The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-13
IINGQI,N'S BIRTHDAY.
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ali the United States, all that was gained
by the war of the Revolution Woulo go
for naught. .oroo
Abraham Lincoln shaped all his career
for a free and untrammeleo salpo shoma.
this county the ballot boxes are NAME
fully stuffed, and when the stuners aie
brought to Justice. justice haits. IL rs
fitting that we should worship az Ine
shrine of Lincoln in order to gain alittle
Inspiration of the other kind,
THE suffers to use the pntase " wh n
street. are not as bad as the cltizens Wno
sit stiil and do nothing to prevent thelr
nefarious work" la voice, "John walker
for Mayor." Applause and cheers'l
The toast of Abraham Lincoln.
The memory of the just
smell sweet and blossom in the ous1'
was drunk standing and in silence.
w~ooDFoRD'S SPEECH.
conaroi Wood ford was then introduced
and smoke to-"Abraham Lincoin-Hls
career an example of the intellectual de-
Halonement. and political success .poSsl-
bIe. under Republican institutions.
For him her old world molds aside she threw,
And choos ing sweet clay from the breasts
or the unexhausted West,
with stuff untainted shaped a hero new,
When the cheering with which General
woodford was received died away he said
in part . ,odov n man
child was born in a windowlesS log caoin
in Kentucky who became one OF the moso
remarkable, and certainly the most unique
personality, of this Republic. we voice
the sentiment of the world when we say
tonioht that Abraham Lincoln shares the
reverence of the people of this nation WIN
the only name that is twin with his; the
name of George Washington.
"Washington was the child OF the arls-
tocracy of the Republic; Lincoln or the
Democracy. Washington was the best
product of the feudal, slave holding col
onies: Abraham lincoln was the chl!d Oh
the white trash of Kentucky-a condi9lon
of life upon which the slave holders
looked down, because IL NAG no negroes
and upon which the negroes ooked down
because it could never be master"
General Woodford then spoke of Nancy
HANKS Lipcoln's handsome mother, and
his shiftless father, working today on the
farm cleared yesterday, and moving, not
to better himself. but simply urged on py
his love of change. He dwelt upon the
few books which Lincoln had read when
he was twenty. two years old; his enroll
ment in the Black Hawk War; his cleo
tion as captain of his company because
he was the strongest man ana pest Wrest-
Ter among them, his imprisonment IN the
guard house because he knew nothing Oh
military requirements; MS nomination
by his fellow backwoodsmen.
He next spoke of Lincoln's study OF the
laws from books he walked twenty-three
miles to borrow, and twenty-three miles
back to return; his three nominations Tor
the Legislature and his perseverance
until he was finally elected, his rise by
the force of his VIII to the leadership or
tbe Illinois bar and his subsequent career
mail the s.rail splitter went through the
Missouri compromise and thenceforth
led the Democracy of the Northwest;
The second struggle OF the Republican
- x~-u Of tho UnV bthA
shadow Ct which turks upon US STILL"
were next dwelt upon by the speaker.
C3aneral Woodford quoted Lincoln 8
words:-"It may be that before this war
is over every drop of blood drawn BY the
bondsman's lash must be requited," and
continuing, said, "That last drop OF piooa
which requited every drop OF blood
which had been drawn by the bonds
mans lash was drawn when he died, and
he carried up his nation to his God, free
and forgiven forever. OF all men 6orn
of woman Abraham Lincoln can we'll be
spo9en Of as one who loved % 6y serv-
ing his fellow man." lApplauseJ.
CoLoNEL M'CLURE's "REMINISCENCES.
The next speaker was Colonel Mcclure,
who related some of his personal recoliec
tions. In his address. General Woodford
referred to Colonel Mcclure as an Ole
Lincoln Republican who had stood side
by side with him in former battles fol
honest government, and he hoped tina
the Colonel would, by the grace OF God,
be brought back into the fold. In begin
ming his address the Colonel. referring tc
this, said that he was a Lincoln Republi-
can in 1861 and 1864, and there has never
been an hour since then that ne mas not
been a Lincoln Republican.
'If l lived in Jersey City," he contin
nued,.T would vote the Republican ticket
for honest government. as an
ic in Philadelphia for the same pur-
pose. If any Of you have been 50 forum
Times, you will see that | have called fol
the punishment of the Jerse!
City ballot thieves. The man, Repub
lican or Democrat. who countenance
a fraud on the ballot box should
never lisp the name of Abraham Lincoln
A great change has taken place In politics
since Llncoln's day. Lincoln and Hill
think of it! The one redeemed a nation
and made his name immortal, the other'i
chief Recommendation as a candidate TO
the Presidency is the fact that he stole
State"
The Colonel then told of the distrust Of
Lincoln's ability to discharge the dut.
laid upon him. How, when he himsel
first saw him at his severely plain home
in Springfield, his heart fell. But pefor,
he had left the tall, quaint, ill-clat
homely man, he looked upon him rs the
man God had called to rule the nation
lie warned the company against the mer
who claimed to be c~ontidants of Lincoln
as Lincoln made no confidants, and h
declared than the only man who under
stood Abraham Lincoln was Abraham
Lincoln himself. The memorable jour
ney of Lincoln from his home in Spring
field to Washington in the Spring OF lS6
was nextdwelt up, He told how wher
news was received that q band O
assassins was waiting in Baltimore to as
sassinate the President, his friends urge
him to change his programme and trave
secretly through that city. Lincoln re
fused, claiming that such a cours
was a humiliation which the Chic
Magistrate OF the people shoul
not suffer. However, Governor Curti1
and other Pennsylvanians, among ther
Tom Scott, the late President of tn
Pennsylvania Railroad, took charge @
MIN and sent him of from Harrisburg |
a private car. Then Tom Scott person
ally cut all the wires running out of Hal
risburg, SO that, IL the Presidents d.
parture became known, 1t could not b
known IN Boltimore.
He spoke of the popular indignatio
against General Grant after the first bal
tie of Shiloh, when every one declare
that he was incompetent and should b
removed. The Colonel himself went I
Lincoln and urged Grants dismissa
Lincoln heard him patiently and the
said:-"I cannot spare this mani
fights"
Then he told of the delicate way i
which Lincoln appeased the popula
wrath and retained Grant in the service