St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-14
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| other decorations. The league had kept
in line with the simplicity of life eX-
emplifcd by the dead president
the anniversary of whose birthday they
were COMMUNICATING. The dinner was
as simple as the decorations. the menu,
however, being substantial one. The
guests began the peruSal of the menu
card at O'clock, an ! at Q the last course
had been called for and put away.
George Z. Fletcher, in the capacity or
toast master, raped the gathering to
order, and, with few apropos re-
marks, introduced the speaker OF the
| evening, Bishop Fowler.
The bishop, IN his characteristlcally
eloquent way, retold the old story of
Liucoln's life, with its romantic and
stirring Incidents. with new touches that
rendered ii still interesting and new. 1t
was fitting, ne said, for a Republican
club to commemorate The occasion. 1t
was fitting, toe, t"r the Republican
party 10 commemorate the nrrlSlon and
| revive the memories Of as days of
Honest Abe" His life and character
warranted it. The bishop BEGAN his
tale of Lincoln by referring to the time
of his residence III Illinois aud the feel
ing that pervaded the North at the
election of the rail-splitter from the
Sangammon bottoms. tie difficulties he
experienced in bringing Northern Senti-
ment to his views and then the mental
battles he fought in operating to sue
cessful and great man. This war, the
speaker said, spread over more country
than any state of Europe, except Rus
STA, than all the field covered by Napo-
leon in his cOnQueSts. In concluding,
Bishop Fowler said:
1--WE ali know the. result of what Lin
coin did. We are here in one land, un-
der one flag with as many stars as it
ever had, with more wealth than we
ever owned. We have told his story
and given statements that need no ar
gument. | would rather write the
proclamation OF emancipation than any
other document in the world,
save the DecalOgue, the sermon on the
Mount and the Lords Prayer. There are
but three documents that can be COM
pared with it, the Magma Charity, the
Declaration of Independence and the
Declaration Of the Gar of Russia,
which gave freedom and land to thou
sands of SerfS. These are the mile
stones in the worlds history and
that of Lincoln will never be
worn smooth. When the Anglo
Saxon language shall be mumbled only
by strangers, LincoIn's document shall
be one of the bright spots in the history
of human life and progress. When our
language is learned by others, as we
now learn Greek, the writings OF Web
ster will stand forth representing the
purity, beauty and strength OF the
English language, as the orations of
DemOsthenes now represent the pur-
ity, strength and pliabilty of
the Greek tongue. Then, TOO, will
the emancipation document Of Lincoln
nj of
tine character of nation and the prog
ress of the world. He stands alone,
without a peer, judged according to his
deeds by Gods infinite judgment. Let
us cling TO the memory of Lincoln till
his wisdom, gentleneSS and greatness
have left their image and Superscrip-
ton upon the heart of every American
citizen"
Senator III. z. Stevens.
of St. Paul, was the next speaker. His
discourse dealt with the political side of
President Lincoin's life, and during its
deliverance he said:
The Union league does well. and
Republicans everywhere do well, TO
honor the memory Of Abraham Lincoln.
Not only was his candidacy the first
successful rallying point Of the party,
but his life work and his name have
been potent factor in every victory it
has won since. l believe it was Horace
Greeley who said there had been 10000
attempts at Llncoin's life, whereof that
of Booth was perhaps the most afro
clous. But there is an aspect in
which it is peculiarly appropriate to
consider it in this presence and OH this
occasion. After his nomination, Wen
dell Phillips referred to him as "this
huckster in politics who does not know
whether he has got any Opnions;"
while in all eloquent and mastery ora
ton IngerSoll yesterday attempted a
distinction between a statesman and
politician, in which, it seems to me,
he is as faulty as in his theology.
He said: Lincoln was statesman.
A politician schemes and works i'll
every way to make the people do
something for him; a statesman wishes
to do something for the people,"
There are politicians and politicians.
There is a large and honorable class
who Loyalty, fearleSsly and proudly fol-
| low the flag of their faith through good
report and i'll, through victory and de-
feat, whether assigned to duty in the
ranks or leading gloriously on the ram
parts. OF this class the most prominent
example of the century was Abraham
! Lincoln.
Mr. President. it is more politicians
of the right sort, and not less, that are
wanted, and in SO far as this league is
living exponent and melting spirit of
StalWart, uncomDromiSing Republican
ism, Irespect and salute it. And yet
YOU shall search the pages of history in
vain for parallel to the national career
of seven swift, eventful years which
transformed the unknown Illinois poll
tician into the foremost figure Of his
century, whose example and memory
are the priceless heritage of pOSterity.
The nineteenth century has indeed
6een prolific Of characters and events
that will never be forgotten. it opened
with peanS of acclaim to Napoleon, the
man of destiny, beneath whose tread
the continent of Europe quaked for
twenty years, and, as the century closes,
how paltry seem the marble pomp and
stately ceremony of the Hotel DIES In
valides compared with the incense of
devotion which rises from the shrine of
the martyred president. What social al
chemy was that by which the son of the
rural Kentucky carpenter, reared
in the narrow circle of frontier
privation, became the ruler whose
SagaciouS leadership in the crisis
OF the republic withstood the
criticism of statesmen and SaVantS, and
won the lasting homage of mankind.
My friends, may we not nnu IT'S solution
in that immortal sentence OF his which
was repeated in every act of that
earnest. patient, sagacious life, Let us
have faith that right makes might, and
IN That faith let Us, to the end, dare to
do orr duty as we understand it,"
other Speakers.
John Goodnow, in brief speech, re-
ferred to state politics, and remarked
that the lpUiS latIIre i'm IFS WiSuom should
pass stringent bribery laws, for bribery