Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-06
TRIBUTE ID M'KIA|LEY
Marble Shaft Is Dedicated to
 President at Buffalo.
HUGHES ACCEPTS MONUMENT

GNtraofotHdry TTeCdutiOUS SV0 iaNOU
 to Guard Governor From Anarchists.
 "Reds" Send Out Circulars Recalling
 Assassination of the President.
 Buffalo, Sept. 6.-The feature of old home week was the dedication of the Mckinley obelisk and its presentation to the state by the monument commis- sion. Governor Hughes arrived here earlier than expected. The governor, his son, Charles E. Hughes, Jr;; his military secretary, Colonel Treadwell, and other members of his staff drove to the Iroquois, where they breakfast ed together.
 A light rain began falling as the gov ernor and his escort marched through the streets to Niagara square. It in creased to a downpour, and as the governor stepped upon the platform in front of the monument a clap of thunder opened the flood gates of the sky and the rain came down in tor rents. There was no covering over the stand and in short time every one was drenched. Chairman Butler form ally handed over the monument to Governor Hughes as the representa- tive oy the state. Mrs. Truman. c. Avery of Buffalo withdrew the cord
 which held the silk flag In place about
 the obelisk and 1t f1uttered down upon 1 the heads of the people.
 Governors Tribute to Mckinley.
 Governor Hughes was introduced
 amid cheers. He said: .-.
 "The memorials of free people are
 erected to commemorate public service
 and the distinction of noble character I The conqueror, lustful of power, and
 the seeker after self aggrandizement
 are not counted among the heroes of
 democracy. The people honor those
 who in their service to their fellow
 men honor humanity.
 "Here was marked the tragic termi-
 nation of a great career. Here In an awful moment there were revealed i'll
 sudden lurid flash the opposing forces
 whose conflict is the history of man.
 kind. At time of rare prosperity,
 when Americans industry and com |merce were celebrating their triumphs
 with every circumstance of proud dis play in a city of almost unprecedented progress, the powers of darkness moved to their attack, and An an in fernal frenzy of hate an abject crea ture struck down the foremost and best loved of American citizens. Nevei . did evil commit more dastardly deed l The victim was the chosen representa- tive of the American people, no less
 representative in his death than in his ? life. The assassin's blow was aimed 3 at American institutions, represented l in the head of the nation, and Mckin ley fell because he was our president. : "In memory of his martyrdom, Il | memory of an heroic death, in testi l. mony to the futility of insensate env!
 and the lasting supremacy of law ant
 order, in memory of a worthy Tiff e crowned by its sad sacrifice, this mon T. ument has been erected"
 y The monument, marble shaft sixty
 nine feet high, shaped like the Washing " ton monument at the national capital d was before them, draped with grea
 American flag. It stands on a bas a twenty-four feet high, guarded by fou h marble lions, each weighing fifteel
 tons. The cost of the whole wa g S1o5,OOO, and the work was begun i s 1905.
 ,l Guard Governor From Anarchists. l. There were rumors afioat that ar g. archists planned to kill Governo l. Hughes as Mir. Mckinley had bee 'e killed, only a bomb was to be uset D. Circulars containing threats of this nf n ture had been received by several alt ID ermen lately with intimation that tll . occasion of dedicating a monument T. Mir. Mckinley would mark the slaugl 'r ter of all who took part in the cer y- monies, particularly the governor. le The circulars were entitled "McKil n ley's Assassination From an Anarcl y ist's Viewpoint" The opening par re graph read:
 W "Six years have passed since Wi t. liam Mckinley met his doom at Bu 'h faIo. and the return of justice took Il Of life of his slayer, Leon Czolgosz. III Id wild rage that stormed through il lg brains of the people following that CT volver shot, turning them into temp
 rary madmen, incapable of seein
 hearing, thinking correctly, has spe Dn itself"
 be Four Pinkerton detectives guard' 1t the governor closely all day, and ci ly detectives practically surrounded | a carriage along the line of march. .
 one at all suspicious was allowed to m- proach it. No attempt was made. al rt- the police breathed easier when the c q. ercises were over.
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