death leads to a concentration of all the resources of civilization in a stern and effective effort to repress the international Ishmaelites whose hands are against all law-abiding men, and against whom, therefore, the hands of all law-abiding men must be joined.

"One of the best and best beloved of American Presidents falls a victim to the worst and most abhorred of evil passions. The nation is plunged into mourning for him who had, through his patriotism, his labors and his wisdom, given it cause for its highest rejoicings. The trusted leader, under whose benign administration the last scars of old fraternal strife disappeared, unprecedented prosperity was given to the whole land, and the power and fame of America were wondrously magnified, is taken from us through the vile machinations of an alien growth which never should have had so much as a foothold upon American soil.

ONE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE.

"As we review his pure and lofty career, literally without fear and without reproach in public and in private life, there comes a thrill of pride at the thought that this man was an American citizen, one of the "common people," a typical product of our race. But as we think of the manner of his taking off it is impossible to restrain a passionate disgust and loathing at the thought that the soii upon which such a man grew should be polluted by the presence of even one single anarchist. The nation, bowed in grief for its irreparable loss, offers to Mrs. McKinley, recently so near to death herself, now so brave and calm, the assurance of its tenderest sympathy in her utter desolation.

"Whether the President recovered or not from his would-be . murderer's assault--an assault from which of all men the broad humanity of his character and purposes should have defended him -his place was already secure in the great line of American rulers. aud statesmen. Whether his fate was to couple itself with Lincoln's, stricken down at the very threshold of a second term of office, or he was to be spared to imitate the example of Washington and retire, his work completed, amid the plaudits of his countrymen, he could safely count on the impartial judgment of

history to link his name with those of the two great Presidents to whom beyond all others this country owes the impulses of which have made it an indivisible and sovereign Union.

"To the work of nationalization begun by Washington and completed in the clash of arms by Lincoln, it fell to President McKinley's statesmanship to give the final healing and harmonizing touches, and his administration has seen the nation emerge at last from the shadows of sectionalism and realize, after a century of effort, that 'more perfect union' which it was the fundamental of the Federal constitution to promote. purpose

SET UP A NEW MILESTONE.

'Though supplementary in their character, President McKinley's contributions to the creation of a truly national spirit have therefore been as genuine and as vital as eithe: Lincoln's or Washington's. His first administration must, in fact, be accepted as marking a new and important milestone in our political development. Three distinct services in broadening and unifying our national life are to be credited to William McKinleys' political leadership. His first Presidential campaign broke at last the lines of the Solid South, and his second showed that the wedge driven into that crumbling fabric of sectional passions and sectional prejudices had been driven in to stay. The war with Spain hastened the process which the canvass of 1896 had so happily begun, and the call of the Government for troops reunited old foes in war and politics under a single flag.

"But the first McKinley administration did more than merely soothe sectional resentments; it saw uprooted two political issues which had long been used to inflame internal dissensionsto set class against class and section against section. The tariff question which had been artfully employed to array the agricultural against the manufacturing States and Southern interests against Northern interests, ceased, after the passage of the Dingley act, to be a bone of partisan contention, while the silver question, which was depended on to pit the poor against the rich, and the far West and South against the rest of the Union, dropped

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with the election of 1900 out of the category of disturbing political problems.

"Sectional prejudices beaten down and sectional questions thrust aside, American political life has naturally entered its last and truest national phase. In the train of our victory over Spain new responsibilities and new opportunities have come, which force the nation more and more to forget internal distractions and to face the problems of our changed relationship with the outside world.

THE TREATY WITH SPAIN.

"With the conclusion of the Treaty of Paris American energy felt itself turned to new tasks and new questions of statecraft, and a new ferment of national spirit has signalized the final acceptance by the United States of its true role as one of the greatest powers in the civilized world. President McKinley's first administration. promises to take its color in history from the Paris convention and the consequences flowing from that epoch making instrument; and with this last rounded development of American nationality his name is certain to be as fitly associated as Lincoln's is with its middle phase, or Washington's is with it earliest beginnings."

