The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-16
IN MEMORY OF LINCOLN
WhdNsLoyi Legion Is Doing to Advance
the niftyf Presidents Fame.
Celebrating the Twenty-Fifth An
niversary OF the Order-An
Address by Ex-Presi-
dent Hayes.

PHiLADELPHIA, April l5.-At the Acad-
envy Of Music tonight ceremonies Incl
dent % the celebration of the 25th anni-
versary OF the order was held. The
building was profusely and beautifully
decorated, many distinguished men were
on the stage and the building was
crowded with an audience of companions
Of the order and invited guests. Several
brief addresses were made, including one
by ex-Presitlent Hayes, commander-in-
chief. He spoke briefly Of the many trib-
utes 20 Lincoln, and said they were being
used 20 question our beloved society, the
Loyal Legion. What is Il doing. what
can Il do worthy Of Lincoln's fame? Our
highest striving must bc to support and
advance the work which Lincoln did In
behalf Of his country and Of all the world.
What were the ideas by which Lincoln be-
very incarnation Of the spirit and
Our reply is: "Hunanity, anxious
solicitude for the welfare for his fellow
man; sympathy with the oppressed and
suffering; hatred of a wrong To the humb-
lest human being of our common brother
hood. These sentiments and sentiments
like these filling his soul and guiding his
life are at once the secret and sure fo,n-
dation of the entlcaring place which Lin
coin holds in the affections OF all man.
kind. Nowhere can the lesson of his
wonderful life he more fitly studied nor
more fondly cherished than in this army
society which traces its organization to
that awful time when the ending OF that
life was felt as "a personal bereavement
by all who fought the good fight that was
so enooled and consccratcd by the death
Of Its martyr chief. That lesson, while IL
contains almost the whole future OF our
sso,tntrc ia shprt MI l,,r A,uar,-
ca to-day is drawing near 10 the parting
OF the poads. Daxzlcd almost To blindness
the cofltcmplation of rivalled swiftness
and solendor her march Ia prestige, To
power bud To riches, our country may he
temptsl TO reject or may neglect the mes
sage a Abraham Lincoln that was often
repeat ~ by him i'm words and always ex-
hibite0 IN his life. IL can he easily given
i'm n 0mple sentence. His whole life
scenes 20 say to his countrymcn: "See to
il that every son and daughter of our re-
public, So far as human laws and human
condu1 avail, shall have an equal chance
and fnt start i'm the race of life" Re-
iect or heglect this and our government
ceases Ito be republican except in name
and th4t doom which the Almighty has
appointed for all shams is not far OH.
TN tkr other hand let the American
people especially all who stood by Lincoln
ON the Derilous verge of war In support of
the right Of human nature remain stead
fastly. The war which they fought aud
we shall thus do all that is in us to link
the destiny of the country to the stars and
To entitle her institutions To space i'm that
Immortality which, under the allotment
Of providence i'm the affairs Of nations.
belongs always and only To eternal JUS
tice. The speech was received with great
applause. A feature of the evening was
the beautiful musical programme rem
dercd by the Marine band. Al the con-
clusion of the ceremonies the companions
went To the Union League club, where n
sercnade was rendered them.