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Excerpt from William McKinley: Memorial Address Delivered by John Hay, Secretary of State, in the Hall of the House of Representatives, February 27th, 1902
He holds up to the country a fair por trait oi the man, who was a Union sol dier during the war, a Republican warm in his partisan associations, a proteo tionist intense in his beliefs and earn est in his advocacy of its tenets; of a man always identified with the stronger element of his party, and expressing the Views of those with whom he agreed in language. Nor does he abate a jot or tittle of the character and opinions of mckinley during the troublesome di visive period from 1860 until his death. And yet the most sensitive opponent could listen to him without irritation, or read the speech with sincere admira tion. Those who agreed with the Pres ident in his entire career will be satis fied with the statement of the issues in which he took sides, of the contests in which he bore his part, of the causes to which he devoted his life; and yet those who were opposed to him will readilyadmit that the line of good taste was not overstepped a single inch. This is a rare quality in a speaker. The ora tion is absolutely candid, and yet it is equally courteous.
We have read it with great interest, and we cordially commend it to our readers. We suggest to the pro fessors in our two colleges and to the teachers in our schools to submit it to the young students and scholars as worthy of careful analysis and of thoughtful consideration.
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