Mr. McKinley was always actuated in his administration of public affairs by the homely tenet of Lincoln to act as "God gives us to see the right," blended with that ancient democratic axiom, "Vox populi, vox Dei." Like General Grant, he put the will of the people paramount and tried to make sure the greatest good for the greatest number. He believed in the mandate of the majority, and obeyed it, holding that the citizen had the supreme power. He believed that the popular will of educated masses could hardly give unjust orders or make unfair demands.

Having long been a member of Congress he knew and respected the authority of that body. He had policies of his own formulation which he urged upon the representatives of the people, but when they refused to adopt them, he bowed to their decision and executed the laws they passed as cheerfully as he would those of his own suggestion,

Funeral Cortege Reaches Washington-A Nation's Tribute of Respect and Love-Services in the Capitol-Memorial Address of Bishop Andrews.

BENEATH the great white dome of the Capitol funeral services

of state were held over the remains of the dead President. It was eminently fitting that the services should be conducted in that beautiful rotunda hallowed by the history of the last sad rites of two other martyrs to the cause of the Republic. As befitted the occasion and the character of the man whose remains were lying cold and rigid in the narrow embrace of the metallic casket, the services were simple.

They were conducted in accordance with the rites of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which President McKinley was a lifelong memer. Consisting only of two hymns, a song, a prayer, an address and a benediction, they were beautifu! and solemnly impressive. Gathered around the bier were representatives of every phase of American national life, including the President and the only surviving ex-President of the United States, together with representatives at this capital of almost every nation of the earth. Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and all the Republics to the southward of the United States mingled their tears with those of the American people.

Despite the fact that no attempt had been made to decorate the interior of the rotunda, beyond the arrangements made about the catafalque, the assemblage presented a memorable sight. The sombre black of the attire of the hundreds of civilians present was splashed brilliantly with the blue and gold of the representatives of the army and the navy and the court costumes of the Diplomatic Corps. As the sweet notes of Mr. McKinley's favorite hymn, "Lead, Kindly Light," floated through the great rotunda, the assemblage rose to its feet. Bared heads were bowed and eyes streamed with tears. At the conclusion of the hymn, as Rev. Dr

Naylor, Presiding Elder of the Washington District, rose to offer prayer, the hush that fell upon the people was profound. When, in conclusion, he repeated the words of the Lord's Prayer, the great audience joined solemnly with him. The murmur of their voices resembled nothing less than the roll of far distant surf.

Scarcely had the word amen been breathed when the liquid tone of that sweetly pleading song, "Some Time We'll Understand," went straight to the heart of every auditor. The solo was sung by Mrs. Thomas C. Noyes, and the beautiful refrain was echoed and re-echoed by the double quartette choir.

ELOQUENT TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD.

The venerable Bishop Edward G. Andrews, of Ohio, the oldest Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, then took his position at the head of the bier. A gentle breeze through the rotunda stirred the delicate blooms which lay upon the coffin, and the "peace that passeth all understanding" seemed to rest upon the venerable man's countenance as he began his eulogy of the life and works of William McKinley. His words were simple, but his whole heart was in every one of them. His tribute to the Christian fortitude of the dead President was impressive. Upon the conclusion of the sermon, the audience, as if by pre-arrangement, joined the choir in singing "Nearer, My God, to Thee." All present seemed to be imbued with a sentiment of hallowed resignation as the divine blessing was asked by the Rev. W. H. Chapman, acting pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church, upon both the living and the dead.

Mrs. McKinley, bereft of husband and prostrated by her overwhelming sorrow, did not attend the services at the Capitol. It was deemed wise by those now nearest and dearest to her that she should not undergo the ordeal her attendance would entail upon her. She remained at the White House, comforted by every attention that loving thoughtfulness could suggest.

Arrangements for the movement of the funeral cortege from the White House to the Capitol were completed that night after the remains of the President had been deposited in the historic