The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-06
MONUMENT
 IS UNVEILED McKinley's Memory is
 Honored. HUGHES'S ELOQUENT TRIBUTE Ceremonies at Buffalo Were Elaborate and Impressive. Monument Is in the Form of an 0beI- isi<. of White Marble and stands
 Eighty-six Feet

Buffalo, N. T.. Sept 5.-The dedica- ton of the Mckinley monument and It's presentation to the state by the gov ernment was the feature today of Old Home Week celebration. The program included a military parade which was participated in by the regulars, the New York militia and the Royal Fus- iIeers of London. After prayer by the Right Reverend Dr. Walker, Bishop of the Episcopal church, there were ad- dresses by Mayor Adam, Mrs. Donald Mclean, the presentation of the monu- ment to the state by Chairman But Ter, of the monument commission, aid It's acceptance by Gov. Hughes.
 The monument Is in the form of an obelisk of white marble, eighty-six feet high and is situated at Niagara Square, the intersection of Niagara and Court Streets and Delaware Ave nue. The obelisk rests upon pedes- tai fourteen feet high, the base Of which is twelve feet long. The whole Is surrounded by a tessellated prome- made, embellished with ornate para pets and ballustrades and splashing fountains.
 At the base on four sides of the coll umn, are the following inscriptions: This Shaft was erected by the State of New York, to honor the memory of wm. Mckinley. Twenty-fifth President of the United States of America"
 "wm. Mckinley was born at Niles. Ohio, January 29, 1843."
 was enlisted into 23rd, Ohio Vol unteers, June 11th, 1861. as private, and mustered out July 2e 1865. as Ma Jor by Breyet for gallantry under fire.
 "wm. Mckinley was Elected to Con- Rress as Q Representative of Ohio in 1878, '7s, 80. 's2, 'S4. 'SS.
 was elected Governor of ohio in 1891 and 1893, and President of the United States in 1S9s and 1900.
 "wm. Mckinley died in Buffalo Sept 14. 1901.
 victim of treacherous assassin who shot the President as he was ex- tending to him the hand of courtesy.
 The monument was built under the direction of @ commission composed of k, H. Butler and George E. Matthews. of Buffa1o, John G. Niles, Of New York, formerly of Buffalo, and at whose home President Mckinley died, and D. A. Curtis of Fredonia.
 Governor Hughes Speaks.
 Gov. Hughes in hIs speech of accept ance, said in part:
 The memorials of a free people are erected to commemorate public service and the deeds of native character. The conqueror, lustful of power. and the seeker after self f-aggrandizement, are not counted among the heroes of de- mocracy.
 "The people honor those who. in their service to their fellow men, honor hu- manity.
 Here was marked the tragic end of a great career. Here in an awful mo- ment, there were revealed in sudden, lurid flash, the opposing forces whose conflict is the history of mankind. At a time of rare prosperity, when Ameri- can industry and commerce were cele- brating their triumphs with every cir cumstanee of proud display in city of almost unprecedented. progress, the powers of darkness moved to their att tack and in an internal frenzy of hate, an abject creature struck down. the foremost and best loved of American citizens. Never did evil commit more dastardly deed. The victim was the chosen representative of the Am erican people, no less representative In his death than in his life. The aB- sassin's blow was aimed at American institutions. represented in the head of the nation and Mckinley fell be- cause he was our president.
 "In memory of his martyrdom, in memory of an heroic death. in testi- mony to the futility of insensate envy and the lasting supremacy of law and order, in memory of worthy life. crowned by it's sad sacrifice, this mon ument has been erected.
 '@rhe volatility of democracy may be measured by the generosity of It's tributes to fidelity and its appreciation of honorable motive and public spir- it, The people must have faith in themselves, and the zeal which makes progress possible is not only intolerant of treachery to the public interest. but expresses itself in fine enthusiasm for the leaders who have justified the peo- ple's confidence. Cynicism is a des- troying canker. And, in proportion as we revere those who in the past have