The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-04
TRIBUTE OF nation
PAID TO M'KINLEY
MONUMENT OF MARTYRED PRES
IDENT Is DEDICATED AT
CANTON.
Fifty Thousand There - President
Roosevelt Delivers EuIogy of His
Predecessor Before the Stately
Mausoleum That Holds Remains.

| Canton, o., oct. line nation
paid homage Monday to the memory
of William Mckinley when the splen-
did monument which marks his last
resting place was unveiled in the
presence of an assembled throng such
as Canton never saw before, and with
the president of the United States as
the principal speaker.
1t was the tribute of a grateful ma
ton, both in word and in deed, to "a
good citizen, brave soldier, wise
executive" and more than $4,000 per-
sons, representing all walks of life
and every part of the country, partici-
pated in the ceremonies of dedicating
the monument, the loving gift of a
million Americans whose contribu-
tons, aggregating 100000, provided
the splendid tomb in which rests the
bodies of the third of the martyred
presidents, his wife and their two
children.
Noted Men in Gathering.
Distinguished men from all parts
Of the country and many representa-
tives of foreign countries made the
pilgrimage here to participate in the
dedication of the mausoleum and
made the event notable one.
The president arrived in Canton on
special train over the Pennsylvania
railroad at 1915 in the morning The
train was met by reception commit
tee. The president was escorted to
NQntrol hr,i1
where he and his escort passed in re-
view before LOO school children
grouped and dressed to represent the
national flag. The president immedi-
ately 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 Mr.. Roose-
welt took luncheon at the Auditorium,
and at one o'clock was taken to Mon
ument HILL
City Decorated and Guarded.
The city of Canton was deliberately
decorated for the occasion. Along the
streets, in the downtown section, col
umns were erected, between which
the president passed. The streets
were roped off and no one was al
lowed on the pavement. This was
done for the double purpose of pro-
tecting the president and handling the
crowd to better advantage. Thou
sands Of soldiers manned the ropes,
and every spot was guarded
Both in the city and at the monu-
ment there were private grandstands
to which admission was charged at a
high figure. Some of these were au-
thorized by the Memorial committee
upon the condition that percentage
of the proceeds be devoted to the Ma
tional Mckinley Memorial association,
to be used toward meeting the ex-
penses of the day.
Cheers Greet Roosevelt.
The arrival of President Roosevelt
upon the stand was awaited anxiously
and greeted with cheers The audi
ence arose. The president was the
last to enter the stand He was ac-
companied by Justice Day and Vice
President Fairbanks. At 2:24 Justice
Day called the assemblage to order,
and in few words introduced Gov.
Harris, president of the day.
Gov. Harris introduced Rev. DR..
Bristol, of Washington, D. c., whose
church President Mckinley attended
when in Washington. DR.. Bristol Of
fered prayer. Gov. Harris then de-
hvered the opening address of the
ceremony.
Justice Day arose to tell the story
OF the history of the building of the
mausoleum, which arose majestically
in the background, after singing of
The Star Spangled Banner" by the
assemblage.
Unveiled by Miss Mckinley.
President Harris then asked the au-
dience to rise while Miss Helen Nc
Kinley, the only sister of. the late
president, drew aside the flag disclos-
ing the bronze figure of Mckinley in
the attitude of delivering his last
speech on the day of his assassina-
ton at Buffalo, September 5, 1901.
The flag was removed slowly and i'm
pressively. This was followed by the
reading OF the poem entitled William
Mckinley" by James Whitcomb Riley.
President Harris then introduced
President Roosevelt The president
stepped to the front of the platform
and was greeted with applause. He
delivered an eloquent eulogy of Will
liam Mckinley, and the exercises
closed with another song.
Immediately upon the close of the
program President Roosevelt and
party visited the interior of the tomb.
This was followed by visit by the in
vited guests, and then the general
public was admitted. Thousands
passed through the tomb.