The Republican journal., 1922-02-09
President Mckinley

In September 1901, Ex-President Cleve-
land in an address to the students at
Princeton. We have seldom read better
eulosv. and aside from its purity of ex-
preston and the gentle human apprecia-
tjon of the martyred President, we see
that Mr.. Cleveland was fully aware OF
the danger of anarchy to the present
eener ,tion of the American people. We
take the following extract from the
eulosy:
Today the grave closes over the dead
bodv of the man but lately chosen ny the
neople of the United States from among
their number to represent their national
itv. preserve, protect, and defend their
constitution, to faithfully execute the
Tvs ordained for their welfare, and to
safely hold and keep the honor and in
teority of the republic. His time of ser
nee is ended, not by the lapse of time,
but nv the tragedy of assassination. lie
] has PASSED from the public sight, not JOY
ouslv bearing the garands and wreaths
If his countrymen's acclaim, but amid
the sobs and tears of mourning nation
4 He has gone to his home, not the haoita-
zion of earthly peace and quiet night,
,,itb domestic comfort and Joy, but to
fthe dark and narrow home appointed for
aIt the sons of men and then to rest until
the morning light of the resurrection
shall gleam in the east.
All our people loved their dead Presl-
dent. His kindly nature and lovaole
traits of character, and his amlaole con
e;deration for all about him will long live
In the minds and hearts of his country
men He loved them in return with such
patriotism and unselfishness that in this
hour of their grief and humiliation he
suould say to them: "It is Gods will; |
an content If there is lesson in my
HE or death, let it be taught to those
& e,bo still live, and leave the destiny oil
their country in their keeping" Let US,
Then, as our dead is buried out OF our
sipht. seek for the lessons and the ad-
nonitions that may be suggested by the
life and death which constitutes our
theme.
81 First in my thoughts are the lessons to
BE- learned from the career OF William
4 Mckinley by the young men who make
#up the student body OF our university.
#These lessons are not obscure or dliilcuit;
SThey teach the value of study and mental
training, but they teach more impressive
kly that the road to usefulness and to the
only success wor h having will be missed
Z or lost, except it is sought and kept by
1.-THE light of those qualities of the heart
" hich it is sometimes supposed may safe
ely be neglected or subordinated IN uni
versty surroundings This Is great
&mistake. Study and study hard, but
pever let the thought enter your mind
that study alone or the greatest possible
Accumulation of learning alone, Will lead
vou to the heights of usefulness and sue
cess The man who is universally mourn
I'd today achieved the highest distinction
which his great country can confer on
INV man, and he lived useful LIE tie
las not deficient in education, but with
IN YOU will hear of his grand career and
Ms services to his country and to his fel-
bw citizens, you will not hear that the
ifleh plane he reached or what he ac-
"a omrnshed was due entirely to his edu-
u stion. You will instead constantly hear
ass accounting for his great success that
Abe was obedient and atfectlonate a son,
AApatriotic and faithful as soldier, honest
q nd upright as citizen, tender and de-
sSoted as a husband, and truthful, gener-
xcus. unsefish, moral and clean IN every
Relation of life. He never thought any
of those things too weak for his manli-
ness. Make no mistake. Here was
most distinguished man, great man,
useful man-who became distinguished,
great and useful because he had, and re-
NAMED unimpaired qualities of heart which
/ fear university students sometimes leei
like keeping in the background or apah-
donng.
There is a most serious lesson for all OF
os in the tragedy of our late Presidents
Heath. The shock of it is so great that 1t
il hard at this time to read this lesson
calmly. We can hardly fail to see, how
ever, behind the bloody deed of the as
sassin, horrible figures and faces from
which it will not turn away. Ii we are
to escape further attack upon our peace
and security, we must boldly and reso-
lutely grapple with the monster of An
archy. 1t is not a thing that we can
safely leave to be dealt with by party or
partisanshp. Nothing can guarantee Us
against its menace except the teachings
and the practice of the best citizenship,
the exposure of the ends and aims of the
gospel of discomfort and hatred of social
order, and the brave enactment and exc
cution of represslve laws.
The universities and colleges cannot
refuse to join in the battle against the
Tendencies of anarchy. Their help in
discovering and warning against the re-
lationship between the vicious councils
and deeds of blood, and their steadying
Influence upon the elements of unrest,
cannot fail to be of inestimable value.
By the memory of our murdered Presi-
dent, let US resolve to cultivate and pre-
serve the qualities that made him great
and useful, and let US determine to meet
any call of patriotic duty in any time of
our country'a danger and need.