Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-01
1oquent Tribute Paid to h
vi Martyred Predecessor.
LESSONS TAKEN FROM HIS LIFT
fiquality Of Rich and Poor Before the
Law Emphasized.
UsT1CE DAY HAS CHARGE
ames Whiteomb Riley Reads a Poem
and Veil Ia Drawn Aside by Miss
Helen McKinIey--Many
DIEnitaries Attend.

CANTON. o., Sept. @.-The Mcklnley
aausoleum. the tribute and gift Of ma
Ion TO the memory of the martyred presi-
ent, was dedicated this afternoon In the
resencs OF hundreds OF distinguished men
rom all arts OF the United States. rep
esentatives of foreign countries and q
rowd OF approximately $1,000 people. A
eature OF the day was the presence of the
PRESIDENT OF the United States, Vice Presi-
lent Fahpanks members OF the presidents
abinet. United states senators and gov
Tnors of several states
Addresses were delivered by President
Roosevelt Justice William r. Day. Nc
Sinley's secretary OF state. and Governor
Harris of Ohio, who acted as president of
he Gay The program ended by the sing
ng OF America" and benedctlon by
5shop Horstnlanh OF Cleveland.
President Roosevelt and party tten visited
he interior of the tomb. rhe invited guests
and then the general public did likewise.
Thousands passed through the tomb.
The tomb. built at cost of over 100000,
the donation OF over 1,00O.O00 Americans
% this memorial to William Mckinley
President's Arrival.
Upon President Roosevelts arrival at
O:15 a. m. he was escorted 10 the Central
High school Immediately following this the
president reviewed the parade This. In
turn, was followed by an elaborate lunch
con 10 the president, attended by many
prominent persons.
The parade included troops of the Twelfth
United states cava,.y and of various in
fantry regiments, McKinley's regiment as
guard of honor Legion, Grand Army of the
Republic veterans. Spanish war veterans,
Sons OF Veterans. Mckinley clubs of vari-
pus cities. Ohio state troops and Masonic.
Odd r tdows. Woodmen, Elks and other
fraternal organizations. q
The section OF the city Immediately sur
rounding the reviewing stand was roped
on, as we'll as other parts of the down
town streets. and all other routes that
were traversed by the president were
heavily guarded.
At this point the soldiers stood shoulder
To shoulder and no one was allowed near
thu chief executive. He was closely
gf4rded by secret service operatives. who
s1o walked by the side OF his carriage.
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.
These with the President.
Those who rode with the president from
the reviewing stand to the Auditorium were
Vice President Fairbanks, Secretary Loeb
and Governor Harris. Carriages following
contained, among others. Secretary Cor
tclyou. Secretary GARFIELD, Secretary VIII
son, Justice Day. Major LOeff.er, Justice
McKenna, Lieutenant Colonel James, Lieu
tenant General Corbin, Bishop Horstmann.
James whitcomb Riley and John Mitchell.
After luncheon the presidential party and
honored guests proceeded directly to Monu-
ment hill, two miles west of the city.
I The site OF the mausoleum is nearly a
mile from the nearest street car lines, and
while the Official party lunched the thou
sands Of unoficial visitors boarded street
j cars ana walked toward Monument hill.
This gsve them ample time to reach the
monument by foregoing lunch.
Tho crowd was massed around the central
grandstand but only ticket holders were
admitted. Both in the city and at the mon
ument there were also private grandstands
to which admission was charged at a high
figure. Some OF these were authorized by
the memorial committee on the condition
that q percentage OF the proceeds be de-
voted to the national Mckinley Memorial
association to be used toward meeting the
expense of the day.
Among the prominent guests here early
today were Secretary of the Treasury Geo
b. Cortsiyou. formerly secretary to Pres
ident Mckinley and one of the trustees OF
the MCKINLEY Memorial association; Cor
neilus N. Bliss. treasurer of the National
republican committee; former Governor
Murphy Of New Jersey; Governor Andrew
J.. Harris OF Ohio, who also is president OF
the day; former Governor Myron I. Her
a rick Of Ohio; John q. Milburn of Buffalo
NJ whose home Mckinley died. six years
I lgo. ana Lieutenant James, representing
he British embassy.
Justice Day Presides.
Justice Day called the assemblage to or
DER and introduced Governor Harris, pres
ident OF the day. Governor Harris intro
duced Rev. DIR. Bristol OF washington
whose church President Mckinley attended
when in Washington. Dr. Bristol offered
prayer. Governor Harris then delivered
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