed the dciiv-
cry of his prepared speech.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
The President spoke as follows;
we have gathered together to-day To pay ou1
lHeed 81 respect and affection to the memory o
NNliam Mckinley, who as President won place
il the hearts Of the American people SICh but
three or four of all the Presidents Of this country
have eyer won. He vas Of singular upriRhtness
ana purity Of character. alike IN public and